NP: all three Hatebeak singles. The sound of an enraged parrot never gets old, I swear.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Friday, 28 August 2009 23:44 (fifteen years ago) link
actually, this is the best gorod review i ever wrote. again with the wine and cheese! they are my muse, apparently, this band.
Gorod – Neurotripsicks (Willowtip – 2005)
Thomas De Quincey once wrote, “Here, perhaps, the reader will exclaim – ‘Avoid, Satanas!’ to me, falsely supposing that I have some design upon his eyes, and wish to blind them with learned dust. But, if he thinks that, he is in the wrong box; I must and will express scholastic phrases; but, having once done this, I am then ready to descend into the arena with no other weapons than plain English can furnish.” Gallic gore-goons Gorod take this to heart. You may think, upon first listening to their epic assault on the ears, Neurotripsicks, that they are trying to confuse your senses with dizzyingly high-tech noodle-grind guitar solos of a sort that would no doubt incite Yngwie to unleash the fucking fury in a highly pressurized cabin if he ever heard them on his in-flight headphones. You may think that 4000 riffs and shifts in tempo per song is a tactic designed to keep you on edge – a little uneasy - and perhaps make you rethink that whole “college is for sheep” philosophy you’ve been working on at mom’s house for the last ten years. And, by the way, that’s not your bong you are filling, that’s the vacuum cleaner. But, no, Like De Quincey, Gorod put on their fancy duds – those prog-level displays of nimbleness that are every guitar-store cowboy’s dream – only to share simpler reveries in a plain English that anyone can understand. For instance: “Gutted/Minced/Mashed/Soiled/We stay horrified/We must find him/GOROD can release us/Damned as spectrums/Gorod open its stone door/To pillar Neurotripsicks/Easy to smell/Pig’s bloated face/Zero tolerance for uncunt creatures/Pig’s bloated face/Pityless under sauvagery.” An entire worldview as easy as you please. See, the Gorod is the ancient enemy of the Neurotripsick, and…but that’s not important. What IS important is that France is second to no nation when it comes to screwed-up grindcore. And they have 30 hour work-weeks, national health-care, and free wine and cheese for all citizens. So fuck you, Dubya!
― scott seward, Friday, 28 August 2009 23:50 (fifteen years ago) link
haha was that gorod review in decibel? i think i read that and didnt realize it was u
― crutie can't fail (roxymuzak), Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:38 (fifteen years ago) link
As long as we're discussing cheese, here's a preview I wrote a few months back:
Lacuna Coil, Kill Hannah, Seventh Void, Dommin[ASIAGO METAL] It’s funny how Europeans ingest music so differently from Americans. Italian symphonic nu-metal act Lacuna Coil overproduces grinding pop hooks as a vehicle for hot babe/siren Cristina Scabbia. Her wild hair and outfits (and bust) are far more alluring than any of the songs. The backing band dress in what I refer to as “Tatooine metal” garb—they look like a band of Jabba’s henchmen that wandered off the set of the Sarlacc pit during a sandstorm. Apparently this much pomp and pap sells out big rooms to kids overseas. I guess when you’ve tried every kind of cheese there is, you end up with a broader palate. NATHAN CARSON.
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
NATHAN CARSON!
― crutie can't fail (roxymuzak), Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
And as for "Adventure Metal", have y'all heard of the Metal Shakespeare Company (formerly Dagger of the Mind)? It's "bardcore"--power metal with mostly Shakespearian lyrics. They're based in Portland, but they do have some roots in New Mexico so I'm guessing they went to high school with Scale the Summit.
It's a really fun show: myspace.com/bardcore
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:49 (fifteen years ago) link
xp - Roxy that's just how those pieces run in the paper.
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link
I know this, it just provided me with a brief flicker of mirth!
― crutie can't fail (roxymuzak), Saturday, 29 August 2009 01:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Anything I can do to bright your day. NATHAN CARSON
― Nate Carson, Saturday, 29 August 2009 02:11 (fifteen years ago) link
brighten NATHAN CARSON
haw, you should sign all your posts like that in a similar fashion to classic ilx poster "Old Fart!!!!"
