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Lamb Of God Unleash Self-Titled Slab Of Monumental Heaviness With Eighth Full-Length

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There’s no doubt about it: The shoes that strike the pedals behind the kit of Chris Adler’s former post are some pretty big ones to fill. Lucky for Lamb Of God (And for us, the fans), the man chosen to fill those shoes is none other than Art Cruz. In recent years, Cruz has lent his considerable talents and unique style bringing the heft and the groove to legends like Prong and Ministry and after a baptism by fire with his new brothers in Lamb Of God following a live run opening for Slayer on their Final Campaign tour, Cruz makes his recorded presence known on Lamb Of God, the quintet’s eighth full-length.

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The Sounds Return With Retro-Futuristic Rawker Things We Do For Love

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Listening through the latest from The Sounds will immediately compel listeners to go back and peruse the lush catalog that the Swedish quintet has already amassed. Not for nostalgia but more for a refresher and an education on how to evolve right in this industry.

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Baron Minker Drops Groovy Psychedelic Rollercoaster Ride, Definitive Alternative Summer Soundtrack With Self-titled Debut

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Groove-oriented with notes of Trip-Hop, Hip-Hop, Funk, and New Wave in there, the self-titled debut from Baron Minker is an odd duck of an album that miraculously works on a number of levels. Looking for that perfect alternative summer album to counter all the Pop crap crammed into yer ears? Try Baron Minker! Need some new sexy songs that are simultaneously stylish, soothing, and stunning? Try Baron Minker! Want to….y’know what? Howzabout you just try Baron Minker, okay?

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Ember Twin Electrify On Diabolically Dancey Darkwave Let Us In

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Have I mentioned how incredibly lucky I am to not only get to sit here and type about what I love to share with you all, but also have the opportunity to expose you loyal readers to a bevy of new artists that I’m exposed to because of said opportunity? It’s pretty frickin’ neat. And speaking of neat, Ember Twin’s latest which unexpectedly came across ye olde digital desk is just that. And then some.

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Behemoth Cover Classic The Cure, Drop Some B-Sides On A Forest

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Two brand new Behemoth songs recorded during the I Loved You at Your Darkest sessions which absolutely rip spearheaded by a haunting cover of The Cure’s “A Forest”. I mean, what’s not to love here?

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Lesser Glow Bring The New Gloom On Crushing Nullity

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If fellow Bostonian outfit Old Man Gloom ever decide to call it a day, feel comforted with the knowledge that Lesser Glow will ably carry that torch. You’ll especially agree with that statement upon hearing Nullity, their latest sonic slab of songs that can simply be summed up with one word: Crushing.

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Destrends Deliver Cutting Edge 21st Century Post-Punk Perfection With Wasteland

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There’s something inherently timeless about the Destrends sound and listening through their newest EP, Wasteland, is like being transported simultaneously back to the initial Punk Rawk revolution in the ’70’s and the mid-aughts for the ascent of bands like Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys. Add some Rockabilly sensibilities and a vocalist that combines the bravado of Johnny Rotten with the quirkiness of Fred Schneider and you have yourself some of the most cutting edge Post-Punk out there today.

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Forming The Void Ready Heavenly Hard Rawk Epic Reverie For May 8th

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Fresh off a retread of Karma To Burn’s storied/illustrious discography and everything I hear after seems to remind me of them. Like Louisiana’s Forming The Void who are miles beyond anything that instrumental trio concocted (Not a knock on K2B at all, they’re just living in a Desert Rawk realm all their own) but whose vocalist shares some similarities with onetime K2B collaborator Daniel Davies (Also of John Carpenter’s band and Year Long Disaster among others) as well as Downer’s J. Scott.

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Panic Priest Prepare For Post-Pandemic Goth Nights With Club Ready Second Seduction

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Electro is the perfect comfort food for whatever ails ya. Stuck indoors? Missing the night life? Feeling lonely? Well, let the warm blanket of properly produced Electro envelope you so you can dance your cares away from the comfort of your own home. And might I suggest the shimmering ecstasy of Panic Priest and their newest release, Second Seduction, as a starting point?

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