by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
Riot Fest and Apocalyptic Crust Fest aren't until next weekend, but there's plenty of shows to tide metalheads of the land of Kuma's until then.
Nachtmystium will be wrapping up their tour at Reggie's on Saturday. While my not-so-positive feelings on the band have already been mentioned, there are some killer opening acts you'd be daft to miss. I've already waxed Southern poetic on Zoroaster and Dark Castle when they filled the Empty Bottle with 200-proof doom, and local quintet The Atlas Moth contribute even more psychedelic madness. If that's not kvlt enough for you, Idaho experimental duo Wolvserpent and local "I-don't-know-what's-going-on-but-it's-AWESOME" bringers Locrian will hunker down at Enemy Sunday night. So much doom, so little time. In a near-perfect world, that would be our only dilemma.
Don't think we're letting you off when the work week comes. Chicago gets a taste of Washington when Thrones and Christian Mistress play the Empty Bottle Monday evening. It's the best combination of Vice Dos and Don'ts and Angel Witch possible. Best of all, it's free. And when we say it's free, IT'S FREE!
Amidst all this awesomeness, we've saved the best news for last. Tuesday brings Swans at the Bottom Lounge. Yes, Swans, as in Michael Gira Swans. If this show isn't sold out, we've failed as a race.
*UPDATE* According to The Atlas Moth's Facebook page and the Reggie's Rock Club site, Zoroaster will not be performing on Saturday. Kommandant have been added as an opener.
Crustcake Picks: Chicago Shows 9/30-10/610/2 - Nachtmystium,
Zoroaster, The Atlas Moth, Dark Castle, Kommandant @ Reggie's Rock Club
10/3 - Wolvserpent, Locrian @ Enemy
10/4 - Thrones, Christian Mistress, Bible of the Devil @ Empty Bottle (FREE!)
10/5 - Swans, Baby Dee @ Bottom Lounge
September 30, 2010
CRUSTCAKE PICKS: CHICAGO SHOWS 9/30-10/6
September 29, 2010
CRUSTCAKE IS ON THE TWITTER AND THE FACEBOOK
Greetings, devotees of the 'cake. We've got a crucial PSA regarding our non-blogging activities.
Admist Sean's fervent bidding on eBay for Converge vinyls that don't exist yet, Van's diligent ear for the police scanner, Andy's beef genocides at Kuma's, and whatever our new writers do once we're done hazing them, we haven't been giving the love our Facebook and Twitter pages needed. If they were our kids, we would suck at being parents.
Well, no more. We're stepping up our presence on both social networks. Not only will you be informed of when new posts come up, you'll also get a look into what we're listening to and what's making us sound off. If Andy changes his mind on Coalesce again, you'll be in the know. We're the same bros over there as we are here.
Follow us on Twitter. Like us on Facebook.
Cause we're in this together now.
Right?
CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: VELNIAS - 'RISEN OF THE MOOR' LIVE IN NYC
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by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
When I first started writing for Crustcake, I was living in Boulder, Colo. The city is mostly enclosed by mountains that suggest divine craft but are a testament to the awe nature can inspire. You can breathe the air here. Hiking paths and bike routes are seldom empty during the daytime. Colorado is the only state where less than a third of adults are obese, and Boulder's fitness culture accounts for some of that. 4/20 is a defacto holiday -- plenty of students at the University of Colorado gather under tarps and salute the green. Boulder even has a THC ministry -- a dispensary where you can acquire marijuana for "spiritual purposes." If you heard about the Fourmile Canyon fires, which happened Northwest of Boulder, you wouldn't be alone in suspecting the blaze came about from a dropped joint.
Boulder caters to affluent people who want to "care." People get a small thrill from buying "green" products, and "sustainable" is sexy. Buying good is seen as doing good. There are shopping centers where some parking spaces are designated for hybrids. In fact, if you're not driving a hybrid, Obama '08 stickers intact, you're driving a Subaru Outback, Obama '08 stickers intact. "Local" is a buzzword and don't you dare think about walking into that Burger King or Target. Citizens here never run out of excuses to bitch. "We're still in Afghanistan!" "My daughter's yoga instructor is late!" "That restaurant is using styrofoam cups!"
Boulder is idyllic. Too idyllic, maybe. It is not a metal city. Metal was born in an industrial town. The city with the third-highest murder rate in the country is home to one of the biggest metal festivals in America. Metal does not come from easy living. So it's odd, then, that Velnias relocated to Boulder from the western suburbs of Chicago. Perhaps they wanted to get closer to nature -- the black metal quintet's sound does lean towards the Cascadian spectrum, and Illinois is not known for its landscapes. Maybe the organic-chai-drinking poseur Buddhists that make up Boulder will provide some rage the group needs.
Below is a recent performance from Velnias in NYC, supporting Altar of Plagues. The only lighting onstage are candles, save for the occasional flash of cameras. Velnias gaze at their amps more than their audience. It's as dark as black metal should be.
Velnias will play Denver tomorrow evening at The Further Shop (921 21st Street) with Wolvserpent (formerly known as Pussygutt) and The Flight Of Sleipnir.
September 28, 2010
PLANNING FOR BURIAL DUDE STARTS MUSIC RUINS LIVES LABEL
Last November, we turned you onto New Jersey's Planning For Burial, a project with a highly esoteric take on post-rock influenced metal. We described the group as "post-life" music, given the band's focus on the other plane of life. They're heavy and doomy, though not in the conventional sense of those terms.
Well Thom, the man behind Planning for Burial, has started a label entitled Music Ruins Lives. Music may have ruined our wallets, but our lives? An except from their "About" section:
We don't do drugs here at Music Ruins Lives, but we exist as junkies nonetheless -- trapped in the never-ending chase to feed an addiction that's worse than anything based in substance, because hell, it's everywhere, everybody does it, and it's so socially acceptable the kids're getting hooked before they can even read. No one ever expects going in to have to push off payments and skip a few meals here and there in order to free up enough cash to sate the urges, but that's the reality of the situation we've put ourselves in, one that deserves no more or less pity than is cast upon those shaking with the sickness of withdrawal -- what we pop in aren't pills, but cassettes and compact discs; our needles hit record grooves instead of veins. It's disgusting.Describes our music consumption habits to a tee.
