Feature releases
THE GATEWAY: Rollins Band - The End of Silence (1992) 4/5
THE INFINITE: Voivod - Dimension Hatröss (1988) 5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Earth Crisis - All Out War (1992) 3/5
THE SPHERE: Turmion Kätilöt - Omen X (2023) 5/5
My Infinite and Sphere nominations are glorious gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. I also enjoy the Gateway feature release. The one for the Revolution, not so much. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for May with Sonny coming back into the roster after a few months off:
THE FALLEN: Ben, Sonny, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Daniel
THE HORDE: Daniel, Sonny, Ben
THE INFINITE: Saxy, Andi, Xephyr
THE NORTH: Sonny, Xephyr, Ben, Daniel
THE PIT: Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
I've removed Shezma from the roster given that he's failed to submit his nominations for the last couple of months in a row so I'm assuming that he's lost interest.
Saxy & Xephyr, are you still looking to be a part of the nominations roster? If so then you'll need to get your nominations in before the last day of the prior month as I've had to nominate releases for you recently.
THE GATEWAY: Mushroomhead - The Righteous & the Butterfly (2014) 5/5
THE NORTH: Samael - Blood Ritual (1992) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Embodyment - Embrace the Eternal (1998) 5/5
THE SPHERE: Killing Joke - Pandemonium (1994) 3.5/5
My Gateway and Revolution nominations are glorious gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. I also enjoy the North feature release more than I thought I would. The one for the Sphere, not so much, but still good. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for June:
THE FALLEN: Sonny, Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Daniel, Xephyr
THE HORDE: Sonny, Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Andi, Xephyr, Saxy
THE NORTH: Ben, Xephyr, Daniel, Sonny
THE PIT: Daniel, Ben, Sonny
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
THE GATEWAY: Living Colour - Stain (1993) 3/5
THE INFINITE: Alchemist - Jar of Kingdom (1993) 5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Rorschach - Protestant (1993) 5/5
THE SPHERE: AP2 - Suspension of Disbelief (2000) 5/5
Although the Gateway feature release is not really up my alley but still decent, the feature releases for my other 3 clans are all glorious gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres, with a grand discovery in Alchemist's debut. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the feature releases nomination recipients for July:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Daniel
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Andi
THE NORTH: Xephyr, Daniel, Ben
THE PIT: Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Of Mice & Men - Tether (2023) 4.5/5
THE INFINITE: Star One - Space Metal (2002) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: The Ghost Inside - Rise From the Ashes: Live at the Shrine (2021) 4.5/5
THE SPHERE: Fear Factory - Fear is the Mindkiller (1993) 3/5
Although the Sphere feature release is not really up my alley but still decent, the feature releases I've nominated for my other 3 clans are all excellent gems that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here are the adjusted feature releases nomination recipients from July with Karl being added into the roster for The Guardians, The Horde & The North from next month:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Karl
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel, Karl
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Andi
THE NORTH: Xephyr, Daniel, Ben. Karl
THE PIT: Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Here are the feature releases nomination owners for August:
THE FALLEN: Ben, irunak James-Lee, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Karl, Xephyr
THE HORDE: Daniel, Karl, irunak James-Lee, Ben
THE INFINITE: Saxy, Andi, Xephyr
THE NORTH: irunak James-Lee, Daniel, Ben. Karl, Xephyr
THE PIT: Daniel, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
Here are the feature releases nomination owners for September:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Karl
THE HORDE: Karl, Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Andi, Xephyr, Saxy
THE NORTH: Ben, Karl, Xephyr, Daniel
THE PIT: Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
I've removed irunak James-Lee as he didn't get his initial August nomination in & seems to have disappeared.
Hi Daniel, you can throw my name back into the ring on The Pit and The Horde if that's okay? I can't stretch to my other two clans right now but will let you know if that changes.
Sure Vinny. Adjusted list below:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Karl
THE HORDE: Karl, Vinny, Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Andi, Xephyr, Saxy
THE NORTH: Ben, Karl, Xephyr, Daniel
THE PIT: Vinny, Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
Cheers
THE GATEWAY: Limp Bizkit - Significant Other (1999) 3.5/5
THE HORDE: Damaged - Do Not Spit (1993) 2.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Eighteen Visions - 1996 (2021) 4.5/5
THE SPHERE: Samael - Rebellion (1995) 4/5
Although the Horde feature release is not really up my alley, the other feature releases I've checked out are pretty great and I would recommend them to fans of their respective genres. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here's the October feature release nomination list:
THE FALLEN: Ben, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Karl, Xephyr
THE HORDE: Vinny, Ben, Daniel, Karl
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Andi
THE NORTH: Karl, Xephyr, Daniel, Ben
THE PIT: Ben, Daniel, Vinny
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
THE INFINITE: Textures - Polars (2004) 4/5
THE PIT: Hemotoxin - When Time Becomes Loss (2024) 3.5/5
THE SPHERE: Breach the Void - The Monochromatic Era (2010) 4/5
The feature releases I've checked out this month are pretty great and I would recommend them to fans of their respective genres, though the one for The Pit has some slight pointage knocked off. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here's the November feature release nomination list:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Karl
THE HORDE: Ben, Daniel, Karl, Vinny
THE INFINITE: Saxy, Andi, Xephyr
THE NORTH: Xephyr, Daniel, Ben, Karl
THE PIT: Daniel, Vinny, Ben
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Falling in Reverse - Popular Monster (2024) 5/5
THE PIT: Extol - Synergy (2003) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Black Veil Brides - We Stitch These Wounds (2010) 5/5
THE SPHERE: Ministry - Filth Pig (1996) 3.5/5
Although the Sphere feature release is pretty good, the other feature releases I've checked out are fantastic and I would recommend them to fans of their respective genres. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...
Here's the December feature release nomination list:
THE FALLEN: Ben, Daniel
THE GATEWAY: Andi, Saxy
THE GUARDIANS: Karl, Xephyr
THE HORDE: Daniel, Karl, Vinny, Ben
THE INFINITE: Andi, Xephyr, Saxy
THE NORTH: Daniel, Ben, Karl, Xephyr
THE PIT: Vinny, Ben, Daniel
THE REVOLUTION: Andi, Daniel
THE SPHERE: Daniel, Andi
Here's the January feature release nomination list:
THE FALLEN: Daniel, Sonny, Ben
THE GATEWAY: Saxy, Andi
THE GUARDIANS: Xephyr, Karl
THE HORDE: Karl, Vinny, Sonny, Ben, Daniel
THE INFINITE: Xephyr, Saxy, Andi
THE NORTH: Ben, Karl, Xephyr, Sonny, Daniel
THE PIT: Ben, Sonny, Daniel, Vinny
THE REVOLUTION: Daniel, Andi
THE SPHERE: Andi, Daniel
THE FALLEN: Novembre - Dreams d'azur (2002) 4/5
THE GATEWAY: Devin Townsend - PowerNerd (2024) 4.5/5
THE INFINITE: Atheist - Unquestionable Presence (1991) 5/5
THE PIT: Sepultura - Quadra (2020) 4.5/5
THE REVOLUTION: Imminence - The Black (2024) 4.5/5
Another solid month for feature releases, with many of them, including the ones I've nominated, being fantastic albums that I would recommend to fans of their respective genres. Keep up the good work on the feature releases, all! I look forward to more...