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5ive are actually two and the two create huge doomtastic riffs (did I just write doomtastic?). These guys fill up the space with no extra room for a bass player (except that one time they recorded and toured for the album The Hemophiliac Dream with bassist Jeff Caxide of Isis).
This is the first track off their Versus EP. Check out the chunky riffs towards the end! What other doomish band can you name that uses a vibrator for guitar effects? Lay back and the let the groove take you...
5ive - "Soma" (2005):
Listen: 5ive [MySpace]
Buy: 5ive Versus EP [Amazon]
July 16, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: 5ive - "Soma"
July 9, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: The Melvins - "Queen"
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The Melvins released their 16th (!) studio full-length this week, so we thought we'd revisit something from the band's major label heyday. "Queen" comes from 1994's Stoner Witch, and of note in this video:
• Bassist Mark D's face is mostly hidden behind that big ol' hat, and he hardly moves the whole time.The Melvins - "Queen" (1994):
• Buzz Osborne's hair is brown!
• Check out Dale Crover's unusual drum setup: a floor tom in place of a snare drum, a big clangy bell instead of a ride cymbal, and what looks to be a rototom frame that he's beating on, in addition to his signature 'crasher'. Cool shit.
Listen: The Melvins [MySpace]
Buy: The Melvins Stoner Witch [Amazon] Continue Reading...
July 2, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Red Sparowes - "Alone and Unaware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes"
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Remember that time we said that we prefer old Red Sparowes to new? Well, here's some old Red Sparowes for ya, featuring Josh Graham on guitar and Greg Burns on the pedal steel. We recommend clicking through to YouTube and going full screen for this one.
Red Sparowes - "Alone and Unaware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes" (2006):
Download: Red Sparowes - "Alone and Unaware, The Landscape Was Transformed In Front Of Our Eyes" [MP3]
Listen: Red Sparowes [MySpace]
Buy: Red Sparowes At The Soundless Dawn [Amazon]
June 25, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Old Man Gloom
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Mix some Isis, Cave In, Converge, Zozobra and you’ll get the rarely-seen-live super group of sorts, Old Man Gloom. I’m sure all of you readers are familiar with this band to a degree, but if you’re like me you anticipate a chance to catch the magic live. I was super excited about them hitting the West Coast earlier this year for what would have been their 10th live appearance and more, but then it was canceled and my parade was rained on. But I got love for you Old Man Gloom and now I got this entire set to watch until you guys give it one more go on the road. Pretty please?
Old Man Gloom - Live (2002):
Download: Old Man Gloom - "Sleeping With Snakes" [MP3]
Listen: Old Man Gloom [MySpace]
Buy: Old Man Gloom [Amazon]
June 18, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Electric Wizard - "Supercoven"
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Electric Wizard. Dorset doom. There ain't much to say we ain't said already. This is dirty, drugged-out doom, and you'd do well to have their entire catalog at your fingertips in iTunes (or your preferred equivalent).
The crusty clip below is a performance of "Supercoven," side A of Wizard's 1998 EP of the same name. The original pressings are long since out of print and the Southern Lord reissue (which contains two bonus tracks) appears to be out of stock at the moment, but you can find "Supercoven" in MP3 format below. Check back with Southern Lord, and hopefully they'll restock soon so you can get your hands on the EP's B side and bonus tracks.
Electric Wizard - "Supercoven" (2002):
Download: Electric Wizard - "Supercoven" [MP3]
Listen: Electric Wizard [MySpace]
Buy: Electric Wizard - Supercoven [Amazon]
June 11, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Amon Amarth - "Thousand Years of Oppression"
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Amon Amarth are Viking Metal's flag bearers. They lay on very thick mid-tempo grooves with some of the most memorable melody lines. This track is taken from one of their best albums start to finish, Versus The World. The clip is taken from their amazingly well-produced DVD Wrath Of The Norsemen. Go forth and conquer...
Amon Amarth - "Thousand Years of Oppression":
These Vikings are currently working on their seventh studio album, to be released later this year via Metal Blade.
Listen: Amon Amarth [MySpace]
Buy: Amon Amarth - Versus The World [Amazon]
June 4, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Dio - "Holy Diver"
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No explanation necessary.
Dio - "Holy Diver":
Listen: Dio [MySpace]
Buy: Dio - Holy Diver [Amazon]
May 28, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Mastodon - "March of the Fire Ants"
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As you may have heard by now, Mastodon will be abandoning Matt Bayles to work with producer Brendan O'Brien for their forthcoming album. O'Brien's resume is a varied one; he's worked with Korn, Bruce Springsteen, Audioslave, The Offspring, and Wire, to name a few. We're not sure what Matt Bayles did so wrong to be replaced by the dude who worked with Korn, but we're sure it must have been terrible.
So with that, here's the video for the best song Mastodon ever wrote.
Mastodon - "March of the Fire Ants":
Listen: Mastodon [MySpace]
Buy: Mastodon - Remission [Amazon]
May 21, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Crowbar - "All I Had (I Gave)"
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by crustcake gerf (NYC)
What's that? Both crusty clips feature Crowbar today? But if any band deserves the double attention around these parts, it is the godfathers of sludge metal themselves. I won't go so far as my comrade to say that Crowbar is my "favorite band of all time and can do no wrong," but I will say that they kick mega tons of ass.