― crutie can't fail (roxymuzak), Saturday, 29 August 2009 02:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Lacuna Coil have some phenomenal songs, they just seem to have ditched those in favor of nu-metal the last few years.
― If you think drum machines have no soul, you've never met my wife (J3ff T.), Saturday, 29 August 2009 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link
The new L Coil is horrendous. I mean, wasn't Linda Perry around? Or was this her fault?
― i, grey, Saturday, 29 August 2009 04:13 (fifteen years ago) link
As for Italian Surm und Drang metal, why doesn't Novembre get any love here?
― i, grey, Saturday, 29 August 2009 04:14 (fifteen years ago) link
fuck Adventure Metal, I want Ducktales Metal
― crappy, use her name (latebloomer), Sunday, 30 August 2009 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link
as in Uncle Scrooge & co.
― crappy, use her name (latebloomer), Sunday, 30 August 2009 03:42 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a noise dude from NJ works under the name "duck tails"
not metal though
― HURL CROCKERY AT THE MOSQUE (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 30 August 2009 08:10 (fifteen years ago) link
not noise, even. i dunno what you call it. and its ducktails. nevermind.
gonna listen to black witchery in a minute.
― HURL CROCKERY AT THE MOSQUE (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Sunday, 30 August 2009 08:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Holy crap, the Grind Madness at the BBC box set that Earache is putting out is CRAZY. Prime Napalm Death, Carcass, Bolt Thrower... good stuff.
― Defender Of The Girly Metal Faith (J3ff T.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
That looks like a really interesting comp. Is it the complete Earache Peel Sessions?
― A. Begrand, Sunday, 30 August 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
"Earache has obtained the rights from the BBC to release these groundbreaking radio sessions in their entirety for the first time." I would assume that that's a yes?
― Defender Of The Girly Metal Faith (J3ff T.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Nice, I'll have to hunt that down.
― A. Begrand, Sunday, 30 August 2009 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I am anxiously awaiting my copy. Complete track listing (from myspace.com/grindmadness):
DISC 11. Napalm Death - The Kill2. Napalm Death - Prison Without Walls3. Napalm Death - Dead4. Napalm Death - Deceiver5. Napalm Death - Lucid Fairytale6. Napalm Death - In Extremis7. Napalm Death - Blind To The Truth8. Napalm Death - Negative Approach9. Napalm Death - Common Enemy10. Napalm Death - Obstinate Direction11. Napalm Death - Life?12. Napalm Death - You Suffer Pt.213. Napalm Death - Multi National Co-Operations14. Napalm Death - Instinct Of Survival15. Napalm Death - Stigmatised16. Napalm Death - Parasites17. Napalm Death - Moral Crusade18. Napalm Death - Worlds Apart19. Napalm Death - MAD20. Napalm Death - Divine Death21. Napalm Death - CS22. Napalm Death - Control23. Napalm Death - Walls24. Napalm Death - Raging In Hell25. Napalm Death - Conform Or Die26. Napalm Death - SOB27. Napalm Death - Unchallenged Hate28. Napalm Death - Mentally Murdered29. Napalm Death - From Enslavement To Obliteration30. Napalm Death - Suffer The Children31. Napalm Death - Retreat To Nowhere32. Napalm Death - Scum33. Napalm Death - Deceiver34. Napalm Death - Social Sterility35. Extreme Noise Terror - False Profit36. Extreme Noise Terror - Another Nail In The Coffin37. Extreme Noise Terror - Use Your Mind38. Extreme Noise Terror - Carry On Screaming39. Extreme Noise Terror - Human Error40. Extreme Noise Terror - Conned Through Life41. Extreme Noise Terror - Only In It For The Music Part 242. Extreme Noise Terror - Take The Strain43. Extreme Noise Terror - Murder44. Extreme Noise Terror - No Threat45. Extreme Noise Terror - Show Us You Care46. Extreme Noise Terror - Propaganda47. Extreme Noise Terror - System Enslavement48. Extreme Noise Terror - Only In It For The Music Part 349. Extreme Noise Terror - Work For Never50. Extreme Noise Terror - Subliminal Music (Mind Control)51. Extreme Noise Terror - People Not Profit52. Extreme Noise Terror - Punk Fact Or Faction53. Extreme Noise Terror - I Am A Bloody Fool54. Extreme Noise Terror - In It For Life55. Extreme Noise Terror - Deceived56. Extreme Noise Terror - Shock Treatment