The label's first release is a cassette edition of shoegaze/doom/black/electronic/WTF group Have a Nice Life's Voids. The MC edition will include the bonus track "I'm Dr. House." According to the label, it's been a fast seller, and it may be sold out by the time you read this, but never say never. Music Ruins Lives' next project is a split CD of Planning For Burial and Lonesummer, and preorders for that ditty should be up in mid-October.
In the meantime, get yourself reacquainted with Planning for Burial's Leaving.
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WORM OUROBOROS LIVE FOOTAGE POSTED ONLINE
Worm Ouroboros - "Winter" - 9/23/10 San Francisco, CA @ Knockout
Footage of chamber-folk-doom trio Worm Ouroboros' first show with Ludicra/Agalloch drummer Aesop Dekker has been posted online (above). Their self-titled Profound Lore debut is at once aching and haunted, delicate and crushing. Though it may not carry many of the hallmarks of the types of bands that dominate this site, Worm Ouroboros is a dark, dreamy masterpiece in its own right. As an aside, Dekker is having a banner year of his own, appearing on Ludicra's Album-of-the-Year contender, The Tenant, and Agalloch's absurdly anticipated Marrow of the Spirit.
September 27, 2010
WOLVSERPENT STREAM BLOOD SEED, EMBARK ON TOUR
Waiting for the new record from Pussygutt? Well, the Idaho duo is now known as Wolvserpent, but their music is still as haunting and creepy as ever. They've got a new record, Blood Seed coming out October 5th on 20 Buck Spin. Luckily, if you just have to hear it now, you members of the Internet generation, the label has it streaming here. Seed is limited to 500 LPs, so don't get too comfy with the stream!
Wolvserpent will also head out across the country for some shows, some of which are with ex-Kayo Dot-ers Ehnahre. Itinerary and art for Seed below.
Wolvserpent Fall TourSept 30 Denver CO @ The Further Shop w/Velnias
Oct 2 Milwaukee @ Borg Ward
Oct 3 Chicago IL @ Enemy w/ Locrian
Oct 4 Columbus OH @ Carabar w/ Bringers of Disease
Oct 5 Brooklyn NY @ Archeron w/ Archon & Bezoar
Oct 6 Providence RI @ TBA
Oct 7 Boston MA @ Starlab w/ Ehnahre
Oct 8 Greenfield MA @ John Doe Jr. w/ Ehnahre
Oct 9 Ithaca NY @ Warehouse w/ Ehnahre
Oct 10 far Rockaway NY @ Red Light District w/ Ehnahre
Oct 11 Baltimore MD @ Golden West w/ OAK, w/ Ehnahre
Oct 12 Chapel Hill NC @ Nightlight w/ Ehnahre
Oct 13 Charlotte NC @ The Milestone w/ Ehnahre
Oct 14 Atlanta GA @ Eyedrum w/ Ehnahre
Oct 15 Nashville TN @ Little Hamilton w/ Loss, Mourner & Ehnahre
Oct 16 Memphis TN @ Poplar Lounge w/ Ehnahre & Dead-I-On
Oct 17 Little Rock AR @ Downtown music w/ Pallbearer & Ehnahre
Oct 19 New Orleans LA @ Mudlark Theatre
Oct 20 Austin TX @ Red 7 w/ Javalina
Oct 21 Las Cruces NM @ The Trainyard w/ Yazata
Oct 22 Phoenix @ American Legion Hall w/GOG
Oct 24 Las Vegas NV @ Brass Lounge w/ Dead Neon
Oct 25 Salt Lake City UT @Burt’s Tiki w/ Subrosa
Oct 29-31 @ VAC Boise ID
Nov 4 Seattle WA @ The Comet w/ (a) Story of Rats
Nov 5 Portland @ Plan B
Nov 6 Eugene OR @ The Gup w/ Rye Wolves & Vivimancer
Nov 7 Salem OR @ Burial Grounds
LOCRIAN REVEAL RELEASE DATE AND ARTWORK FOR THE CRYSTAL WORLD
Not to let Agalloch hog everyone's attention this Thanksgiving season, Chicago experimental noise/metal duo Locrian are set to release their third studio album, The Crystal World on November 27 via Utech Records. It will be a double CD too - one composed of six tracks, the other a longer piece called "Extinction." Steven Hess of On, Pan American, and Ural Umbo will join the duo on electronics and percussion.
Terence Hannum and André Foisy's latest album is inspired by the J.G. Ballard's novel of the same name about a doctor discovering an African jungle crystalizes everything it that comes into contact with it. If you're at all familiar with Locrian's works, they all have a common thread of dark ambient, but use different methods to attain such darkness. Whereas one composition has the duo going grim and frostbitten, they may decide to go glitchier on the next work. Whatever the path, all of their works are simply excellent. If you know what exactly to expect on the next album, you know a hell of a lot more than we do!
UTech will also release a vinyl version of the album next year. And according to a recent post from Bloodlust, the CD version of Territories, which came out earlier this year, is at the pressing plant and should be coming soon. Territories features guest appearances from Bloodyminded's Mark Solotroff, Nachtmystium's Blake Judd, and Yakuza's Bruce Lamont.
Click below for the artwork, made by Justin Bartlett, and a video of the band's recent performance at the Borg Ward in Milwaukee, WI. 
September 25, 2010
TRAP THEM FINISH RECORDING, PREPARE FOR SHIT HAPPENS
Just this past Thursday, Trap Them announced via their website that they finished recording and mixing their currently unnamed new LP at Godcity with Kurt Ballou (Converge). As reported previously on the Cake, this will be Trap Them's Prosthetic Records debut and first record with former Coliseum drummer Chris Maggio. The above video of Maggio in the studio is raging, which should come as no surprise to anyone who ever saw him play with Coliseum. The guy is a beast!
Trap Them will be hitting the road on the SHIT HAPPENS tour starting Nov. 1 with sludgey Northeasterners Howl supporting probably the only band willing to admit their admiration for the absolutely horrible Buffalo Bills, Every Time I Die. See if you will be able to hear a few new Trap Them songs live in your home town after the jump.
