I cannot just say a quick verdict on a new Metallica album. But actually… it’s great!
Metallica – Hardwired…to Self-Destruct
Wovenwar – Honor Is Dead
When at 1:30am you cannot not play this loud and shout along. Melodic hardcore and industrial metal riffs at best.
And the track Silhouette? This is… what is this? ‘90s pop tune with this melodic metal atmosphere. This is a powerful pop metal thing, that’s what it is.
At the Drive-In – Relationship of Command
Listening to many post-hardcore stuff nowadays, once again. Brings back the times when I had more of that rage and tried to express more of it. Time to do that again. Externalize.
Pondering in the Pit: 17 Essential Post-Hardcore LPs
You can create a great playlist from this selection. Although I feel there is more grunge feeling and sounds in there than hardcore per se, but still good assembly of bands and album suggestions.
Red Handed Denial – Wanderer
Post-hardcore and prog rock. Music to shout with.
Cult of Luna & Julie Christmas – Mariner
Heavy. Deep. Touching. And all that once again. And again. Powerful. This is nothing I have seen coming, and a beautiful surprise that is.
In a way reminds me of the latest Karyn Crisis record, and that is a good thing. Oh yes, that is a good thing. These records make me believe once again and again that metal is here to stay with me.
Thy Catafalque – Sgùrr
Got hooked on this one for quite some days, terrific orchestration and blend of styles. Some electronic music styled beats, but acoustic instruments, then going deep ambient, dark textures and full-blown metal, always with a hint of folk. The mountain shape drawn by the length of the tracks is a nice subtle thing to discover. Totally surprising entry in my best of 2015 list.
Death By Stereo – If Looks Could Kill, I’d Watch You Die
Best album title.
Fear Factory – Genexus
Ladies and gentlemen, the new Fear Factory album has landed. Does what it has to do. I love that it has both the drilling industrial metal speed and the singed verses at the same time. I’m not saying that it’s good that it’s like the old times. It is new times it’s just still fucking great. See you guys in Vienna in november!
Cradle Of Filth – Hammer of the Witches
Just one post ago I wrote about Karyn Crisis creating the metal album of 2015 and now after quite some days of listening to the new Cradle of Filth ablum on repeat I am seriously thinking: may 2015 be an year of metal? There is also a Fear Factory record in the works, Disturbed seems promising, and strange to say but Bullet for My Valentine released three very much okay singles so far.
So, as for Cradle of Filth. This album truly resembles the greatest days when I listened to a lot of speedy metal like this, and this was around the gloriuos times of Cruelty & The Beast. Actually I wonder what the whole ablum would be withouth the track “Deflowering the Maidenhead, Displeasuring the Goddess”, because this one is like poison infecting my mind and the chorus hooks come back to me throughout the day always wanting a re-listen.
I least expected to be totally addicted to a CoF album this year but this one deserves some replays. Would be great to catch a live show this year with this lineup and some of the new tracks.