Mindless Self Indulgence
Straight To Video Single
Metropolis
12:36 – 3 Tracks
I’ve always liked these guys, mostly electronic, catchy fast paced stuff. But…. there’s always a but, right? The But is: it’s more suited for the show before the Mosh Pit…”Something Wonderful” So, I’ll pass that on to him.

Blind Guardian
A Twist In The Myth
Nuclear Blast
77:58 – 14 Tracks
It’s classic Blind Guardian. It’s great power metal for slaying dragons, playing dungeons and dragons, etc. etc. It starts off pretty heavy and rockin’, more metal than cheesey power metal.
The rest of the album goes more in the power prog metal vein and not as much balls out metal. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still good, it just doesn’t stay as heavy as the first track throughout. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Suffocation
Suffocation
Relapse
44:13 – 11 Tracks
Classic brutal death metal at its finest. These guys have stuck to their guns throughout the years. This CD just has that classic death metal sound and you’ll just have to check it out. You’ll hear it on the Mosh Pit!

Goatwhore
A Haunting Curse
Metal Blade
39:13 – 11 Tracks
Combine some death metal with some say just straight ahead metal and a bit of black metal and you have Goatwhore. I used to not care for these guys much, then I saw them live and I was converted. This new CD is pretty good, straightforward heavy stuff. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Built Upon Frustration
The Book of Mourning
Da’ Core
38:58 – 10 Tracks
This is pretty straight-ahead hardcore-ish death/black metal. Yes, once again, more stuff that crosses many genres. Some of the music is a bit just plain old hardcore. The vocals are more brutal screams with some black metal screams in there as well. It’s got good production, but it’s nothing really fresh and new, just a bunch of stuff all mixed together. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit.

Vader
Impressions in Blood
Candlelight
37:16 – 11 Tracks
Vader is the shit. Just so heavy, brutal, technical, fast, and what metal should be about. This CD is just non stop heavy riffage. The vocals are just so abrasive and mesh perfectly with the music. This is another one for the best of 2006! You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit.

Dry Kill Logic
…Of Vengeance and Violence
Repossession
52:24 – 13 Tracks
There’s some great riffage on this here CD. They try and keep it heavy, but yet sometimes slip into the whiney vocals. The songs are catchy, even brutal in some parts. They seem to be trying to kick their “metal” up a notch, as each song seems to get pretty darn heavy in parts. I guess the “heavy” would be more hardcore or metal-core, even a bit Pantera-ish in parts. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Ankla
Steep Trails
Beiler Bros.
48:59 – 12 Tracks
Made up of some former members of Puya, you’ve got a hint of latin-Sepultura sounding metal here. They keep it pretty heavy with the occasional latin-ey interlude here and there. It’s definately for fans of Ill Nino, Sepultura, Nonpoint, Puya, but a bit heavier. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Mendeed
This War Will Last Forever
Nuclear Blast
68:02 – 14 Tracks
They said on SNL many years back… “If it’s not Scottish, it’s CRAP!” Well, this is Scottish metal and it’s not crap. It’s not brutal or super heavy, but it has some cool stuff along the lines of metal-core, straight up metal and some melodic stuff too. They compare them a bit to Avenged Sevenfold, which I have to agree with, but without the extra whiney vocals that A7X has. While not breaking new ground, these guys hold their own and may be worthy of some airplay on the Mosh Pit!