THE BEST OF 2011

A lot of good stuff came out last year.  There were some amazing records and some really good metal songs that pulverized our faces !  And here are my picks for the top 5.

 

+BEST ALBUMS+

1.  Self-titled – TIMES OF GRACE

2.  The Life and Death 0f Plea – A PLEA FOR PURGING

3.  Celestial Completion –  BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

4.  Kingdoms – LIFE IN YOUR WAY

5.  Children of Fire – OH, SLEEPER

 

+BEST SONGS+

1.  ”Tithemi” – SLEEPING GIANT (Kingdom Days In An Evil Age)

2.  ”Willing” – TIMES OF GRACE (Self-titled)

3.  ”Music City” - A PLEA FOR PURGING (The Life And Death)

4.  ”Internal Canon” – AUGUST BURNS RED (Leveler)

5.  ”Ascension” – LIFE IN YOUR WAY (Kingdoms)

+BEST VIDEOS+

1.  ”Lifewar” – DEMON HUNTER

2.  ”Magnetic Sky” – BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

3.  ”Heart of a Child” – A PLEA FOR PURGING

4.  ”Eyes Wide Open” – SLEEPING GIANT

5.  ”Seraphim” – FOR TODAY

+BEST ALBUM COVERS+

1.  Celestial Completion – BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE

2.  The Architects of Guilt - THE FAMINE

3.  Leveler – AUGUST BURNS RED

4.  Dissimulation – HOPE FOR THE DYING

5.  Self-titled – TIMES OF GRACE

FOR TODAY…”Seraphim”

HXC+NEWS (03/27/11)

SLEEPING GIANT is putting the finishing touches on their third masterpiece Kingdom Days In An Evil Age.  The band sign to Ain’t No Grave Records earlier this year and have be working hard on the new tunes.  More

FOR TODAY have posted a teaser for their new video “Seraphim.”  Here

LIVING SACRIFICE is writing new tunes for their next masterpiece.

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE are releasing a new album this Tuesday called Celestial Completion.  Buy Here

EMERY are releasing We Do What We Want this Tuesday also.  Buy Here

UPCOMING RELEASES:

HOPE FOR THE DYING – Dissimulation (April 26, 2011)

THE EMBER DAYS – TBA (May 24, 2011)

HXC+NEWS (02/27/11)

OH, SLEEPER has announced that Lucas Starr will be leaving the band.  Here

BLOODLINE SEVERED have released a new track.  Listen

EMERY have signed to Solid State Records and are releasing a new album We Do What We Want on March 29th.  They are also heading out on tour in support of the new tunes.  Dates

FOR TODAY and IN THE MIDST OF LIONS are heading out on tour this spring.  Dates

GIDEON has posted a new track.  Listen

UPCOMING RELEASES:

ONWARD TO OLYMPAS – The War Within Us (March 15, 2011)

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE – Celestial Completion (March 29, 2011)

EMERY – We Do What We Want (March 29, 2011)

FOR TODAY…On Tour

FOR TODAY has just announced a headlining tour with MOTIONLESS IN WHITE, CHELSEA GRIN, FOR THE FALLEN DREAMS, and IN THE MIDST OF LIONS.  The tour kicks off at the second night of Facedown Fest.

Tour Dates:
4/9 – Pomona, CA
4 – – Tucson, AZ
4/12 – Albuquerque, NM
4/13 – Lubbock, TX
4/14 – Oklahoma City, OK
4/15 – Little Rock, AR
4/16 – Tulsa, OK
4/17 – Kansas City, MO
4/18 – Iowa City, IA
4/19 – Bloomington, IL
4/20 – Indianapolis, IN
4/21 – Nashville, TN
4/22 – Chattanooga, TN
4/23 – Douglasville, GA
4/26 – Columbia, SC
4/27 – Raleigh, NC
4/28 – Richmond, VA
4/29 – Wilmington, DE
4/30 – Manchester, NH
5/1 – East Rutherford, NJ

THE BEST OF 2010…A Year In Metal

A lot of good stuff came out this year.  There were some amazing records and some really good metal songs that pulverized our faces this year.  And here are my picks for the top 7.

