21 Tuesday May 2013
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Retox (The Locust, etc) are streaming their new record seven days before the official release date! The short but sweet YPLL features enough mind numbing riffing to keep your equilibrium on edge throughout its duration. You can stream the new album below as well as the band’s awesome hour long documentary on the album, which can also be downloaded here.
22 Tuesday Jan 2013
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Last year I swooned over a documentary called One Man Metal which I loved and I watch over and over again. Today McFarland and Pecci released a documentary on a band that I absolutely love: Converge. To be specific, this twelve-minute documentary delves into the life of Converge‘s frontman Jacob Bannon. Bannon talks about his teenage years, music and his angst. It’s really cool and very well put together. Check it out below. Continue reading »
20 Sunday Jan 2013
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It’s a lazy Sunday around these parts, so I figured we’d bring back your favorite series “Music Documentary Sunday!” This week we are featuring the 2006 documentary American Hardcore which focuses on the birth and evolution of the hardcore punk scene in the early ’80s. The doc features exclusive interviews with Henry Rollins, Phil Anselmo, Ian Mackaye, Moby and many others.
It’s a very entertaining film for those who are just entering the scene as well as those who want to relive the “glory days” of hardcore. I personally really enjoyed American Hardcore. My only real complaint is that the movie basically claims hardcore died in the ’80′s…. Whatever… Despite that one misconception, the film has managed to become one the most notable and extensive films on the history of hardcore; you can watch it after the jump – Continue reading »
03 Monday Dec 2012
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The third and final part of a mini-documentary centering around Letlive and their secret show at The Sliderbar in Fullerton, CA has arrived online. The video features frontman Jason Aalon Butler discussing how the band’s sound will inevitably change and shows Letlive performing their songs “Le Prologue” and “The Sick, Sick, 6.8 Billion”. You can check that out below and watch part 1 and part 2 if you missed them.
10 Saturday Nov 2012
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The second installment of the three part mini-documentary capturing Letlive’s secret show at the Slidebar in Fullerton, CA is now available. Here you can watch the band perform their songs “Day 54″ and “Muther” and a small interview with frontman Jason Aalon Butler in between in which he discusses the primal, instinctive nature of being on stage. Check it out below! The final part will be up soon.
06 Tuesday Nov 2012
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There has been quite a bit of buzz circulating around the three-part black metal documentary One Man Metal which takes you inside the lives and minds of solo black metal bands Leviathan, Striborg and Xasthur. All of these acts are notorious for their music and mystery and all three are among my favorite bands of the genre. It took me a while to get around to watching One Man Metal but when I finally did it last night, I was blown away. The video comes to us courtesy of Noisey and is shot completely in black and white.
If you are curious about the lives of Wrest, Sin Nanna and Malefic, this documentary is perfect for you. This epic is extremely well-shot and delves into the dark secrets and horrors surrounding the bands. Check out all three parts after the jump. Leave some feedback in the comments. Let us know what you think. Continue reading »
21 Sunday Oct 2012
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It’s Sunday and you should all know what that means by now. This week we are featuring the “documentary” Summer’s Laughter made by Periphery‘s touring bassist Jeff Holcomb. The film chronicles the band’s journey on this years edition of the summer slaughter tour.
Summer’s Laughter features guest appearances, interviews and live footage fromPeriphery and all the Sumerian Records bands on the tour.
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14 Sunday Oct 2012
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black metal, Leviathan, Noisey, One Man Metal, Striborg, Vice, Xasthur
Strengthen yourself for this upcoming Monday by peering into the lifestyles, history, and motivations behind three of the most prominent one man black metal groups. Heavily isolationist and hidden from the public, this documentary is particularly noted for its exclusive coverage and insight into domains previously unreached and unreachable. Noisey, Vice’s music counterpart, ventures from the United States to Australia covering for this first part of an as of yet incomplete three part documentary three different bands from three different environments: Leviathan(U.S.), Striborg(Tasmania), and Xasthur(U.S.). Peep the well-made and brutally honest documentary above.
30 Sunday Sep 2012
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Car Bomb, Gojira, lamb of god, Michael Dafferner, The Chariot, Why You Do This, why_you_do_this, w^w^^w^w^
It’s sunday funday again, You know what that means, right? It’s time to turn off that stupid football game and get some insight to what it’s like touring in a tech metal band. In honor of Car Bomb‘s new album”w^w^^w^w“, please watch the documentary “Why_You_Do_This“. The film is produced and directed by Car Bomb’s vocalist Michael Dafferner, and it’s pretty good.
The documentary follows Car Bomb on their first few tours and documents the band’s constant struggles. It also features interviews from members of The Chariot, Gojira and Lamb Of God. Watch the film, you’ll enjoy it.
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16 Sunday Sep 2012
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Everyone’s Sunday’s are always spent lounging around and chillin. Some of you will end up having a beer and watching whatever fucking lame football game is on just because…. Well instead of having you do that, we at American Aftermath are going to start recommending Music documentaries to watch on Sunday’s. Sit back, relax, and get well versed in some new music…
This week my recommendation is the documentary, “Refused Are Fucking Dead“. This 2006 film was directed by Refused guitarist, Kristofer Steen, as a way to chronicle the bands rise and quick demise. It’s a good short documentary about one of my favorites bands through the eyes of the band themself. It’s short, it’s sweet, enjoy….
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02 Thursday Aug 2012
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02 Thursday Aug 2012
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Metal Injection have done a lot of mini-docs and episodes covering a load of subjects and today they released a mini-documentary following a day in the life of As I Lay Dying on Mayhem Fest. It’s a pretty killer video, starting with how the dudes start their day on tour, showing you around their bus and walking you through their everyday activities while on Mayhem Fest. You can check out the video here. Go watch it and give it the horns up! Great work, Rob and Frank.
11 Monday Jun 2012
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Previously posted in segments, Terror are now streaming their entire Keepers Of The Faith documentary on YouTube. If you’re fan of Terror, like I am, this is pretty killer although I’m pretty sure most Terror fans already own the CD/DVD combo. But if you don’t, check out the stream below.
23 Wednesday May 2012
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Artfags of the world rejoice! Converge‘s Jacob Bannon is going to be the star of a new mini documentary entitled “The Jane Doe Project”. The documentary will be a behind the scenes look at the creation of 90 one of a kind pieces of art utilizing the famous Jane Doe image by Bannon.. Continue reading after the jump for more info as well as the trailer for the documentary.
10 Thursday May 2012
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Yakuza entered Chicago’s Engine Studios this past weekend to begin recording their new record for Profound Lore. The prog metal titans’ own Bruce Lamont had this to say on the upcoming offering:
