The Playlist 19-11-2008

FAREWELL, EIGHTY-EIGHTS
Almost impossibly catchy, if you want to get a melody jammed in your brain that will never come back out, suck on this fucker!
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THE SWORD, HOW HEAVY THIS AXE
Bow your heads and get down on your knees puny humans, and worship at the altar of the towering riff! Swords? Axes? METAL!!!
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CANCER BATS, LUCIFER’S ROCKING CHAIR
Okay, now Canada’s finest deserve kudos just for the title alone! The fact it’s attached to a snarling beast of a track helps too…
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HEXES, EYES LIKE KNIVES
Stabbing riffs, the kind of raw production that lets you smell the sweat and fresh tattoo ink, and insidiously catchy hooks make this a winner
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EAGLES OF DEATH METAL, WANNABE IN LA
Get down and shake that fat arse of yours to this mouth-watering serving of desert-fried grooves, quirky lyrics, and out and out cool.
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SAMMY HAGAR, LOUD
Ah yeah, the former Van Halen vocalist shows he’s still got it on this hunk of old school goodness that’ll have you partying like it’s 1989!
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KING BLUES, SAVE THE WORLD, GET THE GIRL
It’s time to rub a little reggae on those wounds of yours with this catchy little nugget that can’t fail to bring a smile.
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ALKALINE TRIO, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET
Matt Skiba’s boys have been firing on all cylinders of recent and this melodic monster, replete with handclaps, will get you pogoing like there’s no tomorrow!
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CHILDREN OF BODOM, SMILE PRETTY FOR THE DEVIL
Bodom SMASH! That’s right, the Finnish metal warriors know how to kick your arse stupid with killer riffs, kick-drums, snarls, and keyboards galore!!
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DOOMRIDERS, CROOKED PATH
Dragging us back to a time when grooves ruled the earth, the Massachusetts boys whup all into cowering heaps on the floor with this one.
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