If you are a fan of King Diamond's wacky rock opera stuff like The Puppet Master or The Spider's Lullabye (or, really, all his stuff, but the classics like Abigail are sort of cordoned off in their own realm of greatness for me) -- and if you dig the wackiness: the plotting, the multiple characters with different voicings, the ridiculous ambition of it all -- then you could do a lot worse than to check out the new one from Carach Angren, Dance and Laugh Amongst the Rotten, which is a bunch of ghost stories / occult tales with, check, multiple characters in different voices, a ton of riffs (mersh symphonic black metal style), and some synth-strings that really work when they work ("Three Times Thunder Strikes"). I feel like this kind of poppy black metal is usually not my thing at all or this board's either, but this is kind of a cool record imo. Makes me feel like a kid to be corny about it
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 21 July 2017 15:31 (six years ago) link
When it's band photo day, maybe don't do forced perspective with giant candles that make you look like dwarves.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFSFYQdXgAAhUhd.jpg
― grawlix (unperson), Friday, 21 July 2017 19:39 (six years ago) link
not sure how to classify it but holy shit do I love Brutus' Burst on contact. sending up the brad signal― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.)
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.)
Speaking of Astronoid, I saw them last night supporting Ghost in Philly. Spoke with Mike from the band and they are reading up for recording a new album soon which hopefully will see the band build on the momentum from Air.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 21 July 2017 19:48 (six years ago) link
Astronoid reference got my attention.
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, 21 July 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
the funny thing is I discovered it completely by accident, I was planning to listen to Burst's Lazarus Bird
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Friday, 21 July 2017 20:43 (six years ago) link
Astarte's first album "Doomed Dark Years" has been reissued, for fans of Greek black metal. I maybe wish it had more of a Greek vibe, tbh, but it's pretty damn good. First all-female black metal band.
― Puke and Other Poems (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 07:50 (six years ago) link
There are two new Converge songs on Spotify.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 14:42 (six years ago) link
wow, "Eve"
― jmm, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
yeah it's really something, wonder if they're both on a new album or what
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 15:47 (six years ago) link
The 18-minute Cloud Rat song is pretty good also. In the description:
Voyage of the Acolyte was a big influence for this track, lol.
― jmm, Tuesday, 25 July 2017 16:31 (six years ago) link
Apparently they're collecting all five splits on a CD at year's end. Will need to nab that.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Tuesday, 25 July 2017 16:39 (six years ago) link
Mikael Åkerfeldt picks his 10 favorite metal albums. His thoughts on each album are fascinating to me.
― grawlix (unperson), Wednesday, 26 July 2017 16:49 (six years ago) link
so this fucking Dio hologram tour....
― Neanderthal, Thursday, 27 July 2017 02:37 (six years ago) link
New Prong album tomorrow. Everything they've done since 2012's Carved Into Stone has been solid (the covers album was spotty, but it was a covers album, so I don't really think about it that often), and this one maintains their streak.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 27 July 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
An unverified story, from Twitter:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFwkCfCXYAEz_fx.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFwkCexWsAAppht.jpghttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFwkCeyXYAExNpU.jpg
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 27 July 2017 17:51 (six years ago) link
Voyage of the Acolyte was a big influence for this track, lol.― jmm, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:31 AM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
shit, i love cloud rat
― ToddBonzalez (BradNelson), Thursday, 27 July 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
i fucked up missing the Thou / Cloud Rat / False tour :(
― alpine static, Thursday, 27 July 2017 19:50 (six years ago) link
I wish that had come to TO, and also wish that the Cattle Decapitation / Revocation / Full of Hell / Artificial Brain tour (!!!!) that's hittingTO on Halloween (!!!!!) didn't conflict with the Clientele
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 27 July 2017 20:10 (six years ago) link
i fucked up missing the Thou / Cloud Rat / False tour :(― alpine static
― alpine static
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 28 July 2017 02:34 (six years ago) link
i saw Thou a year or so ago, and this time there were 5 bands on the bill (they added The Body in Portland at the last minute) so i'm guessing they were pretty short sets, and it was a weeknight ... but still.
― alpine static, Friday, 28 July 2017 03:10 (six years ago) link
I, Voidhanger is doing a physical release of the s/t Tchornobog album, which is also Name Your Price on Bandcamp. Epic lunatic black doom death chaos.
http://markovsoroka.bandcamp.com/album/tchornobog
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 30 July 2017 01:53 (six years ago) link
New Temple of Void is sounding pretty great. Riffy as fuck death metal, generally slow to mid-paced
"Wretched Banquet" (!) has a pretty neck-snapping verse riff.
http://templeofvoid.bandcamp.com/album/lords-of-death
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 30 July 2017 10:23 (six years ago) link
The Dead Cross album is streaming at Noisey and the lede might have been buried in the otherwise nice interview with Dave Lombardo and Mike Patton...
