12/03/2008
TRACKLIST
01.Weeping Minds of Silence - broad spaces of clinical white
02.Weeping Minds of Silence - mythology
03.Weeping Minds of Silence - a(ch)ile systrid zabor
04.Weeping Minds of Silence - nera faez (two dimensional)
05.Weeping Minds of Silence - a peaceful line
06.Ximel - gabeziaren barruan ihesi
07.Ximel - burua makurturik
08.Ximel - palabras ocultas (verdades ensombrecidas)
09.Ximel - gela batean
10.Ximel - elkarrizkatearen arau zintzoak
INFO
This one was laying around close to my stereo for some – oh my gosh! – I think months now. I listened to it regularly but never found the time or ease or words to get down to a review. Which I am sorry about, because a) it is an independent and modern release on a small label from a French label and b) it offers great post-hardcore of the complex and emotional (WMOS) as well as of the raudy and noisy screaming side (Ximel). Both things are usually intriguing to me and never fail to catch my attention. Maybe I was just getting used to the sight of the nice bluish-grey cover next to my CD-player that I blended it out of my conscious perceptance. Well, let’s get it over with, it definitely is deserved.
Apart from all the discussions about sound quality and business tactics, overprizing and copyright enforcement, one thing is clear: the concept of a split release has clearly deteriorated with the introduction of the Compact Discs. Because it is one-sided[1]. Simple enough, and that means, that an order of the bands is established. I fondly remember those double-A-sided vinyl platters, with one band on the one side and the other on the other side. That imposed a sort of equality upon the bands and liberty and emancipation on the listener, who was free to decide, which side would be his favourite, his a-side. Well, that’s gone and since it is no use to cry about spilled milk and what’s done is done, I’ll leave it at that. But I’ll mention Weeping Minds Of Silence first, because they are the first band and Ximel second, because they are. One more word beforehand: both bands get five songs to show their talents and that is just fair enough.
Weeping Minds Of Silence offer a complex and emotional dynamic that is usually called post-hardcore. Songs take their time to evolve, to grow and to finally erupt into the explosive and impressive bits they have hidden in their core from the beginning. For minutes they are content of going at it without vocals at all, giving the listener time to relax. They never get harsh or overtly brutal, not at all, no screaming and shouting there. No heads banged against walls till the blood comes. WMOS remain in control and in command of the tidal wave of music they produce. Well, they have been around for quite some years, so it is to be expected that they have gotten rid of the youthful eagerness to trash about in chaotic excitement during those years. Think of quieter bands on ebullition, if you will (Policy of 3 always were some of my favourites) but more melodious and amicable than them. Every band that reaches the stage where sound becomes more important than songs is enviable for that truly revolutionary step. (Just don’t start talking about Brian Eno to them.)
In spite of all that said about Weeping Minds of Silence, I actually find myself preferring Ximel. (Already in the olden days it was always usus to name your favourite band when reviewing a split-release.) And solely for the pure intensity and old-fashioned noise-rock they deal. In my experience there is an old-fashioned noise-rock band in every region. In Austria you might turn to Bug or Turn Out or Sensual Love. When in Portugal turn to Ximel. The classic three-piece formation, reigning the parade of noise bands ever since Jimi Hendrix lit a guitar on fire on stage and then rammed it into oversized amps. Heavy bass and guitar-riffs, distorted screaming, banging drums – every noise rock cliché you have been looking for, you’ll get it with Ximel. There might be a lot of thought or (political) message in the lyrics of Ximel, but actually I ain’t interested. That guitar sound, those unrelenting songstructures and that destructive-aggressive atmosphere of the music are all that I need to know. The global language of noiserock, a call to arms for all dissatisfied and disgruntled citizens of the western world.
monochrom.at
LISTEN:Ximel - burua makurturik
LISTEN:Weeping Minds of Silence - Mythology
Etiquetas: Indie, metal, noise rock, post-hardcore, postmetal, weeping minds of silence, ximel
eraser at 5:51 p. m.
(0) comments7/30/2008
TRACKLIST
1. I
2. II
3. III
4. IV
5. V
6. VI
INFO
Tesa are coming back with a brand new album. For me this album is the best they ever down. Epic like hell, Dark as hell, Heavy as hell, and the vocals are still amazing so does the drums parts! The guitar is like 20 times heavier than in the other album, and the bass is psykadelic has always! No they are not from the USA, but from Latvia, and YES they are amazing!
Desertion Records
LISTEN: IV
Etiquetas: ambiental., instrumental, Post-rock, postmetal, tesa
eraser at 4:11 p. m.
