Dream Theater
Score
Rhino
3-CDs – Lots of tracks
If you know me even a little, you’ll know that DT is my favorite band, so of course this writeup will be a little bit biased… This CD release co-incides with the same show on DVD. It represents the culmination of 20 years of DT at a show at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. It’s a big long setlist, representing each album of their career with their big epic song “Octavarium” and “Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence” (and others) performed with a full orchestra. Yes, other bands have done it, but these two more recent albums from DT really benefit from this extra added goodness. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit… but as usual, I won’t try and shove DT down everyone’s throats, as I know they aren’t for everyone.

Dead Rabbits
Sin Eater
215 / Overit
69:15 – 17 Tracks
I’m not sure how to describe these guys, maybe stoner metal on steroids? They’ve got a bit of COC sound, some of that southern metal rock sound, and a lil bit of thrash too. It gets a little long in parts, but overall, it’s pretty cool. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

A Love Ends Suicide
In The Disaster
High Impact/Metal Blade
39:09 – 11 Tracks
Yet another melodic death metalcore band… If there weren’t so many of these bands out there, this would stand out a bit more. I really can’t say there is anything new and refreshing here. It’s got great production, it’s heavy, melodic, great playing… So yeah, nothing groundbreaking, but it’s still pretty solid, so you’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit

Black Label Society
Shot To Hell
Roadrunner
44:11 – 13 Tracks
Zakk is bakk with a new BLS album! New label, same sound. This has a pretty “thick” sound, but it’s got the same guitar sound, Zakk’s trademark “ozzy-like” vocals. Some songs are heavy, but most of them take the light road…. oh well… Some tracks are cool, so you’ll hear that stuff on the Mosh Pit.

Motorhead
Kiss of Death
Sanctuary
A new Motorhead album! The good thing about Motorhead is that they are consistent. You know what you’ll get with Motorhead. A good heavy, loud album. There is some good catchy stuff on this too. Straight and to the point, it’s Motorhead and you’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit.

Jucifer
If Thine Enemy Hunger
Relapse
The bio sheet with this CD says it’s for fans of “PJ Harvey, White Stripes and Sleater Kinney” If that’s the case, then they didn’t make a good case for metal radio airplay. So, while we give everything here a fair shake, it’s a bit more rockin’ than those bands, it’s still a tough sell to get it on the Mosh Pit. You may hear a track, since a couple do get sorta hard rock-like, but probably not.