December 17, 2009

Pure Testosterone #2: Wolf, Accept, Vader

Wolf photo by Mark CoatsworthText by Cosmo Lee Traditional metal has long been a staple of my workouts. The beats are simple, the riffs are strong, and the melodies cut through surrounding noise. It’s only a matter of time before I do a proper Manowar workout. Here are three of my current workout favorites. Wolf...

Coalesce - OXEP

http://cdn.topspin.net/widgets/bundle/swf/TSBundleWidget.swf?timestamp=1261005871 Stream OXEP aboveReview by Casey Boland It’s surprising enough that OX (reviewed here) — Coalesce‘s first album in a decade — came close to the brilliance of their late-’90s apex. But then to follow with an EP of leftovers just as good? That’s unexpected, even for a band routinely hailed as progenitors of its...