The Playlist 24-06-09

10 songs you should hear now!

BLACK TIDE, WARRIORS OF TIME
They may be young, but they rock like they’ve been doing this shit for 20 years. Black Tide make stadium-sized heavy metal look piss easy.
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MUNICIPAL WASTE, WRONG ANSWER
Wrong Answer, maybe, but certainly not wrong song. Here the Virginia thrash maestros return with another fistful of riffs and pure thrash aggression.
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LINKIN PARK, NEW DIVIDE
Is this Depeche Mode? Nope, it’s Linkin Park doing some enormous, dark electro pop. Even the biggest LP hater will have a job not liking this.
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FIGHTSTAR, NEVER CHANGE
Those nice chaps in Fightstar have got this exclusively up on Kerrang.com, and it’s a fucking blinder. Get over there and have a listen, now!
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THE MARS VOLTA, TEFLON
Knowing The Mars Volta, they could well be singing about cooking equipment here. Whatever, it’s still amazing, spaced-out prog brilliance.
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WHITECHAPEL, ETERNAL REFUGE
Now here’s some superb death metal. It’s heavy, brutal, and just <> to how fucking deep those growls are! Throat sweet, sirs?
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SWASHBUCKLE, SCURVY BACK
No, not a demented Justin Timberlake cover (<<’I’m bringin’ scurvy back…’>> etc), but a rather splendid bit of pirate metal. Alestorm: you’ve got competition.
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BEHEMOTH, DAIMONOS
Behemoth really are as their name suggests; powerful, crushing and unstoppable. Now assume the position and bang your head til your neck breaks!
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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR, BEG FOR IT
Sleazier than Steel Panther, Hardcore Superstar are all about a good time all of the time. Here’s four minutes of party hearty action.
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DREAM THEATER, A RITE OF PASSAGE
Prog metal. How good? Well, listen to this twisty, turny bit of unrestrained glory and judge for yourself. Then wade into one of their 20 minute epics.
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