The teutontic trio had a stellar year with its 15th album. Songs like the title track and “Surviving The Abyss” would easily fit on Odd Fellows Rest or the self-titled album. Frontman Kirk Windstein remarked in interviews the he listened the band’s older records for inspiration and it certainly shows on this album. The return of original bassist Todd Strange certainly played a factor in Crowbar returning to its roots on Serpent. Brotherhood faced stiff competition from releases by Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica, but this band managed to stand out. ![]() Alex Skolnick and Eric Peterson unleash a hailstorm of riffs and Chuck Billy’s vocals are as biting and vitriolic as ever. This lean and mean release is unapologetic thrash metal. However, metal was alive and well this year. 2016 will be remembered as the “Year of Death” due to the passing of so many celebrities this year. ![]() Symphonic metal band Delain’s newest record was a solid metal record with commercial appeal. Old school thrash metal acts like Testament and Sodom released stellar albums this year. We wrap up another year and it is time for the annual “best of” list for 2016 heavy metal releases.
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