ARTIST  —  TRACK  —  ALBUM  —  LABEL  —  NEW  —  REQ
Blue Cheer  —  Born Under A Bad Sign  —  Rollin’ Dem Bones EP  —  Rainman  —  Y  —  N
Saviours  —  Into Abaddon  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado  —  Y  —  N
Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Grieve A Lifetime  —  Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Relapse  —  Y  —  N
Clutch  —  The Big News  —  Clutch  —  EastWest  —  N  —  Y
Cavalera Conspiracy  —  Inflikted  —  Inflikted  —  Roadrunner  —  Y  —  N
Sworn Enemy  —  Time To Rage  —  Maniacal  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Arson Anthem  —  Wrecked Like Clockwork  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore  —  Y  —  N
Protest The Hero  —  Limb From Limb  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant  —  Y  —  N
Sebastian Bach  —  Live & Die  —  Angel Down  —  MRV  —  Y  —  N
Bullet For My Valentine  —  Disappear  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive  —  Y  —  N
Death Angel  —  Carnival Justice  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast  —  Y  —  N
Taunted  —  Dream Reality  —  Zero  —  Vocal Octane  —  Y  —  N
Ministry  —  What A Wonderful World  —  C U LaTour Sampler  —  N/A  —  Y  —  N
Seven Witches  —  Commerce  —  Deadly Sins  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Brainstorm  —  Redemption In Your Eyes  —  Downburst  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Primal Fear  —  New Religion  —  New Religion  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Epicurean  —  The Author And The Architect  —  A Consequence of Design  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Warbringer  —  At The Crack Of Doom  —  War Without End  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Byzantine  —  Pattern Recognition  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic  —  Y  —  N
Slayer  —  War Ensemble  —  Seasons in the Abyss  —  American  —  N  —  Y
Testament  —  Trial By Fire  —  The New Order  —  Atlantic  —  N  —  Y
In Flames  —  Scorn  —  Colony  —  Nuclear Blast  —  N  —  Y
Death    —  Left To Die  —  Leprosy  —  Earache  —  N  —  Y
Possessed  —  Burning In Hell  —  Seven Churches  —  Combat  —  N  —  Y
Pestilence  —  The Trauma  —  Consuming Impulse  —  Roadrunner  —  N  —  Y
Six Feet Under  —  Hacked To Pieces  —  Maximum Violence  —  Metal Blade  —  N  —  Y
Devian  —  Remnant Song  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Winds of Plague  —  Angels of Debauchery  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Heaven Shall Burn  —  Murderers Of All Murderers  —  Iconoclast  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Hellhammer  —  Eurynomos  —  Demon Entrails  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Brain Drill  —  Forcefed Human Flesh  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Hate Eternal  —  Whom Gods May Destroy  —  Fury and Flames  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N

WORT-FM Loud Rock Top 20 for the Week of 2/25/08

Artist  —  Album  —  Label
1) Protest The Hero  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant
2) Devian  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media
3) Brain Drill  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade
4) Winds of Plague  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media
5) Arson Anthem  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore
6) Bullet For My Valentine  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive/Zomba
7) Warbringer  —  War Without End  —  Century Media
8) Sworn Enemy  —  Maniacal  —  Century Media
9) Saviours  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado
10) Byzantine  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic
11) Primal Fear  —  New Religion  —  Locomotive
12) Brainstorm  —  Downburst  —  Metal Blade
13) Seven Witches  —  Deadly Sins  —  Screaming Ferret
14) Various Artists  —  C U LaTour Sampler  —  N/A
15) Salt the Wound  —  Carnal Repercussions  —  Rotten
16) Heaven Shall Burn  —  Iconoclast Part 1: The Final Resistance  —  Century Media
17) Sebastian Bach  —  Angel Down  —  MRV
18) Death Angel  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast
19) Catastrophic  —  Anthology of Murder  —  Napalm
20) Hate Eternal  —  Fury and Flames  —  Metal Blade

Top 5 Adds
1) Cavalera Conspiracy  —  Inflikted  —  Roadrunner
2) Epicurean  —  A Consequence of Design  —  Metal Blade
3) Taunted  —  Zero  —  Vocal Octane
4) Blue Cheer  —  Rollin’ Dem Bones EP  —  Rainman
5) Hellhammer  —  Demon Entrails  —  Century Media

