Doug and CHR open the show in NYC with the newest albums from hardcore stalwarts Agnostic Front and Japanese power metallers Galneryus. In the indie segment, Doug suggests some marijuana-laced death metal from Cannabis Corpse. For Heavy Metal Valhalla, CHR revisits some industrial-laced proto-metalcore (Is that a thing?) with Fear Factory's second album.

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Links of Interest

* 2020 Doom Forge Day @ Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX)

New Releases:

Agnostic Front : Get Loud! (2019) 4:28

Agnostic Front is a hardcore/punk band from New York City. Founded in 1980, the band is considered an important influence to the New York hardcore scene, as well as for pioneering the crossover thrash genre.

Get this album: Bandcamp • Amazon • iTunes • CD Universe • Spotify

Galneryus : Into The Purgatory (2019) 13:09

Galneryus is a Japanese power metal band, formed in Osaka in 2001 by guitarist Syu and vocalist Yama-B. Originally the only official members, the two utilized several support musicians until recruiting a bassist, keyboardist, and drummer for the release of their debut album in 2003.

Get this album: Amazon • iTunes • Spotify

Local/Indie Band:

Cannabis Corpse : Nug So Vile (2019) 27:19

A side project of Land Phil from Municipal Waste, Cannabis Corpse is a marijuana-themed death metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia in 2006.