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THE NEW MESHUGGAH EP IS HERE AND FREE
How does a free, undreleased Meshuggah song complete with actual guitar leads sound to you? Well, the wonderful people at Scion AV Metal, bringers of such treasures as free EPs from Arsis and Revocation, are making the new Meshuggah EP Pitch Black … Read the rest of this entry →
SIRENS EP
Here’s the thing about bare bones rhythm based djent, difficult as it may be, it’s about as fun as pinochle with gramma’s friends. On a larger scale, it garners the same kind of respect you give to that bro at the … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: NOCTURNUS – THE KEY (1990)
Aside from being “that keyboard band” among Florida’s arsenal of 90s death metal, Nocturnus was also pretty far outside the box thematically. It was all about quantum physics, time travel, intergalactic conquests, all garnished nicely with a pentagram in the … Read the rest of this entry →
THERE’S A NEW NYLITHIA VIDEO I MISSED LAST WEEK BECAUSE I FAIL FOR LIVING
Quantum-thrashians Nylithia have slowed down the pace since they decided to release their debut full-length Hyperthrash incrimentally, do so for free, and with a video accompanying each track. As we noted before, couple this with theband being as yet unsigned and such an … Read the rest of this entry →
BLACK FRIDAY: IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT
If you’re reading this then, like me, you probably recognize that black myrtle is still pretty cool and has spawned plenty of awesome ideas in the past year. Moreover, who says USBM has no good ideas? It’s not that these … Read the rest of this entry →
LISTEN TO NEW TRACKS FROM VALDUR, ANDRAMELECH AND INTEGRITY
One plays atmospheric, experimental black metal, the next is obssessed with melodic odes to chaos-gnosticism, and last of the three plays an atmospheric form of melodic hardcore. None are easily grouped but there is some rhyme and reason to sticking these … Read the rest of this entry →
LISTEN TO ANIMIST NOW AND DOWNLOAD THIS FREE DEBUT EP
Animist is from Nyack, NY. As far as I know, the east coast is not known for neopaganism but, hey, we got the awesome Windfaerer from Jersey and Leif Ericson never made it farther South than Newfoundland. Their eccentric mix of various extreme … Read the rest of this entry →
CAT WORSHIP, VOODOO AND OTHER SACRILEGE FOR XMAS EVE
Yes, yes, the young carpenter Yeshua’s eve of birth is tonight. Despite that by many accounts he wasn’t born in December, you’re going to celebrate it now and you’re gonna like it. I dare say, that attitude is turning this into a … Read the rest of this entry →
SHOULD DJENT ALWAYS HAVE RAPPING OVER IT?
At first glance it seems to be your run-of-the-mill djent band, guitars with like 27 strings, album cover with vague ethereal sci-fi imagery but no. Now, ya’ll know me, I’ve never hated on djent even if much of it sounds … Read the rest of this entry →
CATCH FALLUJAH ON THEIR UPCOMING MINITOUR
Remember Fallujah? They were in that crazy ass van accident and, though thankfully unhurt, got a lot of their equipment destroyed or damaged? We’ll they’ve got back on their feet since that time and are hitting the West Coast on … Read the rest of this entry →
CARTHAGE ALBUM IMMINENT, SLAM THIS SOLO ALBUM FROM NOYAN IN THE MEANTIME FO FREE
So, it looks like the new album from Tre Watson and the boys will be released tomorrow. If you haven’t already, check out the last track they released from it. The Baltimore based sextet are sure do bring the hyperjagged riffing and tasty solos they’re … Read the rest of this entry →
NEW SINGLE FROM DEAD MOUNTAIN MOUTH
This progressively multi-genre monster was first introduced on this way back in the blog’s awkward infantile period. Now, older and wiser (though still painfully awkward), we’re excited to bring you a new single from Dead Mountain Mouth. It’s chaotic, semi-industrial … Read the rest of this entry →
TUESDAY TIME MACHINE: AMORPHIS – ELEGY (1996)
Of all the melodically inclined bands who have split their fanbases over the years, Amorphis stands as the most comfortable in their own skin, as well as anyone else’s. Their stylistic shifts not only kept the band’s identity intact but … Read the rest of this entry →
FINALLY A NEW TRACK FROM BYZANTINE
In anticipating new music from Byzantine, there could be no doubt that the riffs would be packed with more punch, groove and intricacy than almost anything out on the market today. Yet, I don’t think anyone was expecting the type of … Read the rest of this entry →
WHO’S STOKED FOR A NEW BAD BRAINS RECORD?
I’m not going to sit here and feign scholarly knowledge on this band the way I do with most others but Bad Brains are an incredibly unique phenomenon. Who would have thought that a bunch of followers of the Rastafarian … Read the rest of this entry →
TUNED SOW LOW: NEW CARTHAGE SONG, ALMAH VIDEO
I’ve been STRUGGLIN with the content lately. Mostly because the real world is nasty biznatch of a ball and chain. Anywhoo, let’s hop right into some low tuned 7 and 8 string action from Carthage and Almah. ShareTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious
VOYAGER: MEANING OF I VIDEO
Much like Voyager themselves, this new video is slightly melodramatic but ultimately loaded with enough substance to be really original and satisfying. From the synth-laden breakdowns to the lead guitar licks, they did well in picking the title track from … Read the rest of this entry →
BREAKING: MESHUGGAH HAS WEIRD CAMERAS AND ABNORMALITY IS TAY BRUTES
Ok so, this may not be new exactly but I was pretty blown away by how good Abnormality is when I started spinning Contaminating the Hive Mind and was pretty surprised to find the vocalist to be a woman. Not only … Read the rest of this entry →
THIS WEEK IN FUCKYEAHJEFFLOOMIS: FINALLY A STUDIO VERSION OF A NEW SONG
Those who have seen Jeff Loomis live lately have heard the new song “Liar’s Chain”. A studio version is now available via Metal Hammer Germany. It’ s a banging venture into extreme metal territory, complete with a extend solo that … Read the rest of this entry →
WATCH THIS LIVE VID FROM HACRIDE
They might not be Gojira but in terms of the groovy prog vein but these fellow Frenchman impress me every time throw on one of their records, which isn’t often enough. Seems like they put on a pretty killer show as well. … Read the rest of this entry →