Eventually this list is really going to be insane. But for now it’s manageable. Mostly. And we know we have control over it but something just clicks when the number of titles in the list is the same as the year, ya know? But anyway! We start a draft of this list essentially the moment we start getting promos for the next year… Actually, scratch that. The moment we get a promo that really resonates so by the end of the year, if the music world is doing its’ job then our list is pretty long which makes our job even harder and 2023 was no different.
[Read more…]Cattle Decapitation Unleash What Might Be The Metal Album Of The Year With Terrasite
Our most favorite Metal Record of 2023 has arrived?!?!? Too soon??? We don’t think so, especially when you get a chance to hear Cattle Decapitation’s Terrasite in full. It’s big, bad, and beautiful and hones in on the ever evolving sound of the San Diego quintet oh so exquisitely. We had been blasting first single “We Eat Our Young” pretty much daily since it dropped and the fact that’s it yet to get old even when listening to it within the album over and over and over some more is a huge tell for us about the longevity of both the track and the album.
[Read more…]Incoming! 23 for ’23: The Rock And Roll Fables Guide To The Greatest The Next Year Has To Offer… As Of Right Now
Here we go again! Part wishful thinking, part playing detective while piecing together social media updates, and part actual facts! We could only be talking about our latest crystal ball viewing as we look to the year 2023 and hope for the best that those “confirmed” releases actually come out and that maybe our thoughts and prayers are answered when it comes to those with less concrete plans as of this posting. Join us, won’t you?
[Read more…]Cattle Decapitation Deliver Devilishly Delightful Black Friday Treat With Death Atlas
Death Atlas, the latest slab of metallic mayhem from Cattle Decapitation is a revelation. As a non-fan, I respected the musicianship and the intense intricacies with what they did but never found myself really getting into them. Before now, that is.
[Read more…]Scour Celebrate Black Metal, Grindcore On Glorious Self-Titled Debut
Oh hey, Phil Anselmo!
You dudes and dudettes ready for an aural clobbering of the highest caliber? Forget Pantera, forget Superjoint, and forget Anselmo’s solo album. This here, Scour, is the REAL deal. [Read more…]