It has been A while and there's much to be said !!

 Upcoming !!  Skeletonwitch

 Serpents Unleashed will come out on October 29 in North America.

“I am of Death (Hell Has Arrived)”

The black-thrashers, Skeletonwitch, of Athens, Ohio have recently released a couple of tracks off of their highly anticipated album Serpents Unleashed. The more recent release is “I am of Death (Hell has Arrived)” and this song came with a video that is just as badass as the title. This song begins like “Follow the Reaper” by Children of Bodom with some old dude saying creepy stuff and with no hesitation, the whole band starts riffing in-sync. Nate and Scott don’t really shred technical stuff like they used to but they evolved into kickass guitarists that shred nasty riffs that just pull any metal head in. The band really shows their progression as music writers by sending chills with the closest thing to a melodic chorus Skeletonwitch can write. Even though this part doesn’t sound like black-thrash like Skeletonwitch is known for, it is still metal as the terminator thanks to Chance and his bad to the bone lyrics like “I rip through bone and flesh” and “I am of carnage, I am the dark one, Killer of man, I am of death”. They make evil sound groovy. This song just rules and Skeletonwitch is going to be bigger than ever expected with this new record that comes out October 29th.

  “I am of Death (Hell Has Arrived)”                                                                                                              give it a listen

                                                    
                                                                                                            -Author Jamie McNamara


 “Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
- Aristotle

And WOW !! the old bastard was right. The British death metal pioneers "Carcass" released their sixth full-length album on September 17th in the U.S. and North America. This album is so impressive it was leaked a month before it's release. You might ask yourself why the quote from Aristotle is the headline to this note. Well that is part of what makes this album so impressive. Carcass has not released an studio album since 1996 when original band members, Ken Owen, and Michael Amott were in the picture. Why so long to write again? After the bands departure in 1996 it was a questionable whether they would ever reunite after Owen suffered cerebral hemorrhage in 1999. However, rehearsal started in 2007 when talk of a reunion tour emerged. Then the tracks began to flow again with new members, Daniel Erlandsson on drums, and Ben Ash on guitar. The band then signed with Nuclear Blast records in May of 2013 and the masterpiece "Surgical Steel" was created. This album is one of the heaviest of 2013 with everything from thrashing licks to heavy riffs. Carcass' "Surgical Steel" is currently topping the number #1 spot on the WPNR Loud Rock charts and for good reason. The Brits are back and better than ever just give it a listen and try not to shed tears of blood and joy.

  
 Track Listing

1.	"1985"	1:15
2.	"Thrasher's Abattoir"	1:50
3.	"Cadaver Pouch Conveyor System"	4:02
4.	"A Congealed Clot of Blood"	4:13
5.	"The Master Butcher's Apron"	4:00
6.	"Noncompliance to ASTM F 899-12 Standard"	6:06
7.	"The Granulating Dark Satanic Mills"	4:10
8.	"Unfit for Human Consumption"	4:24
9.	"316L Grade Surgical Steel"	5:10
10.	"Captive Bolt Pistol"	3:16
11.	"Mount of Execution"	8:25

                                                                                                     -Author Eric Stevens




Coming soon to review !!