10 Wednesday Apr 2013
Posted in Band Spotlight, Metal, News, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Streaming Albums..., Upcoming Shit
Tags
It’s time to journey to the bottom of the ocean with, well, The Ocean. The band’s new dual disc album, Pelagial, won’t be officially released until the 30th of this month. However, Spin.com knows you are itching to listen to it so they are providing an exclusive stream of the instrumental version of the new record. So go ahead and dive on in to this massive fifty-three minute opus. While you’re down there, say hi to Spongebob and Gary for me.
Ok, enough nautical puns.
-Lane Oliver
18 Tuesday Sep 2012
Posted in Band Spotlight, djent, Free Shit, instrumetal, Mathcore, Metal, News, Noise Rock, Non-Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Prog Metal, Rock, Uncategorized
Tags
A Fucking Elephant, Australasia, Compilation, Deadhorse, Dumbsaint, El Drugstore, instrumental, Miroist, Ninth Moon Black, Speak No Evil II, Wanzwa, X SUNS
Hello all! You may recall that back in March I released an instrumental band only compilation called Speak No Evil. Well the response was warm enough that I decided to create a sequel to it. Behold Speak No Evil II in all its glory. Just like the last addition, this compilation features a variety of musical styles with only one commonality: they’re all instrumental of course. I would like to thank the bands for their involvement. If you like any of the songs featured please go check out the bands and support them in anyway they can. They deserve it.
28 Tuesday Aug 2012
Posted in Album Reviews, ambient, Band Spotlight, instrumetal, Metal, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Reviews
By Lane Oliver
Being the huge Pelican fan that I am, coming across a band that shares the name of a Pelican album is something you do not pass up. Whether or not Italy’s Australasia took their name from Pelican’s first full length LP is beyond me but I digress. Australasia put out their debut EP, Sin4tr4, on Italy’s up and coming Golden Morning Sounds records this year. This seven track long, twenty-two minute release is something to be marveled at for doing something a little different with the post-rock/metal style.
27 Tuesday Mar 2012
Posted in Band Spotlight, Metal, News, Uncategorized
Misery Signals frontman Karl Schubach has uploaded an instrumental cover of Meshuggah’s “Do Not Look Down” to his Soundcloud. It is a very, very faithful rendition in that it sounds 95% like the original. Listen below and check out the original.
10 Saturday Mar 2012
Posted in Band Spotlight, instrumetal, Metal, Mixtape, News, Non-Metal, Post-Metal, Prog Metal, Rock, Uncategorized
Tags
Compilation, Cosmonauts Day, Dionaea, EndName, From Above In the Mountain, instrumental, Matt Stevens, spaces, Speak No Evil, The Nothing, Town Portal
I am quite fond of instrumental bands and music. Without the presence of vocals, the music begins to speak for itself and creates a deeper meaning than any set of lyrics could do. This compilation features eight instrumental bands of different styles that are well deserving of attention and praise. You can view the track listing below as well as visit the band’s bandcamp sites.
01 Sunday Jan 2012
Posted in Band Spotlight, instrumetal, News, Non-Metal, Upcoming Shit
Tags
Instrumental post-rock outfit, Caspian, have checked in with an update on the status of their upcoming full length. It turns out that the recording will commence TOMORROW. This is what the band had to say regarding the new album:
“We’ve finished writing our new album and will begin recording January 2 with production from Matt Bayles (Minus The Bear, Mastodon, Isis) and Will Benoit(Constants, Radar Studios).
We’ll be tracking the bulk of it at Q Division in Boston with Matt and then heading down to Will‘s for extra work all month.
Mixing will be happening out in Seattle late-April at Red Room, and we hope to get this out to you sometime late summer / early fall 2012! It’s been quite an experience putting this one together and we’re excited to get this started…”
Looks like I have another release to look forward to next year!
-Lane Oliver
Thanks to The PRP for the update.
25 Friday Nov 2011
Posted in Album Reviews, instrumetal, Rock
Tags
By Lane Oliver
Matt Stevens is an instrumental progressive rock artist hailing from North London and I present to you his new album entitled, Relic. Mr. Stevens was gracious enough to send me the album for my listening pleasure and I am so thankful that he did. Relic is one of 2011’s hidden gems.
30 Sunday Oct 2011
Posted in Album Reviews, instrumetal, Metal, Non-Metal, Post-Metal, Rock
Tags
309, Atackla, Batu, Brian Cook, Dave Turncrantz, empros, enter, geneva, instrumental, Mike Sullivan, Mladek, Praise Be Man, russian circles, Sargent House, Schiphol, station
By Lane Oliver
One of my most anticipated records has finally come into my possession. Russian Circles’ new album, Empros is THE album that I have been wanting in my hands since the day I had read that they were writing months ago. Their last album, Geneva, is without a doubt the band’s best work to date. So, I was a little skeptical of how they were going to top it. But it’s finally here. So, you can tell me if you think they topped it or not.
06 Thursday Oct 2011
Posted in instrumetal, News, Non-Metal, Now Playing...
Tags
Colin Stetson, Constellation Records, history, instrumental, judges, new, saxophone, soundcloud, Those Who Didn't Run, virtuoso, warfare
Saxophone virtuoso, Colin Stetson, released his new EP Those Who Didn’t Run a few days ago on Constellation Records. If you are not familiar with Stetson’s work, you are missing out. He does things with the saxophone I didn’t even think were possible! The EP features two tracks that are slightly over the ten minute mark and do not disappoint. I recommend you check this out immediately. Also, check out his most recent album, New History Warfare Volume II: Judges, which was released earlier this year. Stream the new EP below!
-Lane Oliver
06 Tuesday Sep 2011
Posted in Band Spotlight, instrumetal, Metal, News, Now Playing..., Other, Tech Death, Upcoming Shit
Tags
blotted science, eyes, instrumental, Jazz., metal, omitted, technical, The Animation of Entomology
Instrumental technical metal enthusiasts, Blotted Science have released an edit of a new song “Omitted Eyes” from their upcoming album, The Animation of Entomology. It’s one minute and twenty-six seconds of jazzy, tech metal goodness that will leave you salivating and hungry for more. The new album will feature twenty four minutes of new music over the span of seven tracks. It will be released October 4th! Check out “Omitted Eyes” below!
-Lane Oliver