Taunted
Zero
Vocal Octane
43:12 – 12 Tracks
At first listen, this is very similar to Metal Church or Overkill. The vocals and music echo in what this band would have to call their biggest influences (my speculation of course). The production is pretty good, and really, there’s not much else to say, that if you like Metal Church of Overkill or that vein of metal/thrash, you’ll probably think Taunted is a-okay. Some songs get going pretty fast and thrashy, and some are just run of the mill metal. I do have to say it does make you wanna shove someone in the pit, or if you’re old like me, shove someone from the edge of the pit!

Blue Cheer
Rollin’ Dem Bones EP
Rainman
24:42 – 5 Tracks
Old school stoner hard rock! Nothing is really heavy here, but it sure is fun and catchy to listen to. It really is easy to get into and heck, it’s fun. These guys are way old too. haha Older than Me! Just for fun, I think this will be a welcome addition to the Mosh Pit for a week or two!

Cavalera Conspiracy
Inflikted
Roadrunner
42:28 – 11 Tracks
Max and Igor back making music together.  This is just raw metal going on here.  Mixing some classic metal sound with their Sepultura roots (no pun intended)  It’s catchy, heavy, melodic and pretty much what you’d expect it to be.  A bit of a mix of Soulfly and the newer Sepultura here.  No, it’s not going to be the next “Chaos AD”, but it’s pretty good on its own.  Marc Rizzo on guitar, the bass player from Gojira and the Cavalera brothers round out the lineup.  With names like that, how can you go wrong?   It does stay away from the tribal sounds and stuff, just straightforward metal!  You’ll hear this on the ‘Pit!  (DUH)

Hellhammer
Satanic Rites
Century Media
Disc 1:  45:55 – 12 Tracks
Disc 2:  56:17 – 17 Tracks
This is old demo stuff and previously unreleased tracks from Tom Warrior’s pre-cursor to Celtic Frost.   Raw, dark, and doomy, this kind of stuff laid some ground work for black metal back in the early 80’s.   Did I mention it was raw?   It’s good metal history here, so you’ll hear something from this here and there on the Mosh Pit!

Epicurean
A Consequence of Design
Metal Blade
63:19 – 11 Tracks
Take a little Dream Theater, throw in some Soilwork and maybe some Children of Bodom, and you’ll maybe get in the ballpark of Epicurean.  They do have their own sound, and being lucky enough to check them out the few times they played in Madison, it’s so cool to see them signed to a “real” label.   They are from Minneapolis, feature some keyboard background stuff, clean singing mixed with some more Gothenburg sounding growls.  The playing is technical and kind of proggy, yet still catchy and making you want to hop into the pit.

