
Nashville Pussy – “From Hell To Texas”
released February 17, 2009 by SPV/Steamhammer
Chicken-fried, bourbon-steeped, American sleaze boogie that sounds like the truckstop-fuck love child of Motörhead and Reverend Horton Heat. These guys and gals live hard, rock harder, and tour hardest, delivering the dirty goods with a wink and a sneer. Their fifth album shows no …

God Forbid – “Earthsblood”
released February 24, 2009 by Century Media
The NJ quintet’s 5th effort is not the concept album that was IV: The Constitution of Treason, but it does follow many of the same themes found in the former, with apocalypse whittled down to a more personal level. With over three years between albums, and …

Lion’s Share – “Dark Hours”
released March 10, 2009 by Blistering Records
High-octane Swedish power metal with a penchant for the darkness. The band’s sixth album was mixed and mastered by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Symphony X, Paradise Lost) at Fascination Street, and along with founding guitarist Lars Chriss, features the same bassist and vocalist as the last album, Emotional …

Mastodon – “Crack The Skye”
released March 24, 2009 by Reprise
Yes…yes, they have. 2009: A Mastodon Odyssey!
A brief run through: 1) Mastodon pop! (still badass); 2) perfect lead single, leanest track, with a wicked hark back to Dick Dale on the solo; 3) aptly named, and may be quintessential, with everything you’d want, plus unexpected surprises (like …

Lamb of God – “Wrath”
released February 24, 2009 by Epic Records
Eyebrows raise when bands like LoG debut at #2 on Billboard and push 68k units in its first week. Have they toned things down, cushioned their delivery? The opening instrumental red herring is a sly jab in the ribs to skeptics and fans …