(0) comments6/30/2008
TRACKLIST
01.Duplicate the stream theora
02.Landscape part one
03.Dick Morente
04.Landscape part two
05.Seven suns
INFO
RORCAL offers a trip through differents atmospheres. Sometimes heavy, sometimes melancolic, the fogy worlds were the musicians flots are composed of as much deseperate cries than raging fury. Born by the gathering of 5 members of various bands from Geneva, Switzerland in 2006, the formation is highly active through their gigs and writtings. After a first EP "the way we are, the way we were, the way we will be..." written in 6 month, an audiovisual concept CD named "Monochrome", a split CD "ASCENSION" with KEHLVIN and many gigs in Switzerland and France, the band release their first full length CD. Through this concept album, the band propose to discover the tale of "MYRRA, MORDVYNN, MARAYAA". Somewhere between the skies and abysses, Rorcal offers a powerful and melodic music, like the migration of colossus through a frozen hell.
Etiquetas: ambiental., Down-tempo, metal, postmetal, rorcal
eraser at 1:01 p. m.
(0) comments5/05/2008
TRACKLIST
01. the march...
02. and termination
03. home
04. a mark of ownership
05. hawkins
INFO
The Onion AV Club may have put it best: "Adai defies any preconceived notion of a two-piece anything: hellishly loud, terrifically slow, strikingly abrasive, yet wholly and implacably melodic."
THINK:
PELICAN Australasia + NEUROSIS Through Silver in Blood
Radar.Recordings
LISTEN: Hawkins
Etiquetas: adai, doom, metal, postmetal, sludge
eraser at 12:11 p. m.
(0) comments3/12/2008
Tracklist
1. The October Bird Of Death [10:23]
2. Mr. Hunk [6:13]
3. The Race From Hominid To Star Flight [5:07]
4. Euglena [1:33]
5. The Protagonist Fails, The Pugilist Falls [11:24]
6. Shields [6:48]
7. Proud Sons Of A Magnanimous [3:37]
8. Stretching For The Zenith [9:55]
9. Sekret Redem [4:32]
Info
Sometimes music just needs to be experimental, challenging, chaotic and yet at the same time beautiful and pure. Coventry’s Sika Redem are all of this – and some. Indeed here is a band that take thinking man’s rock into a totally new dimension. Mixing the chaos of The Dillinger Escape Plan and Eden Maine with the brooding atmospherics of Mono, Isis and Mogwai, Sika Redem don’t copy – they reinvent popular genres to create moods not experienced before. ‘Entheogen’ – the band’s debut album - takes the listener on a dark journey, through peaks and valleys of emotion and moods. From the haunting epic opener of ‘The October Bird Of Death’, to adventurous ‘The Protagonist Fails, The Pugilist Falls’ right through to closer ‘Sekret Redem’ – this is an album that truly deserves to be described as unique.
Listen: The October Bird of Death
Etiquetas: ambiental., Experimental., post-hardcore, postmetal, Screamo, sika redem
eraser at 3:42 p. m.
(0) comments1/08/2008
Tracklist
01. Bills pay pills [6:11]
02. Last man [4:58]
03. Deux mille douze [2:43]
04. The day [6:28]
05. Ambulatory self [4:32]
06. A morbid assault in an indecent exposure [3:40]
07. Sour black milk [3:39]
08. Teopr.i.www [1:51]
09. Leviathan [7:23]
10. The day [1:02]
Info
Paris noise between Amphetamine Reptile style and Hydrahead style, think to Neurosis, or Breach...
With members or ex-members in Gameness, Seanews, Belle Epoque, Brume Retina, Do You Compute... First album.
Rejuvenation.Records
Listen: Ambulatory self
Etiquetas: noise core, post-hardcore, postmetal, revok
eraser at 11:56 a. m.
(0) comments1/03/2008
Tracklist
01. No Compromise [7:12]
02. Rorschach [5:33]
03. Times Square Spectre [4:45]
04.Street Ethics [5:56]
05. Harlem [5:00]
06. Reluctant Hero [4:54]
07. Justice Is a Vagrant [6:21]
Info
Take this picture: PELICAN decides to make a non-purely instrumental album and so the band asks NEUROSIS to write vocal arrangements for a few songs. The result would be probably something incredibly similar to what THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY offer in their debut, because these Floridians are close to the perfect breed between both bands described above.
ources, less heavy and with a tiny progressive touch. The PELICAN influence is especially notorious and the dronish but fluent atmosphere of this album takes me constantly in a mental trip to the disc ?Australasia?. On the other hand, it would be unfair to call THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY simply a copycat band because in their song-structure they try to be more complex than their influence s
Like is one main characteristic for Sludge Metal, the body and consistency is built in base of the bass and the consequent everlasting punching in your stomach. The atmosphere is very varied, being incredibly dense by times and relaxing here and there, being the dynamic game rather well done. Riffs are very hypnotic and dream-inducing and the listening of ?Rorschach? is certainly a pleasant experience.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SKY are a very uncompromised and intelligent band. They seem to enjoy a lot while playing, feel free to add spices such as distortions, mix nice-to-listen ambient with more oppressive parts and create an alternative concept behind the music. It?s true that they still have to unchain themselves from the too obvious musical godfathers, but they?re a band that stands high above average in a vertiginously growing genre. (Online March 12, 2006)
metal.observer
Listen: Times Square Spectre
Etiquetas: ambiental., postmetal, the other side of sky
eraser at 3:51 p. m.
