Posts Tagged ‘hydra head records’

Album of the day: Harvey Milk – Life… The Best Game in Town

Posted on Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Harvey Milk - Life...The Best game In Town

On their fifth full length, the Athens quartet of Harvey Milk continues to meander with meaty riffs and oppressive slabs of stoner-esque tomfoolery.
The bands distinct delivery, which respectfully and lovingly both emulates and encapsulates southern rock, features slow, down-tuned guitars, whiskey and cigarette soaked vocals, thick bass and crashing drums.

Featuring such riff-rock gems as the instrumental  ‘After All I’ve Done For You, This is How You Repay Me?’, whose catchy and fast paced guitar driven intro gives way to dronesque reverb and ‘We Destroy the Family’, (a cover of punk band FEAR) which features low-end punk-rock riffing overtop of messy yelping vocals, the album begins on a strong note and continues faithfully down said path.

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Album of the day: Torche – Meanderthal (Hydra Head Records 2008)

Posted on Sunday, May 24th, 2009

(From our archives): Clocking in at just over 36 minutes, Torche’s Meanderthal is an album that is both massive and jubilant. Labeled “thunder-pop” by the few publications who have reviewed it, it’s a perfect example of just how exciting, original and all out fucking fist pumpingly enjoyable heavy music can ...read more