Retribution
Strike Back indeed. The charts are chalked full of metalicious goodness. Shadows Fall has a new song out featuring Randy Blythe of Lamb of God. See what we got…
1 THE AUTUMN OFFERING Requiem [Victory] – This cd is definitely a step in a better direction from their older cds, with more technical guitar playing and stronger vocals Requiem is definitely a cd worth a listen.
2 ANAKA The Glorified Crusade [Godsend] – The leader singer may look a little like a guido, but he doesn’t sound like one. Another good cd by Anaka.
3 DIVINE HERSEY Bringer of Plagues [Century Media] – This is the first cd from Divine Hersey with their new vocalist and bassist and let me tell you, they add a lot to the band. This is a legit speed-death-metal band.
4 AUGUST BURNS RED Constellations [Solid State] – A metalcore band with interesting tempo shifts and heavy breakdowns. Interesting story about the band, the band’s name was derived from a story in which the lead singer’s ex-girlfriend named August, burned his dog Redd alive in his doghouse the day after the broke up. Very sad story, a warning to anybody trying to hook up with groupies of this genre.
5 SHADOWS FALL “King Of Nothing” (Single) [Ferret] – What can I say, this sounds very… shadows fall-sy. Hardcore heavy guitar riffs, and the unique and distinct voice of Brian Fair.
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1 |
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE |
Killswitch Engage (2009) |
Roadrunner |
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2 |
DARKEST HOUR |
The Eternal Return |
Victory |
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3 |
DREAM THEATER |
Black Clouds And Silver Linings |
Roadrunner |
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4 |
GOATWHORE |
Carving Out The Eyes Of God |
Metal Blade |
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5 |
JOB FOR A COWBOY |
Ruination |
Metal Blade |
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6 |
DELAIN |
April Rain |
Sensory |
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7 |
BURY YOUR DEAD |
It’s Nothing Personal |
Victory |
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8 |
MAYLENE AND THE SONS OF DISASTER |
III |
Ferret |
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9 |
ALESTORM |
Black Sails At Midnight |
Napalm |
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10 |
IWRESTLEDABEARONCE |
It’s All Happening |
Century Media |
New to the charts this week are Darkest Hour and Bury Your Dead. I can’t stress enough how badass The Eternal Return is. The band just finished up the Summer Slaughter Tour, which I regrettably missed. Bury Your Dead‘s cd is the one that made me give the band a serious listen and they have a more melodic approach on this album, with the clean vocals and the heavy-shredding they are a force to be reckoned with.
Coming to Santa Cruz:
Chimaira – 08/16 – Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst w/ Hatebreed, Winds of Plague, Dying Fetus, Toxic Holocaust
Hatebreed isn’t one of my favorite bands but Winds of Plaugue is sick, Chimaira is heavy and Dying Fetus is brutal. I haven’t listened to much Toxic Holocaust. I will report back on them next week.
That’s all folks
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Toxic Holocaust is solid Thrash Metal. They always put on a good show.