Rolling Metal Thread 2014

I had planned to spend 2014 avoiding black metal entirely, but I'm about to check out the new Murmur album because a) Alex Perkolup (Flying Luttenbachers, Cheer-Accident) is in the band, and b) they cover King Crimson's "Larks' Tongues in Aspic, Part 2."

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Apparently this is gonna be the year of black metal King Crimson because the new Hail Spirit Noir could not be Fripping any harder. Might wanna wait til next year to avoid. (The whole thing is on YT; I don't know if it's anywhere, uh, legitimate and I'm not sure how this forum feel about YT rips.)

On the same label and from the same country, the new Aenaon, despite the generic band name, is a really good, if less well integrated, black prog funhouse experience. Has some quality guesting on it.

I did some repping for that Hail Spirit Noir on the rolling middle eastern etc metal thread. I think it fucking kicks ass

Ah, cool, I only noticed and read that thread yesterday. Coincidence! (I wanted to love that Al Namrood too but the vocal effect made me wince.) And yeah, HSN is something special.

Skull. Fist.

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

I love Canadian metal bands.

Apparently this is gonna be the year of black metal King Crimson because the new Hail Spirit Noir could not be Fripping any harder. Might wanna wait til next year to avoid. (The whole thing is on YT; I don't know if it's anywhere, uh, legitimate and I'm not sure how this forum feel about YT rips.)

huh so they have kind of a carnival music prog thing huh

I wouldn't say "carnival music;" if anything the other band I mentioned, Aenaon, fits more with that. That term makes me think "novelty" or "flippant." Whatever HSN is doing, it sounds well thought out and developed. But we may be using the term differently.

That Skull Fist was the Headbangers Ballsiest thing I've seen in a while. Usually with these throwback METAAAAAL!!! bands I'm too wrapped up in suspicions about whether or not they're making fun of this favorite genre of mine, but that seemed miraculously genuine. Or yeah maybe it's a Canadian thing.

I tried to explain the Canadianness of Skull Fist and that ilk last week over at the Deciblog:

http://www.decibelmagazine.com/featured/sucker-for-punishment-the-new-wave-of-moose-molten-metal/

Haha, "Demon for a Day" - a demon job-shadowing program, I guess? This is a really good album.

Moose + Molten = Molson?

devilock, when i say 'carnival music' i'm thinking of, like, the third king crimson album, or some of the more curdled bits of faux-classicism you get from wakeman or elp or whoever in prog—or say like some of the more zappaesque bits of cathedral's records. i assume it often has a parodic intent; one of the reviews of hail spirit noir i read said 'theatrical', maybe not in reference to what i have in mind, but probably in the same territory. say, the xylophone in the first track—an instrument it's hard not to associate with puppet shows, children's music, etc.

some pretty dirrty guitar work going on tho.

Oh, yeah, that makes sense. When I've seen "carnival music" it's usually being applied to Dimmu Borgir's keyboards and such, as a pejorative (I assume). I like your unpacking of it more.

Or maybe I'm thinking of "calliope music."

well, it might be a little pejorative in my case, but i just find that whole feel kind of distasteful.

my dictionary sez 'calliope: a keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, used chiefly on showboats and in traveling fairs', so.

based on all of the above, going to listen to Hail Spirit Noir right fucking now

ok yeeeeeeah B-D

I'm just going to leave this here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9unWRsD2QQM

Skull Fist RULES.

I like how HSN are able to use black metal while keeping a controlled distance from it. The baseline feel is a lot closer to dark prog-rock like KC or Balletto di Bronzo, black metal being just part of the progressive cobweb.

On Facebook one of the HSN members, the keyboardist, last month linked to The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble's Reflections, saying it was one of his favorites and an influence on the band. Apparently HSN's prior album was dedicated to the Greek composer who wrote Reflections' music. Anyway I'd not heard of NYRRE, but after listening to their "classical baroque rock" I can sort of see the connections -- lots of grand, sweeping but weirdly jolting music akin to Chicago, The Strawbs, even Renaissance. For my fellow uninitiated:
http://youtu.be/Tyj8nFoWNBM

I will witness Eyehategod, Graves at Sea and Stoneburner this evening in Oakland.. My god friends AUGURS are opening, stoked for them. Lycus was suppose to play too but dropped off the last minute. A long night of super heaviness with punk as fuck ethos..

A good gig.. Graves at Sea was amazing, glad I finally got to witness that. And Eyehategod was great, even with the new drummer. and they seemed pretty stoked to be in Oakland.

Looks like there'll be a new Ufomammut record this year. For which I'm stoked. Sean, I like that Augurs EP. Reminds me really strongly of something from the 90s that I just can't place. The slower side of AcMe or Cavity or Union Of Uranus or one of those bands... Too numbed by

word!!

I just got a couple goodies from Malleus Labs in the mail yesterday, patch and shirt from the Magickal Mastery tour. They're supposed to finally play in the U.S. this year, but I didn't expect a new album! What's your source?

I got tickets for the Graveyard show at House of Blues Apr 26. It'll be my third time seeing them, and they are indeed not to be missed.

Grammys last night from a metal perspective

My oppressed metal Facebook contingency is collectively complaining that they neglected to eulogize Jeff Hanneman. A smaller number of people were angry about the omission of Clive Burr.

Black Sabbath winning the metal Grammy was unsurprising.

People seem very torn about the Metallica performance: Some say it sucked, some say it really sucked, a minority liked it (I am in the minority).

