tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40256477317666926832024-03-13T02:01:42.129+01:00SPIRAL SHADOWspiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-38911208754648422662014-05-23T11:15:00.001+02:002014-05-23T11:15:44.336+02:00EMPLOYED TO SERVE - Change Nothing, Regret Everything<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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ETS were started as a two piece band. Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin just wanted to make some ugly noise and release some songs on the internet.<br />
Luckily that changed. Last year they were looking for some people to complete the band on stage. And they are hell of a live band, the concert I saw during their European tour was really massive! If you have the opportunity go out and see them!<br />
On this first release as a "real band" ETS continue their ultra-aggressive approach to music: Tightly stuctured chaos with some weird breaks, insane riffs and hysterical shrieks. The songs may be a little catchier than before but that might just be me since I have listened to this a freaking lot. I guess it will be on my 2014 list.<br />
And again I have only one thing to complain: Clocking in at 12 minutes this is way too short.<br />
ETS want to release a full length in the end of 2014. Can't wait. Want more NOW!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You can stream <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Change Nothing, Regret Everything </i><span style="font-size: x-small;">on ETS's <a href="http://employedtoserve.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> or buy a vinyl version via <a href="http://www.holyroarrecords.com/">Holy Roar Records</a>.</span></span></span>spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-52069385213051726882013-12-23T12:35:00.000+01:002013-12-23T12:35:22.877+01:00Oh my God! It's yet another list!<div style="text-align: left;">
2013 was another great year with so many great albums. Flicking through
other people's lists makes me realize that I have propably missed quite a bunch of great albums. The downside of the technical possibilities the internet brings. Anyway, this list represents the 13 releases I listened to the most this year.
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<b>ALTARS - Paramnesia</b><br />
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<b>CLOUD RAT - Moksha</b>
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<b>CULTES DES GHOULES - Henbane</b><br />
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<b>DEAD NEANDERTHALS - ...And It Ended Badly</b><br />
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<b>FUCK THE FACTS - Amer</b><br />
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<b>GRAVE MIASMA - Odori Sepulcrorum</b><br />
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<b>MUMAKIL - Flies Will Starve</b>
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<b>OBLITERATION - Black Death Horizon</b>
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<b>PHIL ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS - Walk Through Exits Only</b>
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<b>PORTAL - Vexovoid</b>
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<b>VOIVOD - Target Earth</b>
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<b>WAKE - False</b>
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<b>YATTAI - Fast Music Means Love</b>
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Of course there are way more great releases this year: <b>CALL OF THE VOID, </b><b><b>CELESTE,</b> ELECTRICJEZUS, MELT BANANA, NAILS, NECROPHOBIC, OBELYSKHH, ORANSSI PAZUZU, RORCAL, WHO'S MY SAVIOUR</b> have all released great albums worth checking out. </div>
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Let's hope for great year 2014 with fascinating new band and albums! Keep'em coming, folks!</div>
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<b>ELECTRICJEZUS</b> are a two man band from Dmitrov, Russia. They play the dirtiest kind of metal combining influences from all kinds of music into one fine piece of old school noise. Oleg (drums) and Ruslan (guitar\bass\vocals) answered some questions to me for this blog. Thanks a lot!<br />
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Hey guys! First of all congrats on your debut "Грязь поколений". It reminded me of the good old metal days when metal was still raw and hard instead of over produced digital copy and paste music some newer bands are playing these days!
