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Terrorizer Band of the Day: HOUR OF 13

Posted on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Hour of 13 as band of the day Who said you needed to be one über-evil BM band to spit forth the vilest abominations possible? The beauty of Hour of 13, purveyors of ‘true occult doom’ as they‘re saying, is that not only this US duo have learnt and properly digested all their chops from the darkest corners of the NWOBHM movement – think Pagan Altar or Witchfynder  General riding with the devil on a moonless night – but they’ve also penned the kind of blasphemous lyrics even Glen Benton would find offensive. Blame it on multi-instrumentist Chad Davis, ex-Demoncy, new drummer of Father Befouled and hundreds more or less short-lived black or death bands/projects. And if you’ve recently feel under the spell of The Devil’s Blood for example, you’d be well-advised to enter their cult.

Hour of 13

After one critically-acclaimed eponymous debut two years ago, a well publicized fall-out with their former label and a short period of line-up instability, the original duo, rounded on vocals by Philip Swanson from the criminally-underrated and now sadly defunct Upward of Endtime, Hour of 13 are about to release both The Ritualist, their second full-lenght on German label Eyes Like Snow, and their first seven inches on Svart records from Finland, the later including a Saint Vitus cover (“Darkness”) on its B-side.

Here’s what Terrorizer’s Oliver ‘Zoltar’ Badin had to say about  Hour of 13’s eponymous debut full-length: Funny how sometimes after you’ve spent years absorbing all kinds of metal you’re easily drawn back to where it all started: hot on the heels of Pagan Altar’s amazing comeback and Witchfinder General’s recent collections, the NWOBHM movement seems to be more alive than ever in 2008, more keen than ever to embrace a classic doom metal sound, a great example of which can be found here by Hour Of 13.

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The true beauty of their eponymous debut is to be found in its lyrics, sung by great vocalist Phil Swanson, also frontman of the sadly overlooked Upwards Of Endtime. Penned by multi-instrumentist and former black-metal musician Chad Davies, they’re picturing a Hammer movie-like world of satanic rituals and sacrificed virgins, all for the glory of the Great Horned One. Scary stuff! -Oliver ‘Zoltar’ Badin, Roadburn.com, March 2008.

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Karma To Burn Finish Up New Album

Posted on Monday, February 15th, 2010

Karma To Burn are finishing up recording their highly anticipated and long awaited new album with Scott Reeder, formerly of Kyuss producing. The, as yet untitled, album will be released in Spring on Napalm Records and is rumoured to include a limited edition double CD with some surprises as well ...read more

Godflesh Mainman Justin K Broadrick Doesn’t Rule Out Possibility Of New Material

Posted on Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Godflesh the industrial metal band from Birmingham, England which formed in 1988 by Justin K. Broadrick (guitar, vocals, and programming) and G.C. Green (bass) and disbanded in 2002, will perform at this year’s installment of the Hellfest, set to take place June 18-20, 2010 in Clisson, France. This will mark ...read more

Terrorizer band of the day: Black Math Horseman

Posted on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Black Math Horseman as band of the day: You may have read about “alchemic psych-rock” LA post-metal troupe, Black Math Horseman, back in Terrorizer last year, when we frotted over them mercilessly. Well they’re back in our hearts, having announced ...read more

Terrorizer Band of the Day: Omega Massif

Posted on Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Omega Massif as band of the day: Three months away from Roadburn 2010, here’s a memory from last year’s edition: when Scott Kelly finished the fourth song of his set at Roadburn 2009, as his haunting acoustic darkness was still ...read more

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

Terrorizer’s band of the day: Altar of Plagues

Posted on Friday, January 8th, 2010

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Altar of Plagues as band of the day: Irish act Altar Of Plagues may have formed in 2006 but it wasn't until a live stint in London with Wolves In The Throne Room that we fell madly in love with ...read more

Taint Stream New EP ‘All Bees To The Sea’On Their Myspace Page

Posted on Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer just can’t stop writing about  Taint: Terrorizer faves Taint are treating everyone to a Christmas-only streaming of their new All Bees To The Sea at www.myspace.com/taintuk. With All Bees To The Sea Taint have upped their ante again, with four brand ...read more

Terrorizer Band of the Day: Black Shape of Nexus

Posted on Monday, December 21st, 2009

Find out why our good friends over at Terrorizer picked Black Shape of Nexus as band of the day:
The Roadburn Festival is known for creating indelible memories in the minds of its attendees, and the 2008 edition, as any of you who weren’t there can easily see by its mighty ...read more

First bands For Hole In The Sky Announced

Posted on Monday, December 7th, 2009

Our good friends over at Terrorizer announced the first bands for Hole in The Sky 2010 (a.k.a. Bergen Metal Fest XI), set to take place August 25-28 in Bergen, Norway:
The fest has been eager to book the mighty hard hitters Cathedral for quite some time and this time they finally ...read more

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