(0) comments12/09/2007
Tracklist
01. Escuchar al mar [18:35]
02. Inerte [14:42]
Info
Mentat surge como proyecto musical a mediados de 1998.
En principio, el grupo está formado por Marc Celma (batería), Pablo Peiró (guitarra), Javier Vivó (guitarra) y Quique Martinez (bajo). Durante los años 1999 y 2000 se incorporan Daniel Roig (visuales), Fernando Vilella (oboe), Nicolás Sola (trombón de varas), Lucas Puig (bombardino) y Antonio Arnau (percusión). A principios de 2001, Jordi Torres (guitarra) y, poco más tarde, Pau Ferrando (viola).
En julio de este año grabamos nuestra primera maqueta con Oscar y Santi, miembros de Zanussi, en su local de ensayos de Benimaclet.
Poco después de nuestro último concierto en esta etapa, a Quique se le diagnostica un problema de salud y comienza la terapia. A pesar de ser intervenido, nos deja el 25 de marzo de 2004, y en julio de este mismo año comienza la grabación de las canciones IV y V, que pretende dejar constancia de su riquísima aportación musical a la banda.
Tras un período de reflexión sobre la posible continuidad o la disolución del proyecto, decidimos finalmente seguir hacia delante y Pablo se convierte en nuestro actual bajista.
En 2005, Olga González se une a nosotros durante algunos meses para ayudarnos con la electrónica.
En abril de 2006, presentamos nuestro primer Ep (homónimo) .
En julio de 2007 Producciones Tranquilo Música incluye nuestra canción "Vestigios de una derrota" en el recopilatorio "Mundo submarino: veinte nuevas bandas valencianas", y en octubre de este mismo año acabamos de editar nuestro segundo trabajo de estudio ,"Inerte" (ep), con el sello independiente Parade Records (Barcelona).
Actualmente el grupo está formado por Pablo Peiró (bajo, voces y electrónica), Marc Celma (batería, piano y samples), Javier Vivó (guitarra y voces) y Daniel Roig (proyecciones visuales). En estos momentos estamos preparando nuevas canciones, conciertos y próximas grabaciones.
Desde estas líneas agradecemos el trabajo y el esfuerzo de todas las personas que han formado parte de la banda o que han colaborado con nosotros de alguna manera. GRACIAS.
Listen: Escuchar al mar
Etiquetas: Experimental., mentat, postmetal, Rock
eraser at 3:33 p. m.
(0) comments9/22/2007
Tracklist
1. Maraschino [4:52]
2. The Ninth Hour [2:35]
3. Damocles [3:10]
4. Apollo [5:33]
5. Exosphere [2:29]
6. A Valid Gait [6:04]
7. Altamon [4:45]
8. The Detachment [5:10]
9. The Portrait [3:17]
Info
What do VANCOUVER have to do with bands like KROKUS, CELTIC FROST, MESSIAH, CORONER or GURD? Well, firstly the origin, as newcomers VANCOUVER were also born in Switzerland, just like the musicians of the afore-mentioned cult bands. Secondly VANCOUVER continue the tradition of first-class acts being born in this country on a regular basis. Musically this quintet doesn’t have a lot to do with the bands mentioned at the beginning.
VANCOUVER should rather feel comfortable in the niche of Metal that is occupied by praised formations such as CULT OF LUNA or ISIS. Due to the high level of “The Moment” it shouldn’t be too difficult to get a nice place in this small but fine marginal field. Even after numerous spins it is still hard to find a description for this style, as the ingredients range from Doom Metal to Hardcore to Stoner Rock and are brewed into a boiling soup. Songs such as the opening and blazing “Maraschino”, the killer ear-wig “Apollo” or the blessed “The Detachment” speak a clear and unmistakeable language.
Despite the slow basic tempo of the single songs, VANCOUVER amazingly know how to build up brutish pressure and toss the listener through the room. Only in the closing track “The Portrait” singer Michael and his brave comrades leave the sledgehammer outside and walk musical paths that seem similar to those of RADIOHEAD. A great final a perfectly suitable contrast to the eight preceding tracks which present the listener with an emotional rollercoaster ride. The surprising thing about the Swiss’ debut is the fact that all of the songs were laid down live in the studio within two days only. But I guess that it is this fact that is responsible for the unadulterated and incredible power of “ – The Moment”.
