CARCASS!
Stream Surgical Steel in full above.
Headbanging required.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Pretty sure this is what the
eradication of the human soul sounds like as one is being dragged through the
carnage of hell’s inferno. Every track
feels like your ears are being slaughtered with horrific instruments played
with hellfire. Tracks like the blistering thrasher of “God’s Cold Hands and the
purgatory theme song “Wide Open Wound” blaze hateful chaos. Nails have forged
one of the year’s most slaughtering records with Abandon All Life and although
the album is barley over 17 minutes, that is still plenty of time for your soul
to terminated into damnation. 9/10
http://youtu.be/c4nV8WV-EDY
http://youtu.be/c4nV8WV-EDY
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Listening to the new Crossfaith album is like air guitaring into a pool of radioactive eels. Sheer shock. The album is juiced with waves of electronica and massive breakdowns that accompany massive dubstep drops. Apocalyze marks the third run for the Japanese metalcore crew, and they have raised the bar once more. Merging the genres of metalcore and electronica, Crossfaith have given birth to a new monster. Apcocalyze is a solid super sonic jolt of power and the tracks are fully charged. "Hounds of the Apocalypse" is what the end of the world will sound like in 2040 when cyborgs take over and we all become slaves to them and "Eclipse is the "look what we can do" track. However, the stand out track is "Counting Stars". From the clasical intro to the space drifting breakdown, this track is every genre in the galaxy and it shifts within seconds. Crossfaith are an untouchable breed at the moment and they have made an album that your metalcore friends and dubstep friends can both agree on. It's a game changer. It's dangerous. It's the future.
Crossfaith - "Counting Stars"
http://youtu.be/uWfZ1bKcauw
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Review of Avenged Sevenfold's new album Hail to the King.
Few bands have evolved and endured like the untouchable Avenged Sevenfold. From humble yet heavy beginnings as a metal core outfit to the current radio rock rebels, A7X has survived death and taken us through a hell of a ride. With a catalog the ranges from "Unholy Confessions" to tracks like "Buried Alive" and "Requiem", they shatter the spectrum. Avenged Sevenfold burned the competition for 10 years and then in 2009 they lost one of the greatest weapons ever to sit behind the kit. James the Rev Sullivan passed away during the recording of Nightmare. Devastated, the Avenged crew pushed on and made the haunting gem of Nightmare.
Now three years later, the rogues of metal have returned and agreed to carry the flame and keep the Devils music alive. Their latest offering "Hail to the King" establishes itself right from the first crunch. They tear through the first five tracks as M. Shadows channels Axl through "Doing Time" and plays Hetfield on the black album monster "This Means War".
The Kashmir feel of "Requiem"is bloody untouchable and becomes the point where A7X separate themselves from the pack. Gates and Vengeance fiery fret attack shreds the album to pieces with solos from the Maiden gallop of "Coming Home" as Christ and young gun Ilejay set ablaze to the rhythm section. However, Gates truly shines on the solo from the tender ballad "Acid Rain". It is a vulnerable moment for A7X, but as this album reflects their past, that is when they become most deadly.
Few bands have evolved and endured like the untouchable Avenged Sevenfold. From humble yet heavy beginnings as a metal core outfit to the current radio rock rebels, A7X has survived death and taken us through a hell of a ride. With a catalog the ranges from "Unholy Confessions" to tracks like "Buried Alive" and "Requiem", they shatter the spectrum. Avenged Sevenfold burned the competition for 10 years and then in 2009 they lost one of the greatest weapons ever to sit behind the kit. James the Rev Sullivan passed away during the recording of Nightmare. Devastated, the Avenged crew pushed on and made the haunting gem of Nightmare.
Now three years later, the rogues of metal have returned and agreed to carry the flame and keep the Devils music alive. Their latest offering "Hail to the King" establishes itself right from the first crunch. They tear through the first five tracks as M. Shadows channels Axl through "Doing Time" and plays Hetfield on the black album monster "This Means War".
The Kashmir feel of "Requiem"is bloody untouchable and becomes the point where A7X separate themselves from the pack. Gates and Vengeance fiery fret attack shreds the album to pieces with solos from the Maiden gallop of "Coming Home" as Christ and young gun Ilejay set ablaze to the rhythm section. However, Gates truly shines on the solo from the tender ballad "Acid Rain". It is a vulnerable moment for A7X, but as this album reflects their past, that is when they become most deadly.
Kreator Dying Alive
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