LOCRIAN To “Return To Annihilation” With New Album

26 Friday Apr 2013

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Locrian, new album, Relapse, return to annihilation, The Clearing

The Chicago noise shifters Locrian will return this year with their follow up to 2011′s excellent The Clearing. Above is the very minimalistic yet creepy artwork (which reminds me of a scene from The Mist) to Return to Annihilation, Locrian’s upcoming epic that will see a release through Relapse Records on June 25th in North America, June 21st in Germany and Benelux, and June 24th in the UK and the world abroad. Pre-orders for the effort can be found here. No track listing has been made available as of yet. The band has also released an official trailer for the album, which features a short snippet of the album’s title track. It’s sounds trippy and eerie as hell! Check that out below and check back for more Locrian news.

KEN MODE Working On Film Score

25 Thursday Apr 2013

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film score, ken mode, Kurt Ballou

According to Kurt Ballou’s (Converge, etc) Facebook page, KEN mode have entered Kurt’s own Godcity Studios once again to work on source material for Brian McOmber’s score to Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film, Ugly. I am curious to see what “source material” they are working on and how it will translate into film. Stay tuned for more updates as they become available. But for now, jam KEN mode’s song “Never Was” below.

Review: CAPSULE-”[A]“

21 Sunday Apr 2013

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a, Capsule, No Ghost, review

By Lane Oliver

Capsule’s 2011 album No Ghost was one of the more original records to be released during that year. The Florida post-hardcore outfit stood out from the pack with their masterful combining of complex melodies and volatile rhythms, topped off with a hardcore attitude. Capsule has returned this year with five new tracks contained within a blistering new EP. The new release, entitled [A], sees Capsule exploring new territory while maintaining their originality.

CAPSULE Release New EP

21 Sunday Apr 2013

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The Florida based technical hardcore outfit Capsule have released, without any warning at all, a new five track EP on their Bandcamp. The new EP, entitled [A], features five roman numeral titled tracks that are just what you would expect from Capsule; stellar. This new release is the follow up to 2011′s solid No Ghost. You can purchase the new EP for five bucks and feel free to stream it below.

GODSTOPPER Announce April East Coast Tour

19 Friday Apr 2013

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Godstopper, Mike Simpson, Streaming Albums, tour dates

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.

Aftermath Exclusive: SOFY MAJOR Premiere “Comment!”

08 Monday Apr 2013

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Sofy Major, Solar Flare Records

In December of 2011 I won a contest on MetalSucks.net. The prizes were incredible and two of the CDs I discovered in the 200+ stack I got stuck with me to this very day. Those albums were the Sofy Major/Membrane split album and Sofy Major‘s Permission To Engage.

Both releases are amazing and they were my introduction to Sofy Major. Here we are, well over a year later, and I am still rocking these CDs. I have also become friends with the bands front man Mathieu Moulin. It is because of this dude that I am proud to stream a brand-spankin’-new Sofy Major track called “Comment” which comes off of the bands forthcoming album Idolize. As a little read-along, I also asked Mathieu a few questions. Peep it all after the jump. Continue reading »

Review: GLOBE AND BEAST-”Grandfather’s Axe”

01 Monday Apr 2013

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Globe And Beast, Grandfather's Axe, review

By Lane Oliver

“Distract them with death and violence” are the first lines that are shoved down your throat when you press play, which in turn is followed by dismal dissonant aggression that devours your soul with its cavernous jaws. Well Globe and Beast you have my attention. San Diego, California’s crushing quintet, Globe and Beast, are relatively new noise-makers who just released their debut album a few weeks ago. Grandfather’s Axe is just what its name implies; a huge axe descending upon your skull to scatter brain matter everywhere.

Review: THE BODY-”Master, We Perish”

29 Friday Mar 2013

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Master We Perish, review, The Body

By Lane Oliver

Their 2010 opus, All the Waters of the Earth Shall Turn to Blood, was a maniacal journey into a dark realm of utter nihilism, hate and misanthropy, all generated by sound alone. This year, the diabolical duo of The Body, have crawled out from their Rhode Island abodes to unleash onto the world three harsh songs that take the most malevolent moments of Waters and combines them into one tortured beast of an EP. Master, We Perish, is a truly frightening affair that will strike fear into even the holiest of men.

