Allegaeon
Elements of the Infinite
Metal Blade Records
When these guys first hit the scene, it was like a breath of fresh air.  Technical brutality with catchy almost prog/power metal guitar work.  The second album was decent, but you know, that sophomore thing.  This new album to me is more like the first.  Just shaking my head at how these guys can pull off what they do, while trying to headbang, air guitar, air drum and growling my face off at the same time.  If you like any sort of metal that leans a bit heavier, you need to check these guys out!

HELLYEAH
Blood for Blood
Eleven Seven
You know, I thought Hellyeah was kind of played out… and to a point I do a little bit.  But this album makes me come around a bit more.  It seems a bit cleaner, more concise, but still the same stuff that makes Hellyeah “Hellyeah”  yeah a pinch of all of the bands that the original members are all from, but still unique.  I would say that it still falls under that “bro-metal” category like FFDP and the like.  Still decent.

KOBRA AND THE LOTUS
High Priestess
Titan
Female fronted standard metal.  A bit thrashy, a bit like Huntress… catchy riffs, vocals are sung pretty normal, but then just get those high notes that make you happy to be a metalhead.

CORROSION OF CONFORMITY
IX
Candlelight
One of the original “new” stoner metal bands from back in the 80’s or whatever.  And they still have that trademark catchy doomy sound. Still great stuff after all these years (and line-up changes)

SEPTICFLESH
Titan
Prosthetic
Brutal, epic blackened death metal.  Probably about where Dimmu Borgir should be going now?  I dunno, thrashy, heavy, but with some feeling, melody and a hint of epic (pinch of symphony/melodic stuff).

Kingdoom
Stand Up Chameleon
MGI
A little bit like Monster Magnet meets Rob Zombie.  Catchy hard rock with some electronic stuff.

Rippikoulu
Ulvaja
Svart Records
A raw old school black metal sound but a bit more prog/spacey sounding with doomy death metal tendencies.

Profetus
As All Seasons Die
Svart Records
Dark plodding doomy stuff.

RETURN FROM THE GRAVE
Gates of Nowhere
Argonauta Records
A nice big meaty stoner metal sound.  A little bit like Trouble, and Black Sabbath.  Definitely a 70’s metal throwback with some groove.

Vassafor / Sinistrous Diabolus
Split LP
Iron Bonehead
Some really long tracks… crappy echo in a cave-like production, doomy black metal type stuff.  meh.

Feed The Rhino
The Sorrow And The Sound
Siege of Amida
Noisy hardcore with a pinch of punk. Catchy parts, some “core” parts… but overall, ok.

Definitely A First
Colorblind
Imminence Records
Metalcore.  Decent catchy riffs, heavy stuff, then the all happy singy voice chorus, but it mixes with the harsh vocals decent.   This still falls in the category of “i’m too old for this”

ARMED WITH VALOR
PRIMA FACIE
New Ocean Media
Female fronted metal(core).  A heavy edge, clean and growled vocals.  While not all metalcore, it’s a mix of like “standard” metal.  Traditionally sung vocals, some in growly death metal “Arch Enemy” style, then some more in a fe-metal style or Lacuna Coil type stuff.  Pretty decent and diverse.

SCAMP
The Deadcalm
Scarlet Records
Sort of a melodic death thing.  Big low end, catchy riffs, shouty growl vocals.