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November Program Titles Released This Week:

Bad Wolves – N.A.T.I.O.N. CD (Eleven Seven Music)

N.A.T.I.O.N. is the second album from heavy metal supergroup Bad Wolves. The band consists of vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy, ex-Snot, ex-Westfield Massacre), drummer John Boecklin (ex-DevilDriver), lead guitarist Doc Coyle (ex-God Forbid), rhythm guitarist Chris Cain (ex-Bury Your Dead, ex-For the Fallen Dreams) and bassist Kyle Konkiel (ex-In This Moment, ex-Scar The Martyr, Vimic). “Taking inspiration from bands such as Pantera and Fear Factory it is easy to see the connections through all their tunes. The heavy drumming, the riffs, the vocals. An epic mix of fist to the air action.” – The Weekly Spoon [Vinyl edition due November 8.]

Big Star – In Space [Reissue/ 2005] CD/LP (Omnivore)

Big Star formed in 1971, and in their brief four years together, created three albums that consistently make “Best Of All-Time” lists. Eighteen years after officially disbanding, original members Alex Chilton and Jody Stephens joined forces with The Posies’ Jon Auer and Ken Stringfellow for a live performance, which led to a tour (documented on Live In Memphis), and years of concerts. While the live shows were a joy and surprise, a bigger surprise happened in 2005. After over a decade playing together: a new studio album. In Space featured new twelve tracks (eleven originals and a cover of The Olympics’ “Mine Exclusively”) recorded where Big Star began, at the classic Ardent Studios. The new line up was creating a new chapter for the band while minding and honoring its past. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Black Marble – Bigger Than Life CD/LP (Sacred Bones)

Minimal synth stylist Black Marble releases his third studio album, Bigger Than Life. “For the album, the Los Angeles transplant has signed to Sacred Bones Records, joining a cast of musicians that includes David Lynch, John Carpenter, and Jim Jarmusch. While his sparse lo-fi pop might sound great behind any of their filmmaking, his music has also drawn comparisons to the work of John Maus, Cold Cave, and other recent champions of 1980s synth pop. On the single ‘One Eye Open’, he channels the pulsing rhythms of Oppenheimer Analysis, Unovidual, and others on the UK imprint Minimal Wave with the slick precision of years spent tinkering with analog gear. In a press statement, Christ Stewart says the song ‘is about the idea of an artist as sort of a sacrificial lamb.’ ‘‘One Eye Open’ is loosely based on the visual metaphor of a high wire artist in a three ring circus who elicits oohs and aahs from the crowd, but after a while starts to perform with one eye open as they grow restless.’” [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

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November Program Titles Released This Week:

1349 – The Infernal Pathway CD/2xLP/Cassette (Season Of Mist)

Norwegian black metal titans 1349 return with their long awaited seventh full-length, The Infernal Pathway. Following-up 2014’s Massive Cauldron Of Chaos, the album promises a journey through chaos and madness, darkness and peril, terror and annihilation. After performing a fiery show at Norway’s Inferno festival in 2019, 1349 started recording in Amper Tone studios and Studio Nyhagen with engineer Jarrett Pritchard. Thus, The Infernal Pathway was born, a sonic parallel to summoning and unleashing the beast of the abyss in all its fearsome, ferocious and powerful splendor. [Deluxe CD edition also available.]

The Almost – The Fear Caller CD/LP (Fearless)

“I feel like I do the best under pressure when things are bad,” states The Almost frontman, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Aaron Gillespie. “I need pressure and chaos to push me to be the best me. People want peace, but I don’t strive in peace.” In between his duties as vocalist and drummer for gold-certified three-time Grammy Award-nominated juggernaut Underoath, Aaron introduced The Almost on 2007’s seminal Southern Weather. Over the years, the group has shared the stage with Faith No More, Jane’s Addiction and A Day To Remember. In between The Almost and Underoath records, Gillespie also spent two years touring behind the kit for Paramore. On The Almost’s new album, The Fear Caller, storytelling takes center stage. Inspired by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Brand New, and Dawes, Aaron delivers the masterpiece he was always meant to make, achieving an artist breakthrough on par with his influences by diving into the songwriting process like never before. [Limited clear vinyl pressing also available.]

Alter Bridge – We Walk The Sky CD/2xLP (Napalm)

For over 15 years, Alter Bridge has been a band known for blurring the line between hard rock and heavy metal. Building upon the sound that has won them worldwide critical acclaim and a devoted global fan base, the group returns with their sixth studio album, Walk The Sky. The fourteen-track opus marks a creative highpoint for the quartet. From the opening vocal melody on “One Life” to the moving finale of “Dying Light”, Alter Bridge has created a formidable addition to their catalog. And songs like “Godspeed”, “Native Son” and “Walking On The Sky” are sure to be early additions to their live set. Lead single “Wouldn’t You Rather” is quintessential Alter Bridge and “Forever Falling” also marks a lead vocal return from Mark Tremonti with Myles Kennedy taking the chorus as done previously on the Fortress favorite “Waters Rising”. [Indie exclusive vinyl pressing also available.]

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