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, October 15 at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Between the Buried and Me, Converge, Coheed and Cambria, KISS, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- The 69 Eyes – X
- The Acacia Strain – Death Is the Only Mortal
- All Time Low – Don’t Panic
- August Burns Red – Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album
- Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence
- Beyond All Recognition – Drop Dead
- Blackmore’s Night – A Knight in York
- Blut Aus Nord – 777 – Cosmosophy
- Coheed And Cambria – The Afterman: Ascension
- Converge – All We Love We Leave Behind
- Danko Jones – Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue
- Daylight Dies – A Frail Becoming
- Defiler – Nematocera
- Dio – The Very Beast Of Dio: Vol. 2
- Downfall Of Gaia – Suffocating In The Swarm Of Cranes
- Inhale Exhale – Movement
- KISS – Monster
- Nonpoint – Nonpoint
- Sylosis – Monolith
- Texas In July – Texas In July
- Trash Talk – 119
- Weapon – Embers and Revelations
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Texas in July will release their self-titled new album on October 9. In anticipation, the band is streaming the whole record right here right now. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments. You can preorder the album at this TexasInJuly.MerchNow.com, and for the latest news on the band, check them out on Facebook.
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UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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Texas in July released a new song, “Bed of Nails,” at midnight last night/this morning on iTunes/Amazon. The track will be featured on the band’s forthcoming self-titled album, which hits stores on October 9 and can be preordered right here. Stream the song below–as well as another track from the album, “Cry Wolf”–and let us know what you think in the comments.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Blaqk Audio, Gallows, Quicksand, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- Alastor – Destiny
- Alastor – Syndroms of the Cities reissue
- Altar of Oblivion – Grand Gesture of Defiance
- Beastwars – Beastwars
- Blaqk Audio – Bright Black Heaven
- Castle – Blacklands
- Circle II Circle – Full Circle: The Best Of
- Cloudscape – New Era
- Cryptopsy – Cryptopsy
- Culture – From The Vault: Demos & Outtakes 1993-1998
- Deserters – The Slow Rhythms Of A Dead-Beat
- Evocation – Dead Calm Chaos reissue
- Evocation – Tales From The Tomb reissue
- Ex Deo – Caligvla
- Flotsam & Jetsam – Doomsday For The Deceiver reissue
- Funeral Mist – Devilry/Havoc reissue
- Funeral Mist – Salvation reissue
- Gallows – Gallows
- Grave Digger – Clash of The Gods
- The Graviators – Evil Deeds
- Harm – The Nine
- Hoobastank – Fight or Flight
- Hooded Menace – Effigies of Evil
- Kittie – Not So…Safe
- Legacy of Disorder – Last Man Standing
- Lifeforms – Multidimensional
- NOFX – Self Entitled
- Orchid – Heretic
- Pagan Altar – The Time Lord EP
- Pantera – Original Album Series 5-CD collection
- Quicksand – Slip vinyl reissue
- Riot – Fire Down Under reissue
- Serpentine Path – Serpentine Path
- Set Free – Set Free
- Svolk – Nights Under The Round Table
- Texas In July – “Bed of Nails” single
- Therapy? – A Brief Crack Of Light
- Threshold – March Of Progress
- Wodensthrone – Curse
- ZZ Top – La Futura
Pennsylvania-based metalcore quintet Texas In July have posted a new video update wrapping up their recent tour with August Burns Red and talking about their current headlining tour. Check it out below, and check out the band when they hit a venue near you.
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with Like Moths to Flames, the Air I Breathe, Hundredth, and One Year Later (Through April 14)/For All I Am (April 17 – 28)
Apr 05 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
Apr 06 Mesa, AZ @ Underground
Apr 07 Bakersfield, CA @ Gold. St. Hall Underground
Apr 09 Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction
Apr 10 Las Vegas, NV @ Hard Rock Café
Apr 12 Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep
Apr 13 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
Apr 14 Madison, WI @ The Loft
Apr 15 Toledo, OH @ Jamboree Festival at Headliners*
Apr 17 Barrington, IL @ Penny Rd. Pub
Apr 18 Indianapolis, IN @ Emerson Theatre
Apr 19 Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Apr 20 Pittsburgh, PA @ Altar Bar
Apr 21 Syracuse, NY @ Lost Horizon*
Apr 22 Worcester, MA @ Metal Fest at The Palladium*
Apr 24 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground
Apr 25 Danbury, CT @ The Streets at Tuxedo
Apr 26 Richmond, VA @ Kingdom
Apr 27 Wilmington, DE @ Harmony Grange
Apr 28 Lancaster, PA @ Launch at Lancaster Convention Center*
May 20 Asbury Park, NJ @ The Bamboozle*
*Festival performance; please visit official festival websites for complete lineup.
]]>It’s hard not to cut the band some slack considering how young the members are, ranging in age from just 18 to 21. As such, tracks like “Dying World” and “1000 Lies” are definitely impressive and capture the bandmates at their best, playing virtuosic sections that would stump players with years of experience over them. Most tracks, though, sound more like “Our Freedom,” which mixes the aforementioned unoriginal chugga-chugga mosh parts with uninspired lyrics and lackluster riffs, and proves emblematic of the band’s unfortunate reliance on subgenre clichés. While One Reality may mark a step forward for Texas in July, displaying some brief moments of heavy brilliance, the album simply doesn’t stand out from the myriad of other metalcore albums being released every week. DAVID McKENNA
Check out our tour gallery from Texas in July here.
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