ARTIST  —  TRACK  —  ALBUM  —  LABEL  —  NEW  —  REQ
Annihilator  —  Chasing The High  —  Metal  —  SPV  —  Y  —  N
Primal Fear  —  Face The Emptiness  —  New Religion  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Brainstorm  —  Stained With Sin  —  Downburst  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Sebastian Bach  —  You Don’t Understand  —  Angel Down  —  MRV  —  Y  —  N
Paul Sabu  —  Blow By Blow  —  Strange Messiah  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Mystic Prophecy  —  Dark Forces  —  Satanic Curses  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Seven Witches  —  Science  —  Deadly Sins  —  Locomotive  —  Y  —  N
Bullet For My Valentine  —  Waking The Demon  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive  —  Y  —  N
Ekotren  —  Nothing Left  —  Light The Fire  —  Blind Prophecy  —  Y  —  N
Protest The Hero  —  Palms Read  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant  —  Y  —  N
Death Angel  —  Dethroned  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast  —  Y  —  N
Warbringer  —  Hell on Earth  —  War Without End  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Fight  —  Vicious  —  War of Words  —  Epic  —  N  —  Y
Enemy of the Sun  —  Carousel  —  Shadows  —  The End  —  Y  —  N
Byzantine  —  Catalyst  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic  —  Y  —  N
Dub Trio  —  No Flag  —  Another Sound Is Dying  —  Ipecac  —  Y  —  Y
Freighter  —  Mutant League Football  —  Freighter  —  Local  —  Y  —  Y
ASG  —  Low End Insight  —  Win Us Over  —  Volcom  —  Y  —  N
Saviours  —  Raging Embers  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado  —  Y  —  N
Mastodon  —  I Am Ahab  —  Leviathan  —  Relapse  —  N  —  Y
Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Hear This Prayer For Her  —  Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Relapse  —  Y  —  N
Kyuss  —  Gardenia  —  Sky Valley  —  Elektra  —  N  —  Y
Trouble  —  Plastic Green Head  —  Plastic Green Head  —  Century Media  —  N  —  Y
Spiritual Beggars  —  Monster Astronauts  —  Mantra III  —  Music For Nations  —  N  —  Y
Pantera  —  Planet Caravan  —  Far Beyond Driven  —  Elektra  —  N  —  Y
Slayer  —  Guilty of Being White  —  Undisputed Attitude  —  American  —  N  —  Y
Arson Anthem  —  Hammer Them Out  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore  —  Y  —  N
Dead To Fall  —  Stupid?  —  Are You Stupid?  —  Victory  —  Y  —  N
Winds of Plague  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Heaven Shall Burn  —  Like A Thousand Suns  —  Iconoclast  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Catastrophic  —  Crucible  —  Pathology of Murder  —  Napalm  —  Y  —  N
Salt The Wound  —  The Conformist  —  Carnal Repercussions  —  Rotten  —  Y  —  N
Hate Eternal  —  Hell Envenom  —  Fury & Flames  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Brain Drill  —  Swine Slaughter  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Gojira  —  The Heaviest Matter Of The Universe  —  From Mars To Sirius  —  Prosthetic  —  N  —  Y
Death    —  Open Casket  —  Leprosy  —  Earache  —  N  —  Y
Obituary  —  The End Complete  —  The End Complete  —  Roadrunner  —  N  —  Y
Devian  —  Gemini Is The Snake  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N

WORT-FM Loud Rock Top 20 for the Week of 2/18/08

Artist  —  Album  —  Label
1) Devian  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media
2) Enemy of the Sun  —  Shadows  —  The End
3) Byzantine  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic
4) Protest The Hero  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant
5) Arson Anthem  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore
6) Brain Drill  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade
7) Warbringer  —  War Without End  —  Century Media
8) Ekotren  —  Light The Fire  —  Blind Prophecy
9) Brainstorm  —  Downburst  —  Metal Blade
10) Saviours  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado
11) Primal Fear  —  New Religion  —  Locomotive
12) Winds of Plague  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media
13) Seven Witches  —  Deadly Sins  —  Screaming Ferret
14) Annihilator  —  Metal  —  SPV
15) Salt the Wound  —  Carnal Repercussions  —  Rotten
16) Heaven Shall Burn  —  Iconoclast Part 1: The Final Resistance  —  Century Media
17) Bullet For My Valentine  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive/Zomba
18) Sebastian Bach  —  Angel Down  —  MRV
19) Death Angel  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast
20) Catastrophic  —  Anthology of Murder  —  Napalm

Top 5 Adds
1) Hate Eternal  —  Fury and Flames  —  Metal Blade
2) Dead To Fall  —  Are You Serious?  —  Victory
3) ASG  —  Win Us Over  —  Volcom
4) Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Kingdom of Sorrow  —  Relapse
5) Paul Sabu  —  Strange Messiah  —  Locomotive

Other Adds:  Mystic Prophecy, Doro

Paul Sabu
Strange Messiah
Locomotive
41:03 – 10 Tracks
Listening to this makes me think I’ve got a good ol Whitesnake CD on. I googled this guy and apparently he’s like some king of AOR music. Well, he’s done a lot of producing and writing and background stuff for well known artists such as Alice Cooper, Kiss Members and he even “discovered” Shania Twain. Well this album is what I said in the first sentence, very Whitesnake sounding. Plain straightahead hard rock stuff. It’s not too bad, and with the lack of other new stuff this week, you’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Hate Eternal
Fury and Flames
Metal Blade
40:00 – 10 Tracks
This is some crazy sick technical-ish brutal death metal.  Over the top brutality!  Erik Rutan has become a legend of late, with his work in Morbid Angel and Ripping Corpse along with all the stuff he’s been producing lately…  This album is just sick and brutal and what extreme death metal should be.  You’ll definitely hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Dead To Fall
Are You Serious?
Victory
39:18 – 11 Tracks
After a little bit of an intro track, this just rips into metal brutality.   I guess this is what metalcore is becoming… more brutal, less emo… you know, as we like to call brutalcore.  This CD is fairly complex and technical in parts.   It even fringes on catchy.  The dual vocal styles work well together, some cookie monster and just plain metalcore abrasive screamgrowls.  You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

