Archive for December, 2011

Hour of 13 Premieres New Track Lucky Bones

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

North Carolina doom metallers Hour of 13 have a released a brand new track from their forthcoming new album. Listen to Lucky Bones below.

The new track and album mark the return of vocalist Phil Swanson, who sang on the band’s previous two albums, 2007′s self-titled Hour of 13 and 2010′s The Ritualist.

Hour of 13‘s as-yet-untitled new album was recorded at Epiphonic Studios in Lenoir, North Carolina, and is due to be released in 2012 on Earache Records.

Tags: doom, Earache Records, HOUR OF 13, Phil Swanson, The Ritualist
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Album of the day: Totimoshi – Avenger

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

As we move towards the end of 2011, here’s a worthy record that we overlooked the first time around earlier this year. Lovingly pinched from The Obelisk: As they approach 15 years of existence in 2012, hard-touring Los Angeles trio Totimoshi return to the heavy crunch of their earlier albums ...read more

The Sleeping Shaman: An Interview With Dave W From Psychedelic Warlords White Hills

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Lee Edwards of  The Sleeping Shaman recently conducted an interview with Dave W from Psychedelic Warlords White Hills. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. LE: You’re currently working on your new album, can you tell us a little bit about this, where it’s being recorded, who’s engineering ...read more

Radio Moscow’s Parker Griggs Premieres New Instrumental Freak Out via ReverbNation

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Radio Moscow‘s Parker Griggs will release a limited edition, Volcom Records split with Earthless soon. In anticipation, he is premiering a new track from the record; an instrumental freakout titled, Magical Dirt. Listen to Magical Dirt, recorded at Rancho de la Luna, below.

Nachtmystium: New Album In The Works; Nachtmystium / Murmur Split 7″ EP Officially Released via Inferna Profundus Records

Posted on Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Nachtmystium are working on a new album, according to Blake Judd: “The new Nachtmystium is coming together nicely. Jamming Sanford Parker’s offerings for the song pool currently. And who said an engineer couldn’t write a song? My shit’s coming together nicely, lyrics and music-wise. Drew and Charlie are masters of ...read more

Roadburn 2012: The Afterburner (Tickets Still Available)

Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Tickets for the traditional Afterburner event are still available! Get your tickets HERE | 32,50 euro (+ service fees) Once again, the Roadburn Afterburner scheduled on Sunday, April 15th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland, will be a full-on festival day with bands playing on the Main Stage and ...read more

Album of the day: The Devil’s Blood – The Thousandfold Epicenter

Posted on Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Blistering.com: Rare when a band actually tweaks us out while listening to them. Meaning, nothing prompts Blistering to feel uneasy or uncomfortable during an album spin, being that no amount of devil-humping, gore and guts, or lurid allegory will cause us to lose any sleep, but there’s ...read more

Album of the day: Cormorant – Dwellings

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from About.com: Heavy Metal: Cormorant have made claim to being one of the top independent metal bands in the world with a bold sophomore record, Dwellings. Not being backed by a major label has allowed Cormorant to stake their own unorthodox sound without interference. Metazoa was a remarkable ...read more

Download Self-Titled’s Nobody’s Winter Mix Featuring Rare Psych Records

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Download Self-Titled‘s Nobody’s Winter Mix featuring rare psych records (King Crimson, Vashti Bunyan and more) below.

Black Sun Premiere New Track Via Youtube

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

Glasgow’s tribal doomers Black Sun preview a new track Suicide Rex via YouTube which you can check out below.