BravePicks 2013: The Scribes Speak - Alitzia Tyminski
January 14, 2014, 10 years ago
Happy New Year from BraveWords and all the best for a headbanging 2014! To honour tradition, we always follow our annual BravePicks by handing over the pen to our devout scribes and let them speak out about the year that was and the year ahead of us!
So now we present each writer's take on 2013 with the always popular Brave Embarrassments, Concerts, Thoughts On 2013, Predictions For 2014 and What / Who Needs To Stop In 2014!
1) BEASTMILK - Climax (Svart)
2) AUTHOR & PUNISHER - Women & Children (Seventh Rule)
3) CHELSEA WOLFE - Pain Is Beauty (Sargent House)
4) QUEENSRŸCHE - Queensrÿche (Century Media)
5) ALTAR OF PLAGUES - Teethed Glory And Injury (Profound Lore)
6) WOLVSERPENT - Perigea Antahkarana (Relapse)
7) CARCASS - Surgical Steel (Nuclear Blast)
8) ASOMVEL - Knuckle Duster (Bad Omen)
9) ORANSSI PAZUZU - Valonielu (Svart/20 Buck Spin)
10) ABYSSAL - Novit Enim Dominus Qui Sunt Eius (Profound Lore)
1) QUEENSRŸCHE - Frequency Unknown (Deadline Music)
FU is right.
2) MEGADETH - Super Collider
Makes Risk look like a high point.
3) DEVICE - Device (Warner Bros.)
Interestingly enough David Draiman was also involved in Super Colon Rider.
1) QUEENSRŸCHE - (fronted by Todd La Torre) Phoenix Concert Theatre - Toronto, ON
2) WATAIN, IN SOLITUDE & TRIBULATION - Opera House - Toronto, ON
3) DEPECHE MODE - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON
CARCASS' Surgical Steel has been making the rounds on year-end lists in the world of metal and is a reflection of the year 2013 in metal as a whole where the old guard (some of which have been dormant for a while) return in full force including bands such as GORGUTS, QUEENSRŸCHE, VOIVOD, BLACK SABBATH and many more! With some of their strongest work in years, reminding us why they hold legendary status and schooling a new generation once again! On the flip side, newer artists were also coloring outside the lines and breaking down genre boundaries set by these legendary forefathers to achieve a sound of their own. This new found creativity also seems to be more accepted by metal fans!
With 2014 around the corner, TRIPTYKON have announced their forthcoming album Melana Chasmata due out in April! If their last album is any indication of what is to come it is bound to be another stellar achievement by Tom G. Warrior! It will be seven years since MAYHEM unleashed Ordo Ad Chao and black metal has changed significantly in the interim. It will be interesting to see where Mayhem end up. One sure-fire prediction is it will cause a lot of talk amongst their fan base! My third prediction is we will see more genre boundaries continue to be stripped away as artists scavenge what they need from various genres at will without the restrictions of old conventions and genre politics allowing for new and exciting sounds!
Geoff Tate … oh how the mighty have fallen.
