Jungle Rot
Terror Regime
Victory (2013)
Kenosha, Wisonsin's Jungle Rot have been peddling their form of death metal since 1994. The band have managed to release a nearly insane amount of records in that time and create a fanbase that allowed them to get signed by Victory records. The band have remained committed to their original thought process, to be brutal and heavy. Where as most bands go one of two ways either calming down by adding extra melody or excessive adornments or by just plain losing the plot altogether by writing records that fail to excite even the highest order of death metal fanboys. Jungle Rot decide to err on the side of consistency. Following the Cannibal Corpse Model the band stick to what they do and refuse to change.The band blaze throughout their songs at a pace that would make most bands sweat listening to the playback. While within the context of the they employ a variance of breakdowns and solos the band generally keep pace throughout the record. The songs feel forceful allowing nary a breath for the listener. Consistently pushing it's collective knee into your throat. The songs generally follow a basic formula. Lead riff starts followed by rampant double bass drumming … Read more
Steven Wilson
The Raven that Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
Kscope (2013)
Though they all claim lineage to the great acts of the 1970s, no modern progressive band can claim that they … Read more
Protestant
Reclamation
Halo of Flies (2012)
Protestant have around since 2007, yet it feels like longer. Mind you this isn't a put down as much as … Read more
Deric Dyer
Renaissance Man
Dellboy Records (2012)
So this is what happens when you gather up some of the best musicians around the Boston scene and then … Read more
