Can't wait to read the recap, I'm curious to hear about the amazingness. Besides the tacos in a Frito bag thing, that is.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 21 July 2014 15:46 (nine years ago) link
re: Cvlt Nation, they posted a really terribly thought-out photo essay comparing Gaza to the Holocaust. but, hey, they did have the class to lead it off with an intro basically saying, "no bitching".
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 21 July 2014 15:48 (nine years ago) link
uggggggggh
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:02 (nine years ago) link
my short takeaway from gilead while i get my brain sorted back together and put out all the fires that happen when i leave the shop for the weekend is that the absolute stunner in a show full of incredible performances was Kowloon Walled City, hands down.
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
nice. how was Thou?
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
Thou/Body collab was amazing (the Terrible Lie cover especially), Body was great, shamefully that 5 hour drive and general ear/body/brain fatigue mad us decide to roll out before Thou played (they closed Sunday night and I have to be here today being vaguely conscious selling pedals and guitars and stuff).
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:13 (nine years ago) link
the Terrible Lie cover especially),
!!!!!!
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 21 July 2014 16:23 (nine years ago) link
oh my god, you have no idea
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
Generation of Vipers sadly didn't play the Devo cover, but were probably in second place for holy shit points
― Everyone is awful except you. Wait, no, you are also awful. (jjjusten), Monday, 21 July 2014 16:27 (nine years ago) link
Yup.
― EZ Snappin, Monday, 21 July 2014 22:09 (nine years ago) link
new witch mountain at the end of september!!
https://twitter.com/profound_lore/status/491322235701821442
― j., Monday, 21 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
I know a lot of people on this thread know this already, but I reviewed the new Monarch today. It's really good.
― Humorist (horse) (誤訳侮辱), Monday, 21 July 2014 22:25 (nine years ago) link
The review's really good, too. Love this band, and this is their finest work yet.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 21 July 2014 22:26 (nine years ago) link
That Witch Mountain cover is fantastic!
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 22 July 2014 19:37 (nine years ago) link
2014 continues to be a stellar year for metal!! Enjoying some of the latest releases:
Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun: I'm a bit of a fanboy, but this latest album from prog/sludge masters is really something, with a lighter, more psychedelic sound than previous, with the same blazing riffs and vocal trickery
Darkest Era - Severance: Cruz del Sur continue to put out impressive vintage metal, with yet another band that worships the metal gods of old, with more of a medieval/fantasy twinge than their peers
Lazer/Wulf - The Beast of Left and Right: Post-Hardcore/noise mixed with Meshuggah-esque prog metal? Sounds great to me
Demonic Resurrection - The Demon King: Not content with ripping off faces with Reptilian Death, Sahil 'The Demonstealer' Makijha unleashes yet more destructive, smoking death metal, with more of a melodic edge this time around
Mortals - Cursed To See The Future: Simply disgusting, filthy hardcore punk-infused black metal, with sickening vocals and raizing riffage
Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls: I really didn't expect this, but it's absolutely excellent, bristling with the amazing Priest energy long though lost.
Still patiently awaiting new albums from Opeth, Electric Wizard, Godflesh, Alunah, YOB & Black Moth, plus many more besides. Between these and classic resissues like Slayer's Show No Mercy, there's a lot of metal to enjoy this year, and it's not even nearly Christmas yet!
― Greatjon, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 23:22 (nine years ago) link
Show No Mercy is being reissued? Any details?
