Except it's more justly lapsed Catholic than Jewish but you get my drift.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Sunday, 23 February 2020 19:49 (four years ago) link
Never heard of Cosmic Dead but that cover is all-time.
Enjoying the roll-out (despite not being able to actively participate)!
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 23 February 2020 19:53 (four years ago) link
It would be remiss of me not to mention that the cover of the Cosmic Dead album is not conceptually too far from the cover of imago's novel.
― tangenttangent, Sunday, 23 February 2020 19:55 (four years ago) link
I wasn't even going to mention that...
― imago, Sunday, 23 February 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
Respect for the Sanguicinnabon record for including a 30 second belch as vocals, but no actual discernable language, on the first track
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Sunday, 23 February 2020 19:58 (four years ago) link
This Multishiva isn't immediately accessible (which is only a problem when you've got 120 albums coming at you in a week, tbh) but I'm starting to get into it, even the long slow part at the end of the first track.
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:11 (four years ago) link
Gaahl album is sounding pretty sick
― imago, Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:44 (four years ago) link
I kind of regret not voting for it and Scissorgod.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:51 (four years ago) link
I also hope we'll get another Trelldom album some day.
I just realized I've listened to nearly half that Vircolac album without thinking "it's about time I listen to the next album." That's a good sign.
― Schammasch Cannonball (Tom Violence), Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:57 (four years ago) link
It's a good album! Ireland represent
― imago, Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:58 (four years ago) link
The wretched tree song might be the highlight but it's all pretty persuasive, well-written and very brutal stuff
― imago, Sunday, 23 February 2020 20:59 (four years ago) link
Voted for Spirit Adrift and Cosmic Dead, lots of other clearly amazing stuff here I'll have to check out. Versperith seems like I'll like it.
― Frobisher, Sunday, 23 February 2020 21:02 (four years ago) link
I like that they went for the communist-era spelling of vircolac (well, minus the î). These days it's vârcolac, except if you were to drop the hat it would likely sound mangled in English with a mere 'a'. When uttered it kind of sounds like 'vurr-koh-LAHK' and denotes a demon who devours the sun and the moon, precipitating lunar phases and eclipses in the process.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Sunday, 23 February 2020 21:08 (four years ago) link
Nice, thank you!
We're back to Reveal. What an amazing discovery
― imago, Sunday, 23 February 2020 21:58 (four years ago) link
― Le Bateau Ivre, Sunday, 23 February 2020 22:08 (four years ago) link
A goodly chunk of my ballot placed in today's batch, including my #3 Coffin Rot (straight up fun OSDM) and my #5 Vircolac (a bit more blackened and raw). I should spend more time with that Gaahl's Wyrd, since I enjoyed his work with Trelldom.
― o. nate, Monday, 24 February 2020 01:57 (four years ago) link
Voted for Fvneral Fvkk. Frankly incredible that they pvlled that concept off.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 02:38 (four years ago) link
Mizmor album is aite but for these ears the noise bits >>> the metal bits
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 February 2020 04:14 (four years ago) link
Paladin album is legit m
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 February 2020 06:10 (four years ago) link
(m = imo)
Multishiva was sounding groovy and shamanic last night. Managed about four songs of Atlantean Kodex before that.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 24 February 2020 08:58 (four years ago) link
Mizmor makes me think of "smizmar" from Futurama and thus I shall never listen to them
― Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 24 February 2020 09:30 (four years ago) link
It's considerably more poetic than that:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Psalms
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 09:42 (four years ago) link
http://www.bardomethodology.com/articles/2020/02/20/reveal-interview/
This is quite something
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 10:48 (four years ago) link
Unsurprisingly, this approach has led to some complications along the way. For instance, Crakk has previously battled major opioid addiction – mostly tramadol, which is a heavy-duty painkiller, but also heroin.– I also love speed, acid, and mushrooms; preferably all together. I’ve always been into Lyrica and booze too. I haven’t really been sober one single day for the last two or three years now, I just take less opiates. I got a bit sick of them after about the tenth time I woke up at the hospital after having an epileptic seizure in the street. Also, one time, I died for several minutes. But that shit is just tiresome, boring, and – let’s be honest – a bit pathetic. I remember the “Flystrips” tour in 2017, when I ran out of opioids around half-way through; genius! When everything hurts and you hate every little inch of yourself but there’s nowhere to hide and you can’t ever be even the slightest bit comfortable… and then you have to get up on stage and perform in front of eyes that sear like lasers. Withdrawal fucks with your self-hatred and self-image so, besides everything feeling horrid all the time, it makes someone who’s already demented even more demented. The soul is of course intact but the bridge between spirit and body, the mind or mentality, becomes distorted. Especially the ego becomes out of balance. Anyway, addiction in itself isn’t that interesting, it’s mostly just intimately connected with the physical sensation of pain and the soulless empty shell of a piss-world theatre. So, moral of the story, either be on drugs and have a shitload of them or stay off entirely and, perhaps, don’t get hooked on the worst thing you can possibly get addicted to.
