Archive for December, 2011

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 their craft. It’s going to rule. I’m psyched. 20 days in the studio, starting in February… then we embark back out on the road to SXSW, then Roadburn, then a month in Europe, and then a month or more here in the US I’m sure….”

The Nachtmystium / Murmur split 7″ EP is officially released on Inferna Profundus Records, Lithuania. “Our track is a total return to form, harking back to the writing styles of “Demise” and “Instinct: Decay”, says Blake Judd: “This is a good sneak peak of whats to come on our next full-length.”

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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

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble: Live Track Posted On Line; Live Album Available as Free Download From December 16th On

Posted on Tuesday, December 13th, 2011

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble posted a cut from the upcoming live album, I Forsee the Dark Ahead, If I Stay, on line. Listen to Lobby below. I Forsee the Dark Ahead, If I Stay is the first TKDE live album. It’s a compilation of 9 live tracks recorded during the ...read more

Album of the day: The Book of Knots – Garden of Fainting Stars

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 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: The third installment in New York experimental rockers The Book of Knots’ alleged trilogy of concept albums, Garden of Fainting Stars, released by ...read more

Mars Red Sky Confirmed For Roadburn Festival 2012

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 2011

Followers of the fuzz, rejoice! Mars Red Sky, hailing from Bordeaux, France, have been confirmed for Roadburn Festival 2012. The band’s self-titled debut ranks amongst the very best releases in the current bumper crop of European heavy, jam-based psychedelia. However, Mars Red Sky eschew jamming into oblivion in favour of ...read more

Monday Song: Mars Red Sky – Curse

Posted on Monday, December 12th, 2011

Every Monday morning we’ll post a kick-ass song to get your week going. Mars Red Sky‘s self-titled debut ranks amongst the very best releases in the current bumper crop of European heavy, jam-based psychedelia. However, the band eschew jamming into oblivion in favour of quality songs, underpinned by a massive ...read more

Album of the day: Dirge – Elysian Magnetic Fields

Posted on Sunday, December 11th, 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 Sonic Abuse: It’s Sunday morning. I’m tired and am already on my third review of the day. I was going to pack it in, for ...read more

The Obelisk: The Top 20 of 2011

Posted on Saturday, December 10th, 2011

This list is made up of my personal picks, not the results of the Readers Poll, which is ongoing. It was an impossible task to keep up with everything that came out this year. I’ll say flat out that I didn’t. There are records that I just didn’t get to ...read more

Album of the Day: Can – Tago Mago (40th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on Saturday, December 10th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: Can have long been one of those bands that are more talked about than heard. They were enormously influential on certain kinds of forward-thinking rock artists (their fingerprints are all over Radiohead and the Flaming Lips, not to mention more more recent underground acts like Woods ...read more