It’s been a rather dark and chaotic start to this hellish decade, and I think some of the releases that came out this year reflect that. Here are 10 new musical escapes that I found myself enjoying over the course of 2022. (in no particular order) THOU ART LORD “Daemoniorum”Killer old school Greek black metal…
Todd’s Top 10 for 2022 (with Extra Hot Sauce on the Side)
Another year in the books — and another batch of great music! I was remiss in keeping track of a lot of what came out in both the mainstream and the underground — spending a total of 198 days of the year on the road (mostly for work, with some fun here and there too!)…
Jesse’s Six Good 2022 Albums
Toxik – Dis Morta If you ever wondered what it would sound like if Steve Vai joined a late-80s thrash band, then they all fell into a pile of cocaine, then I have the album for you. This thing shreds. It’s relentless. It’s utterly shameless. At every single point where they could have decided “no,…
Municipal Waste’s “Electrified Brain” Review
A band that’s been around for seemingly 47.3 Thrash Metal Years (more commonly known as the year 2001), but a band that has never really drawn me in. Much like their post-Y2K peers (Havok, Violator, Warbringer, et al)…, I’ve never been quite sold on their “D.R.I + Nuclear Assault alcoholic lovechild” NWOUSTM1 vibe. In fact,…
Agathodaimon – “The Seven” Review
Their first album in 9 years, Agathodaimon return in 2022 with “The Seven”, their seventh full length album released on Napalm Records. Identity Crisis My first introduction to Agathodaimon was their 1998 debut, “Blacken The Angel“. They performed symphonic/melodic black metal with melodic tremelo picking, such as the opening track “Tristetea Vehementa” on that first…
Dark Funeral – “We Are The Apocalypse” Review
Legends Dark Funeral have been putting out crushing black metal since 1996 beginning with the seminal debut “Secrets Of The Black Arts” – which happens to be the album that hooked me to the black metal genre. With many line-up changes through-out their career, Lord Ahriman being the only remaining founding member; despite this Dark…
Bandcamp Bonanza: Four More Random Things to Check Out in 2022 (and One To Ignore)
For laughs sometimes I go to the Metal section on the main page on Bandcamp, and randomly poke around. It is organized and updated continuously to always show the latest releases first, so there is always something new to check out there. Huge big-name bands, one-shot demos from broken up bands, mainstream acts, underground groups,…
Vio-Lence – “Let The World Burn” Review
“Let The World Burn” is the latest release from thrash legends, Vio-Lence, released March 3rd, 2022 on Metal Blade Records. Marching over to Metal-Archives.com, it also appears to be the newest material since 1993’s “Nothing To Gain”. You can say it’s been awhile. Thrash Legends Mark Their Return I have a confession to make: I…
Crowbar “Zero And Below” Review
The sun rises, the sun sets; the tides ebb and flow. Like death and taxes, some things are inevitable – and inevitably reliable. Along those lines, you can always rely on Crowbar‘s Kirk Windstein to bring a 55-gallon drum of sludge to anything he touches. Is that reliability a help or hindrance for their 12th…
Immolation – “Acts Of God” Review
Robert Vigna Immolation has been creating high quality death metal since 1988 with their first full length, “Dawn Of Possession” released in 1991. Ten full length records later, Immolation have stuck to their tried and true formula for their latest metal of death, “Acts Of God“, released February 18, 2022. Let’s discuss. I have listened…
