Unlike the progressive rock and heavy rock of the past, Periphery isn’t really writing great symphonic works of art or abstract tracks with smart, snappy choruses. Nor is this a shred-fest in funny time signatures á la Dream Theater and their oppressive and ubiquitous ilk. Nay, Periphery is something unique to the 2010s. That good? I dunno.
Ereb Altor is still struggling with Bathory obsession but this is a big changeup, right from their little Hammer Hearts.
Happy Metal Guy really loved Black Breath. You’d think such love would help Martyrdöd out, but HMG is a fickle mistress indeed.
More retro fodder for the thrash heap of time. It’s better than before, but Steel Druhm still isn’t bonding.
We sent Steel Druhm to the beach to get some sun and watch Iron Maiden. Sun and Steel… get it???? [YOU’RE FIRED! – AMG]
Angry Metal Guy (hey, that’s me!) and Steel Druhm have long had it in for black metal. Indeed, one can hardly look upon the pages of AngryMetalGuy.com without hearing a cranky metal guy bitching up a storm about how black metal isn’t what it once was; how it’s boring, overly conservative (not necessarily in viewpoints, but in musical approach) and mediocre. Hell, even the new girl is in on the “black metal is boring” thing. So, tonight, when a friend of mine was showing me some of his tracks and they reminded me of Trelldom and I was suddenly struck with a bit of nostalgia and broke out Til et annet… a great record which maybe hit a tad too late for the trve black metal folks.
Natalie Zed, a fangirl, wants you to know that the new Gojira record is really good.
Accept is on a roll lately, and here’s guitarist Herman Frank’s second solo outing. Not only is it Acceptable, it’s also pretty ballsy (to the wallsy).
Another Finnish band worth hearing? Now they’re just getting greedy!
Last month I debuted a new Record o’ the Month format, and I thought it was pretty good. With a bit of input from the folks here who review at Angry Metal Guy, we were able to put together a good list of shit that was competing for the top position. While June is not as strong, there were still three records that tied for score and I, Angry Metal Guy, decided that a shared throne was necessary. So here it is, your Records o’ the Month!