I'm really looking forward to that Alunah album too. I loved their last one.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 22 July 2014 23:37 (nine years ago) link
Things I enjoyed thus far this year:Aborted - The Necrotic Manifesto Apostolum - Winds of DisillusionArch Enemy - War Eternal Black Anvil - Hail Death Children Of Technology - Future DecayEmpire Auriga - Ascending the Solar ThroneGod Macabre - The Winterlong... (Reissue)Junius - Days Of The Fallen Sun (EP)Midnight - No Mercy for Mayhem Swans - To Be Kind Twilight - III: Beneath Trident's Tomb White Lung - Deep Fantasy Young and in the Way - When Life Comes to Death
Things I need to get:Agalloch - The Serpent & the Sphere Alcest - Shelter BABYMETAL - BABYMETALThe Body - I Shall Die Here Conan - Blood Eagle Dead Congregation - Promulgation of the FallElectric Funeral - Total Funeral (Compilation)Floor - Oblation Goatwhore - Constricting Rage of the Merciless Godflesh - Decline & Fall (EP)Gridlink - Longhena Impaled Nazarene - Vigorous and Liberating Death Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls Mustasch - Thank You for the DemonThe Oath - The Oath Overkill - White Devil ArmorySlough Feg - Digital Resistance Sunn O))) & Ulver - Terrestrials Thantifaxath - Sacred White Noise Thou - HeathenTriptykon - Melana Chasmata Wolves in the Throne Room - Celestite
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 07:40 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the headsup on the Monarch album. a while back I was buying everything they released w/o thinking but I guess I drifted off as I didn't know they were on Profound Lore now
― Kiss Screaming Seagull Her Seagull Her (DJ Mencap), Wednesday, 23 July 2014 08:19 (nine years ago) link
Ah, mid-year progress report time! The layout/functionality of my list search needs work, but I am keeping it up to date: http://fastnbulbous.com/list.php
Faves so far, will no doubt change by EOY:
Slough Feg Digital Resistance (Metal Blade) | BuyCastle Under Siege (Prosthetic) | BuySerpent Venom Of Things Seen And Unseen (Church Within) Satyress Dark Fortunes (Satyress) | BandcampOgre The Last Neanderthal (Minotauro) | BandcampDemon Eye Leave The Light (Soulseller/Megaforce) | BandcampMonolord Empress Rising (Riding Easy) | BandcampMoab Billow (Scion AV) Purple Hill Witch Purple Hill Witch (Church Within) Mastodon Once More 'Round The Sun (Reprise) Judas Priest Redeemer Of Souls (Sony) Below Across The Dark River (Metal Blade) Blood Farmers Headless Eyes (Resurrection) | BuyTriptykon Melana Chasmata (Century Media) Agalloch The Serpent & The Sphere (Profound Lore) | BandcampConan Blood Eagle (Napalm) Mortalicum Tears From The Grave (Metal On Metal) | BandcampDopelord Black Arts, Riff Worship & Weed Cult (Dopelord) | BandcampSerpent Warning Serpent Warning (I Hate) Clouds Taste Satanic To Sleep Beyond The Earth (Clouds Taste Satanic) | BandcampDruglord Enter Venus (STB) | BandcampOcean Chief Universums härd (I Hate) | BandcampJohn Gallow Violet Dreams (I, Voidhanger) | BandcampBlackfinger Blackfinger (Church Within) Pilgrim II: Void Worship (Metal Blade) Vestal Claret The Cult Of Vestal Claret (Cruz Del Sur) Morgue Of Saints Monolith (Morgue Of Saints) | BandcampGrand Magus Triumph And Power (Nuclear Blast) Lazer/Wulf The Beast of Left and Right (Retro Futurist Records) | BandcampMajor Kong Doom Machine (Major Kong) | BandcampThe Wounded Kings Consolamentum (Candlelight) Mount Salem Endless (Metal Blade) Slomatics Estron (Head Of Crom) | BandcampBongripper Miserable (Burning World) | BandcampTombs Savage Gold (Relapse) | BandcampDark Forest The Awakening (Cruz del Sur) Novembers Doom Bled White (The End) Ancient Altar Tidal (Midnight Collective) | BandcampDemonic Resurrection The Demon King (Candlelight) Mope Mope EP (Taxi Driver) | BandcampDarkest Era Severance (Cruz del Sur) | BandcampPortrait Crossroads (Metal Blade) Kongh Sole Creation (Agonia) | BandcampMorbus Chron Sweven (Century Media) Volume IV Long In The Tooth (Ripple Music) | BandcampSabaton Heroes (Nuclear Blast) Opium Warlords Taste My Sword Of Understanding (Svart) | BandcampKobra And The Lotus High Priestess (Simmons) Mortals Cursed To See The Future (Relapse) | BandcampSerpentine Path Emanations (Relapse) | BandcampBehemoth The Satanist (Nuclear Blast)
Also looking forward to Brimstone Coven remaster, Saturn, Cardinals Folly, Pallbearer, Black Moth, Opeth, Heat, Earth, YOB, Electric Wizard, Witch Mountain, Apostle Of Solitude.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 15:24 (nine years ago) link
Oh, and also Death Penalty, which I talked about in Rolling Stoner/Psych/Freak/Doom/Sludge/Retro/Drone/Space Thread 2014: These Start at 11
It's out in September on Rise Above. Gaz Jennings of Cathedral with Belgian singer Michelle Nocon from SerpentCult (circa the 2008 album Weight Of Light plus another dude from the band). Less doomy than Cathedral, more classic metal and NWOBHM. Those who liked Avatarium should dig this.
Forgot this too:
Satan's Satyrs - Die Screaming (Trash King) | BandcampThis is filthy, blown-out occult horror doom, kind of an unholy union of Electric Wizard and early Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats. Electric Wiz were such fans that they recruited Clayton Burgess into their current lineup on bass duties.
― Fastnbulbous, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:20 (nine years ago) link
I feel strongly about Gridlink, Triptykon, Nux Vomica, Behemoth, Judas Priest, and some of the Babymetal tracks (it's more fun just to watch live videos than to listen to the album). Agalloch's withered a bit.