ASG
Win Us Over
Volcom
45:56 – 13 Tracks
This is pretty much a straightforward hard rock album, leaning into the stoner metal genre.  The songs are just cool enough to be semi-catchy, and have you tapping your feet and headbanging in parts.  The guitars are dirty enough to keep this playable on the Mosh Pit too.  Stoner metal fans unite!

Kingdom of Sorrow
Kingdom of Sorrow
Relapse
Jamey Jasta and Kirk Windstein team up for some southern soundin’ metal.  It sounds pretty much how you would assume it sounds.  Very “Down-ish” with Jamey Jasta doing vocals sounding a lot like Phil Anselmo.  We like down, this sounds kinda like down and has some respectable members of the metal family in it… of course you’ll hear it on the Mosh Pit!

Mystic Prophecy
Satanic Curses
Locomotive
48:12 – 12 Tracks
We’ve played this CD a bit on the Mosh Pit already, as Mike bought it and brought it in.  We just got a copy of it sent to us from the label, therefore you have a lil write up on it!   This is the kind of power metal that should be around more often.  It’s more musically thrash, but with more of the heavy power/prog metal stuff going on.  The vocals have an edge to them, not just screamy high voice stuff.   You’ll hear more of this on the Mosh Pit!

Divine Heresy stopped by tonight, hence all of the DH songs… great visit from the guys and we’d love to have them back any time!

ARTIST  —  TRACK  —  ALBUM  —  LABEL  —  NEW  —  REQ
Ministry  —  Under My Thumb  —  C U Latour Sampler  —  NA  —  Y  —  N
Type O Negative  —  September Sun  —  Dead Again  —  SPV  —  Y  —  N
Bullet For My Valentine  —  Hearts Burn Into Flames  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive/Zomba  —  Y  —  N
Dillinger Escape Plan  —  Fix Your Face  —  Ire Works  —  Relapse  —  Y  —  N
Byzantine  —  Expansion and Collapse  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic  —  Y  —  N
Sworn Enemy  —  Ignorance  —  Maniacal  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Divine Heresy  —  This Threat Is Real  —  Bleed The Fifth  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Meshuggah  —  Bleed  —  C U Latour Sampler  —  NA  —  Y  —  N
Divine Heresy  —  Impossible Is Nothing  —  Bleed The Fifth  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
All That Remains  —  This Calling  —  The Fall of Ideals  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Chimaira  —  Resurrection  —  Resurrection  —  Ferret  —  Y  —  N
Death Angel  —  Lord of Hate  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast  —  Y  —  N
Death Angel  —  Sonic Beatdown  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast  —  Y  —  N
Grief of War  —  Hated Burns  —  A Mounting Crisis… As Their Fury Got Released  —  Prosthetic  —  Y  —  N
Warbringer  —  Dread Command  —  War Without End  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Annihilator  —  Operation Annihilation  —  Metal  —  SPV  —  Y  —  N
Enemy of the Sun  —  Clearly Surreal  —  Shadows  —  The End  —  Y  —  N
Ekotren  —  Tables Have Turned  —  Light The Fire  —  Blind Prophecy  —  Y  —  N
Carcass  —  No Love Lost  —  Heartwork  —  Earache  —  N  —  Y
Coroner  —  Status: Still Seeking  —  Grin  —  Noise  —  N  —  Y
Exodus  —  Overdose  —  Fabulous Disaster  —  Combat  —  N  —  Y
Megadeth  —  Rust In Peace / Polaris  —  Rust In Peace  —  Capitol  —  N  —  Y
Slayer  —  Behind The Crooked Cross  —  South of Heaven  —  American  —  N  —  Y
Pantera  —  Primal Concrete Sledge  —  Cowboys From Hell  —  Atco  —  N  —  Y
Arson Anthem  —  Bunker Life  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore  —  Y  —  N
Protest The Hero  —  Sequoia Throne  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant  —  Y  —  N
Saviours  —  Mystichasm  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado  —  Y  —  N
Pagan’s Mind  —  God’s Equation  —  God’s Equation  —  SPV  —  Y  —  N
Sebastian Bach  —  Negative Light  —  Angel Down  —  MRV  —  Y  —  N
Devian  —  Fatalist  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N
Dissection  —  Retribution – Storm Of The Light’s Bane  —  Storm of the Light’s Bane  —  Relapse  —  N  —  Y
Vesania  —  Infinity Horizon  —  Distractive Killusion  —  SPV  —  Y  —  N
Cannibal Corpse  —  Make Them Suffer  —  Kill   —  Metal Blade  —  N  —  Y
Brain Drill  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade  —  Y  —  N
Winds of Plague  —  The Impaler  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media  —  Y  —  N

