12/06/2007
Tracklist
01.Morbid Hope [2:33]
02.Forces Du Mal [1:49]
03.Revolte [1:22]
04.The Systems [1:04]
05.Victims [1:38]
06.Indiference [1:57]
07.Stateless [2:02]
08.[st #08] Je Reve Qu´un Jour [1:31]
Info
S U B M E R G E started in 1998 as a 5 people band, an all friends band that wanted to have fun touring and also voicing opinions through music. From the beginning Submerge played DIY shows, not because they were rookies or something, but because they despise competition and they feel there's much more to share within the DIY scene, even in the gossipy lil' French one. Influences came from Iron Maiden to Converge, Catharsis, Rubbish Heap, Nostromo, Ananda, Knut. After 2 years of amazing (and sometimes shitty!) shows, the band split up for personal reasons and get back a year later as a quatuor and with a much stronger identity. Punk roots, sludgy sound, technical drumming, ingredients that allows the music not to get boring too fast
Listen: Morbid Hope
http://www.submerge.fr.st/
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Etiquetas: Grindcore, hardcore, mathmetal, metal, noise core, Submerge
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(0) comments11/08/2007
Tracklist
01.a halo in flames [3:26]
02. leap of faith [2:57]
03. residue [3:45]
04. the path of righteous one [2:37]
05. 2:29 - the sunday diary [3:50]
06. an ugly truth with a beautiful face [2:34]
07. the gentic inclination towards failure [4:27]
08. through a lens of broken glass [3:34]
09. the kiss goddbye [3:37]
Info
Like the Lariat release this is also an older release from Last Effort, but nevertheless worth a review! Complete makes metallic emo with old school hardcore influences, think of bands like Botch and Poison the well. The vocals are done in a "screaming" way like most emo bands do. The production is good and the layout to. Personally I'm not a big fan of this kind of music, but I can imagine that people who are into the mentioned bands will definitely like this one. Check it out if ya can…
AsIce.Zine
Listen:A halo in flames
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Etiquetas: Complete, emocore, mathmetal, Metalcore
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(1) comments3/10/2007
Tracklist
01 The Kids Around Here Have Got A Deathwish [2:42]
02. I Wasn`t Alive Until This Momet [3:25]
03. In Honour of Alan Clarke [2:12]
04. Nothing Worse Than An Eyeless Horse [2:29]
05. I Shot My Face Off While Crazed On Crystal Meth [3:02]
Info
Lavotchkin is a hard working five piece from the NorthEast of England. We Began in Feb 05 and played our first show on the 21st of July 05. One slight line up change was had when original 2nd guitarist was replaced in August 05 by Ben and since then we have been a solid line up. Four demo tracks were recorded between August 05 and December 05, which then led to June 06 where we had our first EP "The Oldest Suicide Cult" released via STA Records. Since then we have been playing shows at all ends of the United Kingdom and have managed to have STA Records re-released our EP into shops via shellshock distribution which will be available from the 22nd of January 2007.
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/lavotchkin
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?3nlz5dima5w
Etiquetas: Lavotchkin, mathmetal, metal, Metalcore
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(0) comments3/06/2007
Tracklist
01. The Awakening [3:17]
02. Sic Semper Tyrannis [2:04]
03. 11 [0:11]
04. Trepanning For Oil [2:42]
05. 13 [0:13]
06. Hell Of The Upsidedown Sinners [3:40]
07. The End Of It [1:31]
08. Collapse Of The War Engine [4:05]
09. 33 [0:33]
10. Broke Dick Dog [4:23]
11. The Giving Tree [8:17]
Info
As I mentioned in the Gaza review I wrote, I was eagerly anticipating Architect's first release All is not Lost. While Black Market Activities had generally put out stuff outside of my niche, I knew who they were, and their recent releases have really catapulted them to the forefront of my attention. What grabs my attention about these releases is their unhinged ferocity and danger. Aggressive music as a whole has become a lot less aggressive since it has become mainstream and streamlined. Bands like Coalesce and Endeavor were genuine expressions of the futility of modern experience and outright disgust with American culture.