The only negative thing for most interested people should be the fact that “The Moment” was only released on the two Independent labels Division Records (Switzerland) and Deep Send Records (Canada) and that it should be hard to get this masterpiece from your trusted dealer without any problems. A glance at the listed websites should provide a solution, though, and all I can do is promise that the efforts will definitely pay off. Due to the effort shown on “The Moment” VANCOUVER can look into a bright future, and someone who is able to record an album with so much life’s blood more than deserves it.
The.Metal.Observer.
Listen: Maraschino
DD
MASSMIRROR
Etiquetas: metal, noise, postmetal, vancouver
eraser at 12:30 p. m.
(0) comments8/27/2007
Tracklist
1. Tides - The Invisible [8:58]
2. Tides - Unfinished Highway [3:28]
3. Giant - Horned And Blind [12:41]
MySpace Tides
http://www.myspace.com/tidesrites
MySpace Giant
http://www.myspace.com/giantnc
DD
MASSMIRROR
Etiquetas: Giant., postmetal, tides
eraser at 4:40 p. m.
(1) comments8/07/2007
Tracklist
01. pale face [5:56]
02. retina [3:58]
03. fools wanted, apply [3:34]
04. my track in the dust [6:21]
Info
Right from the first beats, “pale face” is a screaming, kicking act of musical violence, heavily beating chords, drums and lyrics into your face like there is no tomorrow. Hardcore has always been about the release of energy and tension, a cathartic moment that produces peace of mind and physic. Fresnel only need four songs to calm down a storm – a storm of heavy music, they fired up themselves. Some might say, that they have heard this many times before, but they ain’t really listening. So they ain’t hearing the honesty and dedication behind the expression of feelings like despair, rage and anger. This record makes me grow young again.
Debut-release of a band and a label – reason enough to celebrate. Not counting a demo and a contribution to a compilation (the “postcards from the heartland”-comp on Fire Walk With Me), “scenario” is the first record by Fresnel from Vienna and the first record to be released by noise appeal-records, also from Vienna. Not that it is really important where a band or a label comes from / is situated, using the internet and everything, but since I am also from Vienna, there is the old spark of “support your local scene” glowing up in me. And that is not the only old spark being fired up inside me.
Listening to the heavy-duty guitars, the disharmonic screaming, the enormously distorted and bass-heavy sound of this band, I am reminded very much of the days I used to spend in cold and moist cellars that were called clubs, listening to bands spilling out their heart’s blood to a bunch of drunken punks. Somewhere in-between a long row of unbearable bands, churning out the same rhythm, the same riff and the same stupid slogans over and over again, there was always one band that stood out by being different. Different sound, different lyrics, different ideas. Those I liked the most, were usually also of the heavier kind. The more distorted a band sounded, the more I liked it. I am sure not a lot has changed since I “dropped out” that scene, but I am quite sure that Fresnel would be the band standing out from the rest by virtue alone. In other words, if Fresnel are a mediocre band, hardcore must have gotten a lot better. But I doubt it heavily. Because I enjoy Fresnel a lot.
It is hard to put new life into hardcore, and I am talking about heavy, manic, sludgy hardcore that screams, kicks and falls into neurotic fits from time to time. Some people will tell you, that it is all done and over with ever since Neurosis became esoteric ambient-freaks. Fresnel will prove the opposite. The four songs on “scenario” are kicking heavily, bursting into fits of rage and screaming at the walls like patients in an insane-asylum. They will stop to take a breath from time to time but only because they’ve spent all their energy and anger and frustration already. Anger, energy and frustration are still three main pillars of hardcore / punkrock and everything associated with it.
Even though Fresnel mainly sing about relationships, and the bad parts of them being in the main focus, the hurt and pain and hopelessness, I still believe music like this to have a political message in itself. In my opinion the personal viewpoint expressed in the music in connection with an alternative lifestyle is worth more than the most correct political punkrock singing about veganism and war. Oh, I am quite sure that the “revolution” and the “evils that men do” are still of major concern to the leftist scene. Somehow they seem to survive without help all by themselves. More important than the zombified “issues” of leftist music is the fact there are still (and hopefully will always be) young people deciding to try things for themselves. Do a label, found a band, write a fanzine. There is no better school to learn about being open-minded, to learn to think for yourself, to get to the core of what has been called “enlightenment” in earlier years. And whenever that happens, the people responsible will get my support and my thumbs up. If the result is as fresh and energizing as this four track EP, then I am doubly delighted.
P.S.: The second release on noise-appeal is quite different to this one but also very good, a seven-song-CD by Once Tasted Life.
cracked-netzine
Listen: Retina
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/fresnel
DD
MassMirror
Etiquetas: escenario, fresnel, hardcore, metal, postmetal
eraser at 9:24 a. m.
