Sylosis - Dormant Heart

2015 sure didn't waste anytime gearing up for a year of excellent releases.  Here to set the pace is Dormant Heart, the fourth full length album from England's Sylosis.  While the band's formula over the course of their discography hasn't changed too dramatically, their knack for molding pulse pounding rhythms and infectious thrash riffs into a darker atmosphere is something that's noticeably improved with each release.  Dormant Heart has taken this predestined groundwork and unearthed an album that could well be considered the band's magnum opus.

We'll Do It Live Fridays: I Don't Have A Good Pun For "Empyreal"

Let me just start, on a side note, by stating that all of us here at Brutalitopia (now totaling 4) will be joining our fellow metal community comrades in the overwhelmingly subjective arena of year-end top 10/whatever number we decide lists in exactly one week.  So that means on Friday, December 30th you will want to check back here, without hesitation.     

But now to the real matter at hand for today.  It's been all too long since we've done a WDILF post so here's hopefully the one that will get us back in gear of doing this every Friday.

Find out what song I couldn't come up with a pun for after the break!

As I Lay Paralyzed

It's been a little while since I've heard anything from the As I Lay Dying camp.  It's sure a good thing, however, that what I found out from them the other day was that they've not only announced a pretty badass tour but also released a brand new song.  The song, "Paralyzed," can be heard below.  I'd have to say it's definitely what you would expect from them but that doesn't take anything away from how awesome it is. 



Oh, and about that tour I mentioned.  They'll be going around with support from the likes of Of Mice and Men, The Ghost Inside, iwrestledabearonce, and Sylosis.  I'm so incredibly happy that Sylosis will be able to make it to the states. 

You can find the tour dates after the break.

Review: Sylosis - Edge Of The Earth

Amongst all of the prog that has been taking over 2011 (and will continue to do so), it's nice to have albums that remind you that prog is not the only thing out there.  England's thrash/metalcore foursome of Sylosis is here to remind you of just that.  With their second full length album, Edge Of The Earth, they not only deliver an album that needs to be taken note of but also establish themselves as a band that will need to be reckoned with.

Read the review after the break.