11/01 New Haven, CT- Toads Place
11/02 Providence, RI- The Met
11/03 New York, NY- Webster Studio
11/04 West Chester, PA- The Note
11/05 Richmond, VA- Canal Club
11/06 Columbia, SC- New Brookland Tavern
11/07 Atlanta, GA-Club HellThe Masquerade
11/08 Ft. Lauderdale, FL- Culture Room
11/09 Jacksonville, FL- Jack Rabbits
11/11 Dallas, TX- The Loft
11/12 Lubbock, TX- Jakes
11/13 Las Cruces, NM- Mikey’s Place
11/14 Albuquerque, NM- Launch Pad
11/15 Mesa, AZ- Nile
11/16 Las Vegas, NV- Area 702 Skatepark
11/17 Anaheim, CA- Chain Reaction
11/18 Lancaster, CA- Cedar Center
11/19 Oakland, CA- Metro Opera House
11/20 Sacramento, CA- Boardwalk
11/23 Denver, CO- Marquis Theatre
11/24 Omaha, NE- Sokol Underground
11/25 Minneapolis, MN- Triple Rock Social Club
11/26 Chicago, IL- Subterranean
11/27 Des Moines, IA- Vaudville Mews
11/28 St. Louis, MO- FUBAR
11/29 Louisville, KY- Uncle Pleasants
11/30 Pittsburgh, PA- Mr. Smalls
12/01 S. Hackensack, NJ- School of Rock
12/02 Cleveland, OH- Peabody’s
September 24, 2010
TANKCRIMES RECORDS HOSTS FESTIVAL WITH MUNICIPAL WASTE, TOXIC HOLOCAUST, MORE
Oakland's Tankcrimes Records is like the younger, snottier brother of the more stately and distinguished Profound Lore or 20 Buck Spin, but its catalog is no less robust, releasing albums from 'cake favs Municpal Waste and Toxic Holocaust. Tankcrimes is so rad, they're hosting a two-day fest starring pretty much their entire roster. Check out the waaaay badass commercial for the event and if you're in the Bay Area, go see this show!
Bonus: The above advert features 9-year-old Ezra Lux aka Crud Wizard, son of Ludicra/Agalloch/Worm Ouroboros drummer Aesop Dekker, and Cameron Parillo, son of Dystopia's Matt "Mauz" Parillo, as the voice of the "Little Shit." Kids these days!
Show poster and full line-up, after the jump.
Tankcrimes Brainsqueeze - Oakland, Calif. - Metro:
Friday, Oct. 8 - Doors at 7 / show at 7:30Ghoul (Creepsylvania)
Direct Control (VA)
Cannabis Corpse (VA)
A.N.S. (TX)
Voetsek
Instant Asshole
Saturday oct 9 - doors at 6:30 / show at 7Municipal Waste (VA)
Vitamin X (Netherlands)
Toxic Holocaust (Portland)
Deadfall
Ramming Speed (Boston)
Population Reduction
Face The Rail
Tickets:8th - $15
9th - $17
2 day pass - $30
ARSIS FORCE YOU TO ROCK ON TOUR
Well, it's a free country, so they're not EXACTLY forcing you to rock. You can choose to stay home and watch episodes of Pawn Stars and Hoarders on Netflix Instant. But you'd be dumb not to catch Arsis live. The revitalized melodic death unit, led by James Malone and recently rejoined by fan favorite bassist Noah Martin, will be heading out on the road this December. That time of year tends to be slim pickins for shows, so you have no excuse not to air-shred. And since we interviewed them earlier this year, you know Arsis are approved by us.
Support will come from Powerglove and Conducting from the Grave.
Full itinerary below.
Arsis December Tour 201012/01 Championship Bar & Grill – Trenton, NJ
12/02 Evening Star Music Hall – Niagara Falls, NY
12/03 Pirates Cove – Cleveland, OH
12/04 Harpo’s – Detroit, MI
12/05 Reggie’s Rock Club – Chicago, IL
12/07 Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
12/08 In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
12/09 The Venue – Boise, ID
12/10 Studio 7 – Seattle, WA
12/11 Branx (Loveland) – Portland, OR
12/12 Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
12/13 The Whisky – Hollywood, CA
12/14 The Clubhouse – Tempe, AZ
12/15 Club Khaos – Amarillo, TX
12/16 The Marquee Theatre – Tulsa, OK
12/18 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
CRUSTCAKE PICKS: CHICAGO SHOWS 9/24-9/29
by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
So some dude tried to bomb one of the Dave Matthews concerts last weekend. What a goof! While this week's show picks are slim, they are both like walking into tar. And if some dude tried to bomb these shows, we wouldn't call the cops. We'd lay that motherfucker out before someone hits "9" on their phone.
Anyway, our first recommendation is Bongripper's in-store at the Wicker Park Reckless Records on Saturday. It'll serve as the record release show for their latest album, Satan Worshipping Doom. The title pretty much says it all - it emits frequencies even molemen can feel, it's creeps and crawls, and it is an orgy for the Horned One. I had plenty positive to say about them when they played the second night of the Eyehategod weekend - don't miss out. Wicker Park, get ready for another cultural shock!
The big show coming up, though, is the Buzzov*en reunion over at Reggie's Rock Club on Wednesday. Kirk, Dixie, and Ramzi are coming for your whiskey and your women again. Next to Eyehategod, these dudes are the definitive word in Southern sludge. Like a pulled pork sandwich sprinkled with pills and good intentions, this shit is gonna get messy. Crustcake favs Indian will also be playing, which further proves that this is going to be hell on your ears. And possibly your brain. Never stop the madness!
Like I mentioned, there's not a whole lot going on for the rest of September. October will be a different story.
Crustcake Picks: Chicago Shows 9/23-9/299/25 - Bongripper @ Reckless Records Wicker Park location
9/29 - Buzzov*en, Indian, Drug Honky @ Reggie's Rock Club
September 23, 2010
AGALLOCH'S MARROW OF THE SPIRIT COMING IN NOVEMBER
End-of-year lists, start your engines! When we last reported on Agalloch's new record, it didn't have a name or a release date. That didn't succeed in curbing our anticipation for the Portland outfit's newest missive. We're glad to say that Agalloch do have a title -- Marrow of the Spirit -- and a release date: Nov. 23, just in time for Turkey Day. Our excitement is now boiling over. If you don't plan on watching football (Texas Fight!), Profound Lore has your holiday covered.
