What are you looking forward to in musical releases this year?

[Nadz1lla]

Aye, "different" doesn't necessarily mean better or worse. Take Mike Patton for example, he has so many different sounding bands / projects, but they're all good.  ^_^

[TheyCallMeVolume]

Well, mine of course was the Rock of Ages soundtrack!

But since that passed already, I guess I'd pick Aerosmith, I'm looking forward to seeing what Brad and Joe have up their sleeve with riffs.

[HTH AMPS]

Regarding how you felt about St anger that is exactly how I felt about Megadeths last album especially with how overhyped it was.

That's another album I haven't bothered buying.  I just don't really like Megadeth anymore without Marty Friedman.  :|

Anyway, this talk about new/upcoming releases has prompted me to order a couple of CDs today - one new release (Baroness - Yellow & Green) and one not so new (Red Fang - Murder the Mountains).

I don't know why, but I'm quite surprised at you being into Baroness and Red Fang - too effin great bands btw.

The new series of four EPs from Down should be cool, looking forward to those... 

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/song-premiere-down-witchtripper-20120726?fb_action_ids=10151148990893939&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=246965925417366

[Philly Q]

I don't know why, but I'm quite surprised at you being into Baroness and Red Fang - too effin great bands btw.

I have to be honest, Baroness first caught my attention a few years back simply because of the cover art of the Red Album!  :lol:  And from there, I became aware of Red Fang because I sometimes look at the Relapse Records website.  They're rare examples of newer bands I've actually heard.

I have to say though, of all the forms of "modern" heavy music, the only stuff I can get into is (broadly speaking) stoner rock.  I seem to have an affinity for it, which is quite strange because I have never been stoned in my life.  :P

Typically, I wasn't aware of the Down EPs, although again I really like that band (not so much the third album, though)

[TheyCallMeVolume]

I totally forgot, RHCP are releasing a series of new songs as singles this year, those should be interesting as well.

[HTH AMPS]

Typically, I wasn't aware of the Down EPs, although again I really like that band (not so much the third album, though)

^ +1, I thought that was a weak album overall - it's not one I felt compelled to listen to very much.

The new song I've heard is great though, very much in the 2nd Down album vein.

Also check these out...

GOATSNAKE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYd8MWrDdM&feature=related

CROWBAR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmMczdpXJY8&feature=related

[Philly Q]

Yeah, I'm fairly familiar with those two bands, although I don't have any of their albums.  Thanks!  :)