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@andymckaysmith has put together a top 50 releases of 2019! Check out the full list at thealistonline.net/review-an… OR stick around as they’re shared here!
The photographic skills of @heavymetalmal prevailed in dark and stormy conditions (well, maybe it was just dark...!) and he captured some killer pix of @jinjerofficial, @masonthrashband and #Freedomoffear in Adelaide. Check it out!
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Our man @KManriffs was on the spot last night to capture the great Pepper Keenan and the lads in @coccabal put on an epic rock/ metal extravaganza @CrowbarBris. Check it out!
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Paulo Xisto Pinto Jr. (Sepultura). Ahead of the release of Quadra, @sepulturacombr ‘s new album fro 2020 Paulo talks career and addresses the question of who played bass on the early Sepultura recordings. instagram.com/p/B7-uCsHBy1w/…
Ahead of @testament Australian shows in March 2020, Alex Skolnick answers a heap of questions about his career to date. instagram.com/p/B7-lwo9BPG6/…
The band has distilled and reimagined these classic bands on the one superb album. An essential release for rock music fans, the best since @Weezer’s Pinkerton (’96) and @AtTheDriveIn’s Relationship of Command (’00). E*S*S*E*N*N*T*I*A*L 👑
2/50 #24/7spyz- Soundtrack to the Innermost Galaxy
Selling heavy metal soul by the pound has been guitarist/ vocalist @JHazel247 and bassist @MrWings trade since the late 80s. Glorious funk infused metal with hefty doses of Marvin Gaye and Sly and the Family Stone.
Soundtrack to the Innermost Galaxy could be the Bronx outfits finest hour. A dense album full of the type of ear candy that’ll make the musicians in the audience giddy. Life-affirming stuff. @fraternitymusic @AngelCityArtis2
3/50 @_avatarium- The Fire I Long For
Marcus Jidell has written yet another guitar masterwork demonstrating his considerable chops. Possibly the most versatile guitarist in the biz today. If you are a guitar playing aficionado, check this one out.
4/50 @RingsofSaturn_ - Gidim
Gidim takes us far beyond where previous album Ultu-Ulla (’17) finished. The band played the gig of the year at The Brightside in the Valley too. Spectacular.
5/50 @Tool- Fear Inoculum
This is a great album that continues to reward after many a listen. Bassist Justin Chancellor is the hero w/ plenty of killer bass grooves and still manages to lock down the incredible drumming of Danny Carey and algebraic guitar playing of Adam Jones.
6/50 @OfficialOpeth – In Cauda Venenum
Opeth continues their evolution into a heavy metal response to 70s style stadium prog outfits @rushtheband,@DGMHQ, @yesofficial and @jethrotull And isn’t it sublime! In Cauda Venenum is beautifully contrived music.
7/50 @lordofficial- Fallen Idols.
Killer album by a band still nailing it after many years in the biz. It’s been said before but let’s say it again: If Lord were European they’d be all over those huge festivals and regularly touring with the likes of @AmonAmarthBand. ‘Nuff said
8/50 @mayhemnorway- Daemon.
The black metal elite will heap shit on Daemon, an album that hints at the majesty of De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (’94). But there are plenty of new ideas to keep the band relevant well beyond the protestations of the 4chan brigade.
9/50 @tgitcband- Survivors Guilt.
Like clockwork, a world-class band manages to emerge from the Victorian capital annually. If you can imagine what @Korn could sound like if they harnessed the musical violence of Deicide then this approaches the sounds across Survivors Guilt.
10/50 #nocturnusad- Paradox
The great Mike Browning returns with a worthy follow up to the supreme masterpiece, The Key (Nocturnus– ’90). Browning is an enigma wrapped in a riddle. Paradox proves that Browning is a significant and enduring voice in the music biz.
11/50 @cellar_darlin- The Spell
Anna creates a stunning panoramic journey through the bands evolving musical universe. Guitarist Ivo Henzi is one of the most promising emerging guitarists in metal. The audiobook accompaniment will help you go to sleep too (in a good way!)
12/50 @eluveitie- Ategnatos
Chrigel Glanzmann has done it again. 2017’s Evocation II- Pantheon proved that there was a career for the band beyond the brilliant Anna Murphy. This is Eluveitie’s strongest album since Everything Remains [As It Never Was] (’10).
13/50 @Alcestofficial- Spiritual Instinct
Guitarist and vocalist Neige used analogue equipment and tape to capture the album. Thank God! This is one of those albums where the intricacies and mood would have suffered had it been recorded digitally. Stunning.
14/50 @deeznutsHC- You Got Me Fucked Up
I get sent A LOT of albums, and I’m glad I listened to this one. They remind me of a punk version of @EMMUREmusic. The guitarist may just have captured the best tone on any album all year too!
