DANZIG – “Deth Red Sabaoth.” The ninth album from the legendary king of death-blues metal. Danzig’s best album since the classic Danzig 4, features Tommy Victor (Prong) on guitars and Johnny Kelly (Type O Negative) on drums, playing some of the best and classic sounds to ever be recorded by Danzig. Black magic rituals and satanic sacrifices are what this songs remind me of, “Pyre Of Souls Pt. 1 & 2” are a death-blues tour de force that start out in the chambers of hell before turning into a 7 minute metal masterpiece. “Ju Ju Bone” is a satanic blues rock anthem, “Rebel Spirits” has a vintage amp sound with deeper darker tones and with old style guitar solos. “On A Wicked Night” starts with a swirling acoustic guitar theme that releases a dark satanic melodic explotion that gives way to slow ominous power chords. The album cover is also a beutiful masterpiece done by Joe Chiodo. Overall the album is a dark and haunting piece of art with violent musical aggression that takes you to the dark side, welcome back Danzig.
HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS – “How To Destroy Angels.” New electronic project from the master Trent Reznor featuring Mariqueen Reznor, Rob Sheridan and Atticus Ross. Named after one of Coil’s best songs, this band mixes noise, electronica, industrial and trip-hop to create a beautiful ethereal soundtrack.
CURRENT 93 – “Baalstorm, Sing Omega.” Cult experimental British band led by David Tibet that mixes neo-folk/dark ambient/noise/industrial to create “Apocalyptic Folk Music.”
PATHOLOGY – “Legacy Of The Ancients.” Brutal death metal from San Diego.
PRIMORDIAL – “Spirit The Earth A Flame.” Irish folk metal?
GALLOWS END – “Nemesis Divine.” True Swedish heavy metal.
ACID BATH – “Paegan Terrorism Tactics.” Reissue from this legendary New Orleans sludge/doom metal band’s 2nd album. They used to mix grindcore/goth vocals/acoustic guitar passages/sampling/spoken word to create a special kind of metal.
GRAND MAGUS – “Hammer Of The North.” Sweden’s heavy metal riff lords.
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT – “Sinister Whisperz.” 12 remixed Kult classics from the band’s early Wax Trax! years.
ZOROASTER – “Matador.” A psychedelic trip trough the swamps of Georgia. Led by Will Fiore (guitar/vocals), Dan Scanian (drums) and Brent Anderson (bass/vocals) they create a sound that mixes experimental/metal/shoegaze with OM/trance like vocals to put you in a beautiful state of euphoria.
THE ADICTS – “Life Goes On.” Legendary English punk band.
GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT – “Age Of The Fifth Sun.” Instrumental post-rock band from Ireland.
6 FEET DOWN – “One Night In Hell.” Psychobilly metal band from France.
EARLY MAN – “Death Potion.” Thrash/punk metal from L.A.
ALLEGAEON – “Fragments Of Form & Function.” Melodic technical death metal from Fort Collins Colorado.
MOSE GIGANTICUS – “Gift Horse.” A mix of electronic/hardcore punk/metal from Pennsylvania.
NADJA & OVO – “The Life & Death Of A Wasp.” A split record from drone/doom band Nadja and noise/doom/hardcore band OVO.
WAR FROM A HARLOTS MOUTH & BURNING SKIES – Split from German mathcore band WFAHM and English deathcore band Burning Skies.
DEVIL SOLD HIS SOUL – “Blessed and Cursed.” Progressive ambient metal from England.