Best Of 2012: Gnarly’s Top 10 Split Releases Of 2012

20 Thursday Dec 2012

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Altar of Plagues, Barghest, Bosse-De-Nage, Calm The Fire, Captain Three Leg, Cara Neir, Caulfield, Cop Bar, Deafheaven, false, Full of Hell, hell, nails, Ramlord, Skin Like Iron, The Guilt Of..., Thedowngoing, thou, Vestiges, Water Torture, year of no light

It’s that time of year again: when we tell all of you folks what our favorite albums of 2012 were. Well, like last year I have compiled a few different lists and I wanted to start off with this one.

Who doesn’t love split albums? I mean, getting not one, but two bands on a single record is a thing of beauty. I listened a shit-ton of split albums this year and it was a pain in my ass narrowing down to only ten splits. This is what I have come to think of as the best split releases of 2012.

Album Of The Month: HELL & THOU’s “Resurrection Bay”

12 Thursday Jul 2012

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Gilead Media, hell, thou

I posted about this album a while back, but I have been listening to it a lot over the last two weeks, so I figured this would be the perfect album to crown American Aftermath’s Album Of The Month. Yeah, I know this is late, but better late than never, right? This album is a major cornerstone of crushing, destructive doomsludge in the twenty-first century. Powerful, demanding doom from two heavyweights, Thou and Hell. Thou are legends, but Hell are fairly new to me. I fell in love instantly after hearing this album and now I can’t get enough of it. Check out a stream of the album below. It’s fantastic.

On Earth As It Is In Hell: Stream The HELL / THOU Split Right Now

18 Monday Jun 2012

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Whenever I hear the name Thou brought up anywhere associated with metal, I am immediately interested. I fucking adore this band and everything they have put out thus far is pure gold, so when I caught wind of their split with Portland, Oregon’s Hell (not to be confused with this Hell) I got extremely excited.

I went into the split not knowing anything about Hell, but after listening to their side of Resurrection Bay, I was seriously digging it.These dudes are fucking killer and coupled with the mighty Thou‘s side, this split is destructive. Twelve minutes of devastating sludge madness. If you’re like me and haven’t grabbed a physical copy of this release, you can stream it over at Decibel Magazine right now. It rules, that’s all you need to know. Check it out and then come back here and talk about it in the comments section.

Grab this split 7″ here.

THE BODY/THOU Tour Starts Today!

06 Friday Jan 2012

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Sludgy, dark, demented black metal outfit The Body are going on tour with the sludgy masters in Thou starting TODAY. The dates are below. Get your ass to a show dammit.

Unholy Bounds: Gnarly’s Mourning Mixtape

04 Wednesday Jan 2012

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brutal truth, cough, Discharge, nirvana, Refused, the american black lung, the network, thou, total fucking destruction, Xasthur

Good morning, faithful readers. I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday. My Facebook wall will never be the same again. I took most of yesterday off so that I could enjoy my birthday, which I did. Most of yesterday was spent lying on my couch and playing Fable 2. I beat the game and said “fuck it.” I restarted it. Gonna take a different route this time. This isn’t an XBox forum, though. This is a metal website, right? So let’s get to the metal. This morning I took Lane’s philosophy and chose ten songs from shuffling my iPod. Some pretty diverse stuff in here, surely there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Sit back and take in the Mourning Jam mixtape.

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Ross Gnarly’s Forgotten And Overlooked Albums Of 2011

29 Thursday Dec 2011

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Anne, Did You Just Hex Me, Doctorshopper, fucked up, Havok, Heirs, Hetfield & Hetfield, Robocop, thou, Tom Waits

The one thing I really hate about doing year-end lists is the fact that I always forget something. There are always albums that I forget to include in my list or albums that I completely overlook all together. I decided since the year is almost over, I still had time to do a list of albums I forgot about or didn’t listen to prior to the release of my list. Check it out below and let me know if you dug any of these records.

Still listening to:
Fucked Up‘s David Comes To Life
Tom Waits‘ Bad As Me
Havok‘s Time Is Up
Heirs‘ Hunter EP
Robocop‘s Robocop II

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It’s A Cold World: THOU’s “The Archer & The Owl” Mourning Ritual

20 Tuesday Dec 2011

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Robotic Empire Records, thou

Good morning, readers. How are we all feeling today? I am doing pretty good and I really hope this day goes well. Yesterday was a bit of a shitty day, so I thought I would start today off with a band that I can never get enough of. This morning’s playlist is a full stream of Thou‘s The Archer & The Owle which is fucking amazing. Get into it. Immediately. Fiiiiilth!

Running With Worms: The Artwork Of Hell Comes Home

15 Tuesday Nov 2011

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Akaname, Black Sun, Burning Love, coffinworm, Dead Elephant, Desphosphorus, Dopefight, Dukatalon, Fight Amp, Fistula, Great Falls, Hell Comes Home, Kowloon Walled City, Lesbian, Pyramido, rabbits, Rites, Suma, Tellusian, the fucking wrath, The Swan King, thou, Throat, Ultraphallus, Union Of Sleep

Burning Love/Fight Amp

Now, if you know me at all you know that I am an art nut. I love intricate and interesting album artwork as well as mind-bending, out-of-this-world band logos. I think an album cover can speak volumes towards the band and the music itself. A strong, powerful album cover can mean life or death for an album. I once submitted a post to Operation Grindcore in which I explained my love for four album covers (Coffinworm, Lake Of Blood, Kvelertak and Insect Warfare) and those are all albums that are very important to me.