That’s right… Make sure you tune into the Mosh Pit as Divine Heresy will be dropping by the studio after playing the Loft earlier in the night. We’ll also be giving tickets away to their Wed. Feb. 13th show at the Rave in Milwaukee with Chimaira and All That Remains!

Mosh Pit… Madison, WI Radio,
Monday Night, Feb. 11, 11p-2a
89.9fm, or listen live online at www.wort-fm.org

WORT-FM Loud Rock Top 20 for the Week of 2/11/08

Artist  —  Album  —  Label
1) Devian  —  Ninewinged Serpent  —  Century Media
2) Annihilator  —  Metal  —  SPV
3) Enemy of the Sun  —  Shadows  —  The End
4) Byzantine  —  Oblivion Beckons  —  Prosthetic
5) Arson Anthem  —  Arson Anthem  —  Housecore
6) Vesania  —  Distractive Killusions  —  Napalm
7) Pagan’s Mind  —  God’s Equation  —  Diversity
8) Protest The Hero  —  Fortress  —  Vagrant
9) Ekotren  —  Light The Fire  —  Blind Prophecy
10) Warbringer  —  War Without End  —  Century Media
11) Brain Drill  —  Apocalyptic Feasting  —  Metal Blade
12) Saviours  —  Into Abaddon  —  Kemado
13) Brainstorm  —  Downburst  —  Metal Blade
14) Dillinger Escape Plan  —  Ire Works  —  Relapse
15) Seven Witches  —  Deadly Sins  —  Screaming Ferret
16) Gamma Ray  —  Land of the Free II  —  SPV
17) Primal Fear  —  New Religion  —  Locomotive
18) Sebastian Bach  —  Angel Down  —  MRV
19) Winds of Plague  —  Decimate The Weak  —  Century Media
20) Bullet For My Valentine  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive/Zomba

Top 5 Adds
1) Death Angel  —  Killing Season  —  Nuclear Blast
2) Various Artists  —  C U LaTour Sampler  —  N/A
3) Sworn Enemy  —  Maniacal  —  Century Media
4) Grief of War  —  A Mounting Crisis…  —  Prosthetic
5) Bullet For My Valentine  —  Scream Aim Fire  —  Jive/Zomba

Other Adds:  Grimbane, Type O Negative, Genghis Tron, Farewell To Freeway

Across Five Aprils
Life Underwater
Victory Records
41:08 – 11 Tracks
The label on the CD says: “…The “punk” of My Chemical Romance, the “hardcore” of Comeback Kid and the “emo” of Underoath.”  Right there, a couple strikes against what we normally play on the Mosh Pit.   MCM and “emo”  Ugh.  So, still to be fair, I put the CD in.  It’s not quite as bad as I would have thought, not THAT emo (in the first few tracks), more punky metalcoreish.  But yeah, it does get emo, has a bit of an edge, but not really what we do on the Mosh Pit anymore.   As always, email or call and request it, as it is stuff that you wouldn’t hear anywhere else.

Bullet For My Valentine
Scream Aim Fire
Jive/Zomba
13 Tracks
I only have a single and sampler for this, but it’s very promising, it’s heavy, kind of technical and reminds me of what Trivium should be doing, you know catchy fast metal, with recognizable vocals, but still some abrasive screamin’ here and there.   Thrashy, clean production, etc… this is their album which will make them turn the corner, or whatever clice` you want to choose for being their breakthrough album.  You’ll hear more than you’ve already heard on the Mosh Pit!