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Hi Chris, and thanks for inspiring words!<br />
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">Please, tell us something about your musical influences and how you combined them to what we're hearing on "Грязь поколений".</span></b><br />
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Yes, our album was pretty diverse and nonuniform, everything from what
we listen to various music and you will agree that it is not very
interesting to do a whole album such as the title track. In doing so, we
are inspired by the examples of Melvins, which during its existence,
played in all territories. In the album we tried to combine all that we
love: Grindcore, Thrash, '80s, Doom riffs, and even mocking Pop motifs and
put all under the roof of fuzz sludge and of course blackened vocals,
the songs do not sing in another.<br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BP2nTdJjB-g/Uph4USIRJ8I/AAAAAAAAAWc/8iRVxw3t1Ok/s1600/EJ01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BP2nTdJjB-g/Uph4USIRJ8I/AAAAAAAAAWc/8iRVxw3t1Ok/s1600/EJ01.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #999999;"><b> You recorded the album with all kinds of analog equipment to create that special sound.</b></span><br />
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Yes, we tried to make
an analog recording, we were so interested to use the analog equipment
and when turned up such an opportunity, we did not refuse. Of course we
were not Abby Road and we had to use modern technology, but this
percentage was negligible. We recorded album fully live, and other
embodiments could not have be, because such music should be closer to
the live sound - aggressive emotional and maximum vividness as if we are
playing in your home.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">Since I unfortunately don't speak any Russian, can you please give us a hint what your lyrics are about?</span></b><br />
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Texts were quite thoughtful and even selfish. They have
their place in the world, no populist slogans that we need to all get
together and all change here to see prices rather the thoughts that come
to people before going to bed (good or bad).<br />
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By the way we also have a humorous song. Lyrics for it completely
taken from a Russian television series about police from the 90's.<br />
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iuSiWq0yNRs/Uph31iCGIGI/AAAAAAAAAWU/7t7IddStTQA/s1600/EJ02.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iuSiWq0yNRs/Uph31iCGIGI/AAAAAAAAAWU/7t7IddStTQA/s1600/EJ02.jpg" width="320" /></a> <b><span style="color: #999999;">Dmitrov isn't too far away from Moscow (about 70 km according to Google). Do you have a big metal scene where you come from? </span></b></div>
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Yes, Google is not lying.<br />
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Since
we are fairly new and the strange group the big scene do not take us
seriously and we are far from her. Basically we play concerts for a
small circle of lovers, who just formed and friends.</div>
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For us as a new group organizing concerts difficult exercise, yet
so many connections inside underground. We have a lot of plans, we will
try to do something like the tour and play as many gigs but
unfortunately not everything depends on us.<br />
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<b><span style="color: #999999;">What are your plans for the near or far future? </span></b></div>
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We have a lot of plans. Unfortunately we
could not make edition on vinyl albums, none of the publishers were
interested in our idea, and attempts to solve this problem by ourselves
are not successful.<br />
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By the way, we have 4 songs for the next release. Not so long ago, we visited again in the studio and did a rough recording instruments. We
do not know in what format it will be poured (EP or LP) but we can say
that the overall theme of records will be the atmosphere of the book
Andrei Platonov's "The Foundation Pit" (among themselves we call her
Russian death). Well, and accordingly, all the songs will be about death</div>
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and of course want to go on a tour in different cities and countries, but so far we do not know how to manage it.<b> </b>We hope the project will live for a long time, we have enough enthusiasm.</div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b><span style="color: #999999;">Yeah, I hope that, too. It's the kind of enthusiasm that is so important for our scene! Thank you so much so answering my questions.</span> </b></span><br />
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You can download Грязь поколений for free on <a href="http://electricjezus.bandcamp.com/">Bandcamp</a>.<br />
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Check out this cool Electricjezus live video: <br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogrQ-WVAuqM">Electricjezus - live in Little Rock, Moscow (2013.04.29) </a><br />
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And if you happen to be interested in the Russian Metal underground here are some recommendations by Ruslan and Oleg ("Our favorite bands of the grim scene of Russia!")<br />
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<a href="http://lodswag666.bandcamp.com/">Löd</a></div>
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<a href="http://thefallofmammoth.bandcamp.com/">The Fall of Mammoth</a> ("Unfortunately the group has disbanded.") <a href="http://thefallofmammoth.bandcamp.com/"></a></div>
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<a href="http://gravedisgrace.bandcamp.com/">Grave Disgrace</a><br />
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<a href="http://pincher666.bandcamp.com/">Pincher</a></div>
