BIRDS OF PREY

It's not like the members of this supergroup aren't busy enough with projects like Alabama Thunderpussy, Baroness and Municipal Waste. But somehow they manage to make their worlds collide often enough to repeatedly churn out crude lyrics spewed over malevolent, Southern-inspired heaviness, as demonstrated on this third installment. The tracks are brimming with masterful musicianship: crunchy riffs, throaty shouts, quick rhythms, wailing solos, vicious breakdowns, time-signature shifts and even an homage to Suicidal Tendencies on "Taking On Our Winter Blood."