Heidevolk – Batavi (2012: Napalm)

Crunching folk ratchets

up tempo, stays catchy (as

if Týr found a pulse)

http://www.heidevolk.com/www/index2.php?taal=2

http://www.napalmrecords.com/hp_promo.php?bioID=92

Isis – Oceanic Remixes/Reinterpretations (2005: Hydra Head)

reworked noisescapes drone,

slink, and sludge out tripping grey

ambient shades/waves

http://www.isistheband.com/

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Isis/Oceanic_Remixes-Reinterpretations/75020

Riot – Rock City (1993: Metal Blade – a reissue of 1977: Fire Sign)

rockin’ baby seals

fightin Talas and The Rods

for Kiss Army scraps

http://www.riotrockcity.com/web/index.php

Agent Steel – Alienigma (2007: Mascot)

famed to hundreds

regroup for more Metal Church

meets Nevermore crunch

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Agent_Steel/Alienigma/152010

Hunter – Sign of the Hunter (1985: Bacilus)

Krauts aspire to be

Saxon for some odd reason;

bygone tones/tactics

http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Hunter/Sign_of_the_Hunter/29448

Drain STH – Horror Wrestling (1996: The Enclave)

glam gone grunge models

angst out Dirt-caked rumbles;

giant steps of growth

https://www.facebook.com/DrainSTH

http://www.amazon.com/Horror-Wrestling-Drain-Sth/dp/B000007Q8Q