Rolling Metal Thread 2014

xp omg yes this is the first time a metal act was ever secretive.

Let's not go overboard here, if Relapse had signed the dude from ex-Cops doing layered chanting over unremarkable BM instead, I highly doubt reactions would be much more favourable. And a band like Astarte was pretty widely respected, if the reactions on Tristessa's death are any indication.

If Relapse was as proud of it, why didn't they just say she's from Ex-Cops?

I actually like the Myrkur quite a bit. I don't understand the need to hide who did it (unless the horrible reception that the Vverevvolf Grehv album made them gun-shy about promoting alt-rockers delving into extreme music, but it didn't when it came to releasing it in the first place?); that is the gimmickry that annoys me. And I didn't like the UltraMantis Black to be honest (though I like Pissed Jeans).

Cloud Rat is exactly the kind of band that Relapse should be working with (assuming the band wanted to work with them): prolific and really fucking tight, have done a lot on their own and can use a bigger label to get them to the "next level" (more people to hear their actually pretty thoughtful lyrics).

Meh. It's a gimmick. I appreciate a good back-story, but "Ex-Cops chick makes awesome black metal record" is a fine story on it's own. If someone cries that it's "false," you think they appreciate being led astray to begin with? They're lost causes anyway.

It's marketing, and if you really think that "indie person makes metal" isn't a huge turnoff for a lot of black metal fans you're just plain wrong.

FYI: don't call her a "chick" after saying in the post before that it's funny how someone latched onto your use of "girl" as derisory.

Sorry you're butthurt about "chick." I used it colloquially, not as an insult.

Marketing = "Indie rocker makes black metal record."
Lame = "Let's play a game about who made this black metal record."

You don't get it. That's okay.

And don't be an ass.

But thanks for not using "broad" too.

Yeah, I don't get it. "Ass" is much nicer than chick or broad. Because reasons.

Colloquial.

http://content.clearchannel.com/cc-common/mlib/1917/01/1917_1263510806.jpg

Kill them now.

guys,

Cloud Rat's Neil Young cover is really great, btw

not going to wade in on black metal and authenticity per se as I've kinda made my own mess of things where that is concerned

but as far as black metal and gender goes, it seems like an either-way-you-lose dynamic- keep your gender a total secret and cultural invisibility and a tacit male-gendering of the genre continues; show your female gender and enter the maelstrom of judgments and disputes around how female musicians are marketed / ought to be marketed / are under the microscope from the get-go because of that very tacit male-gendering in the first place

haven't heard the record, wish I could just go in knowing nothing really and just take it on its own terms

it's a good record that speaks for itself imo, give it a shot

There needs to be a feminist black metal movement so that it can be called "third-wave black metal".

Couple of older records I'm enjoying this summer:
Black Wreath - A Pyre Of Lost Dreams (funeral doom by the Saturnus dude)
Basarabian Hills - In The Stillness Of The Codrii (Moldovan ambient metal, total Lustre-worship)
Aquilus - Griseus (excellent folk BM not too far from Agalloch)
Walknut - Graveforests And Their Shadows (the band name suggests the members are hiking enthusiasts, but this is excellent Russian atmospheric BM)
Todsgelichter - Angst (well-produced, very varied, German prog-leaning BM)
Galdr - Galdr (blown-out sounding depressive black metal, much better than last years Ancient Light From The Stars)
Shape Of Despair - Shades Of... (dreamy funeral doom, has been recommended to me lots of time and the hype is justified)
Murmuüre - Murmuüre (claustrophobic improv industrial meets (black?) metal)
Lantern - Subterranean Effulgence (cavernous death metal)
Hordes - Songs To Hall Up High (this is pre-Countess black/doom from 1992, no-skills raw as fuck, demented vocals and all drenched in reverb and bizarrely, flanger effects)
Hellveto - Galeon/Hellveto (overambitious Polish orchestral black/viking metal)
Grisâtre - Esthaetique (awesome French depressive black metal)
Doom:VS - Dead Words Speak (doom doom doom)
Dub Buk - Мертві сорому не ймуть (seems to be their least rated album among fans but I really enjoy this weird epic folk thrash/black)

Murmuüre - Murmuüre (claustrophobic improv industrial meets (black?) metal)

listening now, this is great. Just read one review that compared it to Coil, and that kind of thing almost makes more sense than hearing as a black metal record

yeah, that record is quite good. it's a shame there hasn't been another for a few years (even under another alias, as far as I can tell).

glad to see people finally catching on to cloud rat
another band to watch that's currently touring is pyka from CT, fierce grindcore with femme/trans themes http://pyka.bandcamp.com/ holler @ it

NO MERCY: Suicidal Records To Re-Release Widespread
Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) From Legendary Crossover Act

Suicidal Records is proud to announce their plans of re-releasing the entire collective works by legendary crossover outfit, NO MERCY, this October.

