NEW AND IN REVIEW
Type O Negative
Dead Again
(SPV)
Your favorite four from Brooklyn return with the most epic work of their magical metal to date. Type O shines on the 14-minute opus, "These Three Things," and the gorgeous 'September Sun." Steele and company are truly genius — again.
Brand New
The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me
(Interscope)
Long Island's Brand New is indeed creating something fresh for the modern rock scene. Paced by raw emotion and interlocking guitar work, Devil and God is one powerful album.
Meat Loaf
Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster is Loose
(Virgin)
Sure, the whole "Bat III" thing is a bit gimmicky, but it doesn't stop some of the material from this Monster of a record from being a classic helping of Meat Loaf — especially the inspiring "Alive."
Copeland
Eat, Sleep, Repeat
(The Militia Group)
Since the release of Copeland's third album, the Florida quartet has been gobbled up by major-label Columbia; needless to say, there's something to its Americanized-Radiohead style.
Stephen Brodsky
Stephen Brodsky's Octave Museum
(Hydra Head)
The frontman for underrated pop-metal outfit Cave In joins the solo-project club; the strong-voiced Brodsky's Museum is a diverse display of artsy pop at its most varying forms.
Indigo Girls
Despite Our Differences
(Hollywood)
Amy Ray and Emily Sailers return with their 10th album, Despite our Differences. Highlighted by the solid opener "Pendulum Swinger," the disc features a cohesive full-band feel.
Prophet Omega
The Natural World
(Astralwerks)
Essentially the one-man-band brainchild of New York's Joe Magistro, The Natural World is the debut work from Prophet Omega, which peppers creative electronics atop simple pop melodies.
Daryl Stuemer
Go
(Inside Out)
The longtime guitarist for Genesis' recently reformed live lineup as well as Phil Collins' solo outings releases a disc full of crafty yet brawny jazz-rock guitar works.
Wolf Eyes
Human Animal
(Sub Pop)
Beware. Ann Arbor's own Wolf Eyes isn't really music, but more a piercing, at times penetrating, form of sound art. Human Animal contains a variety of instruments and thrashes.
NICK'S PICK
Umphrey's McGee
Safety in Numbers
(2006/Sci Fidelity)
The new thing in the jam-band world is actually a progressive rock act, one dazzling audiences of all backgrounds and tastes with its entertaining, cover-laden live show.
Contact freelance music writer Nick Brandon at NickBrandonMusicBeat@hotmail.com.
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