Nuclear Blast Allstars / Various
Into the Light
Nuclear Blast
49:51 - 10 Tracks
Similar to the Roadrunner All Stars thing last year, but not as complex… Victor from the band RAGE took care of all of the music, and different Nuclear Blast singers handle vocals on each track. Most of the vox/songs fit into the genre that the singer’s original band You have the singers from Edguy, Rage, Sonata Arctica, Therion, Destruction, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Communic, Nightwish & Tarot and Tarja Turnunen all singing. It’s a cool compilation, so you’ll hear some of it on the Mosh Pit!
Eldritch
Blackenday
Diversity
51:05 - 12 Tracks
This is a pretty solid power/prog metal band and release. The sticker on the CD calls them “Melodic Techno Thrash” I can hear this, the first track though starts off sort of plain, but second track starts off all thrashy…. it does however, go into the normal melodic metal sound, as it does the rest of the album… So there you have it, a pretty decent melodic metal album with some really cool Thrash parts. You may hear this on the Mosh Pit
The Fire The Flood
Truth Seekers
No Sleep
28:38 - 13 Tracks
These guys are in the extremo-core genre… did I just make that up? Yeah. Let’s see if I can describe this… The music is a bit like Clutch or COC on steroids, definately a southern grungey stoner sound, but the vocals fit more along the line of a screamo-core band. They are “for fans of Nora, Norma Jean, Coalesce and Botch.” The songs are short and to the point, don’t mess around or stray from their core sound. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Evergreen Terrace
Wolfbiker
Metal Blade
34:52 - 10 Tracks
“Melodic Hardcore” from Florday. It’s pretty much what it says… I guess “melodic hardcore” is the new name for the heavier metal-core that seems to be typical these days. Consistently heavy, cool, catchy riffs, but yet mixed with some clean vocals. The clean parts get a little wimpy, but they whip back into a frenzy with some heavy heavy stuff and some big arm swingin’ breakdowns. You’ll probably hear this on the Mosh Pit.
Malevolent Creation
Doomsday X
Nuclear Blast
49:22 - 12 Tracks
A new album from these classic death metallers, they don’t let up! Just all out meat and potatoes thrashin’ death metal. As with most bands that have been around for a while, they aren’t breaking any new ground, but they are breaking your skull! It’s good classic blast beatin’ stuff, production is decent. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit
Candlemass
King of the Grey Islands
Nuclear Blast
65:10 - 12 Tracks
These guys now have the old Solitude Aeternus singer, Rob Lowe, and the label claims they are now a full blown doom metal super group! Yay! Now, I’ve not been a big fan or am greatly familiar with doom metal, but this album comes out and grabs you right after the little baby intro. It’s pretty heavy and has a full classic metal sound, and stays with you throughout. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit.
Nile
Ithyphallic
Nuclear Blast
57:38 - 12 Tracks
As with the Malevolent Creation above, this new release doesn’t F around, stays true to their sound, although I think this is a bit more raw than previous releases, but just does not let up. This will be the album they will be touring for on Ozzfest this year, and they will tear it up… that’s for sure. The more I listen to the CD, the more I like it. It’s just sick how technical and cool it can be. These guys are at the top of their game. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Castrofate
Awakening of the Beast
Fate
49:02 - 8 Tracks
This is a two-piece band… in this day of technology, I guess you can do that sort of thing. This is a pretty raw thrash album, sounds more like a “local band” I have to give them props for staying true to classic thrash. Like I mentioned, it’s pretty raw and “local” sounding, so it gets a maybe for airplay on the Mosh Pit… especially with the competition it’s up against this week.
Samael
Solar Soul
Nuclear Blast
46:51 - 12 Tracks
One of Switzerland’s few metal bands that have made it to an international audience, Samael is back with a new album…. It’s pretty catchy, moderately heavy, melodic and kind of catchy too! There’s a big electronic influence, and it is pretty cool. The songs all seem to flow well, and have just the right mix of metal and the keyboardy stuff. Some songs are heavier (less keyboard) than others, but all in all it’s pretty cool, you’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Entombed
Serpent Saints
Candlelight
41:29 - 10 Tracks
Well, they are picking up right where the left off from their last album, “Inferno”. Raw, fast, heavy, classic sound. However, there are more layers with vocals and other parts too, while still keeping “troo” to their real sound. This is classic Entombed, not that middle of their career stuff. You’ll definitely hear this on the Mosh Pit!
