Frost
Out In The Cold
Screaming Ferret
46:24 - 11 Tracks
Jack Frost from Seven Witches fame has a solo CD out, this album features a bunch of different singers. Going in, you know the guitar work is going to be good and straight ahead metal. It is pretty good, a good variety of metal songs and singers here as well as some fun covers. “Sign of the Gypsy Queen,” “Cold as Ice,” and “Hold On Loosely” to name a few. It’s cool and you’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Born From Pain
War
Metal Blade
43:35 - 11 Tracks
This is Metal Blade’s own “Hatebreed” This stays true to good ol hardcore metal. Great riffage, brutal breakdowns. It’s pretty good, it’s a nice break from all the metalcore. You will hear this on the Mosh Pit!!
Killswitch Engage
As Daylight Dies
Roadrunner
43:39 - 11 Tracks
As I mentioned above, it was nice to have a break from all the metalcore, but in this case, it’s nice to have metalcore from one of the pioneers! This album is brutal yet cheesy melodic as only Howard Jones can do. Even though you’ll hear this a lot on other stations in town, we’ll still play it here and there…
Dissillusion
Gloria
Metal Blade
51:12 - 11 Tracks
So, I read the bio sheet that came with this CD and it said “recommended if you like Ulver, Opeth or Rammstein.” I was thinking, what in the hell would this sound like? Well, that recommendation was pretty right, it’s got metal heavy sound a bit like Opeth, but enough electronics and vocals to make it more like Rammstein. Some of the songs get a little too “electronicy” for the Mosh Pit, but all in all, the heavier stuff on here makes it worthwhile.
Lyzanxia
Unsu
Listenable
49:37 - 12 Tracks
This is some darn good thrash stuff. Lyzanxia is from France! Technical, melodic thrash with a few different vocal styles mixed in, primarily the thrashy growl. The vocals remind me a little bit of Meshuggah. You’ll just have to hear it, so tune into the Mosh Pit!
Textures
Drawing Circles
Listenable
48:23 - 10 Tracks
I mentioned Meshuggah above, and these guys have just about the whole Meshuggah thing going on. Thrashy, very technical, polyrhythmic, and straight forward. What drew me a bit bored of Meshuggah, is they were so repetitive, fast, and all the same. These guys aren’t trying to be as heavy and have some slower melodic “breakdowns” To top it off, they are Dutch, you don’t see many metal bands coming from The Netherlands, so it’s a bonus. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
