August 51. Russian Circles, “Guidance”The sixth album from these post-rockers brings the emotional punch with more than 45 minutes of wandering guitar work, which slowly builds into a cathartic crescendo of distortion and soaring guitar lines.
2. Dinosaur Jr., “Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not”The alt-rock legends return with another sure-to-be classic to add to their catalogue. Recommended if you like pine trees, flavored bourbon and trucker hats.
3. Skillet, “Unleashed”One of the last standing mid-2000s hard rock bands, Skillet is keen to deliver more of what their fans expect: bombastic riffs, uplifting and relatable lyrics and songs that will deliver over and over.
4. “Suicide Squad” OSTA diverse soundtrack for a movie with a diverse cast of characters. From the memorable reimagining of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Panic at the Disco, to a return to form from one of hip-hop’s biggest names in Lil Tunechi aka Weezy aka the man Lil Wayne, there is something for everyone on this soundtrack.
5. Carnifex, “Slow Death”Along with Despised Icon, who released a new album last week, Carnifex is a pioneer of the deathcore genre, and they continue to raise the bar with their new release. Adding symphonic components to elements of dark, ambient and noise, they have constructed an album dripping with evil and hatred.
Cooper Stapleton
