what im listening to

17 years after releasing their debut album 'Adrenaline', Deftones deliver a must-listen-to-album with their 7th studio release titled 'Koi No Yokan'.

A band that takes its name from a famed rum pillaging pirate city off the coast of North Carolina is alright in my book. Kill Devil Hill. The supergroup that features Rex Brown from Pantera and Down, and Vinny Appice from Heaven & Hell, Black Sabbath and Dio. 'Nuff said.

At the end of April, Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck revealed his new sideproject with Cancer Bats vocalist Liem Cormier called AxeWound. Although they have only released a pair of tracks, I can't stop listening to it.

At first listen of August Burns Red, and other bands with screaming/growling/guttural vocals, you will either get with it or be against it. That seems to be the nature of the beast with Metal and all the 'core' genres that have spawned over the years. So with that being said, I present to you August Burns Red... hate it or love it, this sh*t rocks!

Ironically enough it's been four years since the release of Four Year Strong's major-studio debut, 'Rise or Die Trying', and they show no signs of weakness with their new album 'In Some Way, Shape, or Form'. Not only does their music kick ass, but it's good inspiration for the last week No Shave November.

All That Remains | They've been rockin' for over a decade now and their latest album 'For We Are Many' is one of the my favorite albums of the past year.

A Day To Remember | Music is full of random genre's these days. A Day To Remember claims to be 'Pop, punk, with hardcore breakdowns.' Whatever that means...forget genre's, these guys just rock! After the jump check out the cameo-filled video for "All I Want".

2Cents | Wicked ahhsome! A band whose main influence is Pantera, you can definitely hear that vibe in some of their songs. After the jump, check out the song "Death Vegas"

Periphery | Bad-ass progressive band out of Maryland. After the jump, check out the video for the song "Icarus Lives".