Overkill Inc. never miss! That said, if I had to pick one album from my best-of that I really want you to check out, it’s the Night Verses.
The Armed is not only a grower, but it may not ever grab you. They are definitely marching to the beat of their own drum; sometimes it works for me, sometimes it doesn’t. See the rest here
Thanks for the list! As usually, I have heard very little of them. Enjoyed the Enslaved a lot, and have heard some of the In Flames (saw them open for Meshuggah last week, which was great—more on that in another email). I will try to listen to a few. I’ll tell ya what I did love is the new Overkill! See the rest here
Hey freinds,
Barring any last-minute writeins or surprises, this is my set of the finest new releases I heard in 2023. See the rest here
Jesus fucking christ, guys. You know what kind of year this was. And if somehow you forgot what 2020 was, consider this: over the past 12 months, I have only managed to audition 52 new albums, or 1 per week. That’s something like 40% my usual workload. Do you have albums that I missed? See the rest here
Now that the dust of the Fifth Annual Arsies has settled, I can take an unvarnished look back on 2013, listing possible trends, and making the case for its classification as a watershed year for metal. See the rest here
Thanks again for your thoughtful reply.
Now on to your main points of rebuttal. First, you make a very good point with your 1980s90s00s comment. I suppose you are right that we are products of our formative years in heavy metal, and therefore as things change over time, the more they by necessity stray from that starting point. See the rest here
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