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Damn...David Davidson is fun to watch rip up a guitar. He does it with absolute precision and makes acrobatic guitar playing look just friggin' easy.

Aside from the fact that Revocation can now add "One of the Most Metal Album Covers of All Time" to their list of accomplishments, the new album "Chaos Of Forms" more than delivers when it comes to quality, well thought-out metal.

At long last, Exhumed have once again unleashed their brand of Carcass worship upon the black t-shirt sportin', bong-rippin', beer drinkin' masses with the release of All Guts, No Glory.

It doesn't get much better than old school thrash in my opinion (hence the on-air name) and Toxic Holocaust can bust out the old school jams with the best of 'em. Joel Grind's been doing this for a while but now he actually has a full time band with him that records their parts instead of Joel doing everything...

You would be hard pressed to find a more influential band in the last two decades than Neurosis. They're "that" band...the one that gets universal respect in the world of metal but are virtually unknown outside of the scene.

This band is good. So good. I guess you can call it black metal but there's so much going on within their music that I just damn near have to say this band is their own genre. Tombs are the type of band that gets respect from everyone in the underground because their music is so well thought out and forward thinking while paying homage to the bands that influenced them...

Okay...so this week I'm going with German tech-death metallers Obscura's new album Omnivium. Obscura are a band that take their music seriously and Omnivium is a testament to their dedication to the craft. I'm gonna avoid the obvious Necrophagist comparisons that come along with the fact that one, the band is from the same scene and fit nicely alongside Necrophagist and two, there are former membe

Ah, Cephalic Carnage. What can I say about this band other than the fact that they have never disappointed me. I can go on and on about the fact that they kick out instantly identifiable "noodle-y" riffs and downtrodden dirges with ease...

"Wires" comes from Red Fang's new album Murder The Mountains out now on Relapse Records.

I fookin' love Revocation. Honestly, I think they're one of the most unique bands out there with a perfect blend of thrash, death metal and prog. And here's the real trip...they're only getting better. They're streaming "Cradle Robber" from their upcoming album Chaos Of Forms on their official Facebook page...