Thank God Architect carries on that tradition. They are not playing it safe by aligning themselves with the Gothenburg-sound, it's apparent they're not from The O.C., and you're not going to bump into them working at Toni and Guy. These are real-live pissed off dudes who have a chip on their shoulder and they will to tell you why. And while they do rely on some overdone conventions, like the intro to “The Awakening” with its quiet chorus build up erupting into heavy double-bass drumming, they clear their own ground like a napalm strike in Apocalypse Now. These guys aren't a run of the mill, tech-metal, third-tier Dillinger-with-breakdowns bullshit band. Their references are myriad, but the way they coalesce is unique. Architect grinds like Earache and throws down like Edison. You can sit down and listen to the entire album without losing interest from hearing the same scales repeated in eight different time signatures and you're not going to hear the same breakdown twice. Architect brings harsh dissonance backed up with heavy, heavy drops. These guys are dangerous and loud instead of being a one-trick-pony.
The lyrics are solid over-all, and it becomes apparent that their agenda is anti-conservative. The topics generally deal with dissatisfaction with consumerism in its ubiquitous form and religion as a sedative. They readily point the finger and place the blame on institutions that deceive, rather than individual action. But that ideological debate's an entirely different can of worms.
My only real complaint is the production of the disc is so thick and heavy that it loses some of the visceral rawness that something like Monuments to Thieves has, but when you're pretty much signed to Metal Blade, it's hard to not want to use that exorbitant budget to get something that sounds immaculate. Each kick-in is as heavy as you can imagine and as powerful as your stereo's volume knob allows. If you like loud, fast, and heavy Architect's got it in spades.
ScenePointBlank
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/architectkills
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?6kyzniidi5j
Etiquetas: Architect, hardcore, mathmetal, metal
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(0) comments2/22/2007
Tracklist
1. Everyone Knows They Lied To Us [5:09]
2. Pole To Hole [5:59]
3. Phil Collins [4:38]
4. Spina Bifida [5:51]
5. Ass To Ass [6:09]
6. Forget [7:32]
7. Yzzo [4:12]
8. Intermission [0:57]
9. E [4:33]
Review
American Heritage may be the name of that 50-pound dictionary on your bookcase, but it's also the name of a collective of musicians from Chicago whose latest release encompasses all of the band's offerings and incarnations. On the 10-track endeavor, the metallic overtones and weighty rhythms are staggered among rollicking percussion and a warped sense of hardcore grit. Dissonant, aggressive, and abrasive, this constantly shifting array of noiseniks combine Helmet, Unsane, Bloodlet, and Mastodon's aural assault into one bad ass concoction. Be prepared to be pummeled.
InMusicWeTrust
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/americanheritage
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?f4wdzzcntte
Etiquetas: American Heritage, hardcore, mathmetal, metal, postmetal
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(2) comments2/01/2007
Info
01. St. Mathew Returns To The Womb [3:36]
02. C. Thomas Howell As The "Soul Man" [4:51]
03. John Woo [4:16]
04. Japam [2:59]
05. Oma [2:35]
06. Frequency Ass Bandit [5:19]
07. Thank God For The Worker Bees [4:13]
08. Framce [3:47]
09. Third Part In A Tragedy [1:56]
10. Rock Lobster [3:42]
11. Transitions From Persona To Object [7:43]
12. To Our Friends In The Great White North [7:58]
13. Hutton's Great Heat Engine [5:30]
14. Man The Ramparts [7:39]
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Botch is perhaps the greatest "heavy" band of the last 10 years, as anyone who has witnessed the Botch live experience might attest to. When Botch took the stage, not only were they unquestionably the greatest band of the night (regardless of who else was playing), but for that 45 minutes they were the fucking greatest band on earth. The first time one saw Botch was a mind bending experience - though afterwards they claimed their set was terrible, people often thought to themselves, if this was an off night I'd hate to be the bands playing with them on a good day...
A good day for Botch consisted of utterly laying to waste everything in their path and having a grand old time while doing so. The same is true of their recordings, huge monstrous concoctions of metal, noise, indie rock guitar trickery, full of depth and minute secrets which slowly secreted themselves with successive listens. There is no question that part of what made Botch so great is their ability as players, but more important, and even more impressive perhaps, was they way they fit the pieces together - odd time signatures, seemingly impossible riffs made to sound easy, the occasional melodic passages, and devastating anthemic movements that managed to inspire hordes while simultaneously escaping the redundant simplicity of the conventional hardcore sing along.
