New stuff this week 9/25/06

Wolf
The Black Flag
Prosthetic
47:33 – 10 Tracks
This is a pretty cool power metal album… Classic in the style of Maiden or musically like King Diamond. It’s a higher screamy vocalist, and the songs and music are awesome. Great production. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Mystic Prophecy
Savage Souls
Locomotive
59:36 – 11 Tracks
It’s power metal week! This has music more along the lines of a lighter Dragonforce, but with more “Whitesnake-ish” vocals. The music has a good amount of “balls and chunk.” And it stays pretty heavy most of the time, just slows up a bit in some of the choruses. Overall, it’s solid, crisp and clear sounding, as it’s mixed by Fredrik Nordstrom. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit

Unleashed
Midvinterblot
SPV
46:27 – 15 Tracks
Good old classic thrashy black metal. This is their eighth album. Sounds crisp and sharp, heavy, evil. There isn’t anything really groundbreaking, but it’s got a good classic chugga chugga death/black metal sound. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Brand New Sin
Tequila
Century Media
46:44 – 14 Tracks
These guys have their good ol Rock n Roll sound still chuggin along. The production is okay. Their sound has stayed the same over the years… maybe a little less heavy. Peter Steele guests on a track. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Trivium
The Crusade
Roadrunner
57:32 – 13 Tracks
Each album, these guys have matured. The music pretty much heavy, complex, but yet still Metal-core. I could do without a lot of the singalong choruses, but that’s their gig, right? It’s got a nice clear sound, some great playing and as I said, a bit more complex than older stuff. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit.

Unexpect
In A Flesh Aquarium
The End
60:36 – 10 Tracks
This is a little bit out there… a bit experimental like Mr. Bungle… but heavier. Keyboards, clean female vocals, black metal vocals, growls, blast beats, pianos, orchestrations, opera chorus stuff. I’d have to say they are most similar to Dog Fashion Disco, but a bit heavier and a bit more experimental. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Destroy The Runner
Saints
SolidState
43:48 – 13 Tracks
Melodic metalcore once again from our friends at SolidState. Death growl vocals, regular metalcore screams and singy choruses mixed up with melodic guitars. It sounds decent, but nothing new… same old stuff again. Although, since we play new stuff on the Mosh Pit, you may hear a track.