"This is the heaviest album I've ever recorded," Lombardo says.
Other lyrics require more unpacking, such as the menacing, inflammatory indictment on "Idiopathic": "We are all terrorists and fags / and niggers and spics and fuckin' dirt-bags / sketchy-cracker white trash / and we're coming / we comin' to get your ass.""Well, you know, it's egalitarian racism," says Patton, who sounds aghast that journalists can get their hands on the album's lyric sheet. "You know how it goes. With friends, there's a vernacular that you use all the time—and I'm not talking about white friends. I'm talking about everybody. And everyone laughs and everything's cool. But all of a sudden, I use it in a hardcore song and it's a fucking problem? No. No it's not. This is the way people talk, and this is also important to realize that."I'm not targeting a Mexican or an African-American or anything else," he continues. "It's all of us. And we've all got our own little, you know, slang words, and pitfalls, and whatever you want to call it, and ways that we're discriminated against. I mean, shit, I think we've all felt that in some weird way. So I thought it was good to put that in there. Who knows? Maybe I'll get blasted for it. Who fucking knows?"
"Well, you know, it's egalitarian racism," says Patton, who sounds aghast that journalists can get their hands on the album's lyric sheet. "You know how it goes. With friends, there's a vernacular that you use all the time—and I'm not talking about white friends. I'm talking about everybody. And everyone laughs and everything's cool. But all of a sudden, I use it in a hardcore song and it's a fucking problem? No. No it's not. This is the way people talk, and this is also important to realize that.
"I'm not targeting a Mexican or an African-American or anything else," he continues. "It's all of us. And we've all got our own little, you know, slang words, and pitfalls, and whatever you want to call it, and ways that we're discriminated against. I mean, shit, I think we've all felt that in some weird way. So I thought it was good to put that in there. Who knows? Maybe I'll get blasted for it. Who fucking knows?"
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Monday, 31 July 2017 18:09 (six years ago) link
Oh, and the video for "Obedience School" features footage from actual cockfighting. No controversy from that!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTtJXEpR-XA
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Monday, 31 July 2017 18:15 (six years ago) link
The most important thing about the Dead Cross record is that it's fucking awful. One of Patton's most annoying vocal performances (and that's a high fuckin' bar) on top of utterly generic speedcore riff 'n' bash; a total waste of Lombardo's talents. And it's not even produced well - it sounds like shrill, distorted (and not in a good way) shit. It's got me revisiting Grip Inc. just so I can hear Lombardo actually play something.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 31 July 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
Sweet, super-edgy lyrics, shitty vocals and boring music! Somehow I think Patton's fans will still tell me its brilliant every chance they get.
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 31 July 2017 20:15 (six years ago) link
Obedience School has the worst guitar production I've heard in a minute
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 00:13 (six years ago) link
Just picked up an Anvil box set cleverly titled 5 Original Albums in 1 Box.
Strength of Steel (1987)Pound for Pound (1988)Worth the Weight (1992)Plugged in Permanent (1996)Absolutely No Alternative (1997)
Pretty sure there's a lot of filler here but it can be found for the price of one album.
http://scontent.fewr1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20604237_10159148027075597_4054508561794605442_n.jpg?oh=8608357a107d25dc03d2ea2b9c2d8d64&oe=5A311C36
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 13:25 (six years ago) link
I love those boxes. I just got one with the first five Montrose albums in it in today's mail. I've also got an 8CD box of all of Whitesnake's 1978-82 material on the way, and three two-CD sets that between them compile the first eight albums by Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush. Summer is the time for '70s rock.
― grawlix (unperson), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 15:44 (six years ago) link
Negative metal act REBEL WIZARD will issue four brand new anti-shamanic, pre-fetal anthems later this month in the form of The Warning Of One EP. Set for release on August 18th via Prosthetic Records, the EP will be available on cassette and digital formats. Comments REBEL WIZARD mastermind NKSV, "negative wizard metal once again proves that in an era of 'the shell' and fevered, self-righteous evolution, we can abandon hope and rest blissfully within the mystical indifference of the wizards majestic riff." Hear opening psalm, "The One I Seek," at THIS LOCATION. Preorder The Warning Of One HERE. The Warning Of One Track Listing: 1. One I Seek2. One I Know3. One I See4. One I Call
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Tuesday, 1 August 2017 18:32 (six years ago) link
I know we're not all big on Warbringer but the new one seems much better than the last one. still not bringing anything new to the table and the Seasons-era Slayer worship is still on display but the songwriting is better for sure and at least they aren't one of 100 interchangeable crossover bands.
