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Devin Townsend’s career is one of many distinct eras. He’s been the leader of Strapping Young Lad, the lynchpin of the Devin Townsend Project and the co-architect of country duo Casualties of Cool, all while maintaining his prolific and lauded solo project. Now, the polymath’s newest era starts with PowerNerd: a succinct but still progressive record that pulls from its mastermind’s childhood love of vintage rock. From the moment the title track ignites the record with a roar of “PowerNerd!”, Devin’s 28th studio project is a gallop of melody, noise and emotion. The opener and “Knuckledragger” are all-out, high-speed rampages, their impact intensified by their central figure’s signature ‘wall of sound’ production style. However, that aggression is far from the only thing to come from Powernerd’s 11 episodic tracks. “Dreams of Light”, by comparison, is an evocative and dynamic four-minute ballad. “Younger Lover” calms down from an explosive opening to lush verses of synths and singing, whereas “Falling Apart” and “Jainism” add texture after texture on top of dulcet, acoustic introductions. With each song also having an irresistible hook at its heart, Devin has undeniably crafted a soulful instant classic of a rock record. ‘PowerNerd’ is available as a Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (incl. bonus tracks, Dolby Atmos & High-Resolution Stereo Mixes), Ltd 2CD Digipak in O-Card (incl. bonus tracks), Standard CD Jewelcase & Gatefold 180g LP + LP-booklet, as well as digitally in stereo & Dolby Atmos.
Devin Townsend - PowerNerd [Compact disc]
$15.98
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VOMIT FORTH’s sophomore full-length, Terrified of God, isn’t merely a benchmark for the Connecticut-born extreme metal squad but also for Northeastern death metal itself. Produced and mixed by Randy LeBeouf (Kublai Kahn, Jesus Piece), Terrified of God hones the raw intensity that frontman Kane Gelaznik introduced with 2021’s Seething Malevolence, taking it to the new, horrifying heights. The album explores a broader spectrum of brutal sonics with tracks like 'Blood Soaked Death Dream' and 'Rotting Wool,' while also refining the fierce live energy VOMIT FORTH is renowned for (having shared the stage with genre heavyweights such as Frozen Soul, Cattle Decapitation, and Sanguisugabogg, among others).This is 27 minutes that doesn’t relent or let up while pushing for something deeper, darker, and more extreme. 

Vomit Forth - Terrified Of God [Compact disc]
$16.98
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2024 release from the Finnish folk metal band. The last time that Ensiferum left the studio with a new album, the world promptly shut down due to the covid pandemic. Much of the new material emerged in the lockdown era, when Ensiferum's founding guitarist Markus Toivonen set himself the challenge of finding new ways to make music - eventually composing every song except the rousing, anthemic Fatherland, written by bassist Sami Hinkka.
Ensiferum - Winter Storm
$16.98
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The Nothing That Is, Fit For An Autopsy's seventh and latest album (and third for Nuclear Blast), bears no sign whatsoever of commercial concession or rehashed past glories. Instead, the ten-song album finds the band exploring moodier textures and deeper emotions that add new power and dynamics to their already brutal and complex music, while also completely tuning out the ambient noise of passing musical trends and the expectations of the outside world
Fit For An Autopsy - Nothing That Is
$15.98

        
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