Archive for July, 2011

Album of the day: Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Blood Lust

Posted on Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Chybucca Sounds: Doom glorious doom: A sub-genre of metal that has continued to evolve, since its humble beginnings in the industrial heartland of late-60s Aston.

In fact, the doom dynasty has not only evolved, but it has diversified too; as ‘death doom’ and ‘sludge’ has moved the genre further away from its traditional bluesy roots – ‘stoner doom’ to you and I. Nestled in a small corner of Britain – The Acid Coven to be precise – is a mysterious trio, who haven’t forgot about the paranoid darkness of Sabbath; or the black magic that engulfs Tony Iommi’s spellbinding jams.

Christened Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, Blood Lust bludgeons the listener in a slow, hallucinatory fashion, while maintaining its recognisable heaviness – ‘cosmic doom’ for want of a better description. In a typically cryptic manner, ‘I’ll Cut You Down’ opens with sinister thoughts, before bursting into a constant, plodding riff, as one half of the Deadbeats sinks into a satanic ritual; announcing that she ‘wants you’ and ‘needs you’ before she ‘cuts you down’.

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Bassist Scott Reeder To Replace Nick Olivery At Four Kyuss Lives! Shows (Blabbermouth)

Posted on Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Bassist Scott Reeder (Goatsnake, The Obsessed, Kyuss) will fill in for Nick Oliveri at the following Kyuss Lives! shows: Aug. 02 – Lokerse Feesten – Lokeren, Belgium Aug. 03 – FZW – Dortmund, Germany Aug. 04 – Stadtpark – Hamburg, Germany Aug. 05 – Wacken Open Air – Wacken, Germany ...read more

Album of the day: Admiral Browning – Battle Stations

Posted on Saturday, July 30th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Metal Review: Admiral Browning is a fantastic three-piece instrumental group from Maryland, and their third self-released album Battle Stations proves that instrumental metal doesn’t have to be overtly cerebral or monotonous. This trio is also a band with a lot of heart, and the album contains a ...read more

Hellfest To Stream Terrorizer Tent Performances: Pro-Shot Footage of Entire Melvins Show Available

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011

Hellfest have announced that they will be streaming a series of performances from this year’s Terrorizer tent! Starting today, pro-shot footage of Melvins June 17, 2011 concert at Hellfest can be viewed below. Every Friday you can check back to see performances from across the weekend. Continue reading: HELLFEST TO ...read more

Album of the day: Sungrazer – Mirador

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Doommantia: After releasing their impressive self titled début a year ago, Sungrazer return with Mirador, an album packed full of fuzzed out riffs, cosmic bass lines and soothing vocals. If your unaware of Sungrazer, imagine Kyuss mixed with Hawkwind via Jimi Hendrix and your only just scratching ...read more

Swamp Witch: New Track Posted On Soundcloud

Posted on Friday, July 29th, 2011

A new track by San Jose’s Swamp Witch, titled ‘Gnosis’ has been released on their SoundCloud page. Another track, titled ‘Novem’ was posted earlier. “For those of you who have experienced one of Swamp Witch’s live excursions, you probably have a good idea of the brutal, droning heaviness that typifies ...read more

9 Chambers Featuring Ex-Monster Magnet Guitarist Ed Mundell: Debut Album Release Date Announced (Blabbermouth)

Posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2011

9 Chambers, the new band featuring producer / singer / guitarist Greg Hampton, ex-Monster Magnet guitarist Ed Mundell and current Gov’t Mule bassist Jorgen Carlsson, will release its self-titled debut album on September 27 via Samson Records  / E1 Entertainment. 9 Chambers‘s official web site has been launched featuring audio ...read more

Falls of Rauros : The Light that Dwells in Rotten Wood Full Album Stream Via BrooklynVegan

Posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2011

The Light that Dwells in Rotten Wood, the latest album from Falls of Rauros , is available for streaming in its entirety at BrooklynVegan. Falls of Rauros’ set unfolded over a series of long, gorgeously-crafted atmospheric black metal compositions. Their sprawling odes to the wilderness and man’s primal past recalled the ...read more

Album of the day: Aelter II – Follow You Beloved (LP)

Posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Inarguable: The Wolvserpent crew has always been a source of intrigue. As you all know by now, I’m a big fan of the duo of Blake Green and Brittany McConnell’s dark, “backwoods”-like doom, with their latest offering Blood Seed working its way onto my Top 10 ...read more

Kink X-Rated Roadburn Radio: 8pm to 11pm CET (Get Ready For The Broadcast of LongDistanceCalling’s Performance at Roadburn 2010)

Posted on Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Here is our playlist for this week’s Roadburn Radio on Kink X-Rated. Tune in from 8pm to 11pm CET (2pm EST / 11am PST) and listen to the latest sounds from the underground and the bands that inspire us as we work on next year’s Roadburn festival. And get ready ...read more