Lamb of God – Resolution
Although I wasn’t overwhelmed by their last release, Wrath, I’m always down for some new Lamb of God.
Although I wasn’t overwhelmed by their last release, Wrath, I’m always down for some new Lamb of God.
Rise to Remain – City of Vultures
When you’re the son of one of metal’s most legendary singers there’s a significant level of pressure on you and anything you put your name on. Such is the case for Bruce Dickinson’s (of Iron Maiden, duh) son, Austin and his metalcore group, Rise to Remain. What I’ve heard thus far is noteworthy enough for me to pick up their debut.
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
Thanks to a Facebook friend’s status update, I was introduced to this So Cal songstress and her noir tunes. Upon browsing through her YouTube channel, my first impression was she’s in the off-kilter vein of Florence + the Machine but with the dour turned up. Interesting stuff.
Thanks to a Facebook friend’s status update, I was introduced to this So Cal songstress and her noir tunes. Upon browsing through her YouTube channel, my first impression was she’s in the off-kilter vein of Florence + the Machine but with the dour turned up. Interesting stuff.
Sybreed – God is an Automaton
Thus far, Sybreed has yet to deviate from their tech-metalcore formula—and that’s fine—so I imagine God is an Automaton will be standard fare—which is also fine.
Voodoo Glow Skulls – Break the Spell
It’s a known fact, no one sounds like the Voodoo Glow Skulls. Combining ska horns with breakneck skate punk, this group consistently puts out solid records. Here’s to another one, I’m sure.
It’s a known fact, no one sounds like the Voodoo Glow Skulls. Combining ska horns with breakneck skate punk, this group consistently puts out solid records. Here’s to another one, I’m sure.
City of Fire – Trial through Fire
City of Fire is the hard rock-ish side project of Fear Factory frontman, Burton C. Bell and bassist, Byron Stroud. I dug their self-titled debut, and I’m looking forward to more.
Mumford & Sons
Thanks to these cats (along with Fleet Foxes, Grand Archives et al) sales of John Denver, Peter Paul and Mary and any other 60s folk artist’s back catalogue likely saw their best sales numbers in years. Hopefully Mumford & Sons can continue their win streak with their upcoming sophomore release.
Garbage
This group has been on a break since 2007 so there’s bound to be some interesting material that’s been brewing. Fingers crossed it’ll be worth the wait.
This group has been on a break since 2007 so there’s bound to be some interesting material that’s been brewing. Fingers crossed it’ll be worth the wait.
Metallica
Metallica just celebrated their 30th year as a band with a three day set of shows at the Fillmore in San Francisco, California and by releasing an EP, Beyond Magnetic, containing tracks that didn’t make their last album, Death Magnetic. So long as Lars Ulrich doesn’t dick around with stupid drum sounds and the band avoids aging art rockers like the plague, there’s little than can go wrong with a new Metallica record.
How to Destroy Angels
As part of the interviews for the just released soundtrack to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor dropped two significant chunks of meaty news regarding his other musical projects. One of them was the near completion of a full length release for How to Destroy Angels—the band featuring Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Reznor and Atticus Ross. I have little doubt that I’ll love this album.
As part of the interviews for the just released soundtrack to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Trent Reznor dropped two significant chunks of meaty news regarding his other musical projects. One of them was the near completion of a full length release for How to Destroy Angels—the band featuring Reznor, his wife Mariqueen Reznor and Atticus Ross. I have little doubt that I’ll love this album.
Tool
No new release listing would be complete without a mention of a new Tool record. So far, we’ve been waiting five years . It wouldn’t surprise me if 2012 comes and goes without new material, but it never hurts to hope.
Fear Factory
2010 saw these industrial-metal pioneers return with a vicious album in Mechanize. The current story is the band is in the midst of finishing up the demos of a new album to be released in 2012. Here’s hoping they’ll continue their current trend of sustained badassery.
Outkast
The rumor mill had these Southern-swagger artists set to release a new album in 2010 and again in 2011. Now that the band is on a new label and Big Boi has his solo release itch scratched, perhaps an Outkast record can finally see the light of day.
Nine Inch Nails
The other bit of news that Reznor had dropped was his return to writing Nine Inch Nails material. After retiring the live version of the band in 2009 and generating three albums worth of material in other projects (How to Destroy Angels, The Social Network and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo soundtracks) as a lifelong NIN fan, this is fantastic news. Knowing Reznor’s writing pace this material may not land in 2012, but one can always hope.
Austrian Death Machine
Although this is based on Twitter mentions and tags between Austrian Death Machine creator, Tim Lambesis, and DevilDriver frontman, Dez Fafara, I don’t doubt that a follow up to Double Brutal could surface next year. I imagine Lambesis is running out of Schwarzenegger lines to work with, but I’m fairly certain there are some movies he hasn’t mined yet (True Lies at the very least).
Did I miss anything? What are you excited about, musically, for 2012?
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