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spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-45075445700825055342013-11-05T14:16:00.000+01:002013-11-05T14:17:05.469+01:00DEAD NEANDERTHALS - ...And It Ended Badly<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been a busy year for the DEAD NEANDERTHALS. They played a bunch of festivals, have been on a 4 week tour with Nick Millevoi through Eurpope and after the <a href="http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/polaris">"Polaris"</a>-Album and the <a href="http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/album/meat-shovel">"Meat Shovel"</a>-EP they just released their next album which is a collaboration with London based sax player <a href="http://colin-webster.blogspot.de/">Colin Webster</a>.<br />
<i>...And It Ended Badly</i> is a concept album. A musical statement describing the chaos of a war in 6 chapters. The drums are representing the armory used in a battle while the two saxophones are the opponents, fighting to the death. Neither one is going to give up. During an emotional ride towards exhaustion the opponents get weaker the longer the battle goes on.<br />
<i>...And It Ended Badly</i> paints a cruel picture of an utterly
pointless war that can never be won. It ends with what is both the
quietest and saddest song the DEAD NEANDERTHALS have recorded so far.<br />
Colin Webster (sax), Otto Kokke (sax) and Rene Aquarius (drums) have created a very complex piece of art that is worth being discovered and unraveled piece by piece. Let's hope the collaboration of the three musicians will be continued eventually. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You can stream and download<i> </i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>...And It Ended Badly</i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">on Dead Neanderthals' <a href="http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> or buy a CD version via<a href="http://gafferrecords.com/"> Gaffer Records</a> or <a href="http://rawtonkrecords.bandcamp.com/">Raw Tonk Records</a>.</span></span></span>spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-78010704106521780862013-09-18T16:28:00.000+02:002013-11-29T12:45:52.498+01:00WAKE - False<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"We do not have much hope for people [...]!" is what WAKE stated in a recent interview with Decibel Magazine. Listening to their latest record that's not hard to believe. With a sound that is way dirtier than on their last full length WAKE color their grind black. Noisy disharmonies, guitar feedbacks and tons of distortion make the Calgary four-piece sound beyond pissed, screaming bloody murder towards a modern society that is drowning in its own overbearing way of life.<br />
"False" is a 20 minute avalanche of hate combining the full speed frenzy of raw grind and the shattering despair of modern black metal. For me one of this year's must have albums in extreme music.<br />
Handshake Inc. owner David Hall is making a film based on the album, you can watch the first clip that's based on the track "Rotten" <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bTTPc4CjY">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You can buy your vinyl copy via <a href="http://shop.handshakeinc.com/WAKE-False-Vinyl-Digital-preorder-HI6-LPdd.htm" target="_blank">Handshake.Inc</a> (US)<span style="font-size: x-small;"> or</span> <a href="http://www.myspace.com/7degreesrecords" target="_blank">7 Degrees Records</a> (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Germany</span>)<span style="font-size: x-small;">. <span style="font-size: x-small;">A downloadable version is availab<span style="font-size: x-small;">le on <a href="http://7degreesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/7dr019-wake-false-lp" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a></span></span></span></span>. spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-11347114263536725272013-05-17T15:23:00.000+02:002013-05-17T15:23:35.433+02:00ELECTRICJEZUS - Грязь поколений<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Electricjezus</b> are a Russian duo and Грязь поколений ("Mud of Generations") is their debut album. Recorded live using only analog equipment it sounds old school as hell. Old Venom or Hellhammer were what came to mind when I listened to it first.<br />
But there's more to it: The album title can be understood as a metaphor for the band's influences combining the dirtiest variations of the last three decades of metal to one filthy bastard of (mostly) downtempo noise.<br />
Using samples from more or less popular horror movies to connect the songs this- to quote the band- "rusty, damp and dirty" album is every bit as raw and heavy as we need this music to be. An awesome nod to the old school without sounding outdatet!<br />
The release of a limited edition of vinyl is planned, until then you can download Грязь поколений at a price you name on <a href="http://electricjezus.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>.spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-79887595893572785722013-05-13T21:13:00.000+02:002013-05-13T21:15:44.549+02:00CALL OF THE VOID - Dragged Down A Dead End Path<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Dragged Down A Dead End Path" received some pretty bad reviews in the print zines I am reading. Good thing a friend recommended it to me before I read them. Maybe otherwise I'd have missed this record and that would be a shame.<br />
"DDADEP" does not take any prisoners. The first 45 seconds of "Failure" are somewhat of an intro after which all hell breaks lose! Pure grinding fastcore keeping the energy level permanently on the verge to pure frenzy even when for a short moment the gas-pedal isn't floored. The sound is raw and dirty giving all those sterile triggered copy-and-paste bands the finger!<br />
"Dragged Down..." may not be the most original record of the year but it is sure as hell one of the most intense. You can listen to and order it on COTV's <a href="http://callofthevoid303.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>.spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-51574569000536655942013-03-19T21:18:00.002+01:002013-04-11T14:30:43.745+02:00MORTALS - Death Ritual<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Wow, this is killing me!<br />
