Reviews: MI Metal Shows & Albums

Here’s Our Opinion.

Jesse Leach DJ Set Review

The lineage of metal and hardcore music was alive and well as Jesse Leach, vocalist of metalcore pioneers Killswitch Engage, hosted a DJ set inside The Stache this past Saturday night.

Bear Mace – Butchering the Colossus

Beware, this may bring out the mosh monster in you.

Warcrab – Scars of Aeons

Warcrab gives us a dark, brooding masterpiece without flaw. Too few will hear this album this year, but it will certainly find it’s way high up on my year end list.

All Hell – The Grave Alchemist

By sticking to their aggressive, old-school evil and almost European style of metal, all while remaining ungodly catchy and heavy, they make it nearly impossible to catch your breath from track to track.

The Furor – Cavalries of the Occult

Musically, the album is so dynamic and unpredictable, it very nearly defies classification. To say that it is a mix of black and death metal, while true, does not do justice to what you hear when you listen.

Craven Idol – The Shackles of Mammon

This album caught me by surprise, to be honest. I loved the album art from the time I saw it, but wasn’t expecting a sound so uniquely vintage yet contemporary at the same time.

The Obsessed – Sacred

All in all, just a heavy, old school, meaner version of their younger selves.

The Brood – The Truth Behind

Death-grind, black metal, and crust all jump into the mix to create an abysmal groove that will have your head banging and the pit churning in no time.