Here is a list of recent purchases and some short opinions about each. Each of these releases will eventually make their way onto The Shelf list, which will be posted sometime in the future. Another section, Latest Rock and others will follow.
Candlemass ‘Death Magic Doom’ – One of the few new releases this year that has me excited. I had not heard much of Candlemass before this but it is time to search for the older releases. This is not typical doom, has a bit more thrash. Great vocalist.
Primordial ‘Imrama’ 2009 edition – I had yet to hear the black metal days of Primordial. The massive epic structures of their newer work is present here but tangled within their blackened roots. Excellent album.
Static-X ‘Cult of Static’ – Quite a bit of an improvement over their last few albums and hints at their earlier and less nu metal influenced work. Some of the songs sound similar to eachother but this will iron itself out in relistens.