03 Wednesday Apr 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, break up, Bummer, News, Non-Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Prog Metal
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Go figure that right when I really get into a band, they break up. Gifts from Enola announced today that they will call it a day. The band will play one final show on June 8th in Harrisonburg, VA at the Blue Nile in which they will play material spanning their entire discography. Read the band’s official statement and jam their latest release, A Healthy Fear below.
03 Wednesday Apr 2013
Posted in Album Reviews, Band Spotlight, Metal, News, Now Playing..., Post-Metal, Rock, Stoner Metal
It takes a lot for me to like clean vocals riding over heavy music. I mean a lot. The band has to be pretty spectacular for me to let clean vocals ride even if it’s only every once in a while on an album. I have granted leniency to some bands like Holy Grail and As I Lay Dying and now I will be worshiping the awe-inspiring music that comes from Canada’s Anciients. This band came out of nowhere for me. I have never heard a single thing about them until their album came to me. I was initially very concerned that it would be something that I would not enjoy. I pressed play and I was instantly proven wrong. Continue reading »
01 Monday Apr 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Hardcore, Mathcore, Metal, Noise Rock, Reviews
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.
29 Friday Mar 2013
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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.
29 Friday Mar 2013
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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
27 Wednesday Mar 2013
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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.
26 Tuesday Mar 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Metal, News, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Prog Metal, Streaming Songs..., Upcoming Shit
Prepare to dive right into ten minutes of graceful instrumental builds and powerful verses in this new track from The Ocean’s upcoming album Pelagial. “Hadopelagic II: Let Them Believe”, named for the deepest layer of the ocean, is a awe-inspiring track that does not stale within in its ten minute duration. In between emotionally charged verses comes this gorgeous midsection full of fragile guitar melodies and melancholic strings and piano that come together to create this beautiful sense of loss. It’s what makes the track in my opinion. Anyway, head over to Pitchfork to check it out and check out the other track they released, “Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams”, as well.
Pelagial will be released on April 30th via Metal Blade.
-Lane Oliver
22 Friday Mar 2013
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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.
22 Friday Mar 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Doom Metal, Metal, News, Post-Metal, Upcoming Shit
A Storm of Light’s follow up to their epic album of 2011, As The Valley Of Death Becomes Us, Our Silver Memories Fade, is currently in the works. Southern Lord will be releasing their colossal new album, entitled Nation of Flames, later this year. The new record was recorded by Travis Kammeyer (Fahrenheit Studios) and mixed by good ol’ Matt Bayles. On the new record, the band states:
21 Thursday Mar 2013
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Intronaut have announced an extensive North American touring schedule that will commence this June in support of their new record, Habitual Levitations. The group will be supported in full by Scale the Summit and by Mouth of the Architect and Castle on select stops of the trek. I know I’ll catch a show and so should you! Check out the full schedule below.
20 Wednesday Mar 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Deathcore, Doom Metal, Metal, News, Noise Rock, Reviews
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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.
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.
14 Thursday Mar 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Drone, Experimental, News, Now Playing..., Other, Post-Metal, Streaming Songs..., Upcoming Shit
I have been fascinated by musician Tristan Shone ever since I first saw a video of him utilizing his “instrument” to create a style of music that befuddled me, effectively called Author & Punisher. The man is a fucking genius, that’s all you need to know. If Author & Punisher‘s last album Ursus Americanus wasn’t enough for you, prepare yourself because April will see the release of Tristan’s follow up, Women & Children.
11 Monday Mar 2013
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The wait is finally over Intronaut fans! The band is currently streaming their upcoming record, Habitual Levitations (Instilling Words with Tones), over at Dutch website Vpro.nl. I definitely like this new album more than Valley of Smoke, which has been regarded as their magnum opus by some. The album officially hits the shelves on the 19th but pre-orders are currently being offered at this location. Do yourself a favor and stream this bad boy now!
-Lane Oliver
11 Monday Mar 2013
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The Ocean have released the first taste of music from their upcoming ambitious album Pelagial, which is due out on April 30th. The band are streaming the new track, “Bathyalpelagic II: The Wish in Dreams”, as well as studio footage over at Metal Blade’s website. This new song is incredibly dynamic and catchy as well. If you have a brain in your skull, you will listen to The Ocean right meow! Check out this awesome new song below.