Spirit will be the first Agalloch album with Ludicra's Aesop Dekker on drums, and will also feature appearances from Nathan Carson (Sunn O))), Witch Mountain, Two-Ton Boa), cellist Jackie Perez Gratz (Giant Squid, Asunder, Amber Asylum, Grayceon), and Jeffrey Neblock (Vindensang). With all this in mind, the question is not whether it will rule, but by how much.
Agalloch have also announced dates for a West Coast trek. Supporting them will be Allerseelen, a neo-folk/industiral act from Austria. Lucky bastards. That, and a tracklisting for Spirit, available below. 
1. They Escaped The Weight Of Darkness [3:41]
Agalloch/Allerseelen West Coast Tour
2. Into The Painted Grey [12:25]
3. The Watcher’s Monolith [11:46]
4. Black Lake Nidstang [17:34]
5. Ghosts Of The Midwinter Fires [9:40]
6. To Drown [10:27] 12/17 – Portland, OR @ Berbati’s Pan (w/Aerial Ruin)
12/18 – Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s (w/Alda)
12/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ tba
12/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall (w/Dispirit)
September 22, 2010
CRUSTCAKE PICKS: NYC SHOWS 9/22 - 9/30
Today marks the official end of summer and despite the sunny weather, we all know what's coming. September started of with a bang (Sleep, Boris, The Body, etc.) and October looks equally huge, but here are a few shows to tide you over:
This Thursday, hardcore/grind (or as they call it, "Outlaw Punk") supergroup Venomous Concept tears up Europa with Nails, Strong Intention and Villains. If you're out of the loop, Venomous Concept includes members of grind legends Napalm Death and Brutal Truth, pretending it's 1982 again. Make sure you get there in time for Nails, though, those guys are monstrous (as Andy already mentioned).
Tuesday, the 28th, local black metal heroes Black Anvil will celebrate the release of their latest LP, Triumverate, at Webster Hall, backed by The Absence and Ipissimus. You can get into the show for free by getting the new album at Best Buy.
Black Anvil label-mates Unearthly Trance also have a record dropping on the 28th and will back that with a show at Union Pool on the 29th, with the epic doom band SUMA and Pharaoh in tow.
Finally, close out the month with the eclectic post-hardcore/punk/whatever barrage of Envy, Trash Talk, Touche Amore and And So I Watch You From Afar at Santos Party House on the 30th.
So enjoy what's left of (camo?) shorts weather, start polishing your combat boots and get some rest between the shows -- October is looking epic. Full list of September shows below.
*EDIT* Holy shit, I forgot about the biggest show of all. Sludge lords Buzzov*en are playing on the 30th! The show has relocated to Public Assembly, the price has been reduced to $15 AND in addition to Black Tusk, Ramming Speed and Javelina are now on the bill. Definitely my pick for the ugliest, filthiest, most disgusting show of the month.
Crustcake Picks - New York Shows 9/23 - 9/30:9/23 – Iced Earth / Sons of Liberty @ Best Buy Theater
9/23 - Venomous Concept / Nails / Strong Intention / Villains @ Europa
9/24 – Maegashira / The Crimson Electric / Mighty High Cortez @ Charleston
9/25 – Burning Love / Nomos / Hellfang / Sick Fuck @ Acheron
9/26 – Obliteration / Brain Killer / Mob Mentality @ Cake Shop
9/26 – Death Before Dishonor / Live Fast, Die Fast / Psycho Enhancer @ Europa
9/28 – Black Anvil / The Absence / Ipsissimus @ Webster Hall
9/29 – Unearthly Trance / Suma / Pharaoh @ Union Pool
9/30 - The Black Dahlia Murder / Goatwhore / Arkaik / Severed @ Europa
9/30 – Envy / Trash Talk / Touche Amore / And So I Watch You From Afar @ Santos Party House
CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: KILLING JOKE - 'WARDANCE'
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by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
If you don't agree with me that Killing Joke's "Wardance" is one of the greatest songs ever made, leave the hall. Pronto. There's a whole lotta rhythm going down, but it's not a rhythm of love and unity. The metal-on-metal-on-metal guitar, steady-yet-dreadful drum beat, the mess of noise in the background, and vocalist Jaz Coleman's grating snarl make this a song for bombing your enemies. As Coleman says himself in the song, "Music for pleasure/It's not music no more." With a bleak message delivered in a catchy presentation, it's the post-punk "Born in the U.S.A." Only total submission is real.
Killing Joke also have a new record coming out on Spinefarm Records due Nov. 16 entitled Absolute Dissent. No, it does not feature that guy from the Foo Fighters, but it does feature Killing Joke's original line up of Coleman, guitarist Kevin "Geordie" Walker, bassist Martin "Youth" Glover, and drummer Paul Ferguson. Dissent will be released on CD and two-colored vinyl, and some editions will come with a second disc called Absolute Respect, featuring covers from Metallica, Nine Inch Nails, Fear Factory, Helmet, and many more.
Tracklisting and cover art after the video for a 2005 version of "Wardance."
Absolute Dissent:1. "Absolute Dissent"
2. "The Great Cull
3. "Fresh Fever From The Skies"
4. "In Excelsis"
5. "European Super State"
6. "This World Hell"
7. "Endgame"
8. "The Raven King"
9. "Honour The Fire"
10. "Depthcharge"
11. "Here Comes The Singularity"
12. "Ghosts Of Ladbroke Grove"
UNEARTHLY TRANCE STREAM V
Stream: Unearthly Trance - V
Unearthly Trance have their new album, V, available as a full stream (without beeps or anything!). Make your way over to Sterogum to check out V before it goes on sale next week. Pre-orders are available here, tour dates are after the jump. Do you even need me to tell you how excellent this record is?
