Thrash is not dead

Skeletonwitch - Breathing the Fire

Brutal and fast! not much else to say. great from start to finish.

Twilight - Monument To Time End

Killer Release! probably the greatest collection of USBM musicians ever, this is truly a black metal supergroup. Better than the debut (which was still good). Eerie synths, ugly riffs and pounding drums, get this!

Jesu - Opiate Sun

I know this is late but this is worth waiting for. From start to finish this is one of JKB's finest. I really hope everyone into heavy music hears this at least once. Great Record!

Converge - Axe To Fall

When i heard the first revealed tracks before the release i could tell this was going to be a promising addition to there discography. A long time fan i here elements of You Fail Me and No Heroes over any other past works, and to my surprise there were a lot of moments where Kurt (guitar) plays some jazz riffs and some blues riffs. also some of the chord choices are very jazzy and i love the sound resulting from it. lyrically, visually and musically best hardcore album this year. GET IT NOW!

New Jesu release

Jesu - Infinity

the winding road Jesu began droning down was heavy, shoegazy and beautiful, but lately the road was straightened out to a more electronic, shoegaze style. Since listening to this one 50 min song album the road is curving more and the heavy is returning. Infinity is a great mix of the electronic/shoegaze and crushing doom style he combined in the early years. after listening i realized how much i missed the guitars from Jesus' earlier releases. hopefully this is a preview of what is to come in the future for Jesu and the next full length record. Justin Broadrick is a innovator of heavy music and this record puts him back in the spot light of genre defying champions. this is a must have album!

GREYMACHINE...nuff said

Greymachine - Disconnected

Consisting of members from Godflesh, Jesu, Isis and Head Of David i had no idea what i was in for. i read some reviews before buying this and the words that continued to pop up were Hateful, Dreadful and Harsh in a good way. i am a huge Justin Broadrick fan lets face it the man is a genius. responsible for some of the most important movements in aggressive music, he has once again showed that there are no boundaries with music. this collaboration is one of the best i have yet to hear, hopefully they will continue releasing material in the future. if you like Godflesh you want this record.

Mercyful Fate - Dont Break The Oath

If you enjoy black metal or any other kind of darkened art then you (should ) know who these guys are. although not full of blast beats or blood gargling vocals these guys were very important to the black metal underground. fronted by King Diamond who shrieks and howls like a mad man, and backed by some awesome dark riffage and thunderous drumming this record is a must have for any aggressive music enthusiast.