Austrian Death Machine
Total Brutal
Metal Blade
38:34 - 17 Tracks
This is some classic heavy thrash sounding stuff mixed with funny Arnold Schwarzenegger themes. It’s a sort of side/fun project of Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying. He plays everything on it (even the drums… and programmed when he couldn’t play something!). It’s totally fun, and still the music is performed very well. Guitar solos are performed by various different guitar dudes from different bands and even a dude that works at Metal Blade. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Gigan
The Order of The False Eye
Napalm Records
59:58 - 9 Tracks
It’s pretty intense and over the top if you were to call it “metalcore” but I guess it’s more along the lines of death/experimental metal. There’s a lot of stuff going on, it’s all pretty heavy, the vocals are great and abrasive, the rest of the music is death metal-ish, but with a lot of different noises from guitars along with blast beats. It’s something that’s not completely groundbreaking, yet I can’t think of who they sound like! You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit.
Hell N’ Diesel
Passion For Power
Locomotive
44:05 - 11 Tracks
Good ol fun hard rock! While not normally what we play on the Mosh Pit, this CD just has some great catchy throwback old school vibe to it. Just about all of the songs are catchy, have an energy which really makes you want to see them live and drink a whole bunch of PBR. I think the songs, while not brutal are heavy enough, yet melodic and fun to listen to. We played a track a couple of weeks ago as part of “Mike’s Picks” and we’ll probably play some more here and there.
Lääz Rockit
Left For Dead
Massacre Records
49:31 - 10 Tracks
What’s better than new bands coming out these day with the throwback to old school thrash? An old school thrash band getting back together to make a new album! I’m not too familiar with their old stuff, as they were closing things down about the same time I was just starting to get into metal. Well this is well produced, melodic and classic thrash. Definitely worthy of Mosh Pit Airplay.
Left To Vanish
Versus The Throne
Lifeforce Records
42:57 - 11 Tracks
This is fairly melodic brutal-core with some very abrasive vocals… think Jeff Walker from Heartwork with more sandpaper for vocals! haha. It seems more metal than core… but for some reason, I sense breakdowns, not quite the full on “yeah, boiiii here comes the breakdown” it just gets a bit slower and more brutal in parts….however, there are no emo singy parts… it stays true to heavy and brutal with hints of catchy metalness here and there. You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Neuraxis
The Thin Line Between
Prosthetic Records
47:46 - 10 Tracks
I don’t know really how to describe these guys, I’m like adjectived out. How many times can I say something is thrasy, catchy, brutal and just all out metal? Now I guess I could just say it’s Neuraxised! Hah. Well, there are some prog elements, but mostly just brutal and thrashy. Albums like this are what the Mosh Pit is all about.
Psyke Project
Apnea
Lifeforce Records
56:06 - 10 Tracks
I guess I’d have to say this is brutal-metal core. Vocals are abrasive, the music seems fairly melodic and not quite as brutal and death-metally. Parts get melodic… I almost want to call this the grunge of brutal-core. I don’t know that’s just how it hits me. The there’s some underlying music going on that seems to be like emo-grungy, but it’s still heavy. It’s not bad and if there’s time, you may hear it on the Mosh Pit!
Raunchy
Wasteland Discotheque
Lifeforce Records
54:10 - 12 Tracks
These guys have the whole Soilwork/In Flames thing going on. We’ve liked their albums in the past, they were on Nuclear Blast. This is their first on Lifeforce. It’s got the catchiness, metalness and melodicness and a bunch of other good “nesses.” You’ll hear this on the Mosh Pit!
Rosenguard
Requiem For The Innocent
Music Gallery Intl.
47:14 - 8 Tracks
From Chicago, these guys have the melodic/prog black metal thing going on. It’s an interesting mix of these genres and seems to work pretty good. The songs are complex, thrashy, and the vocals are harsh… the clean vocals accent and give it a great dynamic. You’ll hear something from these guys on the Mosh Pit!
