Not to contradict myself but the sophomore release from Dublin Death Patrol is the album I wanted when I picked up the latest Testament record, Dark Roots Of Earth. While DROE is a great thrash record, I definitely wanted something more in tone with The Formation Of Damnation or The Gathering. If I wanted something more like The New Order, I’d just go dig in my vaults. Nostalgia is not the case when it comes to DDP. Chuck Billy sounds downright vicious while Steve […]
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Popblerd’s New Release Report 7/31/12: Who’s The Bawse?
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Rick Ross is this week’s heavy hitter, but there are also future hit albums out today from country band Gloriana and the late Whitney Houston, in the form of the “Sparkle” soundtrack.
Metal Monday Volume 81 (7.30.12)
Testament’s long awaited tenth studio album, Dark Roots Of Earth, is a throwback yet a step forward. It’s not as in-your-face as The Formation of Damnation or The Gathering but just as potent. In the natural progression of Testament albums, Dark Roots Of Earth is the logical successor to The Ritual if Alex Skolnick had never left. Speaking of the guitar god, unlike The Formation of Damnation, Skolnick is on board from the beginning along with drummer Gene Hoglan (Strapping […]
Spin Cycle: Overkill’s “The Electric Age”
I’m not sure exactly what happened in the past few years and if it is related to the emergence of a new generation of bands emulating the ’80s thrash metal style, but over the past couple of years, many of the originators of the genre have been releasing some of their best albums in years, if not, in some cases, of their careers. While Overkill has always been good at releasing consistently good albums, their last few albums have been […]
Metal Monday Volume 51 (1.02.12)
Ok, I know this reasoning is totally gonna fuck me in 2030 but for now we’re going to go with it. As a preview of the new year, I give you Metal Monday’s Top 12 of 2012: 1. Ministry: Relapse (March 30th, 2012) Did I not tell you that I went to 2 of the 4 “farewell” shows Ministry did in Chicago in 2008? One part of me should be pissed that Uncle Al got Ministry back together but the […]