Axewound gathers Liam Cormier (Cancer Bats), Matthew Tuck (BFMV), Mike Kingswood (Glamour Of The Kill), Joe Copcutt (Rise to Remain), Jason Bowld (Pitchshifter).
Boilerplate metalcore from Down Under. Chasing Ghosts, is bound to wear on your nerves with “cute” song titles that reference PBR and Office Space jokes.
Your street cred will go through the roof (and your sex life through the floor) once you bust out that you have some UKRAINIAN BLACK METAL in your collection.
Dirty rock, Sweden-style, with guitar chunk and harmonica from the outset, and then the Soundgarden vocals kick in, swagger and might intact, and you’re hooked.
Lions Lions bring solid post-hardcore from Boston. The band’s focus on balance means that there aren’t many highs or lows, just a safe, steady middle ground.
Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat, Fugazi, Embrace, Dischord Records, etc.) and former Warmers drummer Amy Farina. Still naturally catchy in that stripped-down way.
The pride of the progressive Canadian sci-fi-themed cyber metal scene, Voivod stretch out on this nearly eight-minute track from their 13th studio album.
“For Your Vulgar Delectation” is prime latter-day COF, bringing a rock ‘n’ roll sensibility that sets them far apart from more “true” black metal recordings.