Pinnacle - Cyborg Assassin

British proto-metal psyche bastards....totally off the chain for '74.

Lordy Lordy

R.I.P. Jon Lord

Dwarr - Starting Over

Speaking of The Mezmerist's drug-addled Black Sabbath worship, how about Dwarr's debut from '85? Parts of this sound like Planet Caravan...parts sound like The Flying Luttenbachers...the ultimate WTF album.

Starting Over

Shudder To Think - Ten Spot

A winning combination of Voivod's Outer Limits and Angel Rat....'nuff said.

Ten Spot

Humble Pie - Eat It

Well my friends International Pi(e) day is upon us and since I did such an obnoxiously wonderful post last year I figured I'd continue the tradition...so have a big piece of Humble Pie (Frampton-less) and wash it down with a big mug of black coffee...sweetened with a little brown sugar if you please.

Eat It

ALF Projekt - Melmac Rock

You had your brain blown by RALF Projekt, now how bout a little ALF Projekt?!!...maaaan that Gordon Shumway could blow, but we all know he was just trying to impress that nosy bitch Raquel.

Melmac Rock

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Soft Kill - An Open Door

Featuring members of a somewhat notorious deathrock band…moaning vocals pounded chords desperate depressive atmosphere enough angst to last me well into the winter.

An Open Door

Crystallized!

Why do I like these bands, why of why? Is it because they have something shiny in their names? I am attracted to shiny things like most simple-minded people are. Maybe it’s because I’m turning into a hipster….oooh I just shuddered even entertaining such a thought. No, no, it must be because these bands are great, yes that must be it.

In Love With Oblivion

Two-Way Mirror

Virus - Live in London 3/22/11

LIVE VIRUS!! WOOHOOOO!!!

Live in London

Virus - The Agent That Shapes the Desert

My dreams have come true a new Virus album!  I have professed my love for Czral before, and the ol' boy does not disappoint in the slightest. This new one takes their brand of Voivodian tin pan alley swagger to more arid climes...more of a refinement on past meisterpieces Carheart and Black Flux than a wholesale sonic leap forward, and that is MORE than fine by me.  Oh Czral, don't ever change baby.  Fucking album of the year.

The Agent That Shapes the Desert

Genesis - Invisible Touch

My words cannot describe how kickass this album is, so I defer to the synopsis the indomitable Pat Bateman gives during these charming scenes from American Psycho....I couldn't agree more with his points....except for Huey Lewis...ewwww.

Invisible Touch

Puerto Rico Flowers - 4

Death-rock.  Kinda hipster-ish, but I can't stop listening.  Let's Make Friends is the choice cut.

4

Megalith - Risen From the Grave

Deep from the hearts of South City comes the monolithic megatunes of Megalith.  These boys were loud and crude with bad attitudes.  FYI Rock is Sleaze again.

Risen from the grave