<i>Death Ritual</i> is the fourth release by Brooklyn based trio
MORTALS and it is kicking some serious ass. Widening the scope of their
influences the three ladies combine the aggressive stamping rhythms of
drone and sludge with the fast forward heavyness of black and death
metal. The result is a breathtaking ride to hell and back. <br />
And the sound is deep and heavy as fuck! Droning, but crystal clear. Giving the two songs the pressure they need without sounding over-produced. Freakin' insane!<br />
If you like heavy music, please support this incredible band and buy<i> Death Ritual</i> on their <a href="http://mortals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>. You won't regret it.spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-18427196000991952712013-03-08T13:18:00.000+01:002013-03-09T12:31:26.805+01:00EMPLOYED TO SERVE - Counting Crows<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last year's EP <a href="http://employedtoserve.bandcamp.com/album/long-time-dead" target="_blank"><i>Long Time Dead</i></a> was one of my favorite releases in 2012. So, obviously, I was looking forward to this new output of Justine Jones and Sammy Urwin aka <b>Employed To Serve</b>.<br />
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And I wasn't dissappointed: A short guitar feedback initiates the tour de farce that is <i>Counting Crows</i>. The british duo start bulldozing full speed ahead. A turn left. A graveled path. Slow and painful. Short turn right. Back to speed, but not for long. Slam on the brakes. Another hard turn. Struggle through a hedge of thorns. Screaming in pain, getting more rabid the longer it takes. A short cry for help, almost giving up. Almost! Clearance with the last ounce of strength.<br />
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<i>Counting Crows</i> is what I was hoping for, with one blemish: Clocking in at 8 minutes it's way too short. But I figure ETS are already writing new songs for upcoming releases. Let's hope they keep them coming.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You can download<i> </i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Counting Crows</i> at <span style="font-size: x-small;">a price you name at ETS's <a href="http://employedtoserve.bandcamp.com/album/counting-crows" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></span></span>spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-63171541151581043492013-02-26T15:35:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.876+01:00CLOUD RAT - Moksha<a href="http://www.halooffliesrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Crat-Cover-300x300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.halooffliesrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Crat-Cover-300x300.jpg" height="250" width="250" /></a>You have propably read about this. Released in January "Moksha" had huge impact on the underground, everybody is celebrating it as a ground-breaking masterpiece. It is hard if not impossible to find even one single word that is not heaping a praise on it. <br />
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"Moksha" will be on most of the end of year lists, I am pretty sure it will be on mine, too. History is to decide about the long term impact but Cloud Rat have composed an album that has everything on board to make it a classic release that people will talk about for a long time. Harsh enough to blast everything to pieces it takes some melodic detours to keep it fresh and make you press the repeat button over and over again.<br />
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Why most of the well-known print zines are ignoring this incredible record is a mystery that I am too stupid to unravel. Luckily enough we don't need them, anyway. Tell your friends about Cloud Rat, catch them on the road and buy their merch! Let's make this band as big as they deserve!<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">You can buy your vinyl copy via <a href="http://www.halooffliesrecords.com/" target="_blank">Halo Of Flies Records</a> (US), <a href="http://www.myspace.com/7degreesrecords" target="_blank">7 Degrees Records</a> (<span style="font-size: x-small;">Germany</span>) o<span style="font-size: x-small;">r <span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://reactwithprotest.org/" target="_blank">React with Protes<span style="font-size: x-small;">t Records</span></a> (Germany)</span>. <span style="font-size: x-small;">A downloadable version is availab<span style="font-size: x-small;">le on <a href="http://cloudrat.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">cloudrat.blogspot.<span style="font-size: x-small;">com</span></a></span></span></span></span>.<br />
<br />spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-15928848177502163342013-02-20T10:50:00.001+01:002013-04-11T14:42:49.274+02:00QNA with DEAD NEANDERTHALSDutch jazz-grinding duo DEAD NEANDERTHALS have been mincing music for quite a while now. Their new album <i>POLARIS</i> will be released via <a href="http://www.utechrecords.com/" target="_blank">Utech</a> records on March 23rd.<br />
Otto (sax) and René (drums) agreed to answer some questions for this blog. Thanks a lot!<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Hey guys, congratulations on the new album Polaris. You really accomplish to surprise your audience with every new output you release!</b></span><br />
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Hi Chris, thanks so much man! Good to hear you like it and nice that we can keep people on their toes with our releases.<br />
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<div class="im">
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>The
first thing that struck me is that you resigned from the multilayered
saxophone sounds and got back to basics: just one saxophone and drums.</b></span><br />
That's right. We listen
to a bunch of different stuff and it all inspires us: Grindcore, Noise, Drone, Jazz. In this case, the latter probably got more dominant. But
hey, we're still Dead Neanderthals even in a more stripped-down version.
