The Playlist 12-11-2008

10 tracks you should hear now

METALLICA, ALL NIGHTMARE LONG
Continuing to kick everyone’s heads in, this snarling little beast from the magnificent Death Magnetic opus will have you dreaming of all kinds of nastiness.
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SUICIDE SILENCE, UNANSWERED
When it comes to the kind of bludgeoning chuggery that could severely damage the foundations of the strongest buildings, Suicide Silence have no equal. Yikes.
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A STATIC LULLABY, TOXIC
Nope, not a cover of the Britney Spears song – no, wait, hang on – it is! Whoa, the post-hardcore crew go pop-destroying mad on this beauty!
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CATTLE DECAPITATION, A BODY FARM
Magnificently ugly, hideously violent, and perhaps the most unnerving way anyone has ever stated ‘hey – you should be a vegetarian’, Cattle Decapitation slay all!
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ARCHITECTS, OFFICER DOWN
A cover of the Stampin’ Ground classic, if this song doesn’t have you starting a one-man/woman circle pit in your room you are officially shit!
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SATYRICON, COMMANDO
The Norwegian hate crew continue to kick up the kind of racket that’ll scare your grandma, and this frantic blast might traumatise her for life!
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TOM GABEL, RANDOM HEARTS
Letting out his inner-Springsteen, the Against Me front man gets stripped down and sensitive on this achingly lovely strum through melancholy territory.
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SLAYER, PSYCHOPATHY RED
IT’S A NEW SLAYER SONG! DID YOU HEAR US!? IT’S A NEW FUCKING SLAYER SONG!! Ferocious, spiteful, and violent – business as usual never sounded so good!
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OPETH, BURDEN
It’s epic, it’s mournful, it’s awesome – it could obviously only be Opeth. Augmented with brittle piano and layers of synth, this makes Pink Floyd seem low-key…
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REVEREND BIZARRE, THE GODDESS OF DOOM
Oooh, doom, and the Goddess in this case is actress Christina Ricci. A strange, super-heavy love song, but a love song all the same.
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