Bison b.c. – Lovelessness – Review

December 19, 2012

Dark Ages was a supremely confident slice of sludge metal. Perhaps emboldened by the praise it received, the band gets little adventurous on Lovelessness.

As I Lay Dying – Awakened – Review

December 18, 2012

Metalcore stalwarts As I Lay Dying make good, sometimes not great, melodic metal. Their catalog feels a little clogged with solid rather than stellar material.

Greenleaf – Nest of Vipers – Review

December 17, 2012

Greenleaf is a “supergroup” of stoner rock veterans. Members may rotate, the music may shift slightly, but the ’70s rock template is solidly in place.

Aeon – Aeons Black – Review

December 14, 2012

These Swedes unleash a lurching death metal plague, one that creeps up from your toes to your eyeballs until you’re just a quivering, blackened mess.

My Sleeping Karma – Soma – Review

December 14, 2012

Room to breathe, subtle and singable leads, impressive (but not showoff) rhythm and bass and drumming (numerous fills to make Mastodon fans nod appreciatively).

Glowsun – Eternal Season – Review

December 12, 2012

While Glowsun doesn’t bring anything new to the mostly-instrumental stoner/drone world, seriously, sometimes you just want a shot of good’n’familiar.

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