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Rammstein: Liebe ist für alle da

Probably their best album since Mutter, these crazed Germans storm back with a riff-infested grinding metal attack.

January 7, 2010

Thy Flesh Consumed: Unrepentant

Thick and vicious, uncompromising and relentless, Unrepentant is a searing victory not only for eight year old grind/death quintet Thy Flesh Consumed but also for their respective genre.

January 6, 2010

Pestilential Shadows: In Memoriam, Ill Omen

With a sound strongly reminiscent of Emperor’s Wrath of the Tyrant and low-fi musicianship of the early black metal scene, Pestilential Shadows prove that their third full-length release is a reasonable listen.

January 6, 2010

World Junior Hockey Final tonight – CANADA or USA To Win?

Now I am not usually a betting man, but tonight I am making an exception. My pal Eli Shaika over at Relapse Records dropped me an email this afternoon, asking me if I would be willing to have a friendly wager on tonight’s game. Now Mr. Shaika is a man who knows his hockey. He…

January 5, 2010

Suicidal Tendencies: Live At The Olympic Auditorium

Suicidal Tendencies concerts have always been a combination of ultimate fighting, self-help seminar run by the Rev. Mike Muir and communal exorcism of bad mojo. If you’ve attended a Suicidal show you’ve likely left bruised or with a split lip but feeling like you could tackle the New York Marathon. Once I got popped on…

January 5, 2010

Mr. Death: Detached From Life

Mr. Death will appeal to old school death metal follows of Dismember, Grave and Entombed and is definitely worth searching out.

January 5, 2010

Coalesce: OX EP

Following their post-hiatus full-length OX which was released this summer, the 7-track set is more of the same – a short collection of completely astounding music.

January 4, 2010

Fashion Bomb: Visions of the Lifted Veil

“Visions of the Lifted Veil” is the sophomore album from Fashion Bomb. The cover art displays the band looking water-drowned gothic in front of a rainy post apocalyptic Chicago background. Their sound isn’t very gothic sounding. The closest they really get is some of the guitar sounds remind me a lot of Marilyn Manson.

January 4, 2010

2009 Year in Review on Smokin’ Green TONITE!

A little FYI for ya: I’ll be ringing in the New Year on CKLN tonite with my Top 10 albums of 2009.

January 3, 2010

CONTEST: Blast Into 2010! Huge 40 CD+ Giveaway!

Let’s get 2010 underway with a bang! What better way to get your year off to a good start than with a contest. To help celebrate the end of 2009 and the beginning of both a new year and a new decade, we’ve asked some of our favourite labels to help us welcome 2010 and…

January 1, 2010

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