Tue, 29 November 2016
You know how you just want to make out with a guy, because he’s a great lead singer? Dudes, they’re Irish (hottest accent ever). He has this Celtic-folk tune to his voice (bro got my 2014’s Best Vocalist); and the band is just epic. I never play a live album unless the songs are new, but Primordial is one of those bands that probably HAS to be seen/listened live. No overdub. Empire Falls (Live): Primordial (Ireland)(0:28-7:58) [UGH I HATE MAKING MISTAKES. I called Drought Year”s”, instead of Drought Year, on the live show, I apologize.] The force is strong with the bassist of Drought Year. They have this atmospheric-infused industrial groove mixed with the horror of deathrock, and the vocalist of a sludge band. I was forced to buy them on vinyl. https://droughtyear.bandcamp.com/ Blood Throne: Drought Year (NC)(9:09-12:42) Wait, Gnaw Their Tongues is a solo thing? Maybe I knew that? This is the sound of a serial killer drilling your head while you are tied up in a bathtub, watching the blood drain from your body. Aw. Hold High The Banners Of Truth Among The Swollen Dead: Gnaw Their Tongues (Netherlands)(13:03-17:53) Riff-tastic, groove thrash pumped with energy and fucking Swedish soul. Netherworld Emperor: Witchery (Sweden)(18:21-21:24) Strange atmospheric Portuguese black metal. Because, yeah. the Smirk of Kings: Monte Penumbra (Portugal)(21:53-28:32) Somehow it took these Swedish dudes 30 years to release their debut album. That is some perfectionist shit. Don’t judge by one song here, this album runs a gamut. Chaos Of Reign: F.O.A.D. (Sweden)(Fuck Off And Die)(29:24-34:00) Guest female vocalist on this song. These dudes are not afraid of empty space. Mirrors In A Black Room: Ultha (Germany)(34:27-42:43) Imagine a deathrock dude laying on the ground, just drained of blood from a vampire. Blood splattered, and his skin pale and drawn. Effundet Saguinem: True Love (Nevada)(43:09-48:39) In 2014, Dead Congregation got one of my “Best of”. They are relentless, filthy, and soul-crushing. Wind’s Bane: Dead Congregation (Greece)(49:40-54:10) There is nothing but torture to the next sound. Obviously it relaxed me. Ever Downward: Bastard Noise/Sickness (CA)(54:39-END) Behind the Vocals: Dean Martin, Pearl Bailey, Frank Sinatra, Etta James, Nat King Cole, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughan, Ray Charles, Buddy Greco
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Wed, 23 November 2016
Song name based on H.P. Lovecraft’s horror novella about a decayed crumbling harbor town near an undersea civilization. Atmospheric horror. The Shadow Over Innsmouth: The Great Old Ones (France)(Jan 2017)(0:28-9:40) Old dudes Vader thrashin’ about, a part of the very vivid Polish scene. Genocidius: Vader (Poland)(10:56-13:49) Members of Triumvir Foul and Ash Borer. Dudes throw in some melodic doom in the black metal mix. Sacrum (Feral Devotion): Predatory Light (Sante Fe)(14:09-21:02) Brain candy soulful Parisian desert rock. Dakota: Dot Legacy (Paris)(21:31-26:49) For people who like Alcest, shimmering black metal. Strayed: L'Homme Absurde (Russia)(27:42-33:47) More wit and noise from these Canadian nerds. Secret Vasectomy (Demo): Ken Mode (Winnipeg)(34:06-37:10) Simple thrash-y gurgling death, in that old school wholesome way. Cruelty Through Ripping Torture: Dead Conspiracy (Portland)(37:40-40:28) Dirty dive bar desert rock fuzz. The Black Albatross: Hornss (SF)(40:44-43:32) Romanians dig deep in their own culture and surroundings, come out with some romantic poetic dense funeral doom. We Should Not Grieve: Raspail (Italy)(44:15-47:58) Barbaric, guttural, dirge-y and dirty. Poland again. Kingdom Below: Bestial Raids (Poland)(48:12-53:19) Greek avant garde, with saxaphones. Also holy shit these dudes are hot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8Fi-ru1vs Fire walk with me: Aenaon (Greece)(53:48-END)
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Wed, 16 November 2016
