New albums i've been listening to...

Due to me being a prisoner in my own home i've been doing a lot of music listening, these are the albums i've been listening to and my thoughts on them.



Bayside - Shudder

Being the huge Bayside fan i am, getting this album was an absolute must, i was really worried that i was going to be dissapointed with it, but no, it's really good. I might even say it's on par with their last release, which is one of my favourite albums. It's different than the last one as it has a more stripped down sound, lacking the experimentation that was rife in 'The Walking Wounded', and it's safe to say that there isn't one song i don't like. Anthony Ranieri said that he wanted to create a punkier album this time around and I think he's achieved this, whilst retaining the catchy pop edge of previous releases.

Metallica - Death Magnetic

Really Good. This album sounds HUGE, thank you Metallica for using Rick Rubin to produce the album, he's done a brilliant job and stamped his mark all over it. This is a return to form if ever there was one, and blows "St Anger" (i.e. worst album by anyone ever), out of the water. I recommend that you listen to "All nightmare long", it's my favourite track on the album and contains some riffage that would sit perfectly in the Master Of Puppets album.

In addition to this i've been getting into more black metal at the moment, i've been listening to some Satyricon albums as well as Enslaved and am really impressed by them.