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 1 August 2017 23:28 (six years ago) link
anybody heard the Expulsion disc?
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
― Neanderthal, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 00:33 (six years ago) link
Just checked Expulsion out... fuuuuuuuuuck indeed. It's only like 15 minutes long, though?
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 3 August 2017 09:29 (six years ago) link
Yup. Quick hitter
― Neanderthal, Thursday, 3 August 2017 13:14 (six years ago) link
Well, this is...unexpected.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J06yQb4lbPk
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:21 (six years ago) link
I saw Converge/Neurosis last night. You know what was great about the Converge set? They were surprisingly restrained in volume! I was not expecting that. (Not sure if it was just the venue or if that's how they normally do things.) Neurosis seemed louder from my vantage point.
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:25 (six years ago) link
I saw them years ago, in between Mastodon and High On Fire, and they didn't seem particularly loud. Does Jacob still run up and down the stage doing that stiff-arm-waving thing that looks off-puttingly like a Nazi salute if you're not paying attention?
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:26 (six years ago) link
He didn't do anything noticeably Nazi-esque when I saw them, and it's tough to pay attention to anyone but him really, he's quite a showman. Also it wasn't until seeing them live that I noticed he looks a bit like the goth ghost of brad lol
I confess I left midway through the Neurosis set, I'm not the hugest fan of theirs and they seemed weirdly sloppy?
― a serious and fascinating fartist (Simon H.), Thursday, 3 August 2017 14:32 (six years ago) link
I'll be seeing/reviewing that Converge / Neurosis show on Monday in Philly if I get tix.
Tomorrow I see Melvins whose sprawling double album sounds like a self-indulgent bizarro world Flaming Lips. Not sure what I think about it but the Dale Crover solo release is a little more palatable (or at least immediate).
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Thursday, 3 August 2017 15:29 (six years ago) link
The new Incantation album, unsurprisingly, rules.
― grawlix (unperson), Thursday, 3 August 2017 18:29 (six years ago) link
forgot that's out later this month (well, for the rest of us!)
\m/
― Neanderthal, Friday, 4 August 2017 00:35 (six years ago) link
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, August 3, 2017 5:29 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Neanderthal, Thursday, August 3, 2017 9:14 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I was going to say Matt Harvey has found his niche as a mimic w/ this band and Gruesome but he kinda has done that his whole career, w/ Exhumed largely being Carcass worship.
― Neanderthal, Friday, 4 August 2017 00:36 (six years ago) link
It's a weird niche, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
Anyone checked this Iron Bonehead demo from Blooming Carrions yet? Aside from the Evil Outback Steakhouse name I'm not a huge fan of the production - the guitars feel overly EQ'd and it gives them a monotonous quality on my speakers, a little less so on headphones. But there's promise here for people that like the somewhat hypertrophied Incantation wing of death metal.
https://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/blooming-carrions-sparkling-rotten-dreams
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 4 August 2017 07:21 (six years ago) link
if you didn't listen to this last year...listen to it this year. somehow threads a knot of the more technical style of EARLY death metal (not modern tech-death), sludge, and...art-rock?
https://oksennus.bandcamp.com/album/sokea-idiootti
Very, very good.
― she carries a torch. two torches, actually (Joan Crawford Loves Chachi), Friday, 4 August 2017 12:18 (six years ago) link
Oksennus are cool. Some of my favorite cover art. I love Finland.
― The Man Who Saw The Midwife (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 4 August 2017 12:43 (six years ago) link
ha wtf that Oksennus. have I even heard any metal that sounds like this?
― Dominique, Friday, 4 August 2017 17:07 (six years ago) link
if I've done my time zone math correctly, Emperor should be coming up on the Wacken livestream in about an hour (3:30 EST/9:30 Wacken time)
http://stream.wacken.com/
(and after that, Megadeth, Turbonegro, and Annihilator)
― Devilock, Friday, 4 August 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
fucking sun going down as they play "...Nightspirit," this is incredible
honestly wasn't expecting much, as Emperor's music seems to lose something in a live setting but uhhh this is cool
― Devilock, Friday, 4 August 2017 19:44 (six years ago) link
Thanks for posting - I didn't realize they were streaming, and this is awesome. Emperor!
― BlackIronPrison, Friday, 4 August 2017 20:04 (six years ago) link
Keijo Niinimaa of Rotten sound has a new band, Morbid Evils, who do a kind of postpunk doom thing that I like a lot, so I interviewed him for Bandcamp.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 7 August 2017 19:47 (six years ago) link