Archive for July, 2009

High on Fire taps Metallica / Slayer producer for new album

Posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009

High on Fire - Matt Pike

Oakland, California’s High on Fire will begin work on its long-awaited fifth studio album this August. The band will commence pre-production in Los Angeles with producer Greg Fidelman (Metallica, Slayer, Johnny Cash) with the goal of capturing “the ultimate High on Fire experience.” An early 2010 release via E1 Music formerly KOCH Records is expected.

In a February 2009 interview with Swigged!, High on Fire vocalist / guitarist Matt Pike stated about the song writing process for the band’s new album, “We’re getting more intricate in our songwriting and actual playing. Some of it is rudimentary — not as difficult as it seems — but at the same time there is complicated chord work, key changes, and other really cool things. It’s been going good — we’re leaning on the whole Black Sabbath kind of thing.”

Continue reading: BLABBERMOUTH.NET – HIGH ON FIRE Taps METALLICA/SLAYER Producer For New Album.

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The Codex – Vol. 3: Sleeping Village

Posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009

Blistering.com has launched a Stoner Rock / Doom column, called The Codex. The third installment (Vol 3: Sleeping Village) talks about Church of Misery and Cardinal’s Folly amongst others.
We are all truly DOOMED. Or, at least, YOU are, if you happen to be reading this, because you’ve stumbled on to ...read more

Album of the day: Amber Asylum – Bitter River

Posted on Friday, July 31st, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Sonic Frontiers.net: It’s easy to trick yourself into believing there is no beauty left in the world. Most of us lead dreary lives, grinding away the hours behind a desk amidst a sea of cubicles, only to waste what little freedom we have at the end ...read more

Triptykon: Inner sanctum

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Tom Gabriel Fischer: I left Celtic Frost to escape from megalomania, overblown egos, and chronic negativity

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Former Celtic Frost and current Triptykon mainman Tom Gabriel Fischer has posted a new message on his official blog — two excerpts follow below:
“In late 2005, on the eve of the release of Celtic Frost’s “Monotheist” album, Martin Eric Ain suggested that the three of us in Celtic Frost should ...read more

Greymachine’s Justin Broadrick has a warning for his fans

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Matt Debenedictis of  Noisecreep recently conducted an interview with Justin Broadrick. An excerpt from the interview follows below.
If you like the musical-landscape-mixing melodies and heavy drone of Justin Broadrick’s main gig Jesu, he has a warning for you in regard to his newest musical venture Greymachine.
“I am making it ...read more

Pitchfork rates Khanate – Clean Hands Go Foul: 7.6

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Clean Hands Go Foul, the fourth and likely final full-length from late experimental metal outsiders Khanate, deserves a warning label: “Not recommended for those with mild-to-severe mental disturbances,” it could read before countering, “Well, just promise not to hurt anyone, OK?”
Its brittle, monstrous tones shake whatever space they enter. ...read more

Earthless: Cosmic nodding for hours

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

James Knight of Vice Music Blog recently conducted an interview with Earthless.  An excerpt from the chat follows below.
Today we talk to Earthless, who play endless, riffing, stoned-out psyche with just the right amount of rock and roll to keep you gripped no matter how long they noodle on for.
At ...read more

Tom Gabriel Warrior Named As Curator For Roadburn 2010

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Roadburn is very pleased to announce that Tom Gabriel Warrior, founder of the illustrious Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, has agreed to act as the curator for our festival on Friday, April 16th 2010, and host a special event at Roadburn, called Only Death Is Real.
Tom’s duties as curator include personally ...read more

Album of the Day: Ahkmed – Distance

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Lovingly pinched from The Dreaded Press: I’ve been having a difficult time getting a handle on this expansive and fascinating album by Australian bunch Ahkmed and I’ve finally realised why: distance (they insist upon lower case) is not, as the press release and label would have it, a stoner rock ...read more