– I also love speed, acid, and mushrooms; preferably all together. I’ve always been into Lyrica and booze too. I haven’t really been sober one single day for the last two or three years now, I just take less opiates. I got a bit sick of them after about the tenth time I woke up at the hospital after having an epileptic seizure in the street. Also, one time, I died for several minutes. But that shit is just tiresome, boring, and – let’s be honest – a bit pathetic. I remember the “Flystrips” tour in 2017, when I ran out of opioids around half-way through; genius! When everything hurts and you hate every little inch of yourself but there’s nowhere to hide and you can’t ever be even the slightest bit comfortable… and then you have to get up on stage and perform in front of eyes that sear like lasers. Withdrawal fucks with your self-hatred and self-image so, besides everything feeling horrid all the time, it makes someone who’s already demented even more demented. The soul is of course intact but the bridge between spirit and body, the mind or mentality, becomes distorted. Especially the ego becomes out of balance. Anyway, addiction in itself isn’t that interesting, it’s mostly just intimately connected with the physical sensation of pain and the soulless empty shell of a piss-world theatre. So, moral of the story, either be on drugs and have a shitload of them or stay off entirely and, perhaps, don’t get hooked on the worst thing you can possibly get addicted to.
Wow, no kidding LJ :D
OT but this is the first time I've ever heard of the mix of Lyrica and alcohol to get yr kicks! I take Lyrica for trigeminal neuralgia (a good band name imo; they also call it the "suicide disease", he might have been triggered by that?), but cannot see it as a tripping thing.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 24 February 2020 11:31 (four years ago) link
Either way: thread delivers!
Bardo Methodology really has a knack for eliciting peak edginess from their interviewees.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 11:34 (four years ago) link
Didn't they do a good Ruins Of Beverast one a while back
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 11:41 (four years ago) link
All the anguished, intelligent alcoholics
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 11:42 (four years ago) link
honestly stopped reading Bardo Methodology because even when they weren't revealing the edgy politics of bands I regretted liking their interviews are just excruciatingly pretentious
― Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 24 February 2020 11:50 (four years ago) link
Coming up in 2-ish hours: even more Large Sad Men. Eat your heart out, Simon.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 11:53 (four years ago) link
Alright this Reveal album rules
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 February 2020 12:17 (four years ago) link
anyone who likes Scissorgod be sure to check out their Flystrips album too
― Corduroy Stridulations (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Monday, 24 February 2020 12:27 (four years ago) link
Is it me or is it a bit. Cardiacs-y (or Panixphere-y) in places (Clevermouth!), though not the vocals obviously. Maybe it's that Lydian / tritone tang.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 24 February 2020 12:46 (four years ago) link
It being the Reveal album.
― Noel Emits, Monday, 24 February 2020 12:47 (four years ago) link
Exactly the response tt and I had to that song (which would have stormed into the upper reaches of my main poll tracks ballot)
It also reminds me of the whacked-out psych-gaze of Votaries from a few years ago
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 12:49 (four years ago) link
And obviously when it comes to Scandi metal-inflected post-punk, there's a clear lineage with Virus and RA as well
― imago, Monday, 24 February 2020 12:52 (four years ago) link
there's a clear lineage with Virus and RA as well
<3 RA but I'd be legit shocked if these guys were influenced by them
(of course I myself am convinced that both "Scottish Space Race" & Terminal Cheesecake's "Golden Hare" both are examples of the profound & enormous influence that DMBQ's Keeeenly has had over the British psych scene)
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 February 2020 13:54 (four years ago) link
Brace yourselves, we've got a two-way tie coming up…
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:02 (four years ago) link
TIE 97False - Portent92 points, 4 votes
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a3620678273_10.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/7yRphAvRA5fDVi9EcHsoTu
https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2019/07/10/false-portent/
From the record’s opening frame, a few things become clear. Firstly, this record is a much leaner affair than their debut, minimizing its track count by 1 and runtime by nearly 20 minutes. Portent brings a more focused offering than the release that preceded it, which in this case offers a marked improvement over Untitled’s principal flaw: bloat. Where their debut could have done with a trim or two, Portent blasts out your speakers with the fat shorn away, presenting four tracks of focused aggression that never overstay their welcome (even at 10+ minutes each, minus the instrumental closing track). Opener “A Victual to Our Dead Selves” kicks off the record in glorious fashion, highlighting improved production and mixing as well as a songwriting aesthetic that goes straight for the jugular. False don’t mess around when it comes to shoving listeners directly into riffy mayhem, feeling more akin to Mayhem, Darkthrone, and in general the Norwegian second wave in this regard than some of their contemporaries. Emperor and Immortal should be mentioned here as well, as the band’s sense of melodrama and melody is even more finely tuned here than it was on their debut, featuring memorable and aggressive song structures that are diverse while never losing their innate sense of propulsion. It’s a stunning opening that paved the way for the wonders that await on the remainder of the record.
