Angry Metal Guy

Iron Thrones // The Wretched Sun
Rating: 4.0/5.0 — Sophomore slump (but still great!)
Label: Who Needs a Label?
Websites: ironthrones.com | myspace.com/ironthrones
Release Date: July 27th, 2010

Those of you who have been reading Angry Metal Guy since the beginning will remember that I lauded heavy praise on a Minneapolis, Minnesota based band called Iron Thrones last year after I downloaded their record (for free) and had myself a little Angry Metal Hernia™. The band was incredible. Like some kind of unholy cross between Opeth and Jesus… or whatever. I promptly declared the record amazing, gave it five stars and then took a cold shower. In any case, Visions of Light, the debut, still ranks as the best unsigned act I’ve ever heard and I have had very, very high hopes for the follow up record—The Wretched Sun—which will be self-released on the 27th of July after the very talented band went and won the No Label Needed contest and got sent to a pro studio. Continue reading

Relapse Record’s Baroness have put up their new record Blue Record up for streaming on Myspace.  I’d review it, but I’m a little bitter that these guys let lots of other people review it first and then want me to go to the streaming audio on their site to do the review.   So, we’ll see.

Read the official press release:

BARONESS’ highly anticipated new album Blue Record is currently streaming in its entirety online at this location. Blue Record is set for an October 19^th international release date and is available for pre-order at this location. A limited edition of Blue Record will also be available with an accompanying CD that features a BARONESS live set from Roadburn 2009. More information on this release can be found here with vinyl details forthcoming.

BARONESS recently lensed the first video for Blue Record with director Joshua Green in Savannah. The video, for the track “A Horse Called Golgotha”, is currently in post-production with an expected October premiere date.