Ballou Watch: Spring 2013

It's no secret that I have a man crush on Converge's Kurt Ballou--not only for his ability to play the guitar like no one else I've ever seen, but also for his incredible talent as a sound engineer. Converge had a little down time over the last few weeks, which Ballou used to nonchalantly pump out a few albums that will easily land on many best of 2013 lists. Here's a few highly anticipated albums that will see the light of day in spring/summer.

Best of Q1 2011

Most first quarters are slow. The music industry seems to go dormant mid-November through mid-February. I had a really hard time coming up with a top ten list, so this is just my top five list of releases from the first quarter of 2011 in the punk and metal vein. They're in no particular order. Comments are welcomed. What did I miss out on?