Over 40 years of metal’s biological urge (and a hefty lack of restraint) has resulted in some incomprehensibly large catalogs. No one should have to listen to anywhere from 13 to 15 [Luca Turilli’s] Rhapsody [of Fire] albums ever just to get caught up for a new release. So each week (as required and/or able), we’re offering a selection of prime(r)(er) cuts to get you up to speed. Without further ado, welcome to…
“Writing a recap of The Lord Weird Slough Feg’s entire discography is no easy task. From their RPG-influenced early days to the somewhat earthier tones of their recent material, Slough Feg has a three-decade career arc so consistent it’s almost boring. While the band arguably plateaued with 2005’s Atavism, subsequent releases have still been pretty damn fun, leading up to the impending release of New Organon.”
– Dr. Fisting
- Twilight of the Idols, 1998
– “Highlander” - Down Among the Deadmen, 2000
– “Sky Chariots”
– “Traders and Gunboats” - Traveller, 2003
– “High Passage/Low Passage”
– “The Final Gambit” - Atavism, 2005
– “I Will Kill You/You Will Die”
– “Hiberno-Latin Invasion” - Hardworlder, 2007
– “Tiger! Tiger!” - Ape Uprising, 2009
– “Shakedown at the Six” - Digital Resistance, 2014
– “Digital Resistance”
– “Laser Enforcer”
The Lord Weird Slough Feg’s 10th album New Organon will be released June 14th worldwide via Cruz del Sur Music.
We’re all about equality at AMG Inc. Our legal department says we have to be, and it keeps the bowels of this place running smoothly. One person gets a playlist, then everyone wants a one, and soon there’s blood in the water cooler. So have it your way, animals. Everyone gets a playlist. An oh so brief playlist. Trust me, it’s for the best.12
- Steel Druhm
– Gloryhammer – “Gloryhammer”
– Motörhead – “Dancing on Your Grave” - Madam X
– Rhapsody of Fire – “Warrior Heart”
– Combichrist – “Bottle of Pain” - Dr. Wvrm
– The Ogre Packet Slammer – “Giant Green Destruction”
– UVERworld – “Touch Off” - Sentynel
– Mass Effect OST – “Spectre Introduction”
– First Aid Kit – “The Lion’s Roar” - Dr. Fisting
– ZZ Top – “Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings”
– The Wildhearts – “Let ‘Em Go” - Grymm
– Slugdge – “Killing Fields”
– Anaal Nathrakh – “On Being a Slave” - Kronos
– Organectomy – “Intracranial Incubation”
– See You Space Cowboy – “‘911 Call: ‘Help I’ve Overdosed on Philosophy!'” - El Cuervo
– Firelink – “The First Sin”
– Idle Hands – “A Single Solemn Rose” - Mark Z.
– Hexen – “Blast Radius”
– Nocturnal – “Atomic Warfare” - Diabolus in Muzaka
– Sanctity – “Beneath the Machine”
– Carly Rae Jepsen – “Store” - L. Saunders
– Benighted – “Prey”
– Deströyer 666 – “Hounds at Ya Back” - Huck N Roll
– The Odious – “Last Night a Forest Grew Pt. 1”
– The Odious – “Last Night a Forest Grew Pt. 2” - Eldritch Elitist
– Gloryhammer – “The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny”
– The Occult – “Вечный град” - Ferrous Beuller
– Immolation – “Rival the Eminent”
– Lazarus Blackstar – “The Self-Inflicted Wound” - GardensTale
– Idle Hands – “Give Me to the Night”
– Riot City – “In the Dark” - Master of Muppets
– Katatonia – “Dissolving Bonds”
– Halsey – “Without Me” - TheKenWord
– Epica – “Chasing the Dragon”
– Myrath – “Sour Sigh” - Cherd
– Thou – “Here I Stand, Head in Hand”
– Panopticon – “Autumn Eternal” - Holdeneye
– Ashen Horde – “Face of the Enmity”
– Wachenfeldt – “The Interpreter” - Carcharodon
– Cult of Luna – “The Silent Man”
– Russian Circles – “Arluck”