Unearthly Trance and SUMA Fall 2010Sept. 29 Brooklyn, NY Union Pool
Sept. 30 Worcester, MA Ralph’s Diner
Oct. 1 Providence, RI AS2220
Oct. 2 Northampton, MA Elevens
Oct. 3 Wallingford, CT Cherry Street Station
Oct. 4 Scranton, PA Embassy Vinyl
Oct. 5 Syracuse, NY Half Penny Pub
Oct. 6 Buffalo, NY Soundlab
Oct. 7 Columbus, OH Café Bourbon Street
Oct. 8 Chicago, IL Ronny’s
Oct. 9 Lansing, MI Mac’s Bar
Oct. 10 Indianapolis, IN Melody Inn
Oct. 11 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class
Oct. 12 Baltimore, MD The Talking Head
Oct. 13 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie
WITHERED DEBUT TRACK OFF NEW ALBUM, DUALITAS (HINT: IT'S AWESOME)
Speaking of Withered, the Atlanta foursome are hitching up their crusty, blackend britches in preparation for the Oct. 26 release of Dualitas, their third full-length and first for Prosthetic Records (Skeletonwitch, Landmine Marathon). In a further twist of weird fate, Withered is giving "Extinguished With the Weary," the lead track fom Dualitas, away for free in partnership with Scion A/V and Adult Swim. It's available here. As has been said before, there must be somebody over there at Scion (and Adult Swim, for that matter) with carte blanche and good taste, 'cause the caliber of metal they've been putting their name next to is top notch.
Make the jump for Dualitas info, including track listing, album art and BBQ/listening party details.
Dualitas will be released on both CD (above left) and vinyl (above right), the latter of which will be a 500-piece, limited-edition gatefold double LP set on 150-gram wax, which contains the exclusive, 33-minute instrumental track, "Dwell." Pre-orders available here. Dualitas marks the third time Withered has collaborated with artist Paul Romano (Mastodon, Hate Eternal). In addition, the band will also be hosting a free listening party/BBQ for the album at the Masquerade in Atlanta on Sunday, Sept. 26.
Withered - Dualitas:1. Extinguished With The Weary
2. Residue In The Void
3. Seek the Shrouded
4. Interlude
5. From Shadows
6. The Progenitor's Grasp
7. Aethereal Breath
8. Outro
September 21, 2010
FENRIZ CURATING 'LIVE EVIL' UK FESTIVAL
"Something CAN actually come out of pure uncorrupt underground idealism if one does it long enough." -- Fenriz
I think it's time we all just go ahead and declare Gylve "Fenriz" Nagell the raddest dude in metal, full stop. From his taste-defining Band of the Week blog and authoritative mixtapes as DJ Vast Knowledge of Music to his dedication to all things outdoors (Hiking Metal Punks Forever!), Darkthrone's more outspoken member has cemented himself as a veritable cultural icon and champion of the true underground.
It's in the spirit of the latter label that Fenriz and Terrorizer Magazine are teaming together to present Live Evil. Though the two-day festival is taking place across the pond, it's still worth noting that even in the age of bloated, energy drink-sponsored, corporate shitfests, a healthy spirit of DIY-infused no-bullshit brutality survives. Legendary death dealers Angel Witch and Vulcano are headlining an international slew of disgustingly-cool bands, hand-picked by Mr. Hank Amarillo, himself, including 'cake favs Hooded Menace and Salute.
Full line-up, event details and poster (with art by French) after the jump.
Live Evil 2010:Oct. 23 & 24, 2010
Camden Underworld
174 Camden High Street
London NW1 0NE
020 7482 1932
www.theunderworldcamden.co.uk
September 20, 2010
PAY WHAT YOU WANT FOR THE NEW LIKE RATS 7"
Sound familiar?
Forget about those Brits, though. We'd rather be listening to Chicago's Like Rats anyway, who feature Weekend Nachos guitarist Andy Nelson on bass and Primitive Future impresario/sometimes Weekend Nachos merch slanger/Tom G. Warrior superfan Todd Nief on guitar. If you're a bonehead that hasn't heard them before, they pretty much sound like Discharge and Celtic Frost duking it out on the South Side. Which is to say, awesome. They recently put out a self-titled 7" through Cosmic Debris (don't you eat that yellow snow!) Records, available in physical and digital formats on Like Rats' webpage. A hard copy will set you back about six bucks, but if you'd prefer to go strictly digital, you have the option to pay as much or as little as you like. The physical versions also include a digital download code. Be a bro and cop this little ditty. You won't regret it. Besides, your 7" collection can never be too large.
And before we go, check out that cover, shown above. It's a forest, but with suns for eyes. They're looking straight at you, dude. Straight. At. YOU. Trippy.
September 17, 2010
GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR RISE ONCE AGAIN
Yes, it's true.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor are doing shows again.
While the Canadian post-rock ensemble never officially "broke up," they were inactive for a large part of last decade, staring in 2003. Now they'll be heading to Europe in December and January, followed by North American dates in February and March. They'll also be curating All Tomorrow Parties' Nightmare Before Christmas festival December 3-5, which will also feature a wide range of performers such as Neurosis, "Weird" Al Yankovic, Throbbing Gristle, Nomeansno and many more. You'd think that the group would have done some more shows sooner, given that bands like Mono, Explosions in the Sky, and in the metal realm, Isis, all found underground success tinkering with GY!BE's sound in their (considerable) absence.
But like the long song structures and breathtaking crescendos that have come to define GY!BE's music, perhaps the wait will be worth it.
Click below for an up-to-date itinerary.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Winter Tour:12-03-05 Minehead, England - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas
12-07 Manchester, England - Academy
12-08 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
12-10 Dublin, Ireland - Tri Pod
12-12 Bristol, England - Ansom Rooms
12-13-14 London, England - Troxy
12-17-18 Athens, Greece - Gagrin 205
01-14 Paris, France - Parc de la Villette
01-15 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royale De Bruxelles
01-17 Helsinki, Finland - Kulttuuritalo
01-19 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
01-20 Berlin, Germany - Astra
01-22 Pozán, Poland - Eskulap
01-23 Prague, Czech Republic - Palác Akropolis
02-02 Diksmuide, Belgium - 4AD
02-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Vogue Theatre
02-17 Seattle, WA - Showbox at the Market
02-18 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
02-20-21 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
02-23 Los Angeles, CA - Music Box at the Henry Fonda
03-16 Brooklyn, NY - Masonic Temple
03-17 New York, NY - Church of St Paul the Apostle
03-19 Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero
03-20 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
03-22 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
03-24 Nashville, TN - Cannery Ballroom
03-26-27 Chicago, IL - Metro
03-29 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
September 16, 2010
HEAR THE NEW TORCHE RECORD. NOW!