And we need some pix to make fun of...

http://metalinjection.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Slipknot-Crown-Grammys.jpg

Wow, do the KSE guys look like douchebags...

http://metalinjection.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Killswitch-Engage-at-the-Grammys-2014.jpg

For professional reasons, I'm obviously disappointed that neither Killswitch Engage nor Dream Theater won (especially since I'd spent time on Saturday preparing news stories for each band just in case), but a) if you're gonna lose a Grammy, at least lose it to the band that invented your genre; b) Sabbath's win was honest, given that it was for a new song, rather than a live version of a 30-year-old song or something like that.

Is that Rockzo the Clown from Metalocalypse?

Looks like there'll be a new Ufomammut record this year.

Don't see any info on an album on the Ufomammut site. What do you know that we don't?? BTW this is the shirt I got:

http://images.cdn.bigcartel.com/bigcartel/product_images/126329361/max_h-1000+max_w-1000/Layout_Men.jpg

That shirt is sweet.

So this amused me: Metal Albums with Googly Eyes

My personal favorite:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/93a026f49deed23ae1cc57c726099c48/tumblr_n01kypJRnm1trrkjfo1_1280.jpg

Fastnbulbous - There's lots of "we're gearing up to make a record" talk on the Ufomammut social media machine. I don't think it's at the announcement stage but I'd guess by the end of the year there'll be new music released.

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM Reveal Details On New Recordings

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Following the November release of their BBC Session 2011 Anno Domini two-track live 12" via Southern Lord, new recordings from WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have been confirmed for a 2014 release. Following several months of anticipation, the Cascadian black metal clan comprised of brothers Aaron and Nathan Weaver now humbly unveil their impending full-length release, Celestite.

Taking a different approach than their previous LPs, Celestite is a completely newly envisioned, parallel-universe version of Celestial Lineage, the beautifully blackened fourth studio full-length epic WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM released via Southern Lord in 2011. Celestite arises with a whole new, ethereal approach. There are no drums and no vocals. Rather, deep, heavy crystalline synthesizer journeying, Eno-inspired analog processing and arcane acoustic instrumentation expand upon dimensions folded within the universe of Celestial Lineage.

The Weavers tell us: "To make Celestite, we delved into the subterranean sonics that are buried in the mix of Celestial Lineage. We isolated them, processed them and took this unearthed soundscape as our starting point. Upon this base we recorded an entirely new album. Some melodies from Celestial Lineage are recognizable, but these familiar sounds appear as ghosts, barely tethered to the original compositions. This new album is an unorthodox foray; a fully instrumental, experimental companion record to Celestial Lineage. We left some work undone with Celestial Lineage. The recording of that album in the Winter of 2011 was a monumental project for us personally, and the creative fire from those recording sessions was still burning. This recording process was an opportunity to journey into our own inner universe to complete that which needed to be completed."

Paired once again with producer Randall Dunn (Earth, Sunn O))), Master Musicians Of Bukkake), Celestite came to fruition at Avast Studios and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM's own Olympia-based studio Owl Lodge. While cloistered during the recording sessions they made use of a mammoth arsenal of crumbling vintage equipment including a Serge Modular System, Korg Poly6, Korg MS20, Korg Mono/Poly, Roland Juno 106, Roland Jupiter 6, Roland Super jx10, Jomox Airbase 99, Access Virus and more. The album also features a guest wind ensemble including friends Josiah Boothby on French Horn, Steve Moore (Earth, Sunn O))), Stebmo) on Trombone, and both Mara Winter and Veronica Dye on flute.

The upcoming release of Celestite is doubly exciting for WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM as it will mark another new venture for the duo; the inaugural release on their own new label, Diadem Records. The band states, "Diadem Records is the imprint we created to release Celestite and future albums. Most importantly for us, working on this album has revealed a whole new vein of creative energy for WITTR. Now that the long trip of creating this album is finished, our appetite is whetted for future projects, thus we feel it necessary to pre-empt the inevitable chatter that will accompany the release of this record. WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM has not permanently abandoned the guitar and drums! We sense that one day -- perhaps sooner, perhaps later -- we will be inspired to return to our stacks of amplifiers and cabinets to create new music."

I don't care if the hipsters like 'em, I do too.

fuckin rad.

i wish i could chant something and make it come out today

looking forward to this

how is two brothers a clan

So basically they're going to do what Burzum did last year?

I've always sort of admired them for making music every bit as boring as spending the day wandering around in a forest.

aren't there bears in the forest

I'm sure you're all in mourning
http://www.musictimes.com/articles/3767/20140128/motley-crue-announce-break-up-extensive-farewell-tour-alice-cooper.htm

Last gig is on the date of Mick Mars 100th birthday I believe.

INDIAN

yeah, that album is pretty immense

Hey, this is worth listening to, a dude I know turning out some pretty great doom. Also, it's $4, so why not.

http://kultofthewizard.bandcamp.com/album/the-blue-wizard

Also hi dudes, hope to be more around this year. Babies.

Not calling you babies, meaning I have one. Sleep deprivation is a hell of a thing.

well, not 2014, but i finally got around to cultes des ghoules' henbane and it is really, really good. that one riff build in the middle of "festival of devotion" is blowing my mind. also enjoying all of the grim cackling.

The new Hammercult, Steelcrusher, is pretty fun. Recommended for anyone who might have wished 3 Inches of Blood tossed in a little more death metal.

new agalloch in may apparently

This is a couple years old, but I just discovered Djerv, who kind of sound to me like what you might get if you swapped the LA shoutiness out of In This Moment and replaced it with Norwegian Kvelertakian stomp. Bracing, but catchy. Or catchy but bracing.

http://rd.io/x/QUPlByJTr1w/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq3FAy-JTAg