POLARIS is no easy listening, it's more like acoustic noise. A nice
little experiment we would say!</div>
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Instead of a baritone sax you used a tenor sax on Polaris. Any special reasons for that? </b></span></div>
(Otto) Because I bought one! I was playing around with the idea of doing
something on tenor sax because it's really quite a different thing (to
us saxophone players at least) and that might be fun, not even
specifically for Dead Neanderthals or anything, just noodling around. And then when we thought about doing this more acoustic stuff it was
kind of an obvious choice for us. It really fits. I don't think it would
have been as nice if I'd done this on baritone sax.<br />
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<div class="im">
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>How
do you guys write your songs? How important is the freedom of improvising when recording?</b></span></div>
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That
can be quite varied! The first album was almost completely improvised,
while <i>The V-Shaped Position</i>, <i>The Saw</i> EP and <i>Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap</i> were much more structured and composed. There was still
some room for improvisation, especially when we are playing shows. The
new album <i>POLARIS</i> is almost completely improvised.</div>
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<div class="im">
<b><span style="color: #999999;">What's
first? Songtitles you compose a song to or do you name the song when
you finished composing? And what the hell is "Neck-AIDS"? </span><br />
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(Rene) Yeah, Otto, what the fuck IS Neck-AIDS?? :)<br />
(Otto) It's
a very serious affliction. Nothing to laugh about. For personal reasons
I don't want to talk about this any further.<br />
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<div class="im">
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>On
your blog you offer two different technical riders. </b></span></div>
We
can offer venues two really different sets now. The 'hard set' is our <i>
Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap</i> set involving a big-ass baritone sax, a
big-ass amp and many bright lights. The 'jazz set' is our improvisation
set which is more fitting to the <i>POLARIS</i> album. We will use no amp and a
tenor sax. Also less lights are involved. It will be less harsh, but
not less intense! It's cool we can offer venues and festivals both sides
of the band, they can just pick whatever they like the most. We always
had one set, so we're also really curious how this will turn out. It
will probably keep things fresh for us.<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b>You
have played with a lot of different bands and musicians, you played
with grind-bands as well as singer/songwriters. What are your
experiences concerning acceptance by your audience? Have you ever been
worried or even afraid of what might happen once you'd start playing?</b></span><br />
Hehe,
only a couple of times when we started doing live shows. In the end
people seem to like us most of the time. Sometimes because they really
like our sound and sometimes because they never heard something like it
before. Whatever the reason, we never got boo-ed off the stage, which is
good. So we're not so worried anymore. It's cool to play with a lot of
different bands: You don't only play for different crowds, but also for
crowds of different sizes, which is great.<br />
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<div class="im">
<span style="color: #999999;"><b>What are your plans for Dead Neanderthals?</b></span>
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For now we'll keep on writing and recording the
music we like to play. Actually, we already completed 2 (!!) new full
length albums, which we are hopefully releasing later this year. One was
a collaboration with British saxophone player Colin Webster and the
other a collaboration with Dutch drone/noise artist Machinefabriek. For
the rest: we're busy with a lot of shows at the moment. Hopefully we can
confirm all of them. A lot with cool artists or in great venues. We
definitely hope to play more shows abroad. If you want to book us, get
in touch!<br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b>Thanks again for answering my questions! I hope you can make your way over to Germany some time soon. It's not that far, anyway.</b></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #999999;"><b>For more informations on Dead Neanderthals visit their blog: <a href="http://deadneanderthals.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">http://deadneanderthals.wordpress.com/</a> </b></span><br />
<br />spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-70458057312606338812013-02-04T16:43:00.001+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.880+01:00DEAD NEANDERTHALS - Polaris<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The menacing pile of clouds on the cover gives a hint where this is going. <b>Polaris</b> is overrunning you like the unpredictable chaos of a vast yet fascinating thunderstorm.<br />
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Stripped naked to the bone with just one screaming Tenor Saxophone fighting against jittery drum attacks the record<b> </b>offers a reduced vision of the jazz grinding un-music that is the art of the Netherlands' finest.<b> </b><br />
