Friday, August 7, 2009
Barrit - Smiles Upon The Stroke That Murders Me
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Let's face it, for the most part metalcore sucks. And maybe a couple years back I would have said all of it sucks, but i would have been forgetting bands like Barrit. Barrit would be considered metalcore I suppose, but it's pure greatness. Somehow this band captures a horror movie vibe without being retarded like a psychobilly band. "The Funeral" for instance starts of with a somber ambient panning female choir sample. There is also an unexpected track "barouke"[sic?] that is soft and classical influenced that strangely enhances the overall darkness of the album. To me it's pretty hard for a metalcore band to ever come off evil, but barrit succeeds at times. Definitely one of my favorite albums.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Igor Stravisnky - [1910] - the Firebird
I wanted to put up something a little different than you people are probably into. This shit is heavier than anything else you people could possibly listen to...
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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Touche Amore - To The Beat Of A Dead Horse
"...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse marks a real turning point in the life of the band. By focusing melodic and dissonant guitars on tracks like opener “And Now It’s Happening In Mine,” the band — made up of Tyson White, Clayton Stevens and Nick Steinhardt — craft perfect backdrops for singer Jeremy Bolm’s raw-throated stories of corrupt politicians (“History Reshits Itself”), exhausted nights (“Honest Sleep”) and existential loneliness (“Suckerfish”). Where TOUCHÉ AMORÉ’s demo 7” on No Sleep Records was full of promise, ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse never feels fully realized: the guitars bend and weave but always maintain their drive, the rhythms are frequently off kilter but never off-time and the vocals are screamed at the edge of breaking up but they’re always exciting, pleasing even. This record was completed not compromised.
Featuring guest vocals by THURSDAY’s Geoff Rickly and MODERN LIFE IS WAR’s Jeff Eaton, ...To The Beat Of A Dead Horse was recorded by Alex Estrada at Earth Capital Studios and Mastered by Paul Miner (SUICIDE FILE, NEW FOUND GLORY, UNBROKEN)."
Tracklist:
1. And Now Its Happening in Mine
2. Honest Sleep
3. Cadence
4. Throwing Copper
5. Swimming With Sharks
6. History Reshits Itself (Feat. Geoff Rickly of Thursday/United Nations)
7. Suckerfish
8. Broken Records
9. Nine
10. Always Running, Never Looking Back (Feat. Jeff Eaton of Modern Life Is War)
11. Adieux
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The Brats "The Brats 1980"
The Brats were one of the premier metal punk bands of northern Europe, but you certainly would never know it from the dearth of information on the internetz. Pre-Mercyful Fate members, thick accents, straight forward but aggressively catchy songs make this a forgotten classic! A few tracks appear on KBD ("The Fuel" on KBD #7) and Bloodstains across Denmark (anyone have that?) , but here are all of the best songs on one album. King Diamond sang in the last incarnation of The Brats.
The Brats "The Brats 1980"
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box
Plus-Tech Squeeze Box are an insane band from Japan whose sound is hard to define. It's basically a hyper active mix of rock and electronics carried out in a spazzy manner. That might sound like Polysics, but this is better. Unlike most crazy shit, it is not limited to a gimmick and there is obviously expert talent at work here even if it's disguised by arcade sounds. Shit rules, download both albums. Watch this video too.
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