Archive for December, 2011

Cathedral: Fan Filmed Video Footage of Farewell Show Posted On Line

Posted on Monday, December 5th, 2011

Fan-filmed video footage of Cathedral‘s farwell show at the HWV Forum, London on Saturday, December 3rd, can be seen below.

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Album of the day: Tim Hecker – Dropped Pianos (LP)

Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Praise for Tim Hecker‘s Dropped Pianos from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Canadian dronescaper and ambient deconstructionist Tim Hecker’s most recent record, Ravedeath 1972, was, as we proclaimed in our review of that record a few lists back, probably our favorite yet, which is all the more notable for belonging to ...read more

Blood Ceremony Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream Posted On Line

Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Please relive Blood Ceremony live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by  Danny Gras (Spacejam / Gomer Pyle). Feel free to post your thoughts or share your memories about the show in the comment box below.

Uzala To Release Debut LP via At War With False Noise / Witch Sermon; Track Availabe For Streaming

Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011

At long last, the blistering debut recording from one of the most-talked about doom bands of the past year is nearly within our grasp! Boise / Portland vintage doom merchants Uzala have aligned themselves with At War With False Noise and Witch Sermon Productions to unleash their monumental debut. The ...read more

Chrome Waves: First Track Available For Streaming

Posted on Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Chrome Waves, formed in the summer of 2010 by current and former members of Nachtmystium, Wolvhammer, Twilight, The Gates of Slumber (Jeff Wilson, Bob Fouts) and The Atlas Moth (Stavros Giannopoulos),  have debuted the first track off their forthcoming debut album on Soundcloud. Listen to Height of Therifles below.

Album of the day: Syven – Aikaintaite

Posted on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Lovingly pinched from The Inarguable: The days have inevitably grown shorter, the sun lazily rising much later in the day, only to retreat before the early evening. The Earth is shedding its vivacious fauna, only to cocoon itself in white, only to emerge anew the next season. The annual cycle ...read more

Aelter: Dusk-Dawn / Follow You Beloved Available for Streaming

Posted on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011

Wolvserpent side project Aelter has a new 2xCD available. Stream Dusk-Dawn / Follow You Beloved in it’s entirety below. Dusk-Dawn / Follow You Beloved by AELTER One of several side-projects to emerge from the Wolvserpent camp, is the solo effort of Wolvserpent guitarist Blake Green. With Aelter, Blake explores a similar ...read more

Earth To Release New Album (Terrorizer)

Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Astral droners Earth will tour the UK , Ireland and the European main land next year and release a new album before they arrive. Recorded in the same sessions as last album Angels Of Darkness, Demons And Light I, the new album (entitled Angels Of Darkness, Demons And Light II) ...read more

Album of the day: Pharaoh Overlord – Out Of Darkness (LP)

Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Praise for Pharaoh Overlord‘s Out Of Darkness from San Francisco’s aQuarius Records: Now on LP, this great PO album. Here’s what we said about the CD version when it came out a few months back, concurrently with Steel Mammoth’s Radiation Funeral. It’s “NWOFHM” in overdrive overload this week, with not ...read more

Chelsea Wolfe: New Song and Video Released.

Posted on Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Sacramento-born, downtown L.A.-based guitarist, singer and electronics sampler, Chelsea Wolfe released a new video last night. ‘Sunstorm’, the Sean Stout-directed video can be seen below. Chelsea Wolfe has been confirmed for Roadburn 2012 on Thursday, April 12th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. Chelsea Wolfe crafts haunting soundtracks for ...read more