Toothgrinder
“Blue” (Single)
Spinefarm
Melodic proggy hardcore… maybe a bit more “solid rock” and straightforward than BTBAM, but I see some parallels there. (i’ll look forward to the full length)

Megadeth
“Dystopia” (Single)
UME
Well, this is the third single and so far they’re all pretty good.  Great guitar work, technical classic metal… this is probably the most melodic and not as heavy song so far… still good stuff.

Prong
“Ultimate Authority” (Single)
SPV
Sounds like some cool classic punchy Prong.  can’t wait to hear more!

Baroness
Purple
Abraxan Hymns
I think with 3 singles already released, you could grasp the feel for this album, right on par with their previous releases… quality groovin’ stoner metal.

The Shrine
Rare Breed
Century Media Records
A cool melodic catchy stoner metal thing, found myself listening to it longer than I planned, songs are just to the point, groovin’ and cool.

Varg
Das Ende Aller Lugen
Napalm Records
A blackened melodic death… maybe a bit of a hardcore element too.  Pretty interesting diversity… metalcore sometimes, melodic death and fringing on heaver stuff… sort of reminds me of a heavier In Flames (you know before their last album)

Earthside
A Dream In Static
Bushwhack
Melodic proggy rock… Lajon from Sevendust does vox on “Mob Mentality” an epic nearly 10 minute track.

Witchcraft
Necleus
Nuclear Blast USA
A 70’s throwback of what one would probably call stoner metal now.  Good clean vox, a good groove of hard rock… I think some flute? going on?

BLOODIEST
Bloodiest (NA Promo)
Relapse Records
Sort of a post-metal thing.  A bit doomy, a bit slow and meh.

OPPROBRIUM
Serpent Temptation (Reissue)
Relapse Records
Reissue of their 1988 album… (originally they were called Incubus, but changed their name to avoid confustion with that “other” Incubus) Well, this album is some pretty cool thrashy infused death metal.

LYCUS
Chasms (NA Promo)
Relapse Records
4 long tracks, very doomy, very down tempo and depressing.  Vocals do get growly and stuff, but it’s just too slow and long for me.

Aborted
Termination Redux EP
Century Media
Three new tracks and a re-recording of The Haulcaust from 2001.  Brutal fast crazy death metal with a catchy groove. These guys have it going on and glad to have something new in honor of their 20th anniversary.

SOL
The Storm Bells Chime
Label: Avantgarde Music
Ambient doomy type stuff.  kind of a snoozer with growly vox.

Hostium
The Bloodwine of Satan CD/LP
Iron Bonehead
Doomy classic black metal with a scary dark evil feeling.

KRASSEVILLE
Nous sommes faux
Label: Avantgarde Music
not sure what to call this… 1) not really metal.  2)almost folky 3) ambient laid back stuff.

FIFTH TO INFINITY
Omnipotent Transdimensional Soulfire
Label: Avantgarde Music
Kind of black metal, kind of doomy, a bit melodic death… but cold and dark feeling and with a bit of a groove too.

VIRVEL AV MORKERHATET
Metamorphosia
Label: Avantgarde Music
Classic black metal, with a bit of an avant garde thing going on too.

OLD FOREST
Dagian
Label: Avantgarde Music
Drony doomy black metal.  Long songs, but there does seem to be going places other than just droning on for 10 minutes.

Suppressive Fire
Bedlam
Self-Release
A cool blackened thrashy thing.  Cool growly screamy vox, fast riffs with a bit of a groove and some pretty complex stuff going on too.

Sacrocurse
Destroying Chapels 7″ EP
Iron Bonehead
Good ol growly crazy black metal

The Lumberjack Feedback
Blackened Visions
Kaotoxin Records
Doomy um, doom metal with a pinch of a black metal feel… and all instrumental!  Some pretty long songs, but a cool doomy stoner groove going on.

MUCKRAKER
Karmageddon
Label: ETERNAL SOUND RECORDS/ Membran / Code7
Sounds a little like Gwar meets Zakk Wylde.  A stoner groove metal with Oderus-like vocals.

BIZARROTURAL
Looking In A Mask
Label: independent
Seems like an instrumental proggy experimental thing.  A bit avant/garde and doomy, prog metal in parts too.

CARTHAUN
Staub und Schatten
Label: Northern Fog Records
Classic old school black metal.

Curse/Styggelse/WAN
Necroholic
Satanath Records, Black Plague Records, The True Plague
Curse is raw brutal black metal… good and catchy though.  Styggelse is some extreme thrashy stuff, a little raw, defintely cool and brutal though. WAN is glassic black metal with a bit of a groove, but crappy production.