{"title":"BEST OF 2021","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"mammoth-wvh-mammoth-wvh-black-ice-lp","title":"MAMMOTH 'MAMMOTH WVH' LP (Black Ice Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLABEL: EX1 RECORDS\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 6\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003eALBUM RELEASE DATE: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e6\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: BLACK ICE LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTranslucent Black Ice Vinyl. This Mammoth Wvh LP is the debut, self-titled album of Mammoth Wvh - the band created by Wolfgang Van Halen. This collection includes the chart-topping new single, \"Distance\" plus \"Don't Back Down,\" \"Epiphany,\" \"Mammoth\" and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the beginning of 2015, Wolf broke ground on what would become Mammoth Wvh with producer Michael \"Elvis\" Baskette [Alter Bridge, Slash] behind the board. Wolf began to embrace his voice, inspired by everyone from his father, to bands like AC\/DC, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, TOOL, and Jimmy Eat World. In addition to writing and singing every song on the self-titled debut album, remarkably Wolfgang plays every instrument. \"The name Mammoth is really special to me,\" says Wolf. \"Not only was it the name of Van Halen before it became Van Halen, but my father was also the lead singer. 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For the Los Angeles-based quartet Dirty Honey, success came right out of the gate. Released in March 2019, the band's debut single, \"When I'm Gone,\" became the first song by an unsigned artist to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. Their second single, \"Rolling 7s,\" went into the Top 5 and was still headed up when COVID changed everything. That same year, Dirty Honey opened for The Who, Guns 'N Roses, Slash, and Alter Bridge and was the \"do-not-miss-band\" at major rock festivals such as Welcome to Rockville, Rocklahoma, Louder Than Life, Heavy MTL, and Epicenter. On its first U.S. headline tour in January and February 2020, the band sold out every date. When it came time to record its self-titled full-length debut album, the band-vocalist Marc LaBelle, guitarist John Notto, bassist Justin Smolian, and drummer Corey Coverstone-wasn't about to mess with what was already working. Teaming up with producer Nick DiDia (Rage Against the Machine, Pearl Jam), who also produced the band's 2019 self-titled EP, Dirty Honey again captured the lightning-in-a-bottle dynamics and energy of their live sound. \"As a guitarist, I'm always inspired by the everlasting pursuit of the perfect riff,\" says Notto. \"I also wanted to extend the artistic statement that we had already made. We weren't looking to sound different, or prove our growth, necessarily. It was more about, 'Oh, you thought that was good? Hold my beer.'\" \"Because of the pandemic,\" added drummer Coverstone, \"we had a lot more time to write and prepare, which was great. It meant that we were able to workshop the songs a lot more, and I think it really made a difference.\" Dirty Honey's album indeed builds on the band's output to date, with airtight songwriting that plays up their strengths: sexy, bluesy, nasty rock'n'roll, melodic hard rock, and soulful 70s blues-rock. On \"The Wire,\" LaBelle reaffirms his status as one of contemporary rock's best vocalists, while \"Another Last Time\" is a raunchy, timeless ballad about a toxic relationship that you just can't stop saying goodbye to. \"Tied Up\" and the album's lead single \"California Dreamin,' both feature smoking guitar solos bookended by massive riffs and hooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRACKLIST\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nSIDE 1\u003cbr\u003e1 Pure\u003cbr\u003e2 Jigsaw Feeling\u003cbr\u003e3 Overground\u003cbr\u003e4 Carcass\u003cbr\u003e5 Helter Skelter\u003cbr\u003eSIDE 2\u003cbr\u003e1 Mirage\u003cbr\u003e2 Metal Postcard (Mittageisen)\u003cbr\u003e3 Nicotine Stain\u003cbr\u003e4 Suburban Relapse\u003cbr\u003e5 Switch\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ORCHARD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47531202183386,"sku":"DIRT-HONEY-DIRT-HONEY-LP","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4709\/4490\/files\/41RHJoww5RL._SL750___06669.1618083735.jpg?v=1769205889"},{"product_id":"dee-snider-leave-a-scar-lp","title":"DEE SNIDER 'LEAVE A SCAR' LP","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLABEL: NAPALM\u003cbr\u003eVINYL RELEASE DATE: 8\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003eORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 7\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003eVARIANT: BLACK VINYL LP\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2018, legendary heavy metal vocalist and pop culture pillar DEE SNIDER turned the heavy music world on its axis with his transformative full-length, For The Love Of Metal. Produced by Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta, the album re-cemented the undeniable prowess of the iconic Twisted Sister singer with its modernized mastery and take-no-prisoners attitude. Three years later, with one of the most collectively tumultuous times society has ever experienced behind him, DEE SNIDER triumphantly returns with the potent full-length follow-up Leave A Scar. Once again produced by Jamey Jasta, with co-production, mixing, and mastering by drummer Nick Bellmore, Leave A Scar sees DEE SNIDER \u0026amp; Co. continuing in the invigorated direction of For The Love Of Metal, infusing a dose of classic heavy metal flavor that longtime fans will rush to embrace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLike a scar itself, Leave A Scar is an illuminating plentitude of angst etched in time – serving as a musical refuge and expressive output for Dee. But in turn, this auditory time capsule was written to express the anger, unease, and pain he experienced during lockdown emerges as not only blisteringly heavy but relentlessly powerful. Heads will bang within seconds of the hard-charging opening notes of ultra-catchy album starter and lifer anthem “I Gotta Rock (Again)”, instantly setting the stage for the non-stop onslaught of metallic mainstays to come. Tracks like the brutal “Time To Choose” – featuring the primed guest vocal attack of Cannibal Corpse’s George \"Corpsegrinder\" Fisher – and mosh-ready “The Reckoning” showcase the album’s heavy assault, without sacrificing the harmonic goodness evident on tracks like the unrelenting, hooky thrasher “All Or Nothing More” and melodic, metalcore inspired “In For The Kill”. The energetic single of strength “Down But Never Out” encapsulates the chunky riffage and driving drums palpable throughout the album, while searing “Before I Go” provides one of the album’s most massive, memorable choruses and chilling lyrics. The album closes with the victorious ballad “Stand”, a call for listeners to take a stand and make their voices heard. Each of the 12 tracks on Leave A Scar not only further bolsters DEE SNIDER’s position as one of the most celebrated frontmen of all time, showcasing that his vocal delivery and commanding swagger is as strong as ever, but that he is nowhere near stopping. 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