Bring Me Download: Get A Free BLACK TUSK Song From iTunes!

28 Friday Oct 2011

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As you all know, I reviewed the new Black Tusk album Set The Dial a while back and I told you all how amazing it was. I mean, seriously. This album is incredible. It came out on Tuesday and you can currently stream the album here as well as all of the bands back catalog. If that doesn’t make you giddy, you can also download a track from Set The Dial for FREE from iTunes.

All you have to do is go here and “Bring Me Darkness” is all yours! This is one of my favorite tracks on the album, so I highly suggest you take advantage of this offer like a tipsy girl at a highschool party. Black Tusk also have a string of tour dates coming up. You can check those out after the jump. Enjoy.

~R. Gnarly//Dig It or Die.

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Nevermind The Buzzcocks, Listen To NIRVANA

26 Monday Sep 2011

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ed gein, Evile, Ill Nino, Nevermind, nirvana, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Wounded, thou, Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain

Wow. Is Nevermind really twenty years old? That is absolutely insane. I, unfortunately was not kicking out Nirvana’s tunes in the nineties while the filthy rockers were. It wasn’t until I was in my teens that I was introduced to Nirvana. Of course now I regret not being around when Nevermind was new or when Kurt passed away. It sucks, but it was out of my hands. Kurt didn’t leave behind a bunch of albums with his name in the linear notes. He left behind a legacy and, just as it should be, his legacy is becoming legend. It was just a few days ago that Nevermind reached it’s 20th anniversary. Wow. Insane.
This morning I would like to stray from my usual morning playlist and do something a little different. Today, I will have a few songs off of Nevermind, followed by a modern band (or two) covering said song and a description of how I feel about the song. How’s that sound? If it doesn’t sound good, fuck off. Check it out and enjoy.

~R. Gnarly//Come As You Are.

Morning Jams: THOU & BLACK SEPTEMBER

26 Tuesday Jul 2011

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Yesterday I returned home from work and, to my excitement, I had a package waiting on my doorstep. This package contained the three 7”s I had recently ordered. I bought Howling Void, Caustic Christ and the Thou/Black September split. I was excited for all three of these, especially the split. I have been a fan of Thou and Black September for quite some time, so when I received the clear-red vinyl yesterday, I was very pleased. It sounds amazing and so this morning’s playlist is dedicated to Thou and Black September. I couldn’t find the tracks on the split on YouTube, so I just chose random songs that I like by the bands. Still fantastic. Also, Thou is streaming their new EP over at MetalSucks. Go check it out. Enjoy!

~R. Gnarly//Dig It or Die.

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Review: Dopethrone – “Demonsmoke”

03 Tuesday May 2011

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By: Ross Gnarly

After numerous listens over the last few months and countless conversations with vocalist Vincent Houde, I can easily start this review by saying that this band is absolutely amazing. I found them on MySpace quite a while back and tracked them down to gain this album, Demonsmoke. I am very glad I did because it is a terrific doom record and Vincent is a great guy all around. I, personally think Dopethrone deserve their place next to the big names in doom metal. I will now begin my track by track review of Dopethrone’s Demonsmoke.

Starting with the title track, “Demonsmoke,” It is quite evident that this band is heavily influenced by Electric Wizard. Not only by name, but by musical style as well. Deep, devastating riffs chug along slowly with fantastic lead guitar lines running along with them. Slow, steady drumming keeps a killer tempo throughout the track. Soaring over all of that is Vincent’s haunting, hissing vocals. He enunciates very well if you pay attention. Dopethrone are not a band that keeps the vocals louder than the other instruments. Everything is laid out very even and layered. This main riff is extremely catchy and fantastic all around. This is perfect music to jam while throwing back a few beers. Ending the track with a nice bong rip also adds a nice flare to it. Love it. [Continue Reading]

Got It Covered…

30 Wednesday Mar 2011

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I just wanted to make a post about two covers that I’ve been seriously into for the last few days. The first one is Agoraphobic Nosebleed covering Gang Green’s “Alcohol.” I got into punk in my early teens and I always loved the freedom and aggression to it. Being a punk fan, of course I know of Gang Green. I love the original “Alcohol,” but I gotta give props to ANb for doing a pretty sick cover.

Click here to hear the original. Dropkick Murphys also do a pretty good cover of this song.

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New Dopethrone Tunes To Make Your Day Blue & Doomy

27 Sunday Mar 2011

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I’ve been into Dopethrone for quite some time now. I found them on MySpace a while back and I loved their cryptic, haunting, bluesy doom metal. I’ve been a friend with vocalist Vincent Houde on Facebook for a while as well and he recently sent me links to a few new Dopethrone tracks. I’ve listen to these tracks quite a few times and I’m digging it. If you like your doom to have tinges of sludge and blues rock that can somewhat be compared to bands like Thou and Salome, you should check out Dopethrone.

Here are the first two tracks off of Dopethrone’s forthcoming Dark Foil, “Dark Foil” and “Tap Runner.”

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