Death Angel
Killing Season
Nuclear Blast
47:17 – 11 Tracks
One of my complaints with their last album, was that a lot of their tracks were kind of long, and in my opinion, they were long for the sake of being long. This album has tracks that are a bit more concise, much more like their earlier stuff. It’s fairly straightforward, yet, still catchy. It has a sound that fits with the times, yet still throws back to their old days. Death Angel are one of the Mosh Pit’s favorite bands, so we’ll be happy to put this on the air!

Farewell To Freeway
Definitions
Victory Records
42:56 – 11 Tracks
Starts off kind of metalcore, hardcore leaning, but then gets pretty emo in the vocal category.  Lots of singy clean vox going on. This one is more for fans of Atreyu and Killswitch Engage… I can see that too.  It’s got the heavy parts, but then goes back to the clean emo type style.  It’s not too bad, just not really what we do much on the Mosh Pit.  As always, request it, we’ll play it!

Grief Of War
A Mounting Crisis…As Their Fury Got Released
Prosthetic Records
44:39 – 10 Tracks
The latest entry to the new trend of old-school thrash influenced metal. They have a similar sound to more simple, heavy Death Angel. These guys are from Japan, and this CD was originally released locally in 2005. Their sound is quite refined, well produced, and yes, catchy… Name a popular, good thrash band, and you can pick out an influence here and there on this CD.

Grimbane
Let The Empire Fall
Moribund Cult
41:58 – 15 Tracks
This has the sound of that creepy Norwegian/Finnish church burning black metal. Simple, dark, evil. They are from Canada, and each band member has a special black metal one word name. That makes them even more evil! The production is decent, and this is nothing you want to play in church!

Sworn Enemy
Maniacal
Century Media
34:17 – 10 Tracks
Of all the hardcore based bands out there, Sworn Enemy has always had a cool thrashy metal edge to it and incorporated many different metal styles into their music. This album has the base of hardcore, but then cranks it up a whole bunch of notches adding some Slayeresque riffs, speed/thrash elements and well, I guess some blast beats too! As I like to mention frequently if I like it… it’s catchy too. In this case, it makes me want to air drum, air guitar and beat up an emo kid or seven.

Type O Negative
“September Sun” Single
SPV
14:21 – 2 Tracks
I was surprised to see the video for this song on Headbanger’s Ball a couple weeks ago, but then I figured they were re-releasing “Dead Again.” After opening the mail last week and seeing this CD, I was right! I really liked this CD, as it was one of my best of 2007, but I don’t necessarily agree with making fans buy a CD twice to get the extra stuff. They should allow a trade-in program. This is one of the tracks I didn’t play much, it’s a great song, but not super heavy. It is very dynamic and really gets you in a mood…. for me, I like the slow, heavy and doomy parts, overall it’s just a fun song to listen to… and no, I haven’t really read into the lyrics to even know what I’m supposed to get out of it. Then again, I don’t normally… I’ll try and at least squeeze in the edit of this song on the Mosh Pit!

Various Artists
C U LaTour Sampler
N/A
24:50 – 6 Tracks
Now this is a tour sampler that you can’t go wrong with. it’s the C.U.LaTour sampler, Ministry’s farewell tour, with Meshuggah and Hemlock. It’s got pre-released stuff from all of their respective forthcoming albums. As you may know Ministry’s final album is a cover album. “Under My Thumb” (Rolling Stones) and “What A Wonderful World (Short Fast version)” (Louis Armstrong) The latter is a fast version… with a bit of a punk influence, and of course it has the signature Ministry distorted guitar… it’s good stuff, just whetting the appetite for more cover songs by Ministry. Tech math metal fans will especially love the new Meshuggah stuff. This of course sounds like Meshuggah, so many bands lately have taken different parts from Meshuggah and made them into their own, but these are the originals, and this new stuff is as sick as ever. The Hemlock tracks aren’t bad, a little bit sludgey, but with Ministry and Meshuggah on here, you’ll probably hear those first.

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Genghis Tron
Board Up The House
Relapse Records