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While the predecessor <a href="http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap</a> was a dark monotonous colossus, <b>Polaris</b> is its nervous hyperactive antagonist. The<b> Dead Neanderthals </b>are uncoupling music from structure, shifting it further
away from any restrictions that the seemingly reasonable combination of
sound and rhythm might bring.<br />
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"Fuck conventions! Fuck expectations!" is what the dutch duo claim on their <a href="http://deadneanderthals.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">blog</a>. And that is exactly what they do on <b>Polaris</b>, this scatterbrained yet strangely spellbinding monster of an album.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Polaris</b> will be released in March via <a href="http://www.utechrecords.com/" target="_blank">Utech Records</a>.</span>spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-67814136183112106722013-01-29T20:25:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.877+01:00BOSSE DE NAGE - III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This third official full length by Bay Area based Metal outfit <b>Bosse-de-Nage</b> has been out a while but it had to grow on me. When heard <b>III</b> for the first time I was confused. What is this supposed to be? Black Metal? Post Rock? Alternative? It took me a while to realize that B-d-N don't give a rat's ass about genre conventions, let alone any boundaries a certain musical style might bring. Only when I caught up on that I started enjoying what I heard.<br />
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<b>III</b> is the grim reaper shooting ahead with the gloves off taking an occasional breather only to come back at you even fiercer than before. No matter if B-d-N blast their spells on you or carry you away on a melodic wave, they compound seemingly conflicting faces to one quite special big picture.<br />
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Great album with a dynamic sound supporting both faces of the beast. Keep an eye on this band that we're hopefully going to hear more of.<br />
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<br />spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-86046590663658833912013-01-14T18:51:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.884+01:00DEAD LIKE ME vs GERDA - Me And Gerda Are Both Dead Like You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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French Mathcore versus Italian Noise. While DEAD LIKE ME (France) slap us around three times with brutal in your face Core, GERDA (Italy) try to dissamble our heads with just one rather complex Noise song. Both bands are transporting an attitude of negativity pulling you into that maelstrom of absolute agony with no hope of escape. Ever.<br />
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After listening to this you just know that there is absolutely no way but down from here. But why cry over the inevitable. Accept the facts, smirk and press the repeat button knowing we're at least going down with the perfect soundtrack.<br />
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You can buy this incredible split via <a href="http://lefthandrecords.bigcartel.com/" target="_blank">Left Hand Records</a> or stream/download the digital version <a href="http://swarmofnails.bandcamp.com/album/son-r29-me-and-gerda-are-both-dead-like-you" target="_blank">here.</a> spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-45626500872332987712012-12-22T18:51:00.000+01:002013-12-04T12:30:50.199+01:00JUST ANOTHER END OF YEAR LIST<div style="text-align: left;">
2012 was a great year, so many great bands, so much great music. I really hope the next years can keep up with that. This list represents the 10 releases I listened to the most. To make it a little easier I sorted them alphabetically.<br />
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<b>BLIGHTED - Deliberate</b><br />
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<b>CONVERGE - All We Love We Leave Behind </b>
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<b>DEAD NEANDERTHALS - Jazzhammer / Stormannsgalkap</b><br />
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<b>EMPLOYED TO SERVE - Built To Last</b><br />
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<b>MESHUGGAH - Koloss</b>
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<b>NAPALM DEATH - Utilitarian</b>
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<b>THEDOWNGOING - Athousandyearsofdarkness</b>
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<b>UNDERSMILE - Narwhal</b>
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<b>VØID WØRSHIP - Demo 2012</b>
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Of course there are way more great releases this year: <b>ANAAL NATHRAKH, BEYOND PINK, DYSTOPIAN ARCHITECT, GREEDY MOUTH, NACHTMYSTIUM, NEUROSIS, PIG DETROYER, SCAPHE, SIX BREW BANTHA, WAKE, WATER TORTURE</b> have all released great albums, EP's, splits and whatnot. And I guess there's loads of stuff that I just missed. </div>
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THANKS and HAIL to all of you who keep the undergound alive! You're awesome!
