Top 10 Favorite Releases of 2014

10. Sun Eater by Job for a Cowboy

09. .5 The Gray Chapter by Slipknot

08. Rock Your Face Off by KIX

07. Plagues of Babylon by Iced Earth

06. Men of Honor by Adrenaline Mob

05. Bloodstone & Diamonds by Machine Head

04. A Skeletal Domain by Cannibal Corpse

03. Catacombs of the Black Nation by Black Label Society 

02. Blind Rage by Accept

01. Redeemer of Souls by Judas Priest

Band of the Day: Grifteskymfning

Band: Grifteskymfning

Genre: Black Metal

Year formed: 2007

Location: Sweden

Label: Ancient Records

Number of Demo/EP: 2 demos

Number of Album: 1 album

Website: http://ancientrecords.bandcamp.com/album/black-metal-3

http://ancientrecords.se/hordes/grifteskymfning.html

work cited

http://www.metal-archives.com/band/view/id/3540293800

Album of the Day: Machine Head: The Blackening

Band: Machine Head

Album: The Blackening

Year: 2007

Genre: Groove/Thrash Metal

Label: Roadrunner

Album Number: 6 of 7

Length of Album: 61:04

Number of Tracks: 8

Favorite Track: Beautiful Mourning, Aesthetics of Hate, Now I Lay Thee Down, Halo, Wolves, Slanderous

Rating: 9.5

Album of the Day: Hellyeah: Hellyeah

Band: Hellyeah

Album: Hellyeah

Year Released: 2007

Genre: Heavy/Groove Metal

Label: Epic

Producer: Vinnie Paul, Sterling Winfield, Hellyeah

Album Number: 1

Length of Album: 43:47

Number of Tracks: 12

Favortie Tracks: Hellyeah, You Wouldn't Know, Waging War, Alcohaulin' Ass, Goddamn, Rotten to the Core, Thank You, Nausea

Rating: 9.5

Band of the Day: Weapon

Band: Weapon

Year Formed: 2006

Genre: Melodic Death Metal

 Location: St. Johns, Newfoundland

Label: Unisgned/Independent

Number of Albums: 1

Status: Active

Website: http://www.weaponmetal.com/

work cited

http://www.metal-archives.com/band/view/id/3540273084

Band of the Day: Leper Lord

Band: Leper Lord

Genre: Black Metal

Location: Winchester, Virginia

Year Formed: 2010

Label: Unsigned/Independent

Status: Active

Number of albums: 0

Number of Demo/EP: 3 Demos/1 EP

Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leper-Lord/148158868546663#!/pages/Leper-Lord/148158868546663

http://reverbnation.com/leperlord

work cited

http://www.metal-archives.com/band/view/id/3540314046

Band of the Day: Athanor

Band: Athanor

Country: Poland

Year Formed: 1998

Genre: Gothic Metal

Number of Albums: 1

Number of Demos/EP: 1

Label: Unsigned/Independent

Status: Split-up

Work sited

http://www.metal-archives.com/band/view/id/11629