Author: Justin Corbett

Knoll – As Spoken Review

2024 is shaping up to be the year of incredible chaotic albums. What exactly do I mean by that? – I mean albums that are full of unexpected melody changes, violent mood changes, and horns appearing out of nowhere. This album is my first introduction to Knoll, but it assuredly won’t be my last. I…

Harsh Vocals – Episode 03 – Genres and Subgenres

For our third episode, we discussed the topic of Genres and Subgenres in Metal, including what is necessary to help with expectations, and when descriptions go too far. We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length. We also covered a few “Honorable Mentions”…

Concert Review – The Orb

Featuring Crimson Void, The Xebellian Triangle, Hath, Wormhole, Gorod This past Sunday, I had the opportunity to see an incredible show in Houston, The Orb tour – featuring Hath, Wormhole and Gorod. Even better, I won two tickets from Season of Mist and Wormhole in their Instagram giveaway, as well as a Vinyl copy of…

Upon Stone – Dead Mother Moon Review

First of all, this album absolutely RIPS – a somewhat cheesy statement for sure, but listen and you’ll see that it’s TRUE. Dead Mother Moon is a very succinct Melodic Death album, featuring 9 awesome tracks across 32 minutes. I’ve been largely addicted to this album and it’s soaring melodies and crushing riffs over the…

Harsh Vocals – Episode 02 – Battle Jackets

For our second episode, we discussed the topic of Battle Jackets including Christian’s history with them, and Justin’s plans for creating one. We each brought our top 3 tracks from the past two weeks to the show and discussed them at length. To close out the show, we discussed a blast from the past –…

Harsh Vocals – Episode 01 – The Best of 2023

In our inaugural episode, we talk about the music trends we saw in 2023, and discuss our top 10 lists! For a larger look at our lists, visit harshvocals.com to see our full top 30’s, as well as links to our spotify playlists! Follow us on Facebook, X, and Instagram – Just search for Harsh…

Justin’s Top 10 Albums of 2023

After thousands of hours of listening, making a playlist of 267 albums that I felt merited a 3.5/5 or better score, and pairing that playlist down to 30, then again to 10, I’ve finally arrived at my top 10 albums of 2023! It was an incredible year for music, with over 70 albums ranking a…