Krisiun’s no-nonsense death metal has earned the Brazilian band tour spots alongside Immolation, Nile, and Unleashed, and they’re still going for the jugular.
Ex-Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis shreds alongside like-minded souls Marty Friedman, Chris Poland, and, on “Surrender,” former Emperor frontman Ihsahn.
Iced Earth picked up Into Eternity screamer Stu Block for this album after the (second) departure of Matt Barlow. Like Ripper Owens, Block is a great fit.
Buffalo metalcore mainstays Every Time I Die have a way with song titles, and “Underwater Bimbos from Outer Space” also delivers on the chaotic sounds.