So I’m not going to lie, this is the first metal CD that I have ever listened to in its entirety. And Jesus Christ these guys have energy. They are pretty with it, as far as any band goes, and they seem to be in tune with each other. The beat is consistently awesome throughout the album; it is pure musical chaos… and I LOVE it. The whole album is like one constant track until track 9, which is like stepping off of a spaceship and track 13 is some crazy jazzy jam. Plus they are from effing Poland and what could be more awesome than that?

-Alex G.

This Friday I will be back in good'ol Little Elm (by Dallas/Plano for those of you who do not know your abnormally small towns with astonishing pregnancy rates) and boy do I miss those tours that hit up Texas.

FOR EXAMPLE:
Century Media & Heavy Hitter are hooking me up and getting me into South by So What? at the Plano Centre where I will (hopefully) be interviewing Iwrestledabearonce.

Pictures, interview run-downs, and much much more will be both here and on Twitter shortly.

ALSO:
SXSW happening. I'm hoping I can make it down for a few of the parties and get some amazing interviews. We'll have to see.

Have a fantastic Spring Break, metal heads!

-Liz Motherfuckin' Wilshin

Last week was EPIC on the CMJ charts. I am about to piss myself. Fortunately, I wore Depends today.

Okay, here’s the best part. The (overall) KAMP Top Ten:

Rank Artist Recording Label User Supplied Version
1 FRANZ FERDINAND Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Domino
2 LAMB OF GOD Wrath Epic
3 LILY ALLEN It’s Not Me, It’s You Capitol Records
4 BIRD AND THE BEE Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future Blue Note
5 HOT PANDA Volcano… Bloody Volcano Mint
6 VARIOUS ARTISTS Johnny Cash Remixed Compadre
7 CANNIBAL CORPSE Evisceration Plague Metal Blade
8 ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Merriweather Post Pavilion Domino
9 VARIOUS ARTISTS War Child Presents Heroes Astralwerks
10 BROKEN SPINDLES Kiss/Kick blank.wav

Loud Rock Chart:

1 LAMB OF GOD Wrath Epic
2 OBSCURA Cosmogenesis Relapse
3 CYNIC Traced In Air Season Of Mist
4 CANNIBAL CORPSE Evisceration Plague Metal Blade
5 CATTLE DECAPITATION The Harvest Floor Metal Blade
6 KREATOR Hordes Of Chaos SPV
7 HERO DESTROYED Hero Destroyed Relapse
8 PSYOPUS Odd Senses Metal Blade
9 ABYSMAL DAWN Programmed To Consume Relapse
10 WHITECHAPEL This Is Exile Metal Blade

Cannibal Corpse affirms why they are they best selling Death Metal band of all time with their new album Evisceration Plague. They continue to redefine Death Metal even after 11 albums. This album is SICK! It has the trademark corpsegrinder sound with the skill found on Kill and the brutality of Tomb of the Mutilated! This is definitely my favorite Cannibal Corpse album yet! The only complaint I have is that the album artwork is pretty weak, but its still more extreme than the clap on ASU's campus.

Overall: 8.5/10
1. Priest of Sodom: 10/10 Crazy time signature, four bars of 4/4 and then a sinlge bar of 3/4.
2. Scalding Hail: 7/10
3. To Decompose: 8/10 Intro uses Dream Theater type riff!
4. A Cauldron of Hate: 8/10 Fuckin’ Awesome Riff.
7. Carnivorous Swarm: 8.5/10 The most brutal lyrics ever!!!
8. Evisceration Plague: 9/10
10. Carrion Sculpted Entity: 6/10 Sick Solo, boring song.
11. Unnatural: 7/10
12. Skewered from Ear to Eye: 9/10 Classic Cannibal Corpse, SIck Solo!

-DJ Ed Fury

Definitely Lamb of God and though I don’t think is necessarily the best thing since indoor plumbing, it is still fantastic. They’re trying something new by going for a more melodic tone and even intermixing some singing. It doesn’t work sometimes, but it’s great to see that they’re not confined into one style as so many other successful bands have done.

1. “The Passing” 3/5- just a melodic intro
2. — LOVE IT, but it has profanities.
3. “Set To Fail” 3/5
4. —- More cursing. Awesome.
5. “Fake Messiah” 4.5/5
6. “Grace” 5/5- Cool melodic intro. Super catchy riff & amazing breakdown.
7. “Broken Hands” 3/5- kind of new school sounding… Not really my cup of tea, but pretty cool, I suppose.
8. “Dead Seeds” 4/5- Very ‘classic’ LOG
9. “Everything to Nothing” 5/5- probably AMAZING live.
10. “Choke Sermon” **5/5- love the lyrics especially on this one.
11. “Reclamation” 4/5- pretty epic with great breakdown. Starts with wind for some reason…

-- Liz Wilshin

Hey, everyone! Liz Wilshin, your KAMP Metal Director here!

Just wanted to let you know what we’re going to be using this blog for:

* Music Reviews
* Metal Updates
* Tour Dates
* Upcoming phone and personal interviews available
* Concert Reviews
* Any and all other suggestions!!!

Zeke Silva (HR Director) & I are going to be trying our hardest to keep you guys updated. If you have any questions or concerned, please e-mail me at:

metal@kamp.arizona.edu

-Liz Motherfuckin’ Wilshin

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