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Having come across this Finnish band's name as a reference in Circle's most recent album Incarnation, I felt no reluctance whatsoever about having to review this quartet's most recent outing.

Slough Feg is a heavy metal band formed in Pennsylvania in the early 90s. Current members: Mike Scalzi (Guitars/Vocals), Angelo Tringali (Guitars), Adrian Maestas (Bass) and Harry Cantwell (Drums). According the definition of the group: ‘has a style that's best described as an eclectic mix of Celtic Folk and Traditional Metal peppered with buckets of energy and lyrical depth’.

Sister a Swedish hard rock/ punk/metal band. Formed in 2006 with JAMIE (vocals)TIM (guitar & backing vocals) RIKKI (bass & backing vocals) CARI (drums & backing vocals).

“Disguised Vultures” the album id recorded with Martine Sweet and Linus Birbrant and features the previously released single “Sick”. A cd with heavy, raw sound and attitude.

Essentially what you get with Serpent Omega is another entry into the world of sludge/doom/stoner metal that is already populated by the likes of Kylesa, Hull, Entombed, Lair of the Minotaur, Negative Reaction and even Pantera. While fanatics of that particular little niche might be the ones to get the biggest kick out of Serpent Omega, the overall unoriginality of the album is very unfelling.

Another Svart Records release, and yet another shot of great retro-tasting music!

As it turns out, the people at Finland's Svart Records have a musical taste which extends beyond the mere “Rock”, “Metal”, and “Punk” genres, as proven with this one-man NeoFolk act Pyhä Kuolema (band name translating to “sacred death”).

Oh my...Svart Records IS swiftly becoming one of my favorite labels indeed! I mean, somehow these dudes manage to get the pick of more adventurous bands in Finland, you know, and that such is more than to my liking, is a self-evident fact of life!

Nashville Pussy is a band that of course I’d heard of before, but never paid any attention.  I thought with a name like that they would either play some indigestible mix of punk and heavy metal, or pure glam rock.

Mount Salem is Emily Kopplin (vocals & organ), Cody Davidson (drums), Mark Hewett (bass) and Kyle Morrison (guitars) they are from US, Chicago. Playing psychedelic rock and doom metal.

Ach, Monkey3...a band which is hardly an unknown entity to yours truly!