+BEST ALBUMS+

1.  The Infinite Order – LIVING SACRIFICE

2.  The World Is A Thorn – DEMON HUNTER

3.  Take The World, But Give Me Jesus – ASCEND THE HILL

4.  Breaker – FOR TODAY

5.  Dynasty – AS THEY SLEEP

6.  There Will Be Violence – IMPENDING DOOM

7. Ø (Disambiguation) – UNDEROATH

+BEST SONGS+

1.  ”Rules Of Engagement” – LIVING SACRIFICE (The Infinite Order)

2.  ”Children Of Wrath” – IMPENDING DOOM (There Will Be Violence)

3.  ”Devastator” - FOR TODAY (Breaker)

4.  ”Descending Upon Us” – DEMON HUNTER (The World Is A Thorn)

5.  ”Bring It Down” – THE SHOWDOWN (Blood In The Gears)

6.  ”Collapse” – WAR OF AGES (Eternal)

7.  ”Vultures” – WRENCH IN THE WORKS (Decrease…Increase)

+BEST VIDEOS+

1.  ”In Division” – UNDEROATH Ø (Disambiguation)

2.  ”Overkill Exposure” – LIVING SACRIFICE (The Infinite Order)

3.  ”Shiver” – A PLEA FOR PURGING (The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell)

4.  ”The Machine” – IN THE MIDST OF LIONS (The Heart Of Man)

5.  ”Deathbed Atheist” – NORMA JEAN (Meridional)

6.  ”Parallels” – AS I LAY DYING (The Powerless Rise)

7.  ”Collapse” – WAR OF AGES (Eternal)

+TOP ALBUM COVERS+

1.  The World Is A Thorn – DEMON HUNTER

2.  There Will Be Violence - IMPENDING DOOM

3.  The Marriage Of Heaven And Hell – A PLEA FOR PURGING

4.  Dynasty – AS THEY SLEEP

5.  The Heart Of Man – IN THE MIDST OF LIONS

6.  Meridional – NORMA JEAN

7.  Attack Of The Wolf King – HASTE THE DAY

BACK IN BLACK…

Sorry it has been so long.  A lot has happened in my life in the last year and I’m just getting back to a place where I can focus on my love of all things metal.  There have been many awesome things (and not so awesome things) happening the scene in this year.  Here are some of the highlights…

LIVING SACRIFICE, DEMON HUNTER, THE SHOWDOWN, FOR TODAY, AS THEY SLEEP, UNDEROATH, ASCEND THE HILL, YOUR MEMORIAL, THE CHARIOT, HASTE THE DAY, AUGUST BURNS RED,  A PLEA FOR PURGING, IMPENDING DOOM, CORPUS CHRISTI, NORMA JEAN, MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE, I AM ALPHA & OMEGA, EMBRACING GOODBYE, TO SPEAK OF WOLVES, SENT BY RAVENS, AS I LAY DYING, WAR OF AGES and WRENCH IN THE WORKS…all released albums this year.  Some good, some bad, some so so.

HASTE THE DAY and WRENCH IN THE WORKS broke up…

Aaron left UNDEROATH…

BECOMING THE ARCHETYPE, SPOKEN and SLEEPING GIANT are writing new material…

Old school hardcore heavyweights OVERCOME is back together and releasing new material on Facedown Records…

TIMES OF GRACE are set to release their first album in Jan…

DEMON HUNTER released a Christmas song…

TOMMY GREEN of SLEEPING GIANT wrote a book and it will be available soon…

And I got to see LIVING SACRIFICE, ADVENT and SLEEPING GIANT destroy all!!!

More to come…

FOR TODAY…On Tour

For Today will be going out on the Hard Knock Life Tour with Evergreen Terrace, Emmure, Stick To Your Guns, & Oceano. Be sure to check them out on tour.

Tour Dates:
09/02 – Farmington, NM
09/03 – Denver, CO
09/04 – Tulsa, OK
09/05 – Springfield, MO
09/06 – Sauget, IL
09/07 – Wichita, KS
09/08 – Iowa City, IA
09/09 – Indianapolis, IN
09/10 – Grand Rapids, MI
09/11 – Buffalo, NY
09/12 – Syracuse, NY
09/13 – Clifton Park, NY
09/14 – Vineland, NJ
09/15 – New Haven, CT
09/16 – Reading, PA
09/18 – W. Springfield, VA
09/19 – Fayetteville, NC
09/20 – Jacksonville, NC
09/22 – Charlotte, NC
09/23 – Charleston, SC
09/24 – Columbia, SC
09/25 – Orlando, FL
09/26 – Pensacola, FL
09/27 – Montgomery, AL
09/28 – Memphis, TN
09/30 – Covington, KY
10/01 – Ft. Wayne, IN
10/02 – Erie, PA