(0) comments7/20/2007
Tracklist
1. 27 [7:42]
2. Glar [4:27]
3. Ties of senses [6:25]
4. Scheme [2:52]
5. Dull / dud [5:15]
6. Red july [7:33]
7. Hyoid [3:24]
8. Iron gap [11:29]
Info
Born in the year 2000, forceed goes on with exploring cold sounds and demoniac rythms. At the start the goal is to play music during hours as heavy as possible. In the year 2002 the band record an EP with 7-strings guitars and double pedal, the average of the band is around the age of 16. The disc has the opportunity to be assumed by Division Records, the swiss hardcore label of Unfold, Zatokrev, Vancouver, Shovel, impure Wilhelmina, Ordeal, and after a few shows in Switzerland the band records an album, in 2003, called "idyl of estreya". After these two records, the guys from north lost Switzerland plays with the same obstinacy for heavy and aggressive music. The result of this period is going to be available as a new album for the end of 2006.
Listen: Dull / Dud
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/forceed
Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?3njd9jynn1z
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Etiquetas: Experimental., forceed, metal, noise, postmetal
eraser at 11:01 a. m.
(0) comments4/21/2007
Tracklist
01. how to kill a career [1:51]
02. (sevensevenseven) [1:00]
03. walt [4:43]
04. lesopolosa [4:37]
05. accidents [3:24]
06. bondage death [3:57]
07. riddle [3:30]
08. love theme from reich here, reich now [7:09]
09. geisha vs. mechachrist [2:30]
10. letterbombs from lesbians [11:19]
Info
Noise is a funny term. Not "ha ha" funny, but highly prone to linguistic slippage: its connotations cover everything from the stylized squawk of Lightning Bolt to the Pacific Rim blasts of Incapacitants or Masonna. The mutant term “noisecore” has been beaten virtually beyond recognition, referring to everything from the nitroglycerin airbursts of World and Final Exit to the unrelated sonics of Isis and The Dillinger Escape Plan. To some, such descriptive terms might seem to have outlived their usefulness; it's apparently so difficult to articulate a generic theory of noise that it often only confuses, much like the word “fascism.”
But it's almost impossible to discuss Geisha without talking about noise. Make no mistake; Geisha is a rock band, with a bracing, headfirst aesthetic worthy of The Melvins or The Jesus Lizard at their most unglued and time distorting. But their sound wears thick, anesthetic distortion like a cloak, embracing both the rock impulse and the raw sensory pleasure of hissing, apocalyptic distortion with a fervor that rivals Unsane. That said, Geisha are also much more than mere revivalists smitten with the gun-toting golden age of AmRep - their music conveys a breed of eerie, forlorn elegance all its own.
Unlike many would-be noisemongers, Geisha have an actual sense of dynamics. Mondo Dell'Orrore isn't just a monochromatic fuzztone blast, as the band frequently swirls in brushstrokes of clean/ dirty guitar melodies that almost conjure up Mogwai at their best (read: circa Young Team). Between the chokehold of “(SevenSevenSeven)” and the mournful, oceanic grandeur of “Love Theme from Reich Here, Reich Now” (song titles in the cutesy vein of clever, without going overboard), Geisha demonstrates a full range of expression - something often lacking in bands that stitch together their rock transubstantiation with static cling. They deftly temper beauty with terror, and the album evokes this balancing act in its epilogue: gorgeous, echoing piano overlaid with a forthright confession from a serial murderer. It's unusual to see a band operating such familiar instruments - guitars, distortion pedals, amps that we can easily imagine belching choking, black smoke -with this level of innovative expertise.
Both rock music and noise have seen much abuse at the hands of pretenders to their respective thrones. This is why Geisha so deserves recognition and awe: they intuitively grasp the basic properties of each aesthetic and wield them with simultaneous mastery, like a doctor simultaneously performing open-heart surgery and cloning a Komodo Dragon, but doing it so fast that it all blends into one big, scaly, blood-soaked revelation. Geisha are a rare bird; ignore them at your peril.
ScenePointBlank
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/geishanoiseresearchgroup
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?ayyy2jon2nz
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BSO: 1. Vision Tunel - [Era del vacio #01] Era del vacio [3:03]
Etiquetas: Experimental., Geisha, Noiserock, postmetal, Progressive
eraser at 8:13 p. m.
