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Album of the day: Harvey Milk – S/T

Posted on Monday, February 1st, 2010

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Lovingly pinched from StonerRock.com: I’ve gone over my history with Harvey Milk in greater detail before, but for context’s sake, the condensed version is thus: Once upon a time, I was a no-nothing mainstream metalhead who had grown tired of the crap I listened to. Then I discovered Harvey Milk and it was, more or less, a musical rebirth. I still don’t know a hell of a lot, but thanks to Harvey Milk, I know more than nothing.

I owe the band a debt of gratitude, one that I gladly repay a small portion of every time a new release of theirs hits my desk. Even when the material isn’t a game changer – like the good-but-not-great contribution to their recent split with Wildildlife – it deserves a mention, because, well, it’s Harvey Milk. It may be genius or it may fall short, but it’s still worth a listen.

That said, their s/t (something tells me that’s the actual title and not an abbreviation for “self titled”), also known as The Bob Weston Sessions, also know as “The Debut That Never Was,” is another essential Harvey Milk album. But in this case, the target audience is a little more precise, namely those already on board with the band. Why? Because you've heard it all before.

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Kayo Dot Unveil New Album Details

Posted on Tuesday, January 12th, 2010

After 3 studio albums, Kayo Dot, are back with another, entitled Coyote. It is due to be released on April 6th 2010 by Hydra Head Records. The new album has again, been engineered by Randall Dunn (Sunn O)). Continue reading:  KAYO DOT UNVEIL ALBUM DETAILS!! | Terrorizer.com.
Here’s the PR wire:  ...read more

Album of the day: Keelhaul – Triumphant Return to Obscurity

Posted on Monday, August 31st, 2009

Lovingly pinched from Hellbound: Perhaps because their last release, Subject to Change Without Notice was released six years ago, coupled with the music industry’s short-term memory loss – not really anyone’s fault, as a plethora of albums are released every week – the understated brilliance of the Cleveland, Ohio quartet ...read more

Keelhaul’s Triumphant Return To Obscurity available for streaming

Posted on Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Triumphant Return To Obscurity, the new album from Keelhaul, is available for streaming at this location.

Triumphant Return To Obscurity, out on Hydra Head Records, “picks up on the band’s progression as if they were steadily releasing records throughout their six year hiatus. The pace is precise, the instrumentation is ...read more

CraveOnline reviews Greymachine’s Disconnected

Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2009

On the exact opposite end of the scale are the Greymachine and their new album Disconnected which is a brutal and ugly album. How ugly? Imagine a low flying plane cruising over the remnants of a burned out city filled with desperate people killing each other for basic survival. Take ...read more

Khanate and Isis members form Jodis; debut album announced

Posted on Monday, August 17th, 2009

Jodis is the new band between Khanate’s James Plotkin, Aaron Turner (Isis, Old Man Gloom, Lotus Eaters), and Tim Wyskida (ex-Khanate, Blind Idiot God).
James Plotkin describes the sound of Jodis as “expansive, tonal, minimal, or all of the above. It has been described to me as a more relaxed Khanate, ...read more

Pitchfork rates Khanate – Clean Hands Go Foul: 7.6

Posted on Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Clean Hands Go Foul, the fourth and likely final full-length from late experimental metal outsiders Khanate, deserves a warning label: “Not recommended for those with mild-to-severe mental disturbances,” it could read before countering, “Well, just promise not to hurt anyone, OK?”
Its brittle, monstrous tones shake whatever space they enter. ...read more

Pitchfork news: Jesu + Isis = Greymachine

Posted on Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Basic physics:  When the frontmen of two of the heaviest bands in the world get together, they are guaranteed to make something extremely fucking heavy.
Jesu mastermind and former Godflesh frontman Justin Broadrick and Isis leader Aaron Turner have teamed up to form Greymachine, along with fellow Jesu / Godflesh member ...read more

Keelhaul announce new album

Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Stolen lovingly from (our favorite blog) www.terrorizer.com:
Keelhaul have finally got around to announcing their new album, ‘Keelhaul’s Triumphant Return To Obscurity. It’s out August 18th through Hydra Head.
According to their website:
“Keelhaul’s ‘Triumphant Return to Obscurity’, is not just a clever name for an album marking a band’s return from obscurity, ...read more

Kayo Dot begins recording new album

Posted on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Fresh off of a U.S. tour opening for Trey Spruance’s amazing Secret Chiefs 3, Kayo Dot has arrived in Seattle to begin recording its second full-length release for Hydra Head Industries.
Throughout the tour, Kayo Dot performed and refined the new compositions, bringing them to new audiences and honing them for ...read more

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