It's second single time for Jane's Addiction's comeback record The Great Escape Artist. Unfortunately The Great Escape Artist has received mixed reviews and has not sold very well since its release in October; which is a shame considering how solid of a record it is. It could the fact that the first single "The Irresistible Force" was something a little different from the band which might have deterred casual fans from taking an interest in the album.

Streamlining Title Fight’s early releases, The Last Thing You Forget brings together three separate EP’s to celebrate the humble beginnings of these Pennsylvanian phenoms. Framing the growth of the young band and positing the creative progression that inevitably led to 2011’s stunning full length, this record is a necessity for any fan of Title Fight.

The Black Keys seem to again have a big hit on their hands with the recent release of the duo's seventh album, El Comino. The record has garnered them the best reviews and sales numbers of their career and maybe their biggest hit, with first single "Lonely Boy." It's amazing to think that this is now the band's seventh album and they only recently began to receive mainstream recognition.

Achtung! Attention all metalheads, techno-music lovers, and prog-rockers! Emerge yourselves from your windowless rooms and listen to Rammstein’s latest album! I have always been a huge fan of the German metal band Rammstein, ever since their catchy single “Du Hast” took over the airwaves in 1998. Now is amassed a catalogue release of all of the band’s top songs into two CDs and three DVDs that is simply titled, Made In Germany: 1995-2011.

In 2008 and 2009 Sacramento, CA rockers Middle Class Rut released a total of 5 EPs. In 2010 they broke that tradition by putting out a twelve track full-length entitled No Name No Color. In case you don't know about MCR, the project is a duo comprised of Zack Lopez (guitar) and Sean Stockham (drums), who both pull vocal duties.

I don’t know about you, but whenever I stumble into an Irish pub 30 minutes before last call, the night tends to unfold in a certain, spectacular order. With a pint in each hand, it’s customary for me to rant, roar, and shamelessly hop around the dance floor to a slew of Irish drinking songs. If you can’t relate, don’t fret. Take a listen to Damion Suomi and The Minor Prophets' debut Go, And Sell All Of Your Things and imagine yourself in this exact scenario - essentially, it emits the same feeling.

Partout, Québec-based thrashy folk metal band Nordheim self-released their album Lost In The North in 2010. A year later Maple Metal Records signed the group and re-released the full length. By genre association alone, thrashy folk metal perfectly describes their sound - they've essentially written fast metal music overlayed with keyboard's emulating folk instruments. Overtop all of this are growls and the occasional shouted group vocals. Long story short, Nordheim have compiled a key album that could possibly help push for a broader Canadian folk metal scene.

Carmichael, CA youngins Fate released their label debut and only album, Vultures, in 2008 on Metal Blade Records. At the time of release the members were barely of legal drinking age (which would mean less possible shows to play), yet they still had a growing fan base of loyal metal heads. The disc offered 10 demolishing tracks each of which were as heavy as any matured band. Compiled of blast beats and deathening guitar licks, the band ripped out some sweet death metal.

Hemoptysis: the coughing up of blood from the bronchi, larynx, trachea or lungs, or in this case, the name of the thrash/death metal band from Tempe, Arizona. The group released their full length debut, Misanthropic Slaughter, independently (Rock It Up Records in Europe) and the 11 tracker can be summed up as fast, technical and heavy.

On their sophomore full-length release the UK alt/indie act Band Of Skulls has virtually perfected their brand of infectiously catchy, melodic rock. Musically they have the feel of an indie band playing sludge rock, but layered over the fuzzy yet insanely groovy rhythm tracks are some of the smoothest, sweetest-sounding harmony vocal lines I've heard in a long time. The songs themselves run the gamut from the slower paced, (yet still overdriven) tune, "Lay My Head Down" to the super-catchy, mid-tempo, riff driven opener, "Sweet Sour."