I suppose I’m the resident metalhead at Pure Pop. I work the Sunday afternoon/evening shift. I also do a metal show up at WRUV-FM Burlington called Native Metal. I try to help spread the word about all of the good metal that exists out there to as many people as possible. I keep an open mind, though, and you’ll often find me playing anything but metal in the store.

This year’s been pretty awesome musically. It started off great with a whole slew of albums that have stuck in my playlists throughout the year, but the Summer absolutely SUCKED (seriously, there was nothing good this year). It’s picked up in the last few months, though. Here’s a few honorable mentions:

Bjork – Biophilia
M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
Subrosa – No Help for the Mighty Ones
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Belong
Earth – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I
Destroyer – Kaputt
Abysmal Dawn – Levelling the Plane of Existence
Xerath – II
Ocoai – The Electric Hand
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks – Mirror Traffic