TIE 97Russian Circles - Blood Year92 points, 4 votes
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a2119011724_10.jpg
https://open.spotify.com/album/1LWWmVyhDxFAxBmQe3ecZb
https://www.angrymetalguy.com/russian-circles-blood-year-review/
Several years on, and having released the epic Guidance in between, Russian Circles are back with seventh full-length Blood Year (if you are unfamiliar with their discography and not yet ready to commit to working your way through it album by album, check out our primer playlist). Blood Year is not a record I took to immediately. I’d heard two of its strongest tracks—”Arluck” and “Milano”—before getting the promo and liked them both a lot but on my first couple of spins of the record as a whole, it felt a little disjointed. One of the distinctive things about Circles‘ albums until this point is their expansive, lush feel, with each track flowing pretty seamlessly into the next. Blood Year, however, feels less nuanced and more direct—a sense perhaps presaged by that beautifully simplistic cover artwork—than their last two albums, Memorial and Guidance, with each track standing on its own. It is also more consistently heavy than any of their previous releases, with only intro “Hunter Moon” and interlude “Ghost on High” providing respite.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:04 (four years ago) link
Two more from my ballot. Russian Circles are really the best at This Sort Of Thing if you're into This Sort Of Thing.
False had the decency to use a Lewandowski cover where Large Sad Man is shown only in barest outline.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:10 (four years ago) link
Possibly Two Large Sad Men, depending on the beholder's eye.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:11 (four years ago) link
I think 7 of mine have already turned up! Looking forward to checking out the Reveal album.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:19 (four years ago) link
I recall vaguely enjoying the False album, but not enough to return to it. As for Russian Circles, I guess it's not my Sort of Thing.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:21 (four years ago) link
(With my apologies for not recusing myself from commentary as per imago's graceful example during the 00s albums rollout.)
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:22 (four years ago) link
96Zig Zags - They'll Never Take Us Alive95 points, 2 votes
https://f4.bcbits.com/img/a0830932615_10.jpg
https://www.echoesanddust.com/2019/05/zig-zags-theyll-never-take-us-alive/
“Every album we record, every song we write – has to be faster, harder and heavier – than the one before”, so says the press release accompanying the fourth album from L.A.’s Zig-Zags. That quote could virtually be lifted from any band out of the pages of the eighties thrash metal mag Metal Forces. And that’s a little clue as to what the Zig-Zags deliver, a circle back to the time when NWOBHM and the very early stages of thrash intertwined.No modern take on thrash here, nor is it a copycat of any particular-band, but They’ll Never take Us Alive successfully captures the pure rawness, energy, naivety of early eighties hard-core punk, Venom, Show No Mercy era Slayer, and especially Metallica, when they were that little ole’ thrash band. Also, tag in NWOBHM at its most-heaviest and most proto-thrashiest rawest, as in the company of Raven, and Savage.This album spits and snarls, snapping away at relentless speed and adrenalin fuelled energy like teenagers taking bad, cheap drugs and alcohol. The Zig-Zags captures the sound of this time in metal history so well, I break out in acne every time I put the album on. And is there a better opening title, and indeed, a no-nonsense, thrashing mad, race you ‘till the end belter in ‘Punk Fucking Metal’ to set you on a rollicking collision course of a ride.
No modern take on thrash here, nor is it a copycat of any particular-band, but They’ll Never take Us Alive successfully captures the pure rawness, energy, naivety of early eighties hard-core punk, Venom, Show No Mercy era Slayer, and especially Metallica, when they were that little ole’ thrash band. Also, tag in NWOBHM at its most-heaviest and most proto-thrashiest rawest, as in the company of Raven, and Savage.
This album spits and snarls, snapping away at relentless speed and adrenalin fuelled energy like teenagers taking bad, cheap drugs and alcohol. The Zig-Zags captures the sound of this time in metal history so well, I break out in acne every time I put the album on. And is there a better opening title, and indeed, a no-nonsense, thrashing mad, race you ‘till the end belter in ‘Punk Fucking Metal’ to set you on a rollicking collision course of a ride.
― romanesque architect (pomenitul), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:23 (four years ago) link
Oh, and the Spotify link:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5lIO4Re1meT6ks5G4vSqBV
Your commentary rules and really helps foster discussion which I know us always a big concern with these polls. This is the most lively the metal poll has been in years..
― hooper (Drugs A. Money), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:25 (four years ago) link
I hate to just keep commenting on covers but lmao @ that one. The description sounds awesome though, I'll have to check it out.
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Monday, 24 February 2020 14:26 (four years ago) link