Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Cam Pipes (pictured left), vocalist of the power-metal band 3 Inches of Blood, selects his faves.
5. Overkill, The Electric Age
“Even after 20 or so albums, these veterans can still deliver a thrash album that puts a majority of the young buck thrash revival bands to shame. We just did a tour with them in Europe and they are not slowing down.”
4. Bison b.c., Lovelessness
“Bison b.c. stand out from the pack of all the sludgy, doomy bands out there. They are growing with each record because there’s some intangible quality that makes their riffs just that much more punishing than their peers.”
3. Accept, Stalingrad
“The last Accept album was, to me, a shockingly good return after such a long hiatus. Stalingrad continues to show why Accept still are an important band in the metal scene. As long as they keep putting out albums, I expect they will all be great.”
2. Goatwhore, Blood for the Master
“Blood for the Master is crushing as all hell. Unrelenting in its delivery. These guys never let up.”
1. Enslaved, RIITIIR
“I’m such a huge fan of this band. Every time Enslaved release a new record it makes the top of my list for the year. They’re one of the few band I expect to put out a fantastic album every time and they never let me down.”
Leading up to the end of the year, Revolver has asked some of our favorite artists to pick their Top Albums of 2012 and tell us why each record rules. Here, Alex Webster (pictured left), bassist of death-metal vets Cannibal Corpse, selects his faves.
5. Spawn of Possession, Incurso
“This is one of the most technical death-metal albums you’ll ever hear. The bass performance alone makes it a worthy purchase for any tech-death fan.”
4. Meshuggah, Koloss
“Each song on this album has its own character. Lots of variety–fast thrash parts, interesting mid-paced grooves, sludgy slow riffs–but it’s all tied together by the album’s overall dark vibe.”
3. Gojira, L’Enfant Sauvage
“More great, innovative metal from Gojira. Definitely not a run-of-the-mill extreme-metal album. Nobody sounds quite like these guys.”
2. Aeon, Aeons Black
“Pure death-metal hell from one of my favorite bands. Brutal, memorable songs with killer musicianship.”
1. Overkill, The Electric Age
“These guys are at the top of their game right now, and that’s no small feat for a band with such a history. This album is heavy as fuck, catchy, and precisely executed.”
This past weekend saw the 20th anniversary of Guns N’ Roses landmark Use Your Illusion albums. But 1991 was also the year that many other landmark releases in hard rock and metal came out, including Metallica’s “Black Album,” Nirvana’s Nevermind, Ozzy Osbourne’s No More Tears, and many, many more. Below, we want you to weigh in and tell us what the best heavy release of 1991 was. Horns up!