New Music Round-Up: 18th January 2015

Sylosis

This Reading, England based band has been threatening to drop a classic for years now, but have always fallen ever so slightly short of the mark. Don't get me wrong, they have always been good, but they have never been great. With "Dormant Heart", they are set to silence any doubters and hopefully to make their mark and take on their European and North American peers on the world stage. The vocals are roaring and ferocious, the solos are wailing and widdly and the riffs are punishing. Nice!

Marduk

Sweden's Marduk are one of those bands that have always been adored by the music press, but failed to get my interest...until now. The new album, "Frontschwein" is a icy, groove-laden stomper, reminiscent of Satyricon and the very under-rated Khold.

Unearth The Kings

Next up is another promising British band, featuring members of Earthtone9 (Owen Packard) and Pitchshifter (Jason Bowld). With the sludgy, Southern Metal groove of bands like Red Fang and Kylesa, but with the memorable hooks and massive choruses of ET9, Unearth The Kings are promising newcomers to the British Metal scene. It might not be anything really original to your delicate ears, but as the three track EP is available for free (yes, free!) at the band's Bandcamp page (Here) you, quite literally, have nothing to lose.

http://unearththekings.bandcamp.com/track/rocks-boulders-mountains

Marilyn Manson

In case you haven't heard yet, the double M is back and when I say back, I don't just mean he has released another (mediocre) album. No, I mean he is back with a vengeance. He hasn't sounded this vital or energetic for well over a decade and long-term fans will find plenty here to rejoice about. He might not be as angry now and he certainly has no need to court controversy or to wind up the "mainstream", but I don't know if he has ever sounded so menacing. This is an all new, but equally sinister take on the classic Manson style.

Wednesday 13

Well, Mr 13 certainly has no intention of reinventing the wheel. This will be instantly familiar to anyone who has heard Wednesday 13 and his Horror Punk / Glam Rock / Metal hybrid before. It's not original, but it's fun...for a few songs at least. After that, the lack of variation can become a little grating.