(3) comments2/27/2007
Tracklist
01. A Ceribelli Inferior Ant [1:48]
02. Cathode Ray Conspiracy [3:34]
03. Sharing Needles [3:22]
04. Some Assembly Required [4:33]
05. Sweet Failure [4:04]
Info
This crushing Swedish act features former members of Within Reach, 59 Times the Pain, and Nine. I don't know that much about their previous bands, but this is some excellent metallic hardcore with tons of plodding chord progressions, gruff vocal yells, slight tinges of melody and dissonance, and plenty of rhythmic destruction. There's a droning sort of quality to the tracks to some degree, but all of the songs are succinct so that dynamic doesn't get too over the top. At times "Cathode Ray Conspiracy" throws out some excellent vocal yells over simply bass and drums, with layers of guitars and spoken vocals joining in towards the end for a killer finale. "Some Assembly Required" is longer and slightly more melodic to some degree, but the vocals drive the composition, as they do with "Sweet Failure", though some pounding percussion and discordant lead lines also create a lot of the atmosphere. The production is pretty good. I love the drum tones. They're totally dense and accentuate the forceful nature of the drumming. The bass sounds great but tends to get lost behind the layers of guitars and vocals, but it still sounds solid. The guitars are oddly not really all that distorted, they're heavy, but possess a dry clarity and texture that lets the rhythm section take care of a lot of the low-end throb. The vocals sound fucking perfect... I really love the vocals, actually. For straight shouting this is as good as it gets. The layout is minimal but I dig it. It's all done in black, white, and red, and there's not much text on the outer sleeve. The cover shows the great looking band logo over an image of a cityscape with a guy in a skimask in the background, and the back has a rotting skeleton in the dirt. The center spread has an even larger view of the slick logo with recording information, the tracklist, and the band lineup. Nothing more. I would highly recommend this for fans of Neurosis, Isis, Breach, and the like. This is definitely not at all what I would call a copycat of such styles, as it's notably more stripped down and in your face on certain levels, but all the same... great work. I'd love to hear a full-length.
AversioOnline
Sampler MP3
http://ntr.pung.com/mp3/insula-sharingneedles.mp3
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?7wm2gmwzhqi
Etiquetas: Insula, metal, postmetal
eraser at 3:33 p. m.
(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
eraser at 7:41 p. m.
(2) comments2/13/2007
Tracklist
01 – Ibiza
02 – Gangster
03 – El Ciclo
04 – Troya
05 – Acustera
Info
Adrift is a band from Madrid (SPAIN), that play a intense music with a lot of influences, from the darknes of Neurosis, Isis, Sunno)), until the rock of Kyuss, Tool, Sonic Youth or the instrumentally of King Krimson.
They are playing from end of 1999, and have 3 releases: Cogito Ergo Actuo (first demo cd, auto edited 2002), ustero (7" edited by La Idea 2004) and Troya (MCD edited by The Other Light 2005).
Adrift have played with bands like Moho, Another King Of Death, El Paramo, WTIM, Orthodox, Moksha, Hybrid, Human Mincer, Sou Edipo, Looking For An Answer, Nashgul, Yaphet Koto, PG99, ... On so many place from Spain.
The members of Adrift are: Jaime (Drum), Macon (Guitar), Jorge (Guitar & Vocal), Dani (Bass).
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/adrift666
DD
http://www.mediafire.com/?fwg2nfmzgk3
Etiquetas: Adrift, metal, postmetal, Rock
eraser at 11:11 a. m.
(0) comments2/11/2007
Tracklist
1. Gameness - Ressucites et remeurs
2. Gameness - Immobile Destinée
3. Amen Ra - A Promise To Make
4. Amen Ra - Offerande (this is the body of christ)
5. Gantz - Hors Conditions (La mélodie du chaos)
6. Gantz - Porté par le vide
7. Vuur - State One
8. Vuur - Dying Breed
9. Vuur - Bitter
Info
GAMENESS delivers sweet chaos. Energic screamo sung in French the way we love. The band assumes finally his passion for a hardcore called screaming emo, a music with intenses part; chaotics with some lulls.
AMEN RA is what we could describe as pure chaos. The melodies of doom, mixed with the tragedy of noisecore. Pure emotion entered the dark way of life to emerged as a spark of energy well driven by their passion they capture together into their chaoscore. Some have compared them to bands like ISIS or CULT OF LUNA. So you know what to expect then!
GANTZ plays a dark and intense music leaving free court with its emotions. The crystalline arpeggios succeed the chaotic hammerings to give life to pieces melancholic persons being able like BREACH, ENVY, ISIS. The texts are very personal, drawn from the everyday life, and various experiments, imbroglio of feelings and perpetual questionings on becoming it of humanity....
VUUR play powerful raging manic screaming ultra-emotional melodies. For the name-droppers: most people tend to compare us with a chaotic mix of REVERSAL OF MAN, ACME, DROP DEAD, RORSCHACH, a bit of MÖRSER and some BORN AGAINST thrown in between.Whatever. Structured & pissed chaos rules, so to speak.
Mandai
MySpace & Last.F.M.
http://www.lastfm.es/music/Gantz
http://www.myspace.com/gameness
http://www.myspace.com/amenra
http://www.myspace.com/vuurviolence
DD
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Etiquetas: hardcore, metal, postmetal, Screamo
eraser at 6:09 p. m.
