Volbeat - Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

S.M. Wolf - Bad Ocean [COMPACT DISCS] date 06/01/2018

Abhoria was created by guitarist Vor (aka Trevor Portz of Ashen Horde) as a way to satiate his appetite to play classic, aggressive black metal. Recruiting some top-notch players from the L.A. metal underground to join him, he rounded out the band with vocalist Walthrax (ex- Catheter) and bassist Koszmar (Vimana). The band quickly got to work on their debut album with engineer Shane Howard (Vale of Pnath, Martriden, Helleborus), and the result is a black metal album that harks back to the 90s black metal scene, but with modern production. While rooted in the more brutal side of black metal, the album blends the requisite blast beats and tremolo picked guitars with many melodic passages, doom-inspired detours and a variety of tempos. While InchMountebankInch is a relentless blitz of high-speed black metal, closing track InchSunlessInch is a seven-minute epic that incorporates mid-paced, atmospheric grooves and clean vocals. Though the energy never relents, the album is not relentless. Abhoria is hellbent on carrying on the musical torch of the genre's founding fathers Immortal, Dark Funeral and Emperor.

Somewhere But Nowhere is the 28th album by The Council of Thirteen. Featuring 14 new songs written by keyboardist/composer John W. Edwards. After the Europop album InchThat NightInch, this is a return to the classic/progressive/gothic rock stylings of the band. Featuring the light pop sound of InchPostcard From MyselfInch to the gothic rock anthem InchAshes In My HandsInch, the classic rocking style of the title track and InchShadows On The GlassInch, the Carly Simon-esque InchCaught In The CurrentInch and another progressive gothic tune InchI Can Feel It In The AirInch. A little something for all types of listeners, is the hallmark of all of The Council of Thirteen's albums. Stunning album imagery captures the essence of the music within. Promotional YouTube videos are available for InchSomewhere But NowhereInch, InchI Can Feel It In The AirInch and InchPostcard From MyselfInch. For fans of ELO, Roxy Music, Kansas, Honeymoon Suite, REO Speedwagon, Alan Parsons Project, Asia, Genesis, Cheap Trick, Foreigner, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Pat Benatar, Journey, Styx, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The Buggles and more!