It’s that time of year again where everyone starts posting their best of lists and seeing as how there are very few metal releases due in the next few weeks, I figured I’d lead the herd and post my Top 11 of ’11 (Catchy, right?). But to add to the suspense, I’ve broken it up into two parts so you’ll just haaaaave to come back next week (You’ll come back, won’t you?). Without further adieu, here’s numbers 11 through 6 […]
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New Release Report 8/2/11: Fountains of Wayne Return and More!
Album Reviews / Country Music / Indie Rock / Metal Monday / music / New Release Report / New Releases / Pop Music / rock music
One thing the sky is definitely not full of this week is CD releases. The past couple of weeks have been pretty quiet. Last week’s release schedule got a little smaller thanks to the mysterious disappearance of Odd Future member Frank Ocean’s album, and this week is another fairly blah affair. Thank goodness there’s Fountains of Wayne to give us a musical glass of water in this desert of a release schedule (strained metaphors anyone?) Sky Full of Holes is […]
Metal Monday Volume 29 (8.1.11)
If I could sum up Dir En Grey’s latest album, Dum Spiro Spero, with one word it would have to be this one: Evil. Dum Spiro Spero is definitely one evil sounding motherfucker of an album. If you’re unfamiliar with the musical stylings of Japan’s pre-eminent metallers, then DSS is the perfect introduction to their unique blend of metal, prog, and pop. It’s this kind of mixture of styles that has worked so well for Dir En Grey over the […]
Metal Monday Volume 27 (7.18.11)
In moving forward from the recent Top 10 so far list on the Blerd last week, I give you my “Top 5 metal albums guaranteed to kick your ass during the next 6 months without hearing a note”. Catchy title, right? 1. Will Haven: Voire Dire> The first album that vocalist Grady Avenell has sung on since 2001’s Carpe Diem (And one of my Top 5 albums of all time). When Will Haven reformed a few years ago, I was […]
Who wants Japanese metal?
Like Rammstein, I barely understand a word that’s coming out of Kyo’s mouth but that doesn’t mean I can’t still love Japan’s Dir En Grey . Sometimes they’re pop, sometimes they’re metal. Sometimes they’re both. I discovered them after seeing the horrifying The Grudge meets The Ring-style video for “ Saku ” off of 2005’s Withering To Death. Since then, they’ve continued to both scare and intrigue me. Their last album, 2008’s Uroboros, was one of the finest they’ve created. Come August, you’ll get […]