My favorite April release is ULTHA All That Has Never Been True. They are one of my “all-time” bands doing top tier black metal, and I don’t see any 2022 album knocking it from my AOTY so I’ll just call it now! One of those “full body” experiences, and I haven’t stopped listening since they surprise-dropped it. While I’ve loved everything they’ve released, especially 2018’s The Inextricable Wandering, the new one is my #1.
Listen right now at Bandcamp!
Category: Videos
SHUT UP PETE TOWNSHEND
Pete Townshend “Let My Love Open The Door” (1980) will not stop playing in my head. Send help now.
TEMPLE OF VOID “CLEANS CAMEO”
TEMPLE OF VOID have dropped a “Cleans Cameo” on their last two albums. What kind of cleans will we get on their upcoming full length, Summoning The Slayer? Champ or chump? Dud or delight? Only time will tell.
KONTUSION AOTM MARCH 2022
This debut death metal EP feat. members of Iron Reagan and Repulsion hit me immediately. Its got filth that MOVES YOU, and the synths are a nice touch too! The first track’s breakdown absolutely GOES. Listen right now at Bandcamp!
GREATEST KEY CHANGE OF ALL TIME
NOW THIS: Area Man Attempts Harmonies On Greatest Key Change Of All Time, Earth Wind & Fire “After The Love Has Gone” (1979)
I love key changes in pop music, especially when it’s an over-the-top “Truck Driver Gear Change” (TDGC) that digs in deep. A couple years ago, I was so obsessed at the time that I created a spreadsheet compiling songs and when the change occurs (view those 315 songs here). The songs are also on my corresponding Spotify playlist here. Reply with your favorites so we can share the goosebump feels.
My Top 10 Favorite Key Changes:
Earth Wind & Fire – “After The Love Has Gone”
Genesis – “Invisible Touch”
Dave Clark Five – “Glad All Over”
Herb Alpert – “A Taste Of Honey”
Lesley Gore – “You Don’t Own Me”
Cheryl Lynn – “Got To Be Real”
James Ingram (ft. Michael McDonald) – “Yah Mo B There”
Beyoncé – “Love On Top”
Pointer Sisters – “Jump”
Boyz II Men – “On Bended Knee”
LUNAR BLOOD “TWILIGHT INSURGENCY” AOTM FEB 2022
Lunar Blood knocked some sense into the new year with their deathgrind debut that packs thick riffs and feel good breakdowns. I’m also way into these Trap Them guitar antics. Listen right now at Bandcamp!
PHILADELPHIA!
After 20 years in Madison WI, I now live in Philadelphia! It’s only been a week, but I love it so far. More videos to come as I’ve got plenty of reasons to dance.
SPECTRAL VOICE DANCE VIDEO
January is a great month to catch up on the prior year’s releases or spending quality time with your favorites. SPECTRAL VOICE “Eroded Corridors Of Unbeing” (2017) is my absolute #1 death doom album. I love everything about it: the atmosphere, vocals, production, and especially those fresh beats. Listen for yourself.
JUSTIN’S FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 2021
Here are the albums that moved me most in 2021! Click on the artwork to listen on Bandcamp!
#10 Phrenelith – Chimaera (Nuclear Winter)
#9 Cadaveric Fumes – Echoing Chambers Of Soul (Blood Harvest)
#8 Wode – Burn In Many Mirrors (20 Buck Spin)
#7 Vukari – Omnes Nihil (self)
#6 Slimelord – Moss Contamination (Sewer Rot)
#5 Wharflurch – Psychedelic Realms ov Hell (Gurgling Gore)
#4 Gosudar – Morbid Despotic Ritual (Rotted Life)
#3 Decrepisy – Emetic Communion (Chaos)
#2 Worm – Foreverglade (20 Buck Spin)
#1 STEEL BEARING HAND – Slay In Hell (Carbonized)
METAL MASS 2021
Last night we held our annual listening party, affectionately called METAL MASS (seventh annual!). We reveal our favorite albums, and then our coding-proficient friend runs the script, calculating votes with weight, to determine the consensus #1. Ferriterium took that prize this year!
LOINS ABLAZE
Cheers friends!
Justin
MALIGNANT ALTAR
Malignant Altar’s new album, Realms of Exquisite Morbidity, is out and it’s some proper death metal! The closing riff is EVERYTHING. It’s all I can think about.
Listen for yourself at Bandcamp!
