Speaking of grind, I'm liking this new Blockheads record well enough. The cover art is pretty awesome, really devastating picture that fits well with the lyrics.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 January 2013 18:58 (eleven years ago) link
Just picked up those Pagan Altar reissues over lunch. I kinda don't like that Shadow Kingdom is only PayPal or Money Order. My PayPal account got jacked up years ago thanks to a mistake by my bank and every time I've tried to start reusing it, its been a huge pain in the ass.
― HAPPY BDAY TOOTS (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 9 January 2013 20:46 (eleven years ago) link
The new rolling grind thread is here for side discussion among interested parties.
― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Thursday, 10 January 2013 10:33 (eleven years ago) link
Don't want to be all AG about it, but the metal poll ends tomorrow night – get in your votes! 2012 NON-ELITIST ILM METAL POLL VOTING THREAD (Closes Jan 11th 2013 11:59pm Britishes Time)
― Bound by Habitrails (J3ff T.), Thursday, 10 January 2013 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
Hey, so one of the previews for the film "Zero Dark Thirty" is set to a soundtrack that features the beginning of Scala & Kolacny Brothers ' goth-ethereal take on Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters" that segues into an absolutely crushing instrumental, monster guitar tone, much heavier than the full electric bit at the end of Metallica's own studio version. It's not on the (score) soundtrack. Any of you bright folks know anything about this, and how I might be able to (pay to) score a copy, so I can listen to it on repeat for a solid hour?
― summervillain, Friday, 11 January 2013 14:23 (eleven years ago) link
I suppose Kurt Ballou recorded/produced records are high on my 2013 anticipated list by default since I've come to seek out just about anything he works on. His 2013 slate so far, that I have been able to determine:
NailsSkeletonwitchKvelertakNice HoovesAll Pigs Must DieBaptistsPhantom Glue
I've heard tracks from Baptists, Nice Hooves and Phantom Glue so far -- all sound great.
― anonanon, Thursday, 17 January 2013 06:31 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yeah, I heard the Baptists record yesterday and it rages. Sounds a lot like Converge when they play fast - that's probably Ballou's touch right there.
― wronger than 100 geir posts (MacDara), Thursday, 17 January 2013 08:58 (eleven years ago) link
Got a press release for the new Ill Bill album. This hip hop release is relevant for the metal thread for three reasons:
1) The disc features HR of Bad Brains on a track.2) The second song on the album is called "Paul Baloff" after the late Exodus singer.3) He used to be in Non Phixion whose logo aped Voivod's nicely.
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/20019593/Non+Phixion+NonPhixion.gif
I am hoping the album is loud and guitars and/or guitar samples are utilized in some way but I'm (still) a sucker for that.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 17 January 2013 21:51 (eleven years ago) link
The first track from Corrections House, "Hoax The System", is pretty great. Good enough that I'll try and catch them next month when they come to town.
http://youtu.be/RFrr4uXDihM
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 18 January 2013 00:09 (eleven years ago) link
i've been enjoying this abnormality album from 2012 - i wish i had had more time to spend with it before balloting days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqTZWpq8M0k
very groovy tech-death (but not very finicky), it seems
― j., Friday, 18 January 2013 04:34 (eleven years ago) link
very groovy tech-death (but not very finicky)
did somebody call my name
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 18 January 2013 05:28 (eleven years ago) link
aw hell yeah this rules
hey guys Kim has an article in the torygraph!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/9807985/Queens-of-noise-heavy-metal-music-encourages-heavy-hitting-women.html
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 21:11 (eleven years ago) link
Thanks for posting that, pfunkboy! I'm really pleased with it (and especially chuffed to have gotten bands like Derketa and Repulsion mentioned in the "Torygraph," hehe).
― KKdomitor, Friday, 18 January 2013 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
It sure came as a surprise when Nate posted it!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
best thing about it is theres no guardian comments
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
great piece!
― Mordy, Friday, 18 January 2013 22:17 (eleven years ago) link
i need to hear Eight Bells as I loved SubArachnoid Space.Also yay noothgrush!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:30 (eleven years ago) link
Eight Bells has a new tune up on bandcamp. It's pretty great.
http://eightbells.bandcamp.com/
― EZ Snappin, Friday, 18 January 2013 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
best 2013 album I have heard this year is Fen - Dustwalkerhttp://www.auralwebstore.com/store/product.php?id_product=569
Pre-orders got sent out early and i got mine on like the 3rd
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:36 (eleven years ago) link
its on spotify
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:37 (eleven years ago) link
trying to persuade mordy its from 2013
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 22:47 (eleven years ago) link
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper)
What I really took away from that was that "Ozzy Osbourne is the face of heavy metal to many." LOL.
― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Friday, 18 January 2013 23:20 (eleven years ago) link
to bill magill its sharon
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 18 January 2013 23:35 (eleven years ago) link
new Darkthrone track is Mercyful Fate worship. I worship Mercyful Fate, so I'm 100% down w/this
http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=88153
― too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Saturday, 19 January 2013 01:24 (eleven years ago) link
I've lost count how many times I've played that Darkthrone track. It is glorious.
― A. Begrand, Saturday, 19 January 2013 01:38 (eleven years ago) link
Wow I wasn't expecting that vocal intro!
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 19 January 2013 01:48 (eleven years ago) link
i love darkthrone so much right now and also before this and also probably forever
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Saturday, 19 January 2013 02:27 (eleven years ago) link
For the person who was asking about that zero dark 30 Metallica cover: http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=SABPBly90Nk&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSABPBly90Nk
― Bound by Habitrails (J3ff T.), Saturday, 19 January 2013 04:05 (eleven years ago) link
new Darkthrone track is Mercyful Fate worship
Holy shit. Could've called this Isengard, actually, but it fucking rules.
