New Music for 7/27/15

Date: July 27, 2015

Here's the batch of new music that arrived at the station this week:

Sevendust - Thank You

WSOU broke Sevendust in the NY Market so they're a huge band for us. We were one of the few stations to have the song before it was debuted online today (Monday the 27th). This song has a really catchy hook along with some heavy bridges.

RIYL: Mudvayne, Nonpoint, Korn

Kataklysm - Soul Destoryer

One of the older death metal bands, and one of the few huge ones from Canada. But even though they keep a pretty straight death metal sound, they have a lot of groove within their instrumentals and it is not overly scary for people who aren't 100% in on death metal.

RIYL: Nile, Cannibal Corpse, Vader

Soilwork - The Ride Majestic

Although from a different part of Sweden, Soilwork are one of the most identifiable Gothenburg death metal bands. They have really impressive cleans, swooping (that was for you, DJ Habenyero) melodies, and heavy unclean vocals. Pretty much your normal Soilwork song, but that is an amazing thing.

RIYL Scary Symmetry, Dark Tranquility, Arch Enemy

Atreyu - Long Live

After a (not so) quick five year hiatus, Atreyu is back. They did a couple area shows earlier this year, but are now ready to finally jump back in with the same sound they made popular. They're a metalcore band that acts like an 80s glam band which makes their shows very interesting.

RIYL: Bullet for my Valentine, Killswitch Engage, From Autumn to Ashes

Stray From the Path - Outbreak

I like calling SFTP "Rage Against the Machine-core" but that is a huge compliment. Their tone has huge RATM vibes, but they add a hardcore element to it But seriously, if you don't hear Tom Morello in that guitar tone, I have no idea what you're listening to.

RIYL: Rage Against the Machine, Counterparts, Architects

Teenage Time Killers - Ignorant People

Teenage Time Killers are the collaboration super group spearheaded by a couple of the dudes in Corrosion of Conformity. They get guest vocalists and musicians on all their tracks, and this one has Tony from Municipal Waste/Iron Reagan and Nick Oliveri (ex-Queens of the Stone Age/Kyuss/Mondo Generator).

RIYL: Iron Reagan, Municipal Waste, DRI

Agent Fresco - The Autumn Red

Agent Fresco are a huge deal in their homeland of Iceland. Much like the bands I listed below, they have a real aggressive vibe while still having really melodic and alternative music.

RIYL: Mars Volta, Coheed and Cambria, Deftones

Xandria - Voyage of the Fallen

A pretty old German power metal band. At this point you pretty much know what to expect from female fronted power metal so I don't need to sell you on it, because people who love it are super into it.

RIYL: Nightwish, Epica, Sabaton

Windhand - Two Urns

This band is really picking up steam (as are a lot of bands in the same stoner/doom scene that they're in, such as Pallbearer). Along with their doomy sections, they have some really nice guitar solos laced in the middle, which really give me a huge Kyuss vibe.

RIYL: Sleep, Pallbearer, Kyuss

As always, you can expect to hear these tracks and more on 89.5 FM WSOU!

Posted in: Hardcore, Metal