Torche's Songs for Singles is easily one of our most anticipated records this year. It comes out next Tuesday on CD, LP, and digital formats, but if you can't wait until then, you impatient imbecile, the new record is available for streaming on their Myspace now. Seems as though Myspace is still good for something after all. Jokes aside, even if the band didn't intend for Singles to be an EP, it makes the most of its short running time. Most of the songs are pure Torche -- if you know it, you love it. "Face the Wall" will throw you for a loop, as it's kind of a downer, but it's still a great song and fits with the rest of the record. Enough of us, go listen!
And if you forgot that Torche is about to pillage the land with Kylesa and High on Fire, you better scramble and prepare! Despite Torche's cheery onstage demeanor, they don't play around. Dates after the jump.
Torche Fall Tour 2010:9/22 New Orleans, LA @ The Big Top Three Ring Circus #
# = w/ HAARP
9/23 Dallas, TX @ The Nightmare
9/24 Austin, TX @ Red 7
9/26 Scottsdale, AZ @ Martini Ranch
9/27 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theater $
9/29 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall %
9/30 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse %
10/1 Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre %
10/2 Albuquerque, NM @ The Launchpad %
10/3 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater %
10/5 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre %
10/6 Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom %
10/8 Rock Island, IL @ Rock Island Brewing Company %
10/9 Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club %
10/10 Chicago, IL @ Metro (Riot Fest) %
10/11 Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird %
10/12 Columbus, OH @ The Summit ^
10/13 Newport, KY @ Historic Southgate House %
10/14 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre %
10/15 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop %
10/16 Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall %
10/17 Northhampton, MA @ Pearl Street %
10/19 Halifax, NS @ The Paragon Theatre (Halifax Pop Explosion) %
10/21 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall %
10/22 Providence, RI @ Club Hell %
10/23 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East %
10/24 New York, NY @ Webster Hall %
10/26 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom %
10/27 Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle %
10/29 Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds (The Fest 9)
$ = w/ MOUNTAINS OF BLOW
% = w/ HIGH ON FIRE, KYLESA
^ = w/ LO PAN
EARTH TO RELEASE DEMO RECORDINGS COMPENDIUM CD
Stream: Earth - "Divine and Bright" [MP3]
Earth's Hex; Or Printing in the Infernal Method is a masterpiece of barren doom and windswept dread. It's the soundtrack to an all-night marathon of El Topo, The Road and maybe A Fistful of Dollars. It's one of my favorite records of all time and alone cements Earth mastermind Dylan Carlson's status level at genius.
But before that 2005 watershed -- waaaay before, in fact -- Carlson and his pals holed up in Smegma Studios to record their primitive, amplifier-worshipping demo recordings. The output from these sessions have been released here and there on various EPs and B-sides, but for the first time, they will be available on one concise platter. A Beaurocratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extractions will be issued in CD form on Southern Lord and features such luminaries as Slim Moon (Kill Rock Stars), Joe Preston (Thrones, Melvins) and that one guy who borrowed Carlson's shotgun and never returned it.
Track listing and a peek at the Simon Fowler/Stephen O'Malley art/design collab after the jump.
A Beaurocratic Desire for Extra Capsular Extractions Track Listing:1. "A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge, part 1" 7:22
2. "A Bureaucratic Desire for Revenge, part 2" 6:38
3. "Ouroboros Is Broken" 18:19
4. "Geometry of Murder" 7:22
5. "German Dental Work" 5:20
6. "Divine and Bright" 3:02
7. "Dissolution 1" 7:11
CRUSTCAKE PICKS: CHICAGO SHOWS 9/16-9/22
by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
I know it's been a while since I gave y'all the low-down on the best Chicago shows coming soon...but with a week this stacked, I couldn't wait any longer. Of course, this may not apply if you have the money to go see Alice in Chains and/or Roger Water's four-night stand at the United Center. Fret not, there's cheaper options that are just as hell-raising!
First up on Friday is Despised Icon, Misery Index, and Revocation over at the Bottom Lounge, one of the many places in the Windy City where Shiner is treated like an import. Despised Icon I don't care much for, but Misery Index and Revocation have our utmost approval. Grind and air guitar the night away! If that crowd is too young for you, you'll feel right at home at the Raven show at Abbey Pub the next night. The Gallagher brothers and former Pentagram drummer Joe Hasselvander will be laying down classic slabs of NWOBHM, or "athletic rock" as the band terms it. Opening acts Earthen Grave and Bible of the Devil should take note that Metallica once opened for Raven, and look where they are now! Also, you can go and judge for yourself if "Seek and Destory" uses "the most ripped off riff in heavy metal."
Sunday brings Venomous Concept to the Double Door, featuring a bevy of metal veterans - Shane Embury and Danny Herrera of Napalm Death, as well as Dan Lilker and Kevin Sharp of Brutal Truth. If that isn't enough for you, they have up-and-coming mental butchers NAILS opening for them. If I had to pick only one show to go to, that would be it. Too fast? Weedeater will cure your whiplash at Reggie's the following night, and possibly get you blazed in the process. It'll serve as a good warm-up for Buzzov*en's return to Chicago later in the month.
Go out and celebrate Mayor Daley's impending retirement the right way, 'cakers! If I forgot anything, let me know in the comments!
*EDIT* Holy moley, how could I have forgotten that Like Rats are doing a record release show Saturday at the Underground Lounge. Check out the interview I did with Todd earlier in the year. They're rad dudes, and I don't let rad dudes have their shows go un-promoted.
Crustcake Picks - Chicago Shows 9/16-9/229/17 - Misery Index, Revocation, Despised Icon @ Bottom Lounge
9/18 - Raven, Earthen Grave, Bible of the Devil, Stone Magnum, Diamond Plate @ Abbey Pub
- Like Rats, Vaste Burai, Plector, Turbid North @ Underground Lounge
9/20 - Venomous Concept, Nails @ Double Door
9/21 - Weedeater, Witchbanger, My Cold Dead Hand @ Reggie's Rock Club
SKELETONWITCH ANNOUNCE WINTER TOUR WITH WITHERED, LANDMINE MARATHON
Eternal road dogs Skeletonwitch are wrapping up slaying Thee Olde Country on their "European Bangover" tour and are prepping their winter "North American Skullsplitter"* tour. As good as these guys are -- and they are awesome live -- I don't think they've ever headlined a tour all by themselves, so this time around should be a monster! Supported by perpetual 'cake favs Withered and Landmine Marathon, the 'Witch have spent the last six weeks writing new material which they plan to debut on the road.