― jmm, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:44 (nine years ago) link
https://twitter.com/digearache/status/491987822010957825
digearache@digearacheNAPALM DEATH fan Joko Widodo is now the actual, for real President of Indonesia -fkn RAD!
― anonanon, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 16:50 (nine years ago) link
From enslavement to obliteration...of the other presidential hopefuls.
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:23 (nine years ago) link
(there must be a better pun ou there)
― Siegbran, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:24 (nine years ago) link
You suffrage...but why?
― jmm, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
My favorite metal of the year so far:
The Great Old Ones, Tekeli-LiDead Congregation, Promulgation of the FallMorbus Chron, SwevenLord Mantis, Death MaskWolvhammer, Clawing into Black SunThantifaxath, Sacred White NoiseMastodon, Once More 'Round the Sun
Also, they're not really metal, but definitely heavy-ish: Psalm Zero, Planning for Burial, and Have a Nice Life.
― Skrot Montague, Wednesday, 23 July 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
I've never heard Monarch before. This is great. Really interesting vocals in particular.
― jmm, Thursday, 24 July 2014 15:57 (nine years ago) link
I was really let down by that Psalm Zero record, felt like a rare misfire for Profound Lore.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:18 (nine years ago) link
The Psalm Zero record really grew on me. I thought it was kinda awkward at first. Reminds me of Voivod with goth vocals, which is a good thing to my ears.
― Bloody Pelt Found Near the Scene of the Crime (Skrot Montague), Thursday, 24 July 2014 16:38 (nine years ago) link
For those in Chicago, Reckless left me a message that they finally got Demon Eye - Leave the Light in, but I already got the CD via mailorder months ago. Anyone want it?
Lately I can’t get enough of bands mixing early 70s proto-metal with doom and NWOBHM, especially when done right by the likes of Brimstone Coven and Avatarium. The latest contender grew out of the classic rock tribute band Corvette Summer. While that is not such unusual, lead singer Erik Sugg’s dayjobs are. He’s a reference librarian who hosts a storytime for young kids. Mixing stories with his take on traditional children’s songs and his own music, Mr. Erik’s Rockin’ Storytime has expanded to kids’ parties, and he’ll even release a children’s record later in the year. Let’s hope some of the less cool parents don’t discover his adult nighttime job with Demon Eye, as the North Carolina folk may fear he’s indoctrinating their children with Satanic themes. I don’t think discovering this music at a tender age would be a bad thing for anyone. Maybe in a different world if more bands followed the Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pentagram and Maiden templates instead of Cream, Hendrix and Zep, I’d take bands like Demon Eye more for granted. In reality it’s hardly a path towards financial success and stardom.
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 25 July 2014 04:13 (nine years ago) link
I can't find any info on this. Expanded, remaster, usual bonus tracks?
― ringworm, Friday, 25 July 2014 11:17 (nine years ago) link
Depending on which Reckless it is, I'll take it.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 25 July 2014 14:19 (nine years ago) link
On an excursion to Atlantic City earlier this week, I made sure to stop in at the Rock Stop, the record store where Neill Jameson (AKA Imperial from Krieg, Twilight and several other projects of some renown and occasional Decibel contributor) rules the roost for metal purchasing. We only met once before, very briefly at a local show, and we shot the shit for an hour talking about a ton of topics. Dude is funny and incredibly honest about everything. He told me cool stories about working with Thurston Moore and Blake Judd and we shared mutual tales of record store employment. All around good dude.
I am moved to post here because, as I am prone to do in record stores, I asked Neill about what new things he liked that he would recommend me pick up. Without hesitating he pointed to the Young and in the Way CD When Life Comes To Death though he did so with the disclaimer that they were somewhat polarizing because they were "hardcore dudes."
When I saw that they were on Deathwish, I figured that it was a Deafheaven deal but I really saw what he meant when I Googled the band later and saw my friend (and occassional ILM poster) Kim Kelly's Pitchfork review which seems to say she doesn't quite trust them and getting venues closed down thanks to the overzealous use of pig's blood sure gives evidence that maybe they're trying a little bit too hard.
I've listened to the album several times now and I really enjoy it. I generally am a sucker for bands who mix up different ideas, something that even detractors of YAITW concede, but I think they're a lot better at it than they do, evidently, and I really don't give a shit about how "true" or "cult" they are (or whatever adjectives the kids use today). The disc has some great grimy riffs, perfectly residing between crust and black metal, and they seem to excel whether they are getting thrashy or atmospheric - and my favorite track "Take My Hand" does it all.
