The Full Metal Racket Show: January 2016

This tour lineup featured some of our favorite bands played on The Full Metal Racket Show. You must go to this show when it hits your town! ALL PHOTOS BY GEORGE DEMERS

Exmortus is a shred fest. Thrash heavy with Yngwie licks.

Cauldron played a really short set, though we got to hear a few new ones, that rocked, but, and uh, no Chained Up in Chains dammit

Enforcer took command of the stage with quite an attention demanding presence. Their set list was superb and I'm surprised the 50 people there weren't climbing off the walls. These dudes are the best current metal band today, live, and on wax.

Check out the guitarist Joseph's other band Black Trip, where he

takes on vocal duties, and sounds a lot like Phil Lynott!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dgpc2zix-4

Warbringer is back, bringing their brand of thrash, and sounded excellent with the new lineup.

George Burnz counted down his top 20 of 2015 in a few posts below,
and now The Metal Pig counts his top 20 of 2015 right here....

20. Architects of Chaoz-The League of Shadows

This is what Book of Souls should have brought to the table. Paul D'ianno brings it, sorry Bruce. ttps://www.facebook.com/architectsofchaoz/?fref=ts

19. Slayer-Repentless

Refer to what George Burnz said on his countdown, aptly placed at #19 too!

18. Heavy Chains-Eye Commander

Thrashin power metal that kicks so much ass!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA14krejmzw

17. Gruesome-Savage Land

Sounds like Death, and it slams. https://www.facebook.com/gruesomedeathmetal/?fref=ts

16. Cage-Ancient Evil

With the highest pitch voice in metal, these guys are on the heavier side of power heavy metal

15. Metallic Ass-Agriculture Thrash
https://www.facebook.com/bokongmetal/?fref=ts

Old school thrash to a T, Indonesian vocals and we got quite a swell record!

14. Ambush-Desecrator

Old school heavy metal from Sweden, it totally rocks!!!!

13. Motorhead-Bad Magic
It's their last album, and so be it, because it's a good send of for ol' Lemmy. RIP

12. RAM-SVBVERSVM
Pure, true, metal. Manowar would be proud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u3-qUQX39U

11. Skinless-Only The Ruthless Remain
Maybe I'm biased, but this is the best death metal record of 2015.
Once again, check out this dude who uses Skinless as his theme song. https://www.facebook.com/Skinless

10. The Atomic Bitchwax Gravitron
Best thing they put out in a long time, also on George Burnz top 20 of 2015, this band is back.

https://www.youtube.com/user/boxriff

9. Symphony X-Underworld
The best band in Prog Metal, if you are into that style of metal, this is all could ever ask for. https://www.facebook.com/symphonyx/?fref=ts

8. Valkyrie-Shadows
If Thin Lizzy and The Sword and the Outlaws had a baby it would be this band. https://www.facebook.com/thevalkyrierides/?fref=ts

https://www.facebook.com/thevalkyrierides/videos/10152924288522545/?theater

7. Joe Stump-The Dark Lord Rises
The best shredder instrumental music that anyone is putting out today https://www.facebook.com/JoeShredlordStump?fref=ts

6. Gama Bomb-Untouchable Glory
Another great thrash record from these guys, exactly what the Big 4 should be putting out these days https://www.facebook.com/gamabomb/?fref=ts

5. Chastain-We Bleed Metal
Surprise of the year, this could have been released in 1986. They haven't changed a thing, Leather Leone sounds great, and David still shreds, it's what I wanted to hear when put I it on.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Chastain/109625292396988?fref=ts

4. Enforcer-From Beyond

These guys always make #1 on our countdown, check out our interview in the post above, these guys rule, all their albums, go see them live. https://www.facebook.com/enforcerofficial/?fref=ts

3. Ghost-Meliora

Pretty much what George Burnz said on his top 20 of 2015. It rocks, metal purists aside.

2. Night Demon- Curse of the Damned
Great old school sounding metal, great dudes, and solid rocking band. I played it so much, I drove my wife crazy with it. https://www.facebook.com/nightdemonband/?fref=ts

#1 Dr. Living Dead- Crush the Sublime Gods

This is what metal is all about, ST mixed with Anthrax, I can't stop listening to this record, no debate whether or not this is #1 in my book. https://www.facebook.com/drlivingdeadofficial/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqdtUKvts-E