This edition features review haikus for reasons I can't remember. To the metals…
Alice In Chains – Rainier Fog 
Genre: Grunge/Hard rock
Origin: Seattle, Washington
Label: BMG
Another great disc.
Their rebirth solidified
As good as the first.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qusV7bKsrAE][/youtube]
Ancestors – Suspended in Reflections
Genre: Progressive doom/sludge
Origin: Los Angeles, California
Label: Pelagic
Slow and beautiful.
Album of the year worthy.
The long wait, worth it.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1gcGH2KISc][/youtube]
Leeched – You Took The Sun When You Left
Genre: Blackened crust
Origin: Manchester, England
Label: Prosthetic
Rough, British hardcore.
Heavy, grim, and chaotic
This one's quite diverse.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-6lfsVxrTE][/youtube]
Mantar – The Modern Art Of Setting Ablaze 
Genre: Sludge
Origin: Hamburg, Germany
Label: Nuclear Blast
Sludge, yes, but much more.
As punk as it is evil.
Two guys bring fire.
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTROA-AkXEE][/youtube]
Netherlands –Black Gaia 
Genre: Sludge/experimental
Origin: Brooklyn, New York
Label: Records And Tapes Records
Buy now on Bandcamp.com
One synth not enough
For this fuzzy and weird group
This great band has two
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVf-D1xKIvk][/youtube]
Nonpoint – X 
Genre: Nu/Alternative metal
Origin: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Label: Spinefarm
This is their twelfth disc
Yet they claim it's their tenth
Nonpoint cannot count
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mym0wQxb_KQ][/youtube]
Also dropping today…
Actor Observer – Pareidolia (No Sleep) – Post-hardcore
The Amity Affliction – Misery (Roadrunner) – Metalcore
Beerwolf – Planetfall (Ripple) – Stoner/desert rock
Billy Morris and The Sunset Strip – Holdin' All The Aces (HighVol) – Rock
Bummer – Holy Terror (Learning Curve Records) – Sludge
Capital Enemy – Knowledge Of The Wicked (10-54 Records) – Hardcore
Chuggernaut – Kodiak (Self-Released) – Groove metal
Crack The Sky – Crackology (Loud & Proud) – Progressive
Crack The Sky – Living In Reverse (Loud & Proud) – Progressive
Devils Teeth – Suki Yaki Hot! (Triple Eye Industries) – Rock
Etherius – Thread of Life (Self) – Prog/Power
Fear Of Domination – Metanoia (Rough Trade/Out Of Line) – Industrial/melodic death metal
Gnaw Their Tongues/Crowhurst – Burning To Infinitum (Crown And Throne Ltd) – Experimental/noise
Jesus Piece – Only Self (Southern Lord) – Hardcore
Lord – Desperation Finds Hunger In All Men (Heavy Hound Records) – Sludge/stoner
Lords of The Trident – Shadows From The Past (Junko Johnson) – Heavy metal
Manes – Slow Motion Death Sequence (Debemur Morti) – Experimental
Mob Rules – Beast Reborn (SPV/Steamhammer) – Power metal
Stern – Missive: Sister Ships (Sleeping Giant Glossolalia) – Experimental
Wilson – Tasty Nasty (Century Media) – Rock
Woorms – The Math Says, Yes (Hospital Records) – Sludge/doom
