New Stuff This Week…6/22/15
Wilson
Right to Rise
Razor & Tie
Decent hard rock type stuff. a little on the commercial side, but still a bit of an edge and good catchy songs.
Rest Among Ruins
Fugue
(Self-released)
Sort of a metalcore prog metal thing. Clean and growly vocals… the clean vox are that singy kinda that typically ruins songs, but in this case, they aren’t all auto-tune sounding, and are prevalent throughout rather than just popping up out of nowhere. the music is pretty catchy/proggy/brutal, so it’s a pretty well rounded package going on.
Pro-Pain
Voice of Rebellion
SPV
These guys have been around, you know what they sound like… well, in case you don’t, it’s thrashy metal with hardcore. This album continues to carry the torch that is Pro-Pain. No fucking around meat and potatoes metal.
Meaxic
Synergy
Karmik Flame Records
Hard to really throw a category on this one. Proggy metal, clean vox, a bit “accessible” in parts… but really this is something that no commercial station would play, it’s got some cool emotion, metal guitars and proggy moments… so, yeah, it’s pretty cool.
Seize The Now
Victim
Revolution Records
A little bit of a Monster Magnet vibe vocally and musically I guess… mostly a hard rock thing with hints of stoner metal.
Perzonal War
The Last Sunset
Metalville Records
A bit thrashy, a bit just your standard “metal” This is pretty decent catchy metal with some good drivin’ riffs and clean understandable vox, but with a little bit of an edge.
ISENMOR
LAND OF THE SETTING SUN
SELF RELEASED
21 June 2015
Folk Metal fairly heavy, but totally has that folk metal thing with violins n stuff going on.
Satanic Ripper
Southern Black Spells
Blood Harvest
Brutal black metal. the production is a bit quiet, but you can hear everything and it’s just plain evil brutal.
Nahtrunar
Symbolismus
Altare Productions
Classic old school blast beatin’ black metal. Production is ok, maybe a bit muddy, but this definitely has that classic black metal thing going on.
Dolentia
Iniciação Eversiva
Altare Productions
Another classic black metal release… this one has some decent production, vocals are screamed/growled, lots of blast beats, some cool solos, and an overall cold/evil feel round this out.
Névoa
The Absence of Void
Altare Productions
More black metal… this one is a bit more melodic and atmospheric. When you listen to a lot of black metal in a row, it gets to be a bit much though.
HUMANGLED
Prodromes Of A Flatline
Bakerteam Records
Thrashy melodic death metal, more on the death metal side than the melodic side. Good clean production, brutal vox and sick riffage going on. (my “other” pick of the week!)
MY REFUGE
A Matter Of Supremacy
Bakerteam Records
Heavy power metal, classic guitar work, drums, etc. Good powerful vocals, a bit more of a metal edge in the music than typical power metal.
UZZIEL
Torn Apart
Dr. Music Records
This actually reminds me of Pro-Pain a little bit. Some hardcore infused thrashy metal. Catchy, yet a bit brutal and even melodic too.
NIGHTBREED
NIGHTBREED
WITCHES BREW
Great classic thrash. This gets extra heavy and how thrash should sound.
NADIMAC
MANIFEST PROTIV SUDBINE
WITCHES BREW
Another heavy heavy brutal thrashy thing. Vox are screamed pretty good, however, they’re from Serbia, and I believe the lyrics are screamed in Serbian or something… it actually adds to the charm. Great brutal heavy stuff.
EXCIMER
THRASH FROM FIRE
WITCHES BREW
A tripple thrash threat going on here to finish out the week. More brutal heavy thrash with a classic thrash attitude!