Here’s the new stuff in the mail this week along with my “review” or take or whatever…. the best way to know, is to listen to the show!

Yakuza
Samsara
Prosthetic
50:14 – 10 Tracks
This has kind of a sludgey doom feel too it. Probably more or less for fans of Neurosis… but decent. (I don’t care for Neurosis!) It gets mellow and trippy at some points, but then all out metal in others. Definately something that’s not like everything else! You’ll hear this on the Pit!

Scissorfight
Jaggernaut
Hydra Head
40:25 – 12 Tracks
Time for some old school stoner metalish music! Great low end chugga chugga sound. Cool riffs, catchy songs. Good production This is their 9th album, so they’ve got it together by now! haha. Pretty good stuff. It’s a fun album and you’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Machinemade God
The Infinity Complex
Metal Blade
42:56 – 13 Tracks
This has the new-metalcore sound… but how about with more metal and less “core”? The album starts out with a great metal freight train assault. These guys are from Germany and have that “New Wave of American Heavy Metal” sound. I think the fact that these guys aren’t just another one of those American metalcore bands is something they have going for them. They don’t let up at all, pretty brutal in parts, no whiney choruses. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!

Edguy
Rocket Ride
Nuclaer Blast
60:10 – 12 Tracks
The German powermetallers are back with thier latest effort. They’ve always put out solid hard rock/power metal albums. This is no exception. No frills clean singy vocals with great playing and riffage behind the vox. We’ve been a little bit of a drought of decent power metal, so this is a welcome release! You’ll hear this on the Pit!!

And the best for last…

Witchery
Don’t Fear The Reaper
Century Media
47:21 – 14 Tracks
What more can I say about this CD besides the fact that it rules. Starts off with an almost 3 minute Slayer-like intro, into just pure metal. This is the swedish sound the way it’s supposed to be. Black metal elements mixed with some thrash and sick riffing. It’s all here folks. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit for sure!! This is one of the better albums of this genre since At The Gates’ “Slaughter of the Soul”

Rammstein, Vore, Anaka and The Sweet are releases that have not arrived yet, maybe I’ll get a review up here, maybe not.