1996
Well, David Benson certainly has Ozzys' vocal sound down to a T. The tunes sound like some early Sabbath.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
East Of The Wall - The Apologist
2011
These guys rock out real good. Jam out! Jam band meets Post-Rock.
Fair To Midland - Arrows & Anchors
2011
It's like the Deftones, I think. I'm not sure exactly what the Deftones sound like. This is Duran Duran metal. Thom York singing for the Deftones. Less and less metal as it progresses. Wussies.
Unholy Cadaver - Unholy Cadaver
2011
Iron Maiden inpired heavy metal meets technical speedy metal. and metal. Lots of stuff going on here.
-Progressive metal. You can hear Pink Floyd, Maiden, Queensryche...It's like Post progressive Metal 'cuz it's very modern and very rocking.
Tombs - Path Of Totality
2011
Gut wrenching Black Metal inspired gutter crawling with a sludge hammer. It's like getting beat up for an hour in many different ways.
Neither Regions - Into The Breach
2011
Iron Maidenish guitar epicness meets High On Fire steamroller of rumble.
Machinehead - Unto The Locust
2011
This is better than I thought it was going to be. Tough guy metal that is commercial metal. Not into the vibe here. Doesn't suck. No, the lyrics are too wimpy to be tough guy metal. They seem to be directed at 14 year old girls.
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
2001
Really, some repetitious vocals going on here. More sing a long chants than I care for (One is too much). Good album, it doesn't touch the early stuff of course, but not too bad.The way overly repetitous vocals knocks this album back from being really good and listenable.
Hull - Beyond The Lightless Sky
2011
Thank you Hull for bringing something new to the table. I'm not even sure what's going on here. Somewhere in the neighborhood of Rwake...a post rock Rwake.
Hell - Human Remains
2011
Old school 80's metal sound here (with modern production). These guys are good and satanic. Personally, I'm just not feeling it. They've got epic Iron Maiden type songs. Lots of good playing.-I have to come back to this one.
Dead Existence - Born Into The Planet Scar's
2011
Dirty sludgy Southern dirt rock like Sourvein. Super long songs. Slow, fast.
The Wounded Kings - The Chapel Of The Black Hand
2011
Really long heavy psychedelic Doom with occasional female vocals. I think it's a female.
Candelmass - Nightfall
1987
One killer doom riff after another. The dudes voice is sure to turn some people off. Keeping Doom alive in the 80's, not many had it in them.
Indian - Slights and Abuse / The Sycophant
2007 / 2008
Big crushing heaviness that is a steamroller of a beatdown. For fans of Black Cobra, High On Fire...also long, long slow parts.-This is two vinyl releases collected on one CD.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Witch Mountain - South Of Salem
2011
Heart meets Goatsnake with even more swagger. A favorite for 2011.
Ice Dragon - The Burl, The Earth, The Aether
2010
Sounds like late model Electric Wizard recorded on a boom box. With even more psychedelicness. I like it.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Pulling Teeth - Funerary
2011
Mind numbing crushing big epic Hardcore/Post Rock. This thing really is an epic.
- More like Power Violence Crossover Doom and whatever Torche and Karp are.-There's a Neurosis like epicness going on as well.
Mother Sun Flower - Mother Sun Fucker
2011
Starts out like late model Electric Wizard, but more psyche freak out. Then it turns indie rock. Then it's a bluesy White Stripes type number + some cool psyche. This is an EP.
Hunters - From Birth To Soil
2011
Big riff rockin' like Down. Gruff vocals. Easy to bang your head and get into it from the very first listen. I don't dig the vocals all that much, but they're not a deal breaker. This rocks!
Green & Wood - Devil's Plan
2011
Love this band. Love this album. Let the head bobbin' commence. Early Pentagram/Black Sabbath, you get the idea.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Eliminator - The One They Were Waiting For
2011
Technical Black Metal. Fast and scary. These guys really get going. Hang on a second...there's some styles here getting mixed that don't usually get mixed. They take some hard right turns towards the unexpected. Purist will be sure to hate on this. It's got the feel of a side project where things are too adventuresome for the "main" band. These guys have got skills and this record pretty much rules.
Brutality - In Mourning
1996
Some pretty awesome Death Metal going on right here. Gruff coarse vocals bordering on the whole cookie monster thing, but not quite there.
Devil - Time To Repent
2011
Retro Doom Metal that's not drawing strictly from one era to do it. Lo-ish fidelity.
Angel Of Damnation - Carnal Philosophy
2011
Traditional Doom Metal with lots of singing about the Devil and God.
Grant Black - Babylon
2011
If Stevie Ray Vaughn was a fan of 70's rock riffage. There's a little Grunge vibe too, but mostly and overwhelmingly it's got the white boy blues playing the blues festival down in the park vibe.
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Isole - Born From Shadows
2011
Sad Doomy metal. Dramatic vocals. It gets black metaly sometimes. Nice blend of styles. Well done. Get bummed!
Badr Vogu - Exitium
2011
This one kills it. Eyehategod type punishment with cookie monster vocals and hoarse screaming mixed in.
Deaf Heaven - Roads To Judas
2011
Atmospheric Black Metal. If Sonic Youth and Ludicra had a baby. Really well done good stuff.
Skeletonwitch - Forever Abomination
2011
Black Metal with high production qualities. It all starts sound the same after a while, but it's good none the less. Fast.
Black Tusk - Set The Dial
2011
All the elements are here, and I want to like this more than I do. Maybe it's just the songs. I'm sure these guys batter live.
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