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Tracklist
01.I Love it When You Crawl
02.Empty & Loaded
03.It's My Right to Be an Asshole
04.Shovel's Progress
05.The Reason I'm Poor
06.Human Landfill
07.Pigs Never Fly
Info
Another whopper from the long-running Cable here. Nearly an hour's worth of massively heavy midpaced sludginess, with plenty of mood shifts, starting off straight away with the monolithic 17-minute "I Love it When You Crawl" - complete with tons of lengthy instrumental passages making use of noisy guitar textures and droning notes over repetitive rhythms from the bass and drums (spiced up by some nice cymbal work on the percussion). Honestly, it seems far more like something that would be used to end off a full-length, especially in how it breaks down to complete noise for the later chunk of the track, so I find it to be a rather ineffective introduction to the disc, but it's a unique decision nonetheless. As a whole, this record represents more of the bitter, sludgy "stoner rock" for which Cable is known. I personally hate the term "stoner rock" and find this work to be darker and more menacing/creative than most of that whole style, but as a reference point I guess it makes sense. I certainly love the production. The bass is fuzzed out all over the place but still maintains a balanced presence against the guitars, which are fuzzily distorted but a bit smoother, and the percussion is totally warm and natural. Everything blends together perfectly to form a cohesively dense wall of sound, with the acerbic vocals falling dead center. It's great how the bass is literally as important and central as the guitars are, though. Nice work on that. "Empty & Loaded" is far shorter (less than three minutes) and more focused around some of the key rock influences, while "It's My Right to Be an Asshole" is much sparser and more openly melodic in a way, letting the riffs have more breathing room and dropping back some of the vocal aggression a touch (even going so far as to include some raw acoustic guitars, piano, and female singing for the second half). Seven-minute instrumental "The Reason I'm Poor" also takes a more diverse road, opening with clean guitars and powerfully thick melodies that are among the most blatant herein - constantly shifting back and forth between louder and heavier moments over softer and more spacious runs. The title track closes things out, revisiting the lengthier running times with a 12+ minute attack of ominous chord progressions and borderline doomy tempos/aesthetics that once more contrast hard hitting rhythms with softer and more open clean textures (making use of its time far more consistently and effectively than "I Love it When You Crawl"). The layout looks fucking beautiful, too. No lyrics are included and there's very little text at all, just some bleak landscape photos that create a very consistent visual atmosphere. Damn nice work there. Honestly, this would've been a stronger and more fluid listen without that first track (or were it moved to the end of the CD if absolutely necessary), as it's basically a 17-minute waste of space and I skip it every time I listen to the disc. Many of the other songs are some of the finest I've ever heard from the band (granted I haven't heard anything they've done since 2001's "Northern Failures"), so ignoring what I feel is that initial hitch in continuity/force, I'm all for this one.
AversiOnline
MySpace
ttp://www.myspace.com/cablerock
DD
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Etiquetas: Cable., postmetal, Rock, sludge
eraser at 5:31 p. m.
(0) comments1/26/2007
Tracklist
01.Disappearance
02.Aubade
03.Out Of Harm’s Way
04.Call Of The Search
05.The Year Of The Bastard
06.Young
07.Black Stars Over Glasgow
08.Appearance
Info
The band name screams Norwegian black metal. The album name screams indie rock. The reality falls somewhere in between, _Being and Becoming_ being the second full-length release by the Glaswegian quartet Snowblood, another band that's been lumped in the Isis stable by music fans craving easy labels. Having still not heard the most famous proponent of the style, I can't make an informed judgment of this categorisation; however, it is fair to say that _Being and Becoming_ blends the laidback and the crushingly heavy into a pleasing package. The album kicks off with an extremely gentle eight-minute piece of clean guitars and soft crooning, and the second track continues with more moody guitar strumming and a spoken-word musing on the futility of urban living, allowing the band to catch the first-time listener off guard when they eventually lurch into a thunderous, plodding doom riff accompanied by tortured screams.
The formula is applied for a few more songs, but just when you think you have Snowblood pinned, they produce "The Year of the Bastard", an eruption of blast beats and death metal fury. While the internal culture clash of this one-hour monstrosity of a CD may sometimes seem jarring, the group really do pull it all together for a stirring finale, the sixteen-minute "Black Stars Over Glasgow" being a marvelous epic of brooding intensity, followed by a beautiful coda entitled "Appearance".
_Being and Becoming_ does have its flaws, with some passages coming off as a little redundant; indeed, the entire song "Call Off the Search" could easily have been left on the cutting-room floor. While in that respect I'd like to see the band exercise some restraint in the future, I do hope they resist pressure from outside forces demanding that they choose between their indie rock and extreme metal leanings, because this unlikely marriage of styles has given birth to quite an impressive album.