I was surprised that there was not a single mention of this album in this thread given the relatively high profile the band has and I wonder how the ILM denizens feel about the disc. I assume not as glowingly as I do since it hasn't come up yet...
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 25 July 2014 14:36 (nine years ago) link
Man, here's another article about that blood stunt, sounds like it's shutting down the venue for good. I'm all for theatricality and blood-soaked performances, but seems like it's a pretty dick move to not clear it with the venue first and not bothering to be involved with the clean-up.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 25 July 2014 14:46 (nine years ago) link
only got the vaguest memory of even hearing this band's name before tbh. generally trust Kim's opinion on matters like these as much as any reviewer working right now, tho do disagree quite strongly with There’s not much room for weakness or emotion in ... hardcore punk but that would be getting off topic I guess
if the band didn't give the venue any indication they were going to bathe it in claret then I wd imagine they'd be p liable for damages? as such if the venue is shutting down off the back of this it does seem a leeeeetle like they might be using this as a chance to hurry along something that was going to happen anyway
― for sale: Bebe's boots, never worn (DJ Mencap), Friday, 25 July 2014 15:12 (nine years ago) link
Oh yeah, it does seem a bit of an over-correction to close the venue down over it.
― Bus Sex Teen Busted After Queef Beef (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Friday, 25 July 2014 15:16 (nine years ago) link
speaking of hardcore i went to see trap them and converge the other night (and skipped about a dozen other openers). converge continues to play chess while their peers figure out checkers.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 25 July 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
YAITW are awfully good at what they do, the music is as intense as anyone could possibly make it, but for me the songs on this album just don't stand out enough.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 25 July 2014 15:27 (nine years ago) link
The Loop! They can transfer to any location. It's under yr name now!
― Fastnbulbous, Friday, 25 July 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Castevet are no more, doh
http://www.invisibleoranges.com/2014/07/castevet-break-up/
― anonanon, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:12 (nine years ago) link
Show No Mercy is being reissued? Any details?I can't find any info on this. Expanded, remaster, usual bonus tracks?
― Siegbran, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link
the first castevet is one of my top 2010s albums : /
― j., Friday, 25 July 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
lol siegbran
― original bgm, Friday, 25 July 2014 19:51 (nine years ago) link
Speaking of reissues, completely out of left field Relapse is doing Num Skull's Ritually Abused. Probably because of the name I'd never checked them out, but now that I've done so, great googly moogly. It's like my favorite kind of thrash: heavy, dark, unhinged, somewhere between Dark Angel and Possessed.
― Devilock, Friday, 25 July 2014 21:09 (nine years ago) link
Totally re-recorded by the new lineup and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, with guest vocalists Howard Jones, Ice-T and that chick from Within Temptation.
― ringworm, Saturday, 26 July 2014 08:07 (nine years ago) link
Sources near the band claim the guys are super enthusiastic and consider it the best record they ever made.
― Siegbran, Saturday, 26 July 2014 12:53 (nine years ago) link
I'm waiting for the remix disc by Fieldy and Skrillex.
― oblique blasphemies (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Saturday, 26 July 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
I dig the Kobra and the Lotus disc. solid heavy metal with occasional dips into power metal territory, tuneful, with solid riffs. nothing you haven't heard before, but well executed and memorable. Only song I haven't liked is one that sounded a little too in Lacuna Coil territory songwriting wise. Love Kobra's voice too. Very pure tone.
― Neanderthal, Saturday, 26 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
It should be noted what a monster track Witch Mountain's "Psycho Animundi" is. Uta's vocals are at another level here, and the band sounds heavier than ever.
http://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-07-25/exclusive-devastating-doomsters-witch-mountain-reveal-new-track
I'm curious why they don't make their debut Come The Mountain (2001) available on the Bandcamp. I'd guess they don't want to emphasize the pre-Uta lineup, but it's really quite good. There's some Kyuss influence in Rob Wrong's vocals, but I like it. Certainly at least as good as formative first albums like Sleep's Volume One (1991) and Electric Wizard (1995). Maybe Nate can answer if he sees this.
― Fastnbulbous, Monday, 28 July 2014 05:00 (nine years ago) link
Caught Hellion, film written and directed by Kat Candler, with Aaron Paul and Juliette Lewis. Terrific if you want a downer but not hopeless flick about people struggling to get by despite odds stacked against them. Mentioning it here because I think it's got the best use of metal in an English language film soundtrack since River's Edge (Dead Snow and Trollhunter's soundtracks were pretty great too). Nothing too crazy unusual but really effectively used -- the scene of two kids thrashing out to "Battery" is kinda priceless. And I'd buy Curtis Heath's scoreful of angry feedback swells in a hot second if someone put it out.
― summervillain, Monday, 28 July 2014 13:20 (nine years ago) link