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, Jake Pelzl (pictured left), vocalist of the deathcore band Defiler, selects his faves.
5. Deftones, Koi No Yokan
“The band has almost returned to their heavy roots in a sense, and the grooves on this record are always stuck in my head.
4. Papa Roach, The Connection
“The bands addition of electronics and new soundscapes has breathed fresh life into an already amazing band. Five stars.”
3. Whitechapel, Whitechapel
“I feel like the band is really coming into a sound of their own, and this album has a very high replay value.”
2. Parkway Drive, Atlas
“Atlas shows the Aussie boys continuing their reign at the top of the metalcore world.”
1. Stone Sour, House of Gold & Bones, Part 1
“The textures and sounds on this record are unreal, possibly the best Stone Sour release to date.”
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At Revolver, we are bringing this year to a close and making lists like we’re starring in a metal version of High Fidelity. Our January issue of Revolver (on newsstands now) features our Top 20 Albums of the Year. Online, we have posts and polls (like Best Music Videos), as well as a tribute to some musical heroes we lost this year.
In the meantime, we’re asking you to choose 2012′s Song of the Year. We’ve put together a list of the biggest and baddest songs in hard rock and heavy metal below; all you have to do is pick the best. And feel free to vote as many times as you want–until the poll ends on January 1.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. For the results, click right here.
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After a crazy and unthinkable week, Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive ended up winning our Album of the Week poll with their record Atlas. Check out the top five vote-getters below:
1. Parkway Drive – Atlas
2. Black Country Communion – Afterglow
3. Flyleaf – New Horizons
4. Cradle Of Filth – The Manticore & Other Horrors
5. Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay
Stay tuned for this week’s poll, which will be live on RevolverMag.com Wednesday, November 7. Until then, you can check out Parkway Drive’s “Swing” off Atlas below:
]]>Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, November 5, at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll has closed. Thanks for your vote. For the results, click right here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Cradle of Filth, Neurosis, Flyleaf, and more out in stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- Black Country Communion – Afterglow
- Cradle Of Filth – The Manticore & Other Horrors
- Eagle Claw – Timing Of The Void
- Early Graves – Red Horse
- Family – Portrait
Flyleaf – New Horizons- Hearts & Hands – Hearts & Hands
- I Legion – Beyond Darkness
- Kamelot – Silverthorn
- Killing Joke – MMXII
- Maelstrom – It Was Predestined Re-Release
- Neurosis – Honor Found In Decay
- Parkway Drive – Atlas
- Stallone – American Baby
- Thrice – Anthology
- West End Motel – Only Time Can Tell
Check out “Dark Days” off Atlas below:
Parkway Drive will release their new album Atlas on October 30. In anticipation, they have unleashed their latest music video, for new song “Dark Days,” which can be viewed below. Atlas is available for preorder on CD and vinyl at EpitaphStore.com.
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Australian hardcore band Parkway Drive has released a video for the track “Unrest,” which is taken from their latest album, Deep Blue. In support of the record, the quintet will heading out on a North American tour with Bring Me the Horizon, beginning September 13. You can view the full list of dates below the video. Don’t forget to let us know what you think of the clip in our comments section.
09/13 Minneapolis, MN, First Avenue
09/14 Chicago, IL, House of Blues
09/15 Detroit, MI, The Fillmore
09/20 Clifton Park, NY, Northern Lights
09/21 New York, NY, Roseland Ballroom
09/24 Charlotte, NC, The Fillmore
09/25 Atlanta, GA, The Tabernacle
09/26 Memphis, TN, New Daily Theater
09/27 Dallas, TX, House of Blues
09/28 Houston, TX, House of Blues
09/29 San Antonio, TX, Backstage Live
09/30 Lubbock, TX, The Pavilion
10/01 Albuquerque, NM, Sunshine Theater
10/02 Denver, CO, Fillmore Auditorium
10/03 Salt Lake City, UT, In The Venue
10/04 Las Vegas, NV, House of Blues
10/05 Pomona, CA, Glasshouse
The new issue of Revolver hits newsstands everywhere on March 8. Nikki Sixx, the iconic bassist of Mötley Crüe and Sixx:A.M., pulls no punches on the cover, and inside, he comes clean on his latest tell-all book, the new Sixx:A.M. album, Crüe’s 30th anniversary, his relationship with Kat Von D, his photography, and much more.
The newsstand edition of the magazine also includes an exclusive Avenged Sevenfold sticker.
For subscribers only, the issue comes with an alternate cover featuring Children of Bodom’s “WildChild” singer-guitarist Alexi Laiho. Inside, Laiho talks about his band’s new record and questions the dark side of his hard-partying lifestyle.
Also features stories on:
- DevilDriver
- Asking Alexandria and Sebastian Bach
- Amon Amarth
- Protest the Hero
- Underoath
- Scott Ian of Anthrax and the Damned Things
- Black Tide
- Parkway Drive
- D.R.U.G.S.
- Cavalera Conspiracy
- Straight Line Stitch
- and much, much more!!!