Seas of Ash: THE BODY Premiere New Track

29 Friday Mar 2013

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Master We Perish, pitchfork, The Body, The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash

Perhaps you remember me mentioning that the apocalyptic duo, The Body, were releasing a new EP this year on on April 30th. Well, now you can get a taste of what’s to come from Master, We Perish via Pitchfork. Pitchfork have premiered the opening track “The Ebb and Flow of Tides in a Sea of Ash” and it is quite the maniacal ditty. The track is initiated by the sounds of air raid sirens that permeate throughout the track while the grumbling sounds of massive guitar and Chip King’s torrid screech make this a sadistic three minutes. If you have the stomach for it, check it out now.

-Lane Oliver

KILLING JOKE Streaming Previously Unreleased Demo

27 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Decibel, Killing Joke, The Singles, Timewave

The legendary Killing Joke are gearing up to release a huge career spanning, three disc anthology collection entitled The Singles Collection 1979-2012, which will arrive on May 14th through Spinefarm with digital formats to be released two weeks prior on April 30th. Decibel are currently streaming a cut from the upcoming collection entitled “Timewave”. This thunderous track was recorded during the Absolute Dissent studio sessions and will be featured on the bonus third disc of the collection. Head over to Decibel and stream that thing now! Below you can find the track listing for the collection as well as their Spring tour dates.

BURNT BOOKS Set To Tour In April

22 Friday Mar 2013

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April, Burnt Books, Southeast, tour, U.S.

South Carolina punk outfit Burnt Books will be hitting the road this April for a handful of Southeast U.S. tour dates. The band will be hitting up Florida, Georgia and their home state in support of their debut self titled full length. If you like chaotic punk and are a fan of having your face mauled by sonic force then I suggest you go to one of the following shows if you reside near by. Also, you can stream their new album over at Invisible Oranges.

Review: PRISTINA-”Hopeless.Godless”

20 Wednesday Mar 2013

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Hopeless.Godless, Pristina, review

By Lane Oliver

Straight out of the beautiful state of Connecticut comes a trio of riff makers that create music that is not so beautiful. I am referring to the Meriden based three piece metal act Pristina, who are ready and willing to plunge you into nihilistic despair and self hatred with their dense metallic sound. Hopeless.Godless is their most recent recorded effort and it sounds as if someone injected pure anger into the disc with a syringe made of hate. I suggest you leave the lights on for this one.

KAYO DOT To Release New Album In The Fall

16 Saturday Mar 2013

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Hubardo, Kayo Dot, new album

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.

Review: KEN MODE-”Entrench”

09 Saturday Mar 2013

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Entrench, ken mode, review

By Lane Oliver

The Juno award winning metallic hardcore trio KEN mode are back with the mighty Entrench; the Matt Bayles produced fifth full length record by the band. On Entrench, the band go into the “Kill Everyone Now” mode they’ve promised full throttle and produce eleven tracks of blood curdling riffage and auditory manslaughter. Entrench gives us the KEN mode we have always wanted to hear; the deadly one.

Venomous Hostility: KEN MODE Streaming New Album

05 Tuesday Mar 2013

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black tusk, Entrench, Fight Amp, ken mode, pitchfork, stream, today is the day

After being teased by five chaotic tracks, KEN Mode are finally streaming their new record Entrench over at Pitchfork. Jesus H. Christ! This album is as vicious as I hoped it would be. Frontman Jesse Matthewson had this to add on the new album:

This is KEN mode’s statement: we are coming for you. ‘Entrench’ is our message, and we will not stop until it is jammed down everyone’s throats. This album is the most aggressive, catchy, and dynamic work we’ve ever done, and we refuse to quit or take prisoners. We’ll be on the road from now until the beginning of June straight supporting ‘Entrench’, blanketing North America and Europe with venomous hostility

The album will be officially released on March 19th. Be sure to check out the band with Today is the Day, Fight Amp and Black Tusk on the road this month! Dates are provided below.