DISC 257. Carcass - Crepitating Bowel Erosion58. Carcass - Slash Dementia59. Carcass - Cadaveric Incubator Of Endo Parasites60. Carcass - Reek Of Putrefaction61. Carcass - Empathological Necroticism62. Carcass - Foeticide63. Carcass - Fermenting Innards64. Carcass - Exhume To Consume65. Bolt Thrower - Forgotten Existence66. Bolt Thrower - Attack In The Aftermath67. Bolt Thrower - Psychological Warfare68. Bolt Thrower - In Battle There Is No Law69. Bolt Thrower - Drowned In Torment70. Bolt Thrower - Eternal War71. Bolt Thrower - Realm Of Chaos72. Bolt Thrower - Domination73. Bolt Thrower - Destructive Infinity74. Bolt Thrower - Warmaster75. Bolt Thrower - After Life76. Bolt Thrower - Lost Souls Domain
DISC 377. Godflesh - Tiny Tears78. Godflesh - Wound (Not Wound)79. Godflesh - Pulp80. Godflesh - Like Rats81. Unseen Terror - Incompatible82. Unseen Terror - Burned Beyond Recognition83. Unseen Terror - Oblivion Descends84. Unseen Terror - Divisions85. Unseen Terror - Voice Your Opinion86. Unseen Terror - Strong Enough To Change87. Unseen Terror - Odie's Revenge88. Unseen Terror - It's My Life89. Heresy - Flowers (In Concrete)90. Heresy - Belief91. Heresy - Network Of Friends92. Heresy - Sick Of Stupidity93. Heresy - Too Slow To Judge94. Heresy - A Sense Of Freedom95. Heresy - Consume96. Heresy - Face Up To It97. Heresy - Into The Grey98. Heresy - When Unity Becomes Solidarity99. Heresy - The Street Enters The House100. Heresy - Cornered Rat101. Heresy - Open Up102. Heresy - Everyday Madness Everyday103. Heresy - Break The Connection104. Heresy - Ghettoised105. Heresy - Network Ends106. Heresy - Release107. Heresy - Genocide108. Intense Degree - Hangin' On109. Intense Degree - Vagrants110. Intense Degree - Skate-Bored111. Intense Degree - Intense Degree112. Intense Degree - All The Guys113. Intense Degree - Daydreams114. Intense Degree - Take No Chances115. Intense Degree - Future Shock116. Intense Degree - Politician117. Intense Degree - Allegiance118. Intense Degree - Bursting
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Sunday, 30 August 2009 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
each cd lasts for 5 mins?
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Sunday, 30 August 2009 22:00 (fifteen years ago) link
5 AWESOME minutes.
― EZ Snappin, Sunday, 30 August 2009 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Just finished the Napalm Death and Extreme Noise Terror disc, and it's pretty cool. I can see how this stuff was totally mind blowing back when it first emerged from the sewers.
― Defender Of The Girly Metal Faith (J3ff T.), Sunday, 30 August 2009 23:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Mustis (keyboards; real name: Øyvind Mustaparta) and ICS Vortex (clean vocals, bass; real name: Simen Hestnæs) are no longer members of the Norwegian symphonic black metal band DIMMU BORGIR, according to a posting on Mustis' MySpace page...it should be rather telling that Mustis has set the "mood indicator" on his MySpace page to "betrayed."
Priceless.
― A. Begrand, Monday, 31 August 2009 03:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Rough mix of the new Ludicra is mind-blowingly awesome. Time to recognize this is the best USBM period.
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 01:58 (fifteen years ago) link
So the new Gates of Slumber album is awfully impressive.
