Saz wrote:
Been discovering and rediscovering bands this week. Have listened so far today to -
Death Angel - The Dream Calls for Blood. This may be the trash release of the year. It's not game changing in anyway but its the best trash album I have heard in a long long time. Catchy choruses, gang vocals, pummeling riffs it's all here. Special Edition comes with a good cover of Heaven & Hell by Black Sabbath too
Carcass - Surgical Steel. Comeback album of the year? Quite possibly. Swansong was not the way the Carcass legacy should have ended, it was a woeful album. Drum-sound on this one is a bit clicky (I hope Andy Sneep gets hit by a number 10 bus soon! Seriously, he seems to be producing every metal album ever!) but they sound reinvigorated. Sonically is pretty faithful to the Heartwork era, but with even more groove.
Impaled Nazerene - Suomi Finland Perkele & Pro Patria Finlandia. Finnish Black Metal / Grind / Punk Fusion. If you have never listened to black metal before, Impaled Nazarene is probably not the best place to start. These guys have also been banned in many countries, and just listen to one of their CD's and you will understand why (ridiculously blasphemic lyrics). So if you are pretty sensitive to that kinda thing I would also avoid! But despite the aural abuse and general abrasiveness of their music, I actually find them really catchy. And I am also a sucker for the more controversial side of music.
Manowar - Hail to England. Yes its cheesy. Yes its ridiculous. Yes lots of songs about how awesome they/heavy metal are/is. But I don't care. Manowar are ridiculous and awesome. I could listen to Blood of my Enemies all day long.
Hatebreed - The Divinity of Purpose. I love Hatebreed. Jamey Jasta is one of the best frontmen I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. This is a really good album, among their best. Every song is a shout along anthem. Music to really get the bloody pumping.
And finally Frost* - Milliontown. Now defunct British prog rock band. 6 songs at over an hour. Really clever music, although the songs are long they never drag, lots of clever tempo changes but it never gets lost in a meandering mess. If you like prog rock, or are a fan of more melodic music, I recommend them.
Just listened to Carcass. I liked it! That album reminded me of Neuraxis - The Thin Line Between.
How have I not heard Frost* before? It's amazing! It's like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation and many more. I'll be buying this album for sure. It looks like they're back together too!