White Puts Feeling Into Voice, Words

Bryan White

“Between Now And Forever,” Asylum

White has silenced his skeptics: This guy is the real thing. He’s got a voice older than his years, a brilliant song sense, and, most important, he understands what country music is all about. It doesn’t hurt that he’s also a good writer. He’s not just emoting emotions; he’s feeling them. Here, he shows that he handles boogie as well as ballads. Everyone keeps asking where tomorrow’s country stars are - here’s one today.

Sepultura

“Roots,” Roadrunner

Brazilian death metal act keeps getting bigger, better, louder and faster - and more accessible. Latest offering finds front man Max Cavalera and company exploring such topical themes as the ambushes of Brazilian natives in the Amazon and the industrial decay that is ubiquitous in their homeland. Musically, the album is as fierce as Sepultura’s millions of fans might expect - piercing guitars, thunderous drums and dragon-fire vocals, all spiced up with traditional instruments and chants. An angry and intense statement that will cement Sepultura’s already solid reputation as the world’s reigning thrash-men.