― sort of a morgue supplier (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 19 January 2013 04:16 (eleven years ago) link
I guess it's not folky at akk, but the clean singing kind of takes me back.
― sort of a morgue supplier (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 19 January 2013 04:17 (eleven years ago) link
all not akk sorry will stop posting now
thanks for the heads up about the new Fen, Goalkeeper. love them and so far the new one sounds good.
― beard papa, Saturday, 19 January 2013 05:49 (eleven years ago) link
the darkthrone makes me wish i had a kid to raise badly
― j., Saturday, 19 January 2013 08:44 (eleven years ago) link
thats good to hear beard papa!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 19 January 2013 18:06 (eleven years ago) link
That track is awesome! I'm super excited for the new Darkthrone!
― Frobisher the (Viceroy), Sunday, 20 January 2013 01:26 (eleven years ago) link
saw Repulsion last night in Philadelphia, which is an almost unbelievable thing to by typing. They fucking kicked so much ass. I did not make it to the end of the night so I didn't see Converge, I suck at life, but I did see Repulsion play a literally perfect set so whatever
― too many encores (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Sunday, 20 January 2013 15:38 (eleven years ago) link
to *be* typing
did you meet jeff?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 16:59 (eleven years ago) link
I have to wait til May to see Repulsion but I've got my ticket already, not missing that one.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
youve met jeff though, mark. Much better.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
Saw Kowloon Walled City last night at their album release show in SF, it was SOLD OUT. They played like gods! they were crushing! they pretty much played the whole new record
― SeanWayne, Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:44 (eleven years ago) link
New KEN mode steaming on their badcamp..
http://kenmode.bandcamp.com/track/counter-culture-complex
― SeanWayne, Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
hey susan whats the offer your band got?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:20 (eleven years ago) link
i bet ozzfest is back and you have to pay $100000000000 to open the 9th stage at 6am
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:32 (eleven years ago) link
I'd take it.. even after taxes..lol
― SeanWayne, Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
Beardfest is a better alternative I think
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:38 (eleven years ago) link
Who could play ILX Metal Beardfest? Witch Mountain? Nate has an honourary beard
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Sunday, 20 January 2013 19:39 (eleven years ago) link
And another Summoning street team update:
19.01.2013We have finished all vocals and choirs for the new album. This means that we slowly come to an end now. Until the end of the month we have to finalize the sound, the booklet and the two bonus songs. This time we also have an English speaker who contributed with some spoken words for two songs. At the end of this month give the master CD to napalm records and fix the release-date which probably will be in march or April.
― Siegbran, Sunday, 20 January 2013 21:19 (eleven years ago) link
Graves at Sea just announced a SF show in March..
― SeanWayne, Sunday, 20 January 2013 22:29 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not on Twitter so I'll put this here: great lists from Basement Galaxy! I agree with lots of the choices but I'm even more impressed by the amount of writing. Beats the EOY output of many magazines.
― jmm, Monday, 30 December 2013 18:54 (ten years ago) link
Neurosis, Bla'st, YOB and The Body at the Regency Ballroom, SF.. I've never been to this place, and I might not go back-the sound is not that great. Maybe an old system, or shotty sound guys, but there were a lot of crackles and noise and other sounds not of the musical type...
But besides that it was rad show!. The Body had an additional drummer, and that guitar player did his normal thing of just super low end, why even bother fretting any chords type thing.
YOB was fucking amazing. a great set, smartly put together for maximum crushing heavy impact.
Bla'st could've stayed non-active.. No, thats not nice, but they didn't do anything for me, but I wasn't ever a fan of that era hardcore. But they did get the crowd moving, and a lot of people were stoked that they were on the bill..
Neurosis opened with Locust Star, and I lost my shit! For an hour and 15 they just slayed.. It was my first time seeing em without the screen behind em, and I didn't miss it one bit. It does allow them to not be locked into a certain set from night to night, so I'm sure thats fun for them. I usually watch them from a balcony or the back of a hall, for sound reasons, but since the sound was sub-par, I decided to get in the very front. Pretty intense. Not as intense as I've seen them before, but they still bring it. Dave Ed broke a bass string at the end of one of the tunes, which allowed for an extra freakout noise session from him which was rad to see a moment happen a noises that you would hear otherwise-something subtle I guess, but i thought it was cool... A really, really good show!
― SeanWayne, Monday, 30 December 2013 19:25 (ten years ago) link
So cool you could see that Sean! I was bummed to miss those gigs, especially the OC show with Helen Money opening.
Best time I ever saw Neurosis remains the Word as Law tour. Their films were very new at that point. Seeing them without the films is interesting, but not sure it works that well at venues that large. Not much to look at...
― Nate Carson, Monday, 30 December 2013 23:21 (ten years ago) link
I'm such a gear geek, Nate, that I never have a shortage of things to look at-always trying to figure out what cats are using..
― SeanWayne, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 00:22 (ten years ago) link
*Resisting urge to post a death metal fat cat video*
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 02:09 (ten years ago) link
Thanks, jmm. I used all my previously published reviews because I had no time to write new blurbs. That sure came in handy.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 31 December 2013 02:10 (ten years ago) link
New Year's resolutions, metal style! http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/new-years-metalutions/
― Rock You like a Hamstercane (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 31 December 2013 20:43 (ten years ago) link
Rolling Metal Thread 2014
― J3ff T., Wednesday, 1 January 2014 10:30 (ten years ago) link
my top 10 of 2013
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 1 January 2014 20:42 (ten years ago) link