Killswitch Engage “Alive Or Just Breathing” (Roadrunner Records) Bark and smack hardcore with the metal rip. Crunch them riffs apart. Stop it. Start it and break it down. Make it hurt and be heard. Harsh barking vocals greased with ample…
Sinch “Something More” (Roadrunner Records) One of those ‘some of this and some of that’ bands. Every element here is unoriginal and pulled directly from what I consider the current flavor of marketable heavy bands. Despite seeming to shoot for…
Jerry Cantrell “Degradation Trip” (Roadrunner Records) “Degradation Trip” is a more than apt name for the title of this album since it describes the journey one is taken upon while listening to this incredible piece of work. Jerry Cantrell was…
Sepultura “Under a Pale Grey Sky” (Roadrunner Records) A fantastic 2-CD set, capturing the very last live performance of the original lineup of Sepultura before lead singer Max Cavalera left the group and went on to form Soulfly. Recorded in…
Type O Negative “Life is Killing Me” (Roadrunner Records) How beautifully bleak Type O Negative paints their world. Underneath the hard rock coating, there is a smooth sadness, a dark illumination, a depression-induced moment of clarity. The effect is most…