Founded by Mike Clark in the mid-'80s, before he became a part of the dominating Suicidal Tendencies, NO MERCY only released one album amidst touring regionally on the West Coast in the band's short-lived history, yet those songs left an impressive impact on the scene forever. With Clark handling all guitar duties, joined by bassist (and O.G. Suicidal artist) Ric Clayton, drummer Sal Troy, and Suicidal's Mike Muir on vocals, Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) was engineered by Palm Neal and produced by Mike Muir, and after being originally released on LP and cassette by Suicidal Tendencies' own Suicidal Records in 1987, now, over two-and-a-half decades since it's been available, the label will reissue these timeless anthems in upgraded quality.

Remastered by "Big Bass" Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering in Hollywood, Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) will be released in the US on October 28th (also Mike Clark's birthday) on CD, download as well as traditional black vinyl and picture disc LP versions. The record will see release in Europe the day before on CD and digital only.

Stand by for preorder links and more on the reissue of Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) in the coming days.

Widespread Bloodshed (Love Runs Red) Track Listing:
1. We're Evil
2. Crazy But Proud
3. Master Of No Mercy
4. Day Of The Damned
5. Controlled By Hatred
6. I'm Your Nightmare
7. Widespread Bloodshed-Love Runs Red
8. My Own Way Of Life
9. Waking The Dead

http://www.cvltnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/No_Mercy_Metal_-_Widespread_Bloodshed_Love_Runs_Red.jpg

Pretty great album and one of my favorite album covers of the era.

Never heard it at the time; very interested to check it out, especially since Suicidal Tendencies covered four of these songs ("Master Of No Mercy," "Controlled By Hatred," "[Choosing] My Own Way Of Life," and "Waking The Dead") on Controlled By Hatred...Feel Like Shit.

No Mercy album is seriously great.

Since it was discussed, here's a new video from Myrkur:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KB0epn21E#t=67

Enyattens Barn

Compositionally, it's just kind of generic melodic black metal. It's fine, I guess.

In 2010, after eight full-lengths, the man behind Xasthur, Malefic himself, stepped outside the shadow of mystery and simply became who he was all along, Scott Conner. Rather than holing up in a cabin in the backwoods of Tennessee a la Vinnie Vincent however, Conner immediately set out to challenge himself to learn something that from his perspective had been the muse inside him all along: bluegrass. (VICE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy0xidLh4nA

So I didn't get Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats tickets for the Philly show tomorrow and to my surprise, they sold out. I try not to buy tickets until I know I am able to get off work for obvious reasons, the hazards of working nights.

On StubHub they are asking $70 a ticket which is insane! I'm okay with a mark-up but that's probably triple the regular cost.

If someone can assist getting me into the show, that would be appreciated. The last time I asked for this kind of help here I was ignored but nothing ventured, right?

SF show also sold out and prices on Stub Hub equally insane. I assume Craigslist is way to go here?

glad to see people finally catching on to cloud rat
another band to watch that's currently touring is pyka from CT, fierce grindcore with femme/trans themes http://pyka.bandcamp.com/ holler @ it

Thanks for this, roxy; love that unhinged raging sound they've got.

Going for $90 for the Chicago show! Glad I managed to get a ticket already. xpost

Jesus, my fucking inbox. Today I got:

• the new Revocation (not too excited; the last album suck-diddly-ucked)
• the No Mercy reissue (much rawer than ST; Epic really sank some money into those guys in the late '80s, and it paid off)
• the new Job For A Cowboy (fucking amazing; they've gone full-on tech-death, lead bass and all - RIYL Atheist, Obscura, Decrepit Birth, et al.)
• the new Spiders (haven't listened yet, and they're probably my least favorite female fronted Scandinavian hard rock band, so it might have to wait a while)

So that explains why I've seen three JFAC posts on message boards in the past hour. Interesting. I can't decide if I like the initial track but it's undoubtedly better than anything from the album of theirs that I inexplicably bought at a Target.

http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/09/23/job-cowboy-release-new-single-announce-new-album/

Also heh at the top comment.

haha, that comment wins.

I've never been too moved by what little I've heard of Krallice or Castevet, and I've not heard Copremesis at all but apparently members of each of those have formed a thing that speaks my language -- weirdish dm of the Artificial Brain (and all their antecedents') variety.

https://soundcloud.com/blutige-magie/gath-smane-capillaries-of-augury

Actually that might be a little more straightforward than something like Artificial Brain.