Tour dates, "Bangover" video diary and "Submit to the Suffering" official vid after the jump.
Skeletonwitch “North American Skullsplitter Tour” w/ Withered, Landmine Marathon:11/19 Columbus, OH – Ruby Tuesday (no Withered)
11/20 Toledo, OH – Frankies (no Withered)
11/21 Dekalb, IL – Otto’s Nightclub (no Withered)
11/22 Lansing, MI – Mac’s Bar
11/23 Windsor, ON – Chubby Pickle
11/24 London, ON – London Music Hall
11/25 Hamilton, ON – Absinthe
11/26 Kingston, ON – The Mansion (Wine Cellar)
11/27 Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
11/28 New Haven, CT – Lily’s Pad at Toad’s Place
11/29 Frederick, MD – Krug’s Place
11/30 Greensboro, NC – Legitimate Business
12/02 Oklahoma City, OK – Conservatory
12/03 Denton, TX – Rubbergloves Rehearsal
12/04 Austin, TX – Red 7
European Bangover 2010:
Skeletonwitch - "Submit to the Suffering":
*Dudes have gnarly tour names!
September 15, 2010
CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: NAKED CITY - 'OSAKA BONDAGE'
Every single Wednesday without fail, your hosts post a suitably stale video clip that we think needs to be revisited. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to crustcake@gmail.com.
by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
Some of you crusty bros were lucky enough to catch a reunited Sleep. Slow, gooey, smokey Sleep. Al Cisneros laying down fat grooves and existing in a nirvana only he feels, a shirtless Matt Pike showing off his tasty body and tastier licks, and that new guy on drums doing what he does. By the many accounts I've heard, in person and on the internets, it was a groovy good time, full of friendship, Iommi worship, and more hash business than a Boulder, CO dispensary.
Guess what? Naked City were none of the above. Fast, abrasive, razor-sharp, and all over the place Naked City. You don't hang out or relax to this band, you make somebody your bitch. John Zorn and his band of sadists blew through songs and genres in a maelstrom that bands like Iwrestledabearonce fool themselves by imitating. In fact, John Zorn has made a career out of making you go "Is this music?" and Naked City is arguably his apex. If you thought Gaspar Noe's Irreversible was a romantic comedy, this is your favorite band.
After checking out the clip for "Osaka Bondage" below, you can revisit my blabbering on about Naked City in the first Crustcast.
SALOME POST NEW SONG, TO RAGE WITH BATILLUS
Katherine Katz is no stranger to praise on the 'Cake. She sang on Agoraphobic Nosebleed's "Agorapocalypse," which made the end-of-2009 lists for Van Damned and the WZAd. A year later, Katz is looking like a strong contender for the end-of-year lists again. But Agoraphobic don't have a new album coming out. How can this be?
She's back to focusing on her doom trio Salome, who recently completed work on their new record, Terminal. The record is set to be released on November 9th by the metal Criteron Collection, a.k.a. Profound Lore. According to the label, the new album will clock in around 70 minutes of evocative doom. If "Master Failure," which you can listen to here, is any indication, this is not going to be a heavy one. It's gonna be a REALLY HEAVY one. And coming off the excellent split Salome did with Thou, Our Enemy Civilization, this is no light-hearted decree. Could Terminal be a top ten contender? We'll know in November.
Even more news for our Baltimore readers: Salome will be doing a show with Batillus, featuring our longtime homeboy Gerf on the skins, on September 21st at Hexagon. Don't skip out - that school project, graveyard shift at 7-11, or whatever commitments you've made can wait. Doom is dominant.
We've also got the tracklisting for Terminal, and show flyer available after the jump.
Tracklist for Terminal
1) The Message
2) Terminal
3) Master Failure
4) Epidemic
5) An Accident Of History
6) The Witness
7) The Unbelievers
September 14, 2010
THE ENDLESS BLOCKADE, THE FINAL BLOCKADE
The Endless Blockade are done. Footage of their last show (which was with Bastard Noise) can be seen above, taken July 3rd at the Rita in Toronto. The Endless Blockade were one of my favorite bands. After reading about them in the 'Upfront Profile' of Decibel Magazine issue #45 I went home and googled their myspace page. That particular page stayed open and on repeat for the better part of week, before I could track down some of their records. There hasn't been a band who have made that much of an immediate impression on me since. The Endless Blockade also put on one of the best shows I saw last year.
Audio interviews with Andrew Nolan (Bass, Vocals) can be found here and here. His blog is worth your time, and so is his new band.
NEW UNEARTHLY TRANCE SONGS
A few new Unearthly Trance songs have made their way onto the band's myspace. "The Horsemen Arrive In The Night," "Solar Eye," and "Into A Chasm" all stem from Unearthly Trance's upcoming release V. This is record is excellent, so good in fact that I managed to sit through the entire - god awful - beeped Relapse digital promo. These songs give a great preview of the record, lengths and tempos vary between songs but the point is clear. Unearthly Trance are ready to stomp their doom all over you.
Between this record and The Howling Wind's Into The Cryoshpere, Ryan Lipynsky could end up on a lot of year end lists, twice.
V is available for pre-order here and will see it's release September 28th from Relapse Records.
September 13, 2010
CHRISTIAN MISTRESS STREAM NEW RECORD
Summer isn't coming back for a while. The leaves turn bronze and red, the beaches become deserted, and you can feel winter's soft touch before the choke hold. As the Judas Priest track "Last Rose of Summer" goes:
Do not despair, mother nature simply rests/In sleep she has well earned/Till one day not so very far from now/With the opening of the first rose buds, I shall return.Till then, we have Christian Mistress. 20 Buck Spin's latest signees, straight outta Olympia, Washington, are Angel Witch reincarnated. Def Leppard if they continued On Through the Night and didn't get the peaches or the cream. Raven in their playing corn fields with Metallica days.
You get the picture. These dudes (and dudette) love their NWOBHM. Not convinced they're the real deal? Decibel is streaming their new record, Agony and Opium, in its entirety. You have no excuse not to check it out.
Christian Mistress will also be heading out with fellow Washington state bruiser Joe Preston, playing as Thrones. Dates below.
