We're rocketing towards the end of the year, which means lower chance of reviewing things while I start thinking about Gremmy Awards, but with so many great releases lately, I'd be remiss if I let some of them sneak by, so let's highlight a bunch of recent releases on bandcamp. And if you buy them today, the band gets bandcamp's cut of the purchase. You probably know the deal. Let's do it. 

I don't really care when people say stuff like "Dick Dale was the godfather of Heavy Metal". Surf music, as far I can tell, is when rock & roll musicians really started to embrace loudness and aggression. It's not a stepping stone to other loud forms of music, it's the dawn, and whatever came afterwards simply came later. And part of why I say this is because just as metal, etc can take influence from surf, surf can grab back too. This is the category for bands that focus on that aggressive sound.

After last month's relative dearth of new surf releases, sure enough October picked up the pace, accelerating towards Halloween day. And sure enough there were a ton of releases on that day. Stop doing that. Anyway, shall we unwrap some leftover Halloween candy?