Copremesis, however, from what I'm learning through youtube, is ... odd. Muay Thai Ladyboys, ya say.

sounds really good, and looks like it's Nick the Krallice bass guy plus the drummer from Castevet and then one other dude

ok I just listened to it 4 times in a row, it sure packs a lot of great stuff into 3 and a half minutes

kind of sounds like Bolzer played at 2x speed?

Kind of reminds me of a less layered Mitochondrion, esp in the hacking guitar riffing. They do have the fuzzed out Bolzer thing in the tone, though.

I got sidetracked by concert footage of Copremesis playing in the nude -- or what I thought was nude but was just "scantily clad and obese." Honestly still not sure what I've seen on this night.

the new Spiders (haven't listened yet, and they're probably my least favorite female fronted Scandinavian hard rock band, so it might have to wait a while)

Ugh, didn't you say they were awesome at Roadburn in '12 or was that someone else. I have been unable to get a promo of the Spiders and your blase attitude is annoying. Just fuckin listen to it man! And you're completely wrong about the Electric Wizard.

Of my 4 tickets for the Chicago Uncle Acid show I have one extra, and will sell for what I paid.

Ah, found it:

By the way, Spiders' awesome set at Roadburn is now streaming online. It's well worth hearing:
http://3voor12.vpro.nl/luisterpaal/playerpage.program.14594227.html

― A. Begrand, Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:34 PM (2 years ago)

To clarify, yes, I know Adrien and Phil are different people. Especially when it comes to opinions on my favorite bands!

New Solbrud is really good, I think. Entire album has been uploaded to youtube by band itself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3EpMbuqfc

Yep, I like Spiders a lot. I haven't given the new LP a listen yet, but the singles sound like more of the same, which I'm perfectly fine with.

I haven't been chirping a lot about the advance music I've been getting, trying to stay a little quieter in that department, but holy hell the new Machine Head album is a rager.

I was able to pick up Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats tix through StubHub. The tickets went down to $35 each and to my pleasant surprise, there was a $20 off coupon of some sort in the app so I only paid about $25 per ticket which is only $5 more for each ticket which isn't horrible.

SO... Yeah! Tonight! I like Danava too!

Speaking of bands Relapse should sign, how about Usnea... Oh wait! They did! Good job!

USNEA: Sophomore LP From Portland Doom Quartet Nears November Release Through Relapse Records; New Track Streaming

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Having signed Portland, Oregon based funeral doom/death quartet, UNSEA, earlier this year, Relapse Records is now preparing the band's monstrous sophomore LP for descent onto the population in mid-November.

Today, USNEA unveils the full details of their awaited second full-length LP, which now comes as their debut for Relapse Records, a four-song sonic masterpiece, entitled Random Cosmic Violence. Blending the sounds of the doom forefathers like Disembowelment and My Dying Bride with the gritty sludge of High On Fire, USNEA has created a classic of the new millennium. Recorded and mixed by Jared "Fester" See at Haywire Studios (Stoneburner, Rabbits, Drunk Dad) who supplies additional guitars to the title track, and mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Yob, High On Fire, Integrity), the artwork and design was handled by Justin Cory and Orion Landau.

Relapse has issued a single from Random Cosmic Violence, releasing the second track "Healing Through Death" via SoundCloud and YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miEhmEEhGCg

Pulsating with tribal intensity, Random Cosmic Violence is one of those rare records which elevates itself above the boundaries that its genre typically self-imposes. Yes, this is a mighty heavy piece of sludge-laden funeral doom, but the musicality and songcraft exhibited throughout the entirety of Random Cosmic Violence immediately place USNEA not just at the forefront of the blossoming American doom scene, but at the tops of heavy music altogether.

Now set for release on CD, digital and both colored/limited and standard black 2xLP on November 7th in Germany/Benelux/Finland and November 10th in North America and the rest of the world, preorders for Random Cosmic Violence can be placed on physical versions and digital.

The last cassette I bought was Usnea's last album.

I'm looking forward to hearing the new Machine Head.

Wonder if it sounds like this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD26H-YyxtI#t=48

I absolutely loved That '70s Show last night with Uncle Acid and Danava. Danava channeled Captain Beyond nicely and Uncle Acid encored with Neil Young's "Down By The River." So brutal. Oddly enough it sounded a little like what I would imagine the song would have sounded like in Lynyrd Skynyrd's pre-crash hands.

The only negative was that Uncle Acid had no CDs (I was planning on getting the new one from them) and ran out of all shirts before I had a chance to pick one up, which sucked because both shirts they had were pretty sweet and reasonably priced. It was the first show of the tour and they already sold out of stuff! I hope someone restocks them along the way...