We may have been dormant in posting over the last few months but we weren’t dormant in listening to new music. Below is a round-up of some recent heavy releases that are worthy of your time and dollars. Lament Cityscape – A Darker DischargeOne of my favorite projects to revisit in recent years is the … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – July 2022
2022 is off to a ripping start with a ton of new releases worthy of your time. Below are a smattering we highly recommend. Eight Bells – Legacy of RuinI’ve been a massive fan of Portland’s Eight Bells since they dropped their debut EP back in 2013. It’s been six long years since their last … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – March 2022
It’s time once again to take look at some of the recent metal releases that are in high rotation at The Metal Dad household. 2022 is off to a great start in the metal world an these three releases are three of the best out so far (in our humble opinion). Maule – MauleMuch like … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – February 2022
It’s time once again for our monthly look at the metal albums that have been in constant rotation in recent days. This month’s selections seemed particularly dark as the days continue to grow shorter and the nights colder… Wolves In The Throne Room – Primordial ArcanaYou simply cannot have a discussion about US Black Metal … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – September 2021
Welcome back to our monthly look at some recent heavy releases that have been in recent steady rotation. This month a pair of bands new to the list and one highly anticipated sophomore release… King Woman – Celestial BluesLet’s start with that highly anticipated sophomore release, in the form of the new long player from … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – August 2021
Time once again for our pseudo-monthly look at the metal albums that have been in high rotation in the The Metal Dad household. Cerebral Rot – Excretion of MortalityWe’ve waxed poetic in this space quite a bit over the last few years about the renaissance that death metal has undertaken over the last decade or … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – July 2021
We continue forth with our pseudo-monthly look at some recently released metal albums that have been kicking our collective tails. Steel Bearing Hand – Slay In HellIt’s been six long years since Dallas death/thrash act Steel Bearing Hand blitzed across the metal landscape with their debut record. In that time the world has continued to … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – May 2021
It’s another pseudo-monthly look at some of the heavy albums that have been rocking our ear holes over the last few weeks, and that we highly recommend rock yours as well. Desiket Dogs – Fixed Blade Leash Every now and then an album fires buckshot across your bow and in the course of listening … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – April 2020
Pandemic shmamdenic. Not even COVID can stop the flow of exceptional new music from reaching our collective ear holes. This time around we look at some recent metal releases that have us banging our heads extra hard. Suffering Hour – The Cyclic Reckoning Having come of age during the first true golden era of … More More (Metal) Guitar In The Monitor – March 2021
Time to get back on the horse and shine a light on some of the heavy albums that are rattling our foundations. Curse The Son – Excruciation Full disclosure, if you had asked me at the beginning of the year what my most anticipated metal albums were for 2020 at some point I would … More More (Metal) Guitar in the Monitor – June 2020
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