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The members of RR are all involved in various social projects of all kinds giving them enough topics they write their songs about. Frontlady Samantha expresses her anger towards the social and political injustice we're all facing with bloodcurdling screams, supported by guitars that construct a quite dissonant building on the solid foundation that are bass and drums. The sound is brilliantly balanced giving every intrument the necessary definition without losing the raw edges that powerviolence needs.<br />
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If you like any kind of aggressive fast music, do yourself a favour and buy this awesome 7" on vinyl or download it via <a href="http://raperevenge.bandcamp.com/album/paper-cage" target="_blank">bandcamp</a>. "Paper Cage" is one of the best releases of 2012!<br />
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[9.0/10]spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-55755075310234431642012-11-20T22:05:00.003+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.867+01:00DYSTOPIAN ARCHITECT - Superlove/Superfuck<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new release by the <b>DYSTOPIAN ARCHITECT.</b> The last one, <a href="http://dystopianarchitect.bandcamp.com/album/krybbedod" target="_blank">Krybbedod</a>, was beyond creepy and the most excrutiating release this year so far. So why even bother and give this a shot? Because I refuse to wuss out!<br />
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And though this oddly named piece of sound is still noise and drums scrunched by distortion it seems more accessible than it's predecessor. The four tracks are blazing their trail to your brain to play catch with your mind. And, frankly, your mind will lose. A subtle illusion of structure that isn't there, the hunch of a melody that you didn't hear leaving you both stumped and inquiring at the same time, eager to unravel the sensations that pure noise is able to give you.<br />
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You ready for a game that you can't win? Download <b>Superlove/Superfuck</b> for free on the Architect's <a href="http://dystopianarchitect.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>.<br />
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<br />spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-9565659907140056612012-11-13T17:08:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.885+01:00EMPLOYED TO SERVE - Long Time Dead<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Third release this year by ETS, a band that was just founded last year by singer Justine Siân Jones and guitarist/singer Sammy Urwin, who are currently looking for a drummer to play some live gigs.<p />
"Long Time Dead" is reducing their music to the bone and mincing the carnal leftovers to a rabid mixture of underground noise. Post-HC, Grindcore, Powerviolence or, as EMPLOYED TO SERVE say themseleves, "ugly music for an ugly world". Hell yeah, just as ugly as we all like our music.<br />
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Please support this very promising band and download "Long Time Dead" at a price you name on their <a href="http://employedtoserve.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, you will not regret it!<br />
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[8.5/10] spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-42505293315959438642012-11-08T15:00:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:36:02.748+01:00KREATOR, MORBID ANGEL, NILE, FUELED BY FIRE<b><i>Live, Nov 02, 2012 (Gießen, Germany)</i></b><br />
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Due to endless rushhour traffic jams I unfortunately miss <b>FUELED BY FIRE</b> and arrive only just in time to see <b>NILE</b> play a furious set covering both older and newer material. The sound could be a little better and the band could be a little more enthusiastic on stage, nevertheless the Egyptologists blast their brutal technical Death Metal to the audience who are celebrating the band with some ruthless mosh pits.<br />
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<b>MORBID ANGEL</b> are next on stage and what a freaking blast it is to see these guys perform an old school set that makes you wet your pants. The performance is cool, the sound is exellent and the songs are nothing less than a lesson in how Death Metal has to be played! MORBID ANGEL's immortal rites make us fall from grace and during the 75 minute set we're all pulled under to where the slime live until we meet our gods of emptiness. Awesome show from Alpha to Omega!<br />
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After this morbid inferno the stage is covered behind a big curtain on which during the intro pictures from <b>KREATOR</b>'s history are projected. When the curtain falls the band introduce us to the Phantom Antichrist as a start for a best-of show. A cool stage-setting and a lavish light show complete the band's ass-kicking performance and so, after raising the flag of hate with our tormentor, every single fan is leaving the arena already looking forward to the KREATOR's return! <br />
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This is definitely one of the best line ups in extreme metal in the last years touring Europe for two months! If you have the opportunity to see these four bands somewhere, don't you dare miss it! spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-26508998708718095702012-09-03T12:01:00.000+02:002013-02-28T13:35:42.859+01:00DYSTOPIAN ARCHITECT - Krybbedod<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The DYSTOPIAN ARCHITECT is a project from the Netherlands containing drums, vocals and noise. And distortion. Tons of distortion. Literally everything is distorted beyond recognition. The hellish shrieks- distorted! The drums- distorted!! Even the noise itself, distorted!!!<br />
