• TONY BENNETT – Viva Duets (just seeing if you’re paying attention…)
• BAYSIDE – Covers EP Vol. 1
• SISTER SIN – Now and Forever
• BEING AS AN OCEAN – Dear G-D
• PIG DESTROYER – Book Burner
• THE SKIES REVOLT – Making Moves
• THE SWORD – Apocryphon
• LAND OBSERVATIONS – Roman Roads VI-XI
• ARMS ALOFT – Sawdust City
• SHINY TOY GUNS – III

- Can’t say enough positive things about the positively bowel-loosening new PIG DESTROYER release. Not a whole lot of grind this time around, just immensely heavy, cold as a glacier hardcore/metal. A lot of clunky rhythms and add to the jarring effect and the recording style is downright nasty in how sharp it is. I’m still absorbing the new SWORD release, which is their first for Razor & Tie. It’s got plenty of the band’s trademark bombast with a little bit more melody evenly spread out.  I haven’t heard the new SISTER SIN, but I believe is pumping it by comparing it to SKID ROW. That’s worth a look, I think.