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.
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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.
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 is a diehard Philadelpha Flyers fan (much like our own Rob Kachluba is) and gets the game, something I can’t always say for most American sports fans. So when he asked me if I’d be into a bet, how could I refuse?
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 the side of the head, had a cigarette flicked down my shirt and still had a good time.
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.
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.
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.
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.
THE RETURN OF KEVI METAL’S RIMSHOTS!
Those of you who were disciples to Adrian Bromley’s Unrestrained! are well familiar with Rimshots. Those of you who read Decibel (and there’s absolutely no reason not to!) may have noticed a similar, digital-age inspired endeavour entitled ‘Tweets for Twats.’ Those of you old enough to remember will notice how I ripped this idea off from Ron Quintana’s ‘Ron’s Retarded Record Reviews’. What happens is that I review new releases using two or three sentences max. Act like a wiseass and, sometimes, hilarity ensues.
TOP CANADIAN ALBUMS – “Celebrity” Top 5s
You’ve seen what we think the best Canadian Metal Albums of 2009 are , now see what some of our friends think too…