CroniclesOfChaos
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/beingandbecoming
DD
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Etiquetas: Experimental., postmetal, Snowblood
eraser at 12:17 p. m.
(0) comments1/23/2007
Tracklist
1. Revelation Embodied, The
2. Hollow
3. Dark Side Of The Sun
4. Sleep
5. To Be Rememered
6. Beyond Fate
7. 101
8. Sacrifice, The
Info
Cult of Luna was formed back in 1998 by guitarist Johannes Persson and vocalist Klas Rydberg. They had new ideas on how to explore and develop their music. After some member hunting and rehearsals CoL had its first line-up consisting of: Klas Rydberg, Johannes Persson, Magnus Lindberg, Erik Olofsson and Fredrik Renström. After a short period of time, Fredrik had to leave due to some personal difficulties.
When practice started to pay off, CoL recorded a two-track demo in January 1999. After some more rehearsals, the band felt that to fully live out their wet dream of sound experimenting, an additional member was needed to handle the electronics. Since Magnus had both knowledge and equipment, he was self written. Given that Magnus had handled the drums earlier they needed a new drummer, who they found in the mutual friend Marco Hildén. A new bass player was also found, named Axel Stattin. Another mutual friend helped CoL release their first record. Tim Bertilsson, head of Trust No One Recordings released a 7" split vinyl with his own band Switchblade.
Watching a concert at the Trästock Festival, year 2000, UK label Rage of Achilles got in contact with CoL. Pretty soon after that it was agreed that RoA was to release CoL's debut full-length album. Release date was September 14th 2001. In these days Hydra Head Records had also shown interest in CoL, and this co-operation resulted in a two-track 7" colored vinyl on HHR, released March 24th 2002. These two songs were recorded at the same time as the self titled full-length on RoA. Immediately after the release of the first album, news of the band's mammoth sound worked its way into cult circles and the band received rave reviews. Discerning listeners instantly appreciated the bands unique approach, trading light and dark to create music that hit the heart and the head in equal measures.
After the success of the first album, Earache Records contacted CoL and wanted to sign a record deal. After some negotiations CoL finally signed the contract. Immediately after that CoL entered Tonteknik Recording studios, in July 2002, to record their second album The Beyond. After the recording session Andreas Johansson joined in on bass, due to the departure of Axel Stattin. The Beyond was released February 10th 2003, to critical acclaim. CoL proved that they were now ready to bring their soundscapes to a much wider audience. After the release of The Beyond, CoL toured Sweden with The Haunted and the UK with Isis. After this the line up changed, drummer Marco Hildén was replaced by Thomas Hedlund and an additional keyboard player, Anders Teglund, was added as a permanent fixture. Magnus took care of the percussion and additional guitar parts.
At this point touring became a lot more frequent. Late summer 2003 CoL ventured into Europe with US hardcore sensations Poison the Well, to amazing press reactions. In December the same year CoL returned to the UK for a tour with art noise merchants The Dillinger Escape Plan. The early part of 2004 was mostly dedicated to writing songs for their follow up to The Beyond. They found the time to play a few long awaited shows in Sweden and Finland, before entering Tonteknik Recording studios once again in April 2004.
The recording of Salvation was done in three different sessions, thus enabling the band to take some rest and think about possible changes that needed to be done. Finally, in late July 2004 the album was complete. Salvation was released October 4th 2004 in Europe and Oct 19th in the US. This album marked a new era in the history of CoL, both visually and sonically. At the same time as Salvation was hitting the stores, CoL embarked on a Europe/UK headline tour, which also included Scandinavian dates. This tour introduced a new member, Fredrik Kihlberg, who joined in on percussion and clean vocals.
2005 was perhaps the most interesting year so far in the history of CoL. It started with a six week European tour, partly with American hardcore act Bleeding Through and partly by their own. This tour also saw a change in the live line-up. As Thomas couldn’t participate due to being busy playing with other bands, Magnus took over the live drumming. When the band came home they had the time to rest for about a month before departing to the US for the first tour over there. CoL supported the mighty Mastodon on the first leg of the tour, and headlined eight shows (supported by Breather Resist) on the latter part. The reception of the American audience was stunningly good for a first ever tour in the US. After the US-tour CoL did some Scandinavian and European festival shows before starting to work on the 4th full-length album Somewhere Along The Highway.
In November 2005 CoL started the recording of Somewhere Along The Highway. The first session was located to an old octagon barn ten minutes west of Umeå. The vibe out there was perfect and seven days where spent there recording basic tracks. After some more sessions in the studio environment, Magnus mixed the last song in January 2006. Somewhere Along The Highway was released April 24th 2006 on Earache Records and was followed by a European.
MySpace
http://www.myspace.com/cultofluna
DD
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Etiquetas: Cult of luna, metal, postmetal, Rock
