Jan 21st, 2012

It's only the third week of January and already we have had over 75 new, 2012 albums come acorss our desk! A number of people asked me if I was going to do my Personal top 20, this week, but I felt that we at Megawatt always like to look forward and bring new music to the Metal masses so tonight we focus on new stuff! Traditonal and Power Metal roars out of the gate with almost 20 albums from some of the big names in genre..so let's get to it!

New Germanic Power (courtesy of ex-Gamma Ray members)

PRIMAL FEAR-Strike

FREEDOM CALL-Crimson Dawn

More New Power

ASTRAL DOORS-Seventh Crusade

IRON FIRE-Leviathan

Yet more new Power!

LANFEAR-Colours of Chaos

ALMAH-Zombie Dictators

Killed By Death-Extended Edition

WOODS OF YPRES-Sea Of Immeasurable Loss

RIP-David Gold (Vocals, guitar) Dec 22, Car Accident. Age 31

INCANTATION-Dying Divinity

RIP- Joey Lombard (Bass) Jan 3, cause unknown. Age: 42

VISIONS OF ATLANTIS-Last Shut Of Your Eyes

RIP-Nicole Bogner (Vocals) Jan 6, disease. Age: 27

Honourable mention (No music available)

RIP-Therese Hanserot (Vocals, Destiny) Jan 17 cause unknown. Age: 48

THE MFC DRAGON SLAYER PROJECT-Let's Unite In Rock

Charity single by Metal For Cancer featuring Henrik Flyman of Evil Masquerade

Go to www.metalforcancer.com to buy a copy of the single to support cancer research.

Coming To Town

SEBASTIAN BACH-Dance On Your Grave

Congrats to Tracy who won a pair of tickets to go see Mr. Bach at the Deerfoot Inn & Casino on February 11, 2012.

Checking out a fun new Metal Board game and the offical theme song!

IMPERIAL STATE ELECTRIC-Rock Science

80's Metal Veterans still kicking ass with brand new records!

VENGEANCE-Whole Lotta Metal

MAD MAX-Metal Edge

New albums from Melodic Metallers

HUMAN TEMPLE-I Will Follow

HOUSE OF SHAKIRA-Brick Wall

More new releases from some veterans

UFO-Fight Night

MOLLO/MARTIN-Wardance

Introducing JP's new theme for 2012...Metal Goes Pop. Metal bands covering pop songs!

SCORPIONS-Tainted Love (Originally by Gloria Jones made popular by Soft Cell)

LACUNA COIL-Losing My Religon (Originally by REM)

Early Call for Album Of The Year!

DRAGONSCLAW-Rising Power

January 7th, 2012

The 2011 Year-in-Review Show

Always a fan favourite (and one of ours too) Kevin and I discuss the Metal year that was 2011. This show we were joined by Sarah K. of BeatRoute Magazine, Scholar and journalist of all things Metal. For a further detail of our top picks for 2011 please visit our Blog where we have expanded on the songs on our playlist. Kevin went with a classic Top 10 in reverse order and JP went with a genre-by-genre overview and Sarah filled in the gaps! Check out these great artists.

Kevin #10

FAMOUS UNDERGROUND - Wheel Of Misfortune (Cdn)

JP's Glam Album of The Year

CRASHDIET - So Alive

Sarah's Pick!

WEEDEATER - Jason The Dragon

Kevin #9

SCYTHIA - Voice Of The Sword (Cdn)

JP's Best New Band Of The Year

LORENGUARD - Eve Of Corruption

Kevin #8

AMON AMARTH - Surtur Rising

JP's Viking/Folk/Pagan/Pirate Pick Of The Year

ALESTORM - Back Through Time

Sarah's Pick!

MASTODON - Spectrelight

Kevin #7

OBSCURA - Euclidian Elements

JP's Death Metal Pick Of The Year

VISCERAL DISGORGE - Force Fed Shredded Genitalia

Kevin #6

GALGAMEX - Impaler (Cdn)

Sarah's Pick!

ROTTEN SOUND - Addict

Kevin #5

CHILDREN OF BODOM - Shovel Knockout

JP's Thrash Album Of The Year

ARTILLERY - Thrasher

JP's (second best)Live Album Of The Year

HYPOCRISY - Hell Over Sofia

Sarah's Live Pick of the year

CATHEDRAL - Carnival Bizarre

Kevin # 4

ANTHRAX - Judas Priest

Sarah's Prog Pick!

OPETH - Folklore

JP's Prog Album Of The Year

REDEMPTION - Blink Of An Eye

Kevin #3

NECROS CHRISTOS - Hathor Of Dendara

Sarah's Black Pick

NIGHTBRINGER - The Gnosis Of Inhumation

JP's Black Metal Album Of The Year.

PLAAG - Steelteethed

Sarah's Triple Shot Of Calgary Carnage

WAKE - Sigil (Cdn)

ATOMIS - Maelstrom (Cdn)

BREATHE KNIVES- Rebreather (Cdn)

JP's Canadian Album Of The Year

BOREALIS - Finest Hour

KEVIN #2

TALETELLERS - Calling The Demon

JP'S Gothic Metal Album Of The Year

NIGHTWISH - I Want My Tears Back

JP's Album Of The Year

RIOT - Wings Are For Angels

and finally, last of all but certainly not least...

Kevin's #! of 2011 (drum-roll)

THE BRONX CASKET COMPANY - Holy Mother

Happy New Year Everyone. Stay tuned for more Great Metal in 2012!