Lollipop Music Streams

Goatwhore
Blood for the Master (Metal Blade Records)
release date: 2/24/12

Slide on your spiked gauntlets and prostrate yourself before NOLA's reigning kings of blackened death. "Collapse In Eternal Worth" is controlled chaos from the band's excellent follow-up to their breakthrough Carving Out The Eyes of God.

Rhode Island doom merchants Pilgrim turn the clock back to the time of Sabbath and then slooooow things way down with "Astaroth."

Christina Scabbia's gorgeous vocals will forever be the defining characteristic of these Italian metallers, and they're in full effect on "Kill The Light."

Finnish symphonic metal powerhouse Nightwish continue their planetary domination (they're the most successful Finnish band in the world) with their new album Imaginaerum. Find out why on "Storytime."

Bakersfield, CA's nu-metal posterboys Korn have long been vilified for their musical mood swings, switching from tortured catharsis to Cameo covers with ease. Find out if you like their latest endeavor, dubstep, on "Way Too Far."

Returning to the U.S. after frontman Negral's battle with leukemia, these Polish death metal warriors are set to tour with fellow extremists Watain this spring. Welcome them by blasting "Summoning of the Ancient Gods."

San Diego metalcore band As I Lay Dying has outlasted and outshone nearly all of their genre peers, and their bulletproof formula of sharp riffs and intermittent clean vocals is on display on "Paralyzed."

Whitechapel vocalist Phil Bozeman's guttural growl has been described as "bowel-rotted throat flatulence," and we won't even try to top that descriptive gem. Experience the flatulence on "Section 8."

Krisiun's no-nonsense death metal has earned the Brazilian band tour spots alongside spiritual brethren in Immolation, Nile, and Unleashed, and they're still going for the jugular on "Rise and Confront."

"Public Enemy No. 1" comes from the fun side of Megadeth, the side that still thrashes while covering Sex Pistols and Alice Cooper and wears Vic Rattlehead masks at shows. Plus, the video for the song has monkeys in it.