Aug 15, 2012
(Compel from South Carolina is swamp rock, 2 piece gritty dirty and loud)
(Just saw Agalloch live, they have gone beyond gorgeous landscapes like their forefathers Isis: black, epic, big sound, post-punk bass lines and classic metal, it was one of the best bands and best shows I have seen in a long time)
(Toronto’s Indian Handcrafts are a power-duo, rich also in variety, this next song also has a cool garage-sound to it)
Red Action: Indian Handcrafts (Toronto) (8:36-11:45)
(Magic Circle is the epitome of fun: modern beer metal, the blues of 70’s rock, the emotion and nostalgia of 80’s metal – you can’t miss)
Magic Circle: Magic Circle (Boston) (12:18-19:50)
(Hear any YOB in this? I do, and they are hot irish dudes, come on. Faster and crunchier than the usual sludge)
Plastic Lung: Rites (Ireland) (20:21-27:55)
(Natur is an example of the awesome new trend of integrating the 80’s metal sound, those high-vocal emotions, but with their own complex groovy riffs, and their lyrics crack me up)
Spider Baby: Natur (NY) (29:03-34:28)
(Vintage English doom from female-led Alunah)
White Hoarhound: Alunah (Birmingham, England) (34:49-40:10)
(Xozo, pronounced Chozo, is hardcore and speed mixed beautifully to an epic sludge landscape)
Lookback: Xozo (Maryland) (40:31-46:36)
(Noise band Locrian fits all our weirdo horror movie-esque needs in music)
Augury in an Evaporating Tower: Locrian (Chicago) (47:14-53:48)
(I am selfish and have to play a song from a Demonic Death Judge album that I didn’t know about before, and they are one of my favorite bands, so there you go; please listen to the whole song, as this band is seriously one of the best ones out there right now)