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Krybbdod is pursueing just one objective<a href="http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/objective.html"></a>, to grind your synapses to shreds. And it does hell of a job. Five unnamed tracks- recorded as a tribute to Norwegian Noisegrinders <a href="http://www.myspace.com/krybbedod" target="_blank">BLODSPRUT</a>- torture your nervous system for 4 minutes and 16 Seconds.<br />
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If you feel strong enough to survive this unbelievably excruciating piece of audio terrorism listen to and download KRYBBEDOD <a href="http://dystopianarchitect.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here</a>! But you have been warned!<br />
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[Brain/Fuck] spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-40165028887029883492012-08-14T16:07:00.000+02:002013-02-28T13:35:42.861+01:00VØID WØRSHIP - Demo 2012<div>
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No matter how much you may roll your eyes sick of all those new sub-genre tags made up to characterize a band's sound- "Funeral Grind" seems like the perfect description of what <b>VØID WØRSHIP</b> are getting us into.<br />
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The terrific sound of this demo features the perfect mix of buzzing guitars, distorted basslines, rattling drums and a voice from way more than six feet under ground creating an inferno ranging between droning maelstrom and berserk vortex. The ultimate soundtrack to your worst enemy's funeral!<br />
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You can download this highly original piece of noise at a price you name <a href="http://voidworship.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-24933594534846523562012-06-17T15:52:00.000+02:002013-02-28T13:35:42.857+01:00HUNTRESS - Spell Eater<div>
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The biggest hype in metal this year so far: Fronted by Playboy model, high society DJ and trained opera singer Jill Janus just one video for <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo78chduJVA" target="_blank">Eight Of Swords</a> was enough for the band to sign Naplam Records and release their debut album.<br />
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The frontwitch claims she's been a metal fan forever and always wanted to form a spiritual metal band while all that other stuff she did was just for financial reasons. I am not really buying that, but everybody has to decide for themselves.<br />
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BUT- there is just something about that album that keeps casting spells on me. I've been listening to <b>Spell Eater</b> a lot and there is something that I can't quite explain. Is it the slight Mercyful Fate vibe, the subtle black metal quotes, Jill's erratic voice that oscillates between nerve-racking shrieks and honeyed tones? I just don't know.<br />
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All I know is that I don't really want to like this album but somehow I can't help but do.<br />
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spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-23461051531438668342012-05-09T13:07:00.002+02:002013-02-28T13:35:42.856+01:00DEAD NEANDERTHALS - Jazzhammer / Stormannsgalskap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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It sounds different from anything you heard of dutch Sax-Grinders DEAD NEANDERTHALS so far. No more short harsh eruptions- just two monolithic tracks, each almost 10 minutes long.<br />
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JAZZHAMMER is one unholy matrimony of highspeed drums and a droning sax, STORMANNSGALSKAP a weird battle of a nervous beat pattern and multilayered sax screams.<br />
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Somehow disturbing at first listen it gets more and more absorbing and mind blowing the further you go in for it.<br />
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Listen to and buy <b>Jazzhammer/Stormannsgalskap </b><a href="http://deadneanderthals.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">here</a><b>. </b>You won't regret it!<b><br /></b><br />
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[9.0/10]spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-5063764077689108202011-11-09T21:08:00.000+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.866+01:00EPICEDIUM - Anthropogenic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">
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Album number 5 in their 15 years history was recorded with a new vocalist and a youngster behind the drum kit. There's a little more variety speedwise and a couple more melodic leads on this than on any of their older releases, but this output is still an ass-kicking piece of hyperblast death metal.<br />
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You can order "Anthropogenic" <a href="http://epicedium.bigcartel.com/">here</a>. <br />
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[7.5/10]spiralshadowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05356993223831964763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4025647731766692683.post-43824479620675673532011-11-08T21:40:00.001+01:002013-02-28T13:35:42.862+01:00JUCIFER - Nadir<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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NADIR was originally released 1994 as a tape that Sludge Nomads JUCIFER recorded on a 4 tracker in a termite infested bedroom with broken windows. Scott Hull remastered these five raw diamonds for a digital re-release on <a href="http://www.grindcorekaraoke.com/">Grindcore Karaoke</a>, (where you can of course download it for free.)<br />
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Raw distorted doom sounds with a hypnotic voice that do not sound outdated, but just really intense and highly addictive. Or, as JUCIFER describe their work on <a href="http://twitter.com/_jucifer_">Twitter</a>, "two person sonic destruction since 1993. 80 speakers + 6,500 watts can't be wrong." Hell yeah!<br />
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