Cole’s best and worst of 2008.
THE BEST
10. Gojira - The Way Of All Flesh
Awesome. Great song writing, interesting lyrics and lots of creativity. A Sight To Behold is a classic song.
9. Psycroptic – Ob(Servant)
Crazy technical death metal with a great range of harsh vocal styles.
8. The Faceless – Planetary Duality
Amazing production and technical ability. A very atmospheric [...]
It was a good year in music. There were tons of albums I would have liked to include on here that I discovered in 2008, but those didn’t necessarily get released in 2008. Those would include Sotajumala and Baroness among others. So, barring those releases here’s the list of albums that did get released in [...]
Featuring horrific cover art and perhaps even more horrific, a malignant sound combining brutal thrash, grindcore and black metal that was rarely heard, Holocausto made it’s way through the tape trading circuit in 1987 with their debut Campo de Exterminio which still stands as one of Brazil’s most violent and controversial albums to date. This [...]
It’s that time again folks, that time to mark the year’s best and worst. This year, as I mentioned in my last post, will feature not only my choices (and any other writer of AMR and chooses to throw in their opinions), but also links to a whole slew of other hard rock and metal [...]
Hey everyone! I have been celebrating the Holidays with family and friends, so the blog has been put on the back burner for the few days. However, tomorrow, expect AMR’s end of the year Best Of 008 list which will include the best and the worst of albums over the past year, and detailed explanations [...]
A nice dose of some Swedish melodic death metal for your Saturday afternoon.
Album: Death Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Year: 1997
Album: Look At Yourself
Label: Mercury Records
Year: 1971
Back in the 60’s and 70’s, rock music was presented with a new breed that pushed the envelope just a little bit further, with bands like Led Zeppelin, Blue Cheer, Deep Purple, RUSH and others forming a posse that would later be termed as proto-metal, meaning rock music that set the tone for what metal [...]
Beckoning in a sound that can be smartly compared to the likes of Birds of Prey, Boris, Electric Wizard and maybe a little (or a LOT) of Black F’n Sabbath thrown in just to make things spicey, California sludgsters Kowloon Walled City have, almost literally, blown my face off through the back of my head. [...]
In a world where metal’s creativity is limited only by the relative close mindedness of it’s new found fanbase, there are a select few bands who defy stereotypes by flying in the face of what is expected of them. Scale the Summit, one such act who recognizes no stereotype, embarks on a new journey when [...]
