Ignitor, Sanctity, Portal, Chiodos, Audiopain
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Occasionally, a record comes along and grabs my “too many releases these days,” “illegal downloading is cheapening music,” “tired of wading through Blabbermouth’s endless Aerosmith and KISS news, not to mention every single Megadeth micro-update,” “will vomit upon hearing another deathcore album,” “will vomit upon hearing another retro thrash album,” “Metallica should pack it in” jaded metalhead ass so much that I can only sit back and go: “Damn, this is good.” Ignitor’s Road of Bones is that record. I’ve reviewed it here.
Ignitor – March to the GuillotineSanctity – Beloved KillerChiodos – LexingtonPortal – Omnipotent Crawling ChaosAudiopain – Holy Toxic
Also on the traditional tip, but with a modern edge, is the excellent debut by Sanctity. I never thought I’d big up Roadrunner releases so much, but this one has been doing it for me. A new metal band that writes actual songs – imagine that! At Metal Injection, I’ve also reviewed bizarro death metallers Portal and everything-core outfit Chiodos. At Decibel, I’ve reviewed Norwegian thrashers Audiopain.
