a wonderful nod to the NWOBHM's birth in the electric mid-pace “Pirates Of The Airwaves”
Sugarbear & The Legendary Bluenotes decided to up the ante this year with a special Christmas EP
Portrait and a couple of others there seems to be some kind of "New Wave of Traditional Metal"
Okay Kaya's investigations of mind-body come along with sexy dance beats
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Ritual Howls- Ruin (CD) Englewood a wonderful nod to theThe dark spell of Ritual Howls' sixth album, Ruin, is cast in the first moments of lead single, "Follow the Sun", as the clarion call of Paul Bancell's reverberating guitar is anchored by the pulsing kick and flitter of Chris Samuels' drum programming and the snarl of Ben Saginaw's taut, fuzzed out bass groove. More than a decade into their career, the trio continues to refine it's nuanced alloy of industrial, goth, and post punk to a new level of all