In their years of existence Botch managed to push out a slew of 7's, split EPs, and two full lengths. With each successive release Botch upped the anti considerably - not just for themselves as a band, but for the underground as a whole. Their first full length, American Nervoso.. (early 98) put them on the map and thrust them into the league of then hardcore heavy weights, i.e. Converge, Coalesce, Deadguy, etc. Following this album with a few years of extensive touring and preparation for the next release, Botch elevated their status within the scene (as well as outside of), and began to grab the attention of the world at large. However it wasn't until the release of their second masterpiece (and we don't use that term loosely) We Are the Romans, that Botch fever took hold nationally and internationally, infecting thousands and garnering the praise of music journalists far and wide.
It's been a long ride since the release of We Are the Romans and much has happened in the meantime. Botch continued to tour both the US as well as the European continent and has seen many new bands emerge, building upon the tracks they themselves helped to create. Bands like Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge, and many others have continued to push the envelope of technical ferocity and awe inspiring performances in the live setting, but still Botch stand alone - proving themselves to be ultimately one of the most entertaining, challenging, and unique entities to have ever existed with in the hardcore realm and beyond it. Sadly, Botch decided to call it quits in February 2002 and played their final show in June 2002.
There is no reunion in the works. As proud as we are of the band and as much as we're all still friends, there is no plan to do a reunion. zero, zilch, nada. however, we do appreciate everyone's continuing interest in the band. thanks.
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/botch
DD
http://www.sendspace.com/file/wurpro
http://www.sendspace.com/file/xoa4xo
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(0) comments1/28/2007
Tracklist
01. Asphyxiation [2:29]
02 .White Wash [2:15]
03 .Blowback [2:11]
04 .A Discarnate [3:25]
05 .Pogrom [2:20]
06 .Thirteen Knots [3:12]
07 .The Law Of The Tooth And The Fang [3:14]
08 .Fracture [2:56]
09 .Destroy [2:37]
10. To Give A Face A Name [4:54]
Info
Finding out about new, good bands is my favorite thing about reviewing albums for Lambgoat. I don't have much time to make an effort to find out about every new band that pops up in the underground genres of music. Hell, even if I did, I'm sure I'd be disappointed by 90% of the bands I'd find. Thankfully, this is not the case with Burial Year, and their record Pestilence. If I'm reading everything correctly, and I'd like to think I am, then Pestilence is Burial Year's debut full-length (the group previously released an EP). I haven't heard the EP, but I'm highly enjoying this record. Apparently this band features ex-members of Takaru, whom I've never heard, but have heard good things about. While I can't compare how Burial Year compares to the members' previous work, what I can tell you is that Pestilence is a punishing, relentless, and abrasive take on metal/hardcore. When I start to mentally dissect the music here, I'm hearing all sorts of things going on. The first comparison that I can make is that this sounds like a grittier, bigger-balls take on the style that Premonitions of War plays. I'm also hearing a definite Coalesce influence (think "002" or "A Safe Place"). Burial Year also has some harsher grind influences, which pop in and out of the songs quite quickly. With one exception, all the songs are under the three-and-a-half minute mark, but each song is packed with heavy riffs that range from melodic (in minor way) to completely chaotic. The drumming is completely tight and powerful. Even though there is a good bit of technical guitar work, the drumming doesn't wander all over the place, resulting in a shitty mess. The rhythm section does a great job of anchoring down the songs. The vocal performance is just as harsh as the rest of the music, but can get slightly monotonous after a while, as it isn't very dynamic. The production is decent, and I really enjoy all the tones they've captured. The overall quality sounds a bit rough, but, in a way, it compliments the music. Still, I would love to hear how these guys could sound with more of a recording budget. Bottom Line: While Pestilence is definitely a bit rough around the edges, it's a great album. If you're at all interested in hearing heavy bands that do a great job of melding their influences into dynamic releases, then check this out.
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/burialyear
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?2t0m422cfgu
Etiquetas: Burial Year, caos, hardcore, mathmetal, metal
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(1) comments1/18/2007
Tracklist
1. Dish Fight [2:43]
2. Evangelitis [4:17]
3. Claws Down Nails Up [4:43]
4. Invisible Hand [3:16]
5. Location Location Location [2:24]
Info
Were a band. we enjoy playing shows, especially with other bands. we also enjoy using instruments, loading equipment, making and selling merch, and punish fucking everyone with our barbaric sound. were way into things that are 110% so when you come to our shows thats what youll be getting. 110% of crushing force. we love you, but were definitley going to hurt you.
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/controlnc
DD
http://www.sendspace.com/file/ny8rmd
Etiquetas: caos, control, hardcore, mathmetal, metal
