21 Tuesday May 2013
Posted in Avant Garde, Band Spotlight, Metal, News, Non-Metal, Upcoming Shit
The avant-garde troupe Kayo Dot have released a thirteen minute teaser of unmastered audio from their upcoming album Hubardo, which is slated for a Fall release. From what I can tell, this album is going to be one complex and weird musical excursion. But I would not expect anything less from Kayo Dot. You can get a taste of the new album below and be sure to pre-order the album at this location.
17 Friday May 2013
According to a recent update from their official blog, Seattle, WA’s infamous powerviolence duo, Iron Lung, are apparently going to be hosting a TED Talk. For those unaware, TED is a nonprofit organization dedicated to “Ideas Worth Spreading” and draw in speakers from the realms of “Technology, Entertainment and Design”. TED Talks have ranged from presentations featuring Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs speaking on the value and current stigmatization of work to the well-known interviewer Nardwuar speaking on the do-it-yourself aspects of journalism. Listed below are some of the issues the abstract powerviolence duo will be speaking on: Continue reading »
23 Tuesday Apr 2013
Full Of Hell’s long awaited sophomore LP has finally arrived. Presenting itself as a much more cohesive record, Rudiments Of Mutilation documents the continued organic evolution of the group as displayed in the vast experimental approaches of the various splits and noise projects since 2011′s Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home. The resulting effort preserves the integrity of the group’s signature base sound while mutating into its own demented avenues, cementing Full Of Hell as one of the most challenging and unique hardcore acts of today. Continue reading »
22 Monday Apr 2013
Photo Credits due to Kris Alan Carter Photography
Pittsburgh, PA hardcore group, Code Orange Kids, are currently streaming a new track entitled ”VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)”. The latest entry in a narrative series of songs, ”VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)” is part of an upcoming four-way split release between Run For Cover and Topshelf Records featuring the likes of Tigers Jaw, The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die, and Self Defense Family set to be released the 23rd of February, tomorrow. In addition, the Kids are set to perform at a variety of shows, including festival dates as well as support dates alongside Anti-Flag and Circle Takes The Square, full details below. Stream Code Orange Kids’s topically-arranged, narrative series of songs including the most recent “VI (Worms Fear God // God Fears Youth)” below and pre-order the split digitally here or via Run For Cover Records or Topshelf Records. Continue reading »
19 Friday Apr 2013
Toronto based noise-rock/experimental doom outfit, Godstopper, kick off their nine date excursion of the East Coast today. Stream the Mike Simpson helmed group’s debut LP, What Matters, below and download it for free here. Suffer.
18 Thursday Apr 2013
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I don’t know Aborym really, but I do know Iron Maiden. Fifteen seconds into the formers cover of the latter, I am utterly in shock. Unfortunately, I am not shocked in that good way. I am the one guy who appreciates terrible covers, but this one is pushing it. Continue reading »
05 Friday Apr 2013
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Nah. Not that Shining. This is the other one. The black metal one. From Sweden. I’m a big fan of Shining and all of their releases leave me wanting more and more. The band has jumped on the split bandwagon as of late, releasing one last year and one already in 2013. That’s not all you’ll be hearing from Shining this year. They have another rad split coming soon… Continue reading »
16 Saturday Mar 2013
Posted in Avant Garde, Experimental, Metal, News, Noise Rock, Non-Metal, Prog Metal, Uncategorized, Upcoming Shit
The New York Avant-Garde masters in Kayo Dot have announced they will be hitting the studio next month to record their 7th studio album and follow up to last year’s Gamma Knife. The album will be titled Hubardo and will be a ninety minute double conceptual album featuring eleven sprawling tracks whose lyrics were written by former Maudlin of the Well vocalist, Jason Byron. The line up this time around will consist of Toby Driver (bass, guitar, vocals, keys), Terran Olson (keys, woodwinds), Daniel Means (woodwinds and synth), Mia Matsumiya (violin), Tim Byrnes (trumpet, horn in F), Keith Abrams (drums) and So is the Tongue’s Ron Varod on guitar. Pretty big pre-order packages are already available for purchase at this location. The album should see a release sometime this Fall. Check out the official track listing below.
12 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in Avant Garde, Mathcore, Metal, News, Now Playing..., Streaming Songs..., Upcoming Shit
Holy balls, dudes! It’s here! Our first taste of new music from The Dillinger Escape Plan! Aaaaand it’s good! No, great! I think I just shit my pants. I was slightly worried about The Plan‘s new album after their last one. It seems to me that they will be tapping into their roots and aurally raping us once more. I, for one, can’t wait. Stream the new song “Prancer” below. Trust me, you have to do this. Continue reading »
03 Sunday Mar 2013
Seattle, WA two piece powerviolence act Iron Lung have recently released and are currently streaming the massive followup to their sophomore LP, White Glove Test. Spanning eighteen tracks, White Glove Test expands on the group’s cold, clinical and rhythmic powerviolence assault to spastic and chaotic dimensions and arrives with an accompanying noise album entitled “Finds More Filth”, which can be played standalone or layered onto White Glove Test, allowing for three unique listening experiences. Stream White Glove Test as a standalone as well as the video for the single “Pain Directive” below and purchase it all as a deluxe digital download (all three listening experiences plus full artwork and music video) here. Vinyl/CD copies (complete with the deluxe digital download) are available through Prank Records here and Iron Lung themselves on their massive North American tour, full details also below. PAIN. Continue reading »
18 Monday Feb 2013
Sorry for my lack of posts as of late, folks. It’s been a pretty insane last few weeks, hopefully I will start getting back on schedule soon. Something I have found plenty of time to do however is listen to the new album from Portland’s Eight Bells. When it comes to the metal spectrum, I am not sure where to place this band because I cannot come up with a single genre that they would fit in to. Their music covers a wide array of genres in a way that should please any and all fans of extreme music.
And they’ve got a nice surprise for everyone, waiting just around the bend… Continue reading »
05 Tuesday Feb 2013
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According to a recent update from label Season of Mist, the might technical death metal band Gorguts have returned to the label to put out their long awaited follow up to 2001′s From Wisdom to Hate. In the news update, guitarist and vocalist Luc Lemay provided a teeny tiny bit of info on the new record. According to him the new Gorguts record will “detailed, dark, epic, emotional” concept album that should see a release earlier this year through Season of Mist. Read the Lemay’s full comments below:
30 Wednesday Jan 2013
Last year saw the release of the mind-expanding Ursus Americanus from one-man-machine Author & Punisher. This year will see Author & Punisher trek across 14 cities in support of Ursus Americanus. If you are anywhere in the vicinity of any of these dates, go and see this single-handed madness. You can check out the dates below. Continue reading »
27 Sunday Jan 2013
“We have such sights to show you!” – Hellraiser, 1987
Welcome to the ninth edition of Cryptic Passages, a weekly column in which I, Eric Nguyen, will be presenting for your torture, some of the most brutal, unrelenting, and hate drenched pieces of audio I’ve found journeying through the misanthropic plains of the internet. Last week, I didn’t have the time to write up a post. And while I promised six passages, only three satanic passages will await you in this week’s cryptic chasm…after the jump for reasons you can read in the title. Continue reading »
18 Friday Jan 2013
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Everyone’s favorite one man post-metal/djent band, Cloudkicker, has returned to the Bandcamp scene with a new track entitled “Hello”. The new track diverts from Ben Sharp‘s normal composition style and sees the guitarist trying out a different approach to looping riffs.
This ten minute “song” is actually kind of hard to listen to unless, of course, you are a fan of ambient noise tracks. You can stream the track after the jump – Continue reading »
