Archive for August, 2012

Album of the day: Ramesses – Possessed by the Rise of Magik (Justin Broadrick Mix)

Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Beard Rock: Ramesses, for me, offer the most interesting take on doom by a good furlong, and they’ve now called on the esteemed Justin Broadrick to remix their drugged occult opus Possesed by the Rise of Magik. It’s included on a special limited-edition double vinyl edition of the album. Having already pinned full marks on this creation last year, I was keen to see how Broadrick‘s vision changed the experience.

Where the original mix roars and screams, sometimes overwhelmed by a kind of untethered cacophony, this has a more intimate, sinister atmosphere akin to a candlelit performance in the Paris catacombs (Ramesses surrounded by skull-studded walls of death nougat, oh fucking yes). The drums, while not dominant, are much more prominent and given room to breathe, as are the vocals. When Ramesses hit a lead break, the guitar tracks are usually pushing the red, and you get a ripped, rotten canopy of noise that is very much part of their distinctive sound. Broadrick has a more focused take on Invisible Ritual‘s lysergic soup…the white noise is dimmed, but the poltergeist is still there.

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Album of the day: Gypsyhawk – Revelry & Resilience

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from About.com: Heavy Metal: Before jumping into Gypsyhawk and their terrific Revelry & Resilience, some info should be shared. Gypsyhawk is a classic four piece band. It’s also a band built with the DNA of the city it calls home, Pasadena, CA. Pasadena is a city built on ...read more

Neige Announced As Artist in Residence For Roadburn Festival 2013; Performing with Lantlôs, Les Discrets and Alcest

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

France’s Neige will be Artist in Residence at Roadburn Festival 2013, set for April 18 – 21 at the 013 venue in Tilburg, Holland. French black metal has always been conceptually diverse, a leading force in pushing the boundaries of the genre. Whether it’s the experimental, nihilistic, buzzing approach of ...read more

Asphyx To Play Their Slowest Death Doom at Roadburn Festival 2013

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

We’re extremely pleased to announce that Asphyx will be playing a special set of their slowest death / doom (only throwing in a couple buzzing, diabolical tracks for good measure) at the Roadburn Festival 2013 on Saturday, April 20th at Het Patronaat in Tilburg, Holland. Formed back in 1987, The ...read more

A Forest of Stars to Play A Shadowplay for Yesterdays In Its Entirety at Roadburn Festival 2013

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

We are proud to announce that The British Empire’s Gentlemen’s Club of A Forest of Stars have been confirmed for Roadburn Festival 2013 on Saturday, April 20th at Het Patronaat in Tilburg, Holland. Esoteric by accident and occidentally occult through lack of foresight, A Forest of Stars are a shabby ...read more

Mourning Beloveth To Play The Sullen Sulcus In Its Entirety at Roadburn 2013

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

We are excited to announce that Mourning Beloveth, Ireland’s purveyors of death and doom for over 20 years, will be playing their classic second album, The Sullen Sulcus, in its entirety for the first time ever at Roadburn Festival 2013 on Thursday, April 18th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, ...read more

Black Bombaim Adds Portuguese Spice to Psychedelic Roadburn 2013 Stew

Posted on Thursday, August 30th, 2012

Looking for psych-spiced space jams? In search of a little something to expand your mind? Brothers and sisters, we are pleased to announce that Portugal’s Black Bombaim will be bringing their largely instrumental and experimental heaviness to Roadburn Festival 2013 on Thursday, April 18th at the 013 venue in Tilburg, ...read more

Album of the day: Xibalba – Hasta La Muerte

Posted on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from The Sleeping Shaman: The adjective ‘brutal’, like many others (such as ‘monolithic’ and ‘crushing’), has been bandied around far too much for its own good. When a writer uses it to describe the sound of a band we are oft numb to its implications through overexposure. I’m ...read more

Album of the day: Krallice – Years Past Matter

Posted on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

Lovingly pinched from Pitchfork: Don’t be surprised if, at least at first, the latest and best album by New York black metal reconstructers Krallice sounds like a blur. Though Years Past Matter is the band’s shortest record to date, it is also their most relentless and unforgiving, comprising six tracks of impossibly choreographed and ...read more

The Day After The Sabbath Vol 75: Midgarsormr (Swedish Special) Posted Online

Posted on Tuesday, August 28th, 2012

The Day After The Sabbath is a blog specialising in regular compilations of obscure heavy 60s and 70s rock. It’s Rich’ aim to reveal the secret world of bands that were inspired by the early psychedelic, doom and hard rock greats but were too short-lived, un-commercial or just plain unlucky ...read more