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![]() ![]() The Canadian quartet's 5th album, and third since their brilliant comeback "Albatross," continues to solidify the band as one of modern rock's unsung heroes. The title track and a couple others come mighty close, though. Admittedly, I don't think the album tops that opening number, but it is at least a high bar to set. "Widowmaker" is the song that DevilDriver would've written if they had adopted a more deathly sound. But they are used to such good effect, in honest-to-goodness good songwriting that doesn't feel like a complete rehash of the hundreds of also-rans in the scene. This album is nasty, an unstoppable blungeoning force of scalding riffs and blast beats galore, rounded out by ferocious vocals seething with spite. Wanting to know what all the fuss was still about after over a decade of ignorance, I decided to check out "Nightbringers" and. I couldn't really call myself a death metal fan back when they first hit the scene, so I bounced right off of their first couple of releases. "Stoke the Fire" kicks the door down as the opening track, with "Count Me Out," "Emotionless," and "Something Else" being some of the other highlights.ĩ. Shaun Morgan no longer tries to stifle his obvious Kurt Cobain influence, and the record is all the better for it. It's not a challenging listen, but it is a satisfying one, full of chunky riffs and memorable grungy hooks. Easily their most aggressive and angry record they've put out since "Karma and Effect," this record sees the band really cut the shit and get down to business. Thankfully, "Poison the Parish" IS that moment. It seemed like Seether was never going to have their "going back to their roots" moment after releasing a string of albums that, while not bad by any means, kept pushing the band further and further down the commercial rabbit hole. Variety truly is the spice of life, and also, the spice of music. I hate the idea pigeonholing myself into being the stereotypical metal guy that only listens to thrash, or death, or what have you. I'm always striving to expand my horizons, listen to new bands and new genres. It sucks that so many things I was looking forward to weren't to my liking, but it allowed me to check out a lot of other things out there, with my premium Spotify account making it super easy to listen to way more than I would've been able to normally. Many of my most anticipated releases turned out to be duds, or at least disappointing enough to make way for fresher options that I otherwise might not have considered. ![]() So let's celebrate and lament a ton of it by going through my favorite records and biggest disappointments of the year! Hail Satan and such. another year chock full of heavy metal, rock n' roll, and mosh pit-induced concussions. Metal Year: Solid 2017 - My Favorite Rock and Metal Albums of the Year ![]()
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