My Best Black Metal band of 2014 has come out with another doom-y carnival horror black metal album. Mischief, Mischief, the Devilry Is at Toil... (Scene II): Cultes des Ghoules (Poland) (0:28-10:51) Groove-y Swedish psychedelic rock in a perfectly produced album. Wolf & Snake: Asteroid (Sweden)(12:03-17:39) Drone and black metal. Lacerated Spirit: Ash Borer (CA)(18:02-28:04) Stylish French occult, doom and psychedelic, topped off with a hell of a crooner. Astral Truth: Akasava (France)(29:03-33:52) Oh fuck you Ohio, I hope you die. At The Door Of An Infernal Realm: Void Meditation Cult (Ohio)(34:25-38:58) Rage, galloping sound headed by hot Brazilians. Genocide Ritual: Escarnium (Brazil)(39:19-42:36) Melancholy and romantic, atmospheric and doom. Miles to Take: Cross Vault (Germany)(43:27-50:39) Large drums, large space create a boundary around the rock. If You're Not Part Of The Party, You're Part Of The Problem: Hammerhands (Toronto)(51:00-54:40) Long, long songs from this super group. Hugely atmospheric. Migration: Clouds (Finland/Belgium/UK)(55:21-END)
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Tue, 8 November 2016
Modern industrial band Theologian collaborated on a brand new offering with Lament Cityscape. This is a massive album, full of brain altering treats. Inevitability: Theologian/Lament Cityscape (NYC/Oakland)(0:28-6:14) Innovative and surprising themes from Ukranians. Last Sunset Without Sun: Balance Interruption (Ukraine)(7:20-12:28) Plaintive organic minimal instrumentation incorporated into this sonic wall of Swedish sound. The Silvan Shrine: Netherbird (Sweden)(12:51-21:03) Intricately woven advanced alien language. You try to decipher it. Internecine Iatrogenesis: Deathspell Omega (France)(21:37-27:25) Finnish old school doom. So ya know it’s gonna be a little weird. Second album with the lead singer of Reverend Bizarre. Babalon Working: Spiritus Mortis (Finland)(28:48-35:17) Rock and sludge mixed with some old school alternative. Twilight of Innocence: The Von Deer Skulls (France)(35:44-40:12) Rolling technical spacey prog. Odyssey's End: Mithras (UK)(40:35-46:38) Energetic death. Certainty the Adversary: Ruins (Australia)(47:33-51:43) Fuzzed out groove-y doom. Wood Valley: Order of the Owl (Atlanta)(52:03-56:23) Stop rapping this shit, it’s almost vomitous nu-metal. Fortunately their technical prowess saves them and the whole sound excels. But man, I almost turned it off. Constant Sleep: Car Bomb (NY)(57:06-END) Behind the Vocals: John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Coleman Hawkins, Miles Davis, Wes Montgomery, Chet Baker, Dave Brubeck
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Tue, 1 November 2016
More campy horror psychedelic from Hail Spirit Noir. For fans of Oranssi. The Cannibal Tribe Came from the Sea: Hail Spirit Noir (Greece)(0:28-7:18) Ambient AND black metal AND awesome vocals from yet another Dutch band. Meditatum II: Urfaust (Netherlands)(8:27-15:42) Elegant adult punk. New Face On: Ex-Cult (Memphis)(16:10-20:57) Raw crusty thrash, with a melodic brutal vocalist and strains of black metal. This is a good one. Plagued By Neglected Hope: Nuclear Devastation (Netherlands)(21:41-25:03) No one likes sludge, I know. But this is a beer-riffic catchy fun German band. Morast: Wolves Carry My Name (Germany)(25:49-29:41) Perfect folk metal blend. Sjuguttmyra: Myrkgrav (Norway/Finland)(30:17-34:44) YES, just headbanging perfect traditional death. Diptych of Perked Oblation: Lectern (Rome)(35:03-38:56) New split, another strong showing of non-gaze dreamy screeching. Clathrus Columnatus: Botanist (SF)(39:18-42:58) Contributions from members of Pyrrhon, Gnaw Their Tongues, Myspyrming. Not easy-going. Beauty from Wretchedness: Death Fetishist (Portland)(43:31-49:56) Riffy sludge-laced hardcore. Ghost Trash: Whores (Atlanta)(50:44-53:35) Polish black metal, 23-year old band. Lunaris: Arkona (Poland)(54:16-END!)
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