Archive for September, 2011

Album of the day: The Atlas Moth – An Ache For the Distance

Posted on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Metal Army America: For the fourth year in a row The Atlas Moth has put out something new that confounds and astounds me. Doom, psychedelia and in general other mind-bending material comes into play when these guys strap it on. They don’t make music for mainstream consumption, but they do have a knack for writing songs that worm their way into your ear, lay eggs and spawn some interesting feelings.

The main thing I think about when I hear their music is authenticity. Nothing is forced, but everything is deliberate and in its place like a road map. On the haunting An Ache For the Distance the band continues to mine these ideals and break some new ground in the process.

‘Coffin Varnish’ starts off the proceedings and the track encompasses everything the band excels at. Heavy as heavy can be, trippy yet brooding the song just drips with the residue of dementia. The laconic drone of the guitars transports your mind to somewhere else and you don’t need any “medicine” to make that happen. The track is just a hint of what is to come on the rest of the album.

‘Perpetual Generations’ is like a lost Neurosis song, deep and muddy. The band is led by guitarist / vocalist Stavros Giannopolus, armed with a three guitar assault and multi-layered vocal attack really sucks the listener in to their world.

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Transylvanian Hungerrr: Wolves In The Throne Room – The New Live Catharsis (by Stefan Raduta)

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Wolves In The Throne Room Album review, the new live catharsis, and an old interview resurfaced… Wolves In The Throne Room just played shows last week in New York City, one at the great Bell House in Brooklyn on the 12th and the second on the 14th at a favorite ...read more

Rwake: Rest Full Album Stream At Bandcamp

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Arkansas’ backwoods doomsayers Rwake awaken from their slumber and unleash their long-awaited new album Rest. Their first new material in over 4 years, Rest is less a set of songs than a perpetually evolving, deeply emotional set of missives heralding the end of times. Rest is nothing short of epic, ...read more

Album of the day: Elder – Dead Roots Stirring

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Doommantia: I must confess I am lost for words to describe this masterpiece from Elder. Some bands match expectations with new releases, some disappoint but Elder have exceeded all possible expectations with Dead Roots Stirring. I can’t honestly say this is ‘album of the year’ as it ...read more

Norway’s Devil Confirmed For Roadburn Festival 2012

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

We’re very pleased to report that occult rockers Devil have been confirmed for the Saturday Roadburn date, Saturday, 14 April, 2012 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. Founded in 2009, Norway’s Devil are a return to the heyday of proto-metal. With a stripped down, vintage, melodic sound that recalls ...read more

Wolves In The Throne Room: Full Album Stream at Vpro 3voor12

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Celestial Lineage, the latest album from Woves In The Throne Room, is available for streaming in its entirety at Vpro 3voor12, which is the leading cultural media network in the Netherlands.

Falloch: Full Album Stream At AOL Music

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

AOL Music is currently streaming the soon-to-be-unleashed Where Distant Spirits Remain debut from Scottish duo, Falloch, in its entirety. Set for release in North America via Candlelight Records on September 27, the record was produced by Ronan Chris Murphy (Ulver, King Crimson) and offers up six tracks of atmospheric, post-black ...read more

Glorior Belli: Full Album Stream Courtesy Of Decibelmagazine.com

Posted on Tuesday, September 20th, 2011

Beginning today, Decibelmagazine.com will stream Glorior Belli’s upcoming new full-length, The Great Southern Darkness, in its entirety! The stream will run for one week (September 19 – September 26) before its official North American release through Metal Blade Records on September 27, 2011. Check the record out in full at ...read more

Album of the day: Amebix – Sonic Mass

Posted on Monday, September 19th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Metal as Fuck: Amebix is a name that you’ll have come up against more than once if you’re a long-in-the-tooth fan of heavy music. Theband’s squalid, uncomfortable mix of anarcho-crust lyrical drive and sludgy death metal sonic dynamics has proved a fertile template for more than one ...read more

Monday Song: Danava – Live at Mississippi studios

Posted on Monday, September 19th, 2011

Every Monday morning we’ll post a kick-ass song to get your week going. Portland metal mad men slay the crowd at a free show at Mississippi studios. Apologies for the weak audio on the vocals. I was 5 feet from the guys and the PA speakers were slightly behind me.