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 09:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Are the vocals better? I like the music...
― Nate Carson, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 20:53 (fifteen years ago) link
wonder how much extortionate prices above will charge for the vinyl. Probably a diehard version with a shitty patch that's 10 quid more expensive than the standard version (which will prob still be £20 + postage)
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 1 September 2009 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the vocals are a fair bit stronger than on Conqueror.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 2 September 2009 00:09 (fifteen years ago) link
The new Megadeth album is really quite shockingly good.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Wednesday, 2 September 2009 00:12 (fifteen years ago) link
It leaked last night, too. I really, really like "Headcrusher".
Meanwhile, that Black Anvil album knocks me out. I don't know what it is with all these Hellhammer/early Celtic frost rip-offs these days, but I'm enjoying it while it lasts.
― A. Begrand, Wednesday, 2 September 2009 00:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Mastodon are scoring the Jonah Hex film! Sweet.
― Defender Of The Girly Metal Faith (J3ff T.), Thursday, 3 September 2009 15:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Why is everyone flipping out over this? What on earth is Jonah Hex?
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 3 September 2009 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
The comic character, Jonah Hex? Oh awesome. I didn't even know there was a movie.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 3 September 2009 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Directed by Horton Hears A Who guy though is kind of not-so-awesome.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 3 September 2009 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Got the new Portal today! All writing assignments immediately postponed 40 minutes so I can spin this sucker post-haste.
So far so great, too. Gotta love these furniture-wearing freakazoids.
― A. Begrand, Thursday, 3 September 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm getting the new Om atm so I will be busy with that.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 3 September 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
One of the albums of the year for surehttp://2.bp.blogspot.com/_JdRrimczveM/SqAbd3WwQEI/AAAAAAAAAJU/rRbkugidBfY/s400/orthodox_sentencia.jpg
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 3 September 2009 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Mind you these 2 might be pushing ithttp://shop.relapse.com/dbimages/sleeves/7053_cd.jpg
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― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 4 September 2009 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Nice Bloody Panda review on popmatters Adrien!
― Nate Carson, Friday, 4 September 2009 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
man guys this isn't a new record but i just put on genghis tron's board up the house for the first time in like a year and its fucking awesome
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Friday, 4 September 2009 05:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Thanks, Nate! Summon's a real grower.
― A. Begrand, Friday, 4 September 2009 07:00 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, pfunk, I'll bite: what's that first cover?
I'm listening to the new Orthodox now. I loved Gran Poder but was bored by Amanecer en Puerta Oscura, so I guess my expectations are low. Although it's having some weird Spanish effect on me, because I swear I just looked out my window and for a moment the sight of a construction crane next to the turret of Harvard's Memorial Hall threw me back to looking at the perpetual construction of Sagrada Familia on the skyline of Barcelona.
― glenn mcdonald, Friday, 4 September 2009 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link
It's Orthodox, Baroness and Om.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 4 September 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Listened to the new Orthodox last night. It's amazing. They get better every album; Gran Poder bored the shit out of me, but Amanecer showed big improvement, and the new one isn't even a metal record. The first track sounds like an ultra-creepy alternate soundtrack to Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia.
The new Om is no more or less dull than their previous records. Flutes are not metal. Handclaps are not metal.
The new Baroness is awesome. I was getting annoyed with the stream, so I'm glad it leaked today; now I can walk around with it.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Friday, 4 September 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm singularly unimpressed with Om but Baroness is a corker. Looking forward to Orthodox.
So, I've finally heard Slayer - Oh yes!
I hope they don't clean it up too much . . .
― Doran, Friday, 4 September 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Now playing: Jodis, Secret House. A new group featuring Aaron Turner of Isis on vocals and guitar, with bass and drums from James Plotkin and Tim Wyskida of Khanate. Very spacious, moody, somewhat psychedelic (super-reverbed vocals), not very metal at all. I like it a lot so far. Coming on Hydra Head in October.
― neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Friday, 4 September 2009 18:45 (fifteen years ago) link