Taylor Swift - Red (Taylor's Version)

Taylor's version of her pop crossover opus Red is pretty impressive in its attention to detail, and delivers a winning crop of previously unreleased songs.

Ghoul - Dungeon Bastards

Ghoul returns with more tales from the heart of Creepsylvania on their latest record, Dungeon Bastards.

Download the new Municipal Waste / Toxic Holocaust Split

Appropriately titled Toxic Waste, Toxic Holocaust and Municipal Waste have a new split out via Tank Crimes. It's totally downloadable and free on Bandcamp. Woot! If there are two groups to check out in this new era of bands keeping thrash alive, Municipal Waste and Toxic Holocaust are them.

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Toxic Holocaust- Conjure and Command

On Toxic Holocaust's fourth album, the Portland band takes a leaner approach to its grimy fusion of punk and thrash metal, lowering the black metal influences that were once prominent on the band's earlier releases. While there's not a lot of variety to be had on this release, it's not something I really ask for from this album. It's quick, 33-minute shot of rough riffs and tooth-gnashing ferocity.

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Stream Some New Cerebral Ballzy

Didn't think I'd be typing the words "Adult Swim" into two posts today, but here we are. Not only does Adult Swim currently have their summer singles deelie going on right now, but they've also got tracks from the forthcoming Cerebral Ballzy album on lock, too. I know, not the most serious of band names, but this New York four-piece actually does reach a new level of ballsy. It's to the point where the word's original "s" really doesn't suffice. The four songs Adult Swim has streaming on its site bring that intense speed and volume any great punk act should have, but there's a tooth-gnashing griminess that can't be manufactured. It has to be lived and breathed by the musicians who deliver it.

There's a white-kunckled anger fueling these tracks, too--even the one about cutting class. It's so good, it actually makes me regret never taking up skateboarding.

Stream one of the tracks from the LP below, and scope the album art while you're down there, too. Hear three more tracks from the LP on Adult Swim's website by clicking here, and look for the album's release on July 26th.