Christian Mistress/Thrones Fall Tour
9/27 Tube - Portland, OR w/ DJ Nate C# = w/ Dwellers, Bees
9/28 Redroom - Boise, ID
9/29 Club Vegas - Salt Lake City, UT #
9/30 3 Kings Tavern - Denver, CO
10/1 Bourbon Theater - Lincoln, NE
10/2 Turf Club - Minneapolis, MN
10/3 The Borg Ward - Milwaukee, WI
10/4 The Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
10/6 Southgate House - Newport, KY
10/7 Mac’s Bar - Lansing, MI
10/8 The Shop - Toronto, ON
10/9 Playhouse - Montreal, QC
10/10 Geno’s - Portland, ME
10/11 O’Brien’s - Boston, MA ^
10/12 Machines With Magnets - Providence, RI $
10/13 Acheron - Brooklyn, NY
10/14 Kung Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA %
10/15 Golden West - Baltimore, MD
10/16 The Triple - Richmond, VA
10/17 The Milestone - Charlotte, NC
10/18 Caledonia Lounge - Athens, GA
10/19 529 - Atlanta, GA
10/20 Hi-Tone Cafe - Memphis, TN
10/21 Nightmare - Dallas, TX *
10/22 Red 7 - Austin, TX
10/23 *TBA - San Antonio, TX
10/24 *TBA - El Paso, TX
10/25 Solar Culture - Tucson, AZ
10/26 Spaceland - Los Angeles, CA
10/27 Blue Lagoon - Santa Cruz, CA
10/28 *TBA - Oakland, CA
10/29 The Hemlock - San Francisco, CA
10/30 Alibi - Arcata, CA
10/31 Oak St Speakeasy - Eugene, OR
^ = w/ Kintaan
$ = w/ The Body, Kintaan
% = w/ Serpent Throne
* = w/ Deadsea
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NO FRIENDS ANNOUNCE BRIEF EAST COAST FALL TOUR
No Friends are doing a short fall tour on their way down to play this year's The Fest. The no nonsense punk four piece will be supporting their recent 12" EP Tradition Failures (which is excellent).
The LP is available here, their music video for "Traditional Failures" is available here and their tour dates are available after the jump.
No Friends 2010 fall tour10/25/10 Philadelphia, PA The Ox Warehouse w/ Dead to Me
10/26 Richmond, VA Gallery 5 w/ Dead to Me, Nightbirds
10/27 Baltimore, MD TBA w/ Deep Sleep
10/28 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 w/ Strike Anywhere, A Wilhelm Scream
10/30 Gainesville, FL The Fest w/ a shitload of bands
September 6, 2010
HAPPY HOLIDAZE: LABOR DAY
Got the day off? Happy Labor Day!
Still have to work, ya poor bastard? Happy Labor Day anyway!
Going through a period of funemployment? Well, today is just like any other day.
Crack open a High Life, Anchor Steam, or whatever brew gets you going, and jam out to Fenriz and Nocturno Culto's ode to those in the struggle, "I Am the Working Class." Their dirty fusion of crust and NWOBHM makes for a fitting end to the summer season. Wear your big sunglasses, not your Emperor sunglasses, outside. Cheers!
September 3, 2010
NEW TRAP THEM SOON, NEW WEBSITE NOW
On Monday, Trap Them return to Godcity Studios (Kurt Ballou) to record their third LP. During the process, Trap Them have set up a new blog which will be regularly updated with pictures, videos and studio entries.
This will be Trap Them's first full-length for Prosthetic Records, and the first to feature drummer Chris Magio (formerly of Coliseum). If their last EP, Filth Rations, was any indicator, we are in for more power. Vocalist Ryan McKenny commented, "There was a certain potential the members of this band felt had not yet been met. On this record, that potential has been fully realized. Get heavy, motherfuckers."
September 2, 2010
CRUSTY CLIP OF THE WEEK: PHOBIA - 'RISE UP'
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by Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)
Are Crystal Castles fans of Phobia, as evidenced by the picture above? Does Hilary Duff really want Lemmy to love her like a reptile? Can Miley Cyrus play with madness?
Who the fuck cares? Let's GRIND!
Phobia will also be embarking on a U.S. tour soon, click below for dates.
Phobia Fall Tour 20106 Sep - Infest Warhouse LA, CA #
# = W/ DEVIATED INSTICT
17 Sep - 1011 San Antonio, TX $
18 Sep - Phoenix Project Dallas, TX $
19 Sep - Vangard Warehouse Houston, TX $
20 Sep - Checkpoint Charlies New Orleans, LA %
21 Sep - Big Daddy's Tallahassee, FL %
22 Sep - Transitional Art Gallery Tampa, FL %
23 Sep - Churchill's Pub Miami, FL ^
24 Sep - The Atlantic Gainsville, FL ^
25 Sep - Eyedrum Atlanta, GA ^
26 Sep - Volume 11 Raliegh, NC
27 Sep - Skull Alley Louisville, KY
28 Sep - The Muse Nashville, TN
29 Sep - Arkansas Community Art Center Little Rock, AK
8 Oct - Corktown Tavern Detroit, MI
9 Oct - Chicago Apocalyptic Crust Fest W/ DROP DEAD Chicago, IL
$ = W/ PLF,WORMROT
% = W /WORMROT
^ = W/ MARUTA, WORMROT
THE SECRET WILL SLAUGHTER YOU...DOUBLY
No, not that Secret. Or that one. This one.
And we know you want a taste of their upcoming full-length, Solve Et Coagula. Well, they have released their soon-to-be club banger "Double Slaughter," which you can listen to here. Better yet, the CD version of the album and two sweet shirts are available for pre-order at Southern Lord's Blue Collar Distro store. We are not responsible for any deaths, black eyes, miscarriages, and whiplash this news may cause. Mainly because the Crustcake Legal Fund doesn't exist...yet.
Click below for the artwork, brought to life by Justin Bartlett, and tracklisting.
The Secret - Solve Et Coagula1. Cross Builder
2. Death Alive
3. Double Slaughter
4. Where It Ends
5. Antitalian
6. Weatherman
7. Pleasure In Self Destruction
8. Eve Of The Last Day
9. Pursuit Of Discomfort
10. Bell Of Urgency
11. War Desire
12. 1968