You may remember this one from Beavis and Butthead; check out a young Craig Nunenmacher, who is now the skinsman for Black Label Society. Oh, and check out all the stink-faces. It's stink-face city all up in this video! (the beginning is unfortunately cut off a bit)
Crowbar - "All I Had (I Gave)":
Download: Crowbar - "All I Had (I Gave)" [MP3]
Listen: Crowbar [MySpace]
Buy: Crowbar - Crowbar [Amazon]
Crusty Clip of the Week: Crowbar - "Like Broken Glass"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
I'm just gonna throw this out there, Crowbar rules my shit! Favorite band of all time and can do no wrong in my book. Kirk probably makes more money with Down and now his Crow-Breed morph Kingdom of Sorrow, but I don't care because CROWBAR RULES MY SHIT! And fucking check out Jimmy Bower on the drums (EyeHateGod, Superjoint Ritual, Down, Mystic Krewe of the Clearlight). Crowbar and EyeHateGod gave birth to NOLA sludge. End of story.
Crowbar - "Like Broken Glass":
Download: Crowbar - "Like Broken Glass" [MP3]
Listen: Crowbar [MySpace]
Buy: Crowbar - Broken Glass [Amazon]
May 14, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Quicksand - "Fazer"
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by crustcake gerf (NYC)
After that Meshuggah video, I really needed something 'meat n potatoes' or 'bread and butter' or 'just a straight up fucking rock song with a straight up no-bullshit video.' Or whatever.
I'm gonna really go out on a limb here... and assume that crustcake readers are familiar with Quicksand, but just in case here are the vitals:
- ex-Gorilla Biscuits guitarist Walter SchreifelsQuicksand - "Fazer":
- New York City
- post-hardcore
- fucking awesome
- sadly broken up since 1998
Listen: Quicksand [MySpace]
Buy: Quicksand - Slip [Amazon] Continue Reading...
Crusty Clip of the Week: Cult of Luna - "The Watchtower"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
I like what Cult of Luna has been doing on recent albums; I mean it's obvious they are developing their sound. But a part of me misses the raw dirtiness of the first two records, my favorite being The Beyond. That entire record just sounds mean and nasty compared to both releases since.
Cult of Luna - "The Watchtower":
Bring back that dirty bass tone!
The band has posted the title track from their forthcoming album, Eternal Kingdom, on their MySpace page. Sounds like if I want the rawness and dirtiness of their earlier stuff I'll just have to listen to, you know, their earlier stuff...
Download: Cult of Luna - "The Watchtower" [MP3]
Listen: Cult of Luna [MySpace]
Buy: Cult of Luna - The Beyond [Amazon]
Cursty Clip of the Week: Aphex Twin - "Come to Daddy"
Every Wednesday, your hosts each 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. This week, we're introducing the latest addition to team crustcake, theseseans. Theseseans has already been writing up a storm, and in the future you can expect from him some seven-inch reviews, clever commentary, and general all-around shenanigans.
by theseseans
When Genghis Tron's recent release Board Up The House came out on Relapse, collective drooling ensued from the metal community. We actually haven't stopped drooling, as the album just gets better with each listen. For this week's Crusty Clip I decided to bring everyone's attention back to another artist who managed to mix heavy music with electronica and not have it... you know... suck.
Aphex Twin: "Come To Daddy":
Listen: Aphex Twin [MySpace]
Buy: Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy [Amazon]
May 7, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Comets On Fire - "Pussy Foot the Duke"
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by crustcake gerf (NYC)
Comets On Fire. They're what Phish would sound like if Phish sounded like Comets On Fire. And they're what Dead Meadow would sound like if Dead Meadow were a bit more peculiar.
In this performance of "Pussy Foot the Duke" from their 2004 Sub Pop-released LP Blue Cathedral, the whole ensemble really has an effortless, weightless air to it, as if playing this song is the most natural thing they'd ever done. And I'm no guitarist, but damn, the way Ethan Miller controls that instrument is captivating.
Stay tuned for some deep shit at the end, man.
Comets On Fire - "Pussy Foot the Duke":
Try this one for the louder side of Comets On Fire.
Download: Comets On Fire - "Pussy Foot the Duke" [MP3]
Listen: Comets On Fire [MySpace]
Buy: Comets On Fire - Blue Cathedral [Amazon]
Crusty Clip of the Week: Fu Manchu - "Saturn III"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Whether they're singin' about muscle cars or traveling to the center of the earth, Fu Manchu are most likely always stooooneeedddd. Most 'stoner rock' fanatics cite the band's In Search Of album as the pinnacle of their stoner career (see Decibel's 'Stoner Rock' issue, September 2007), and I do agree, but there are certainly some gems on that record's follow-up, The Action Is Go. This jam makes me wish I had a '69 Camaro to cruise the Pacific Coast Highway. And a joint.
Fu Manchu - "Saturn III":
Download: Fu Manchu - "Saturn III" [MP3]
Listen: Fu Manchu [MySpace]
Buy: Fu Manchu - The Action is Go [Amazon]
April 30, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Nasum - "Scoop"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Nasum was grindtastic! Before the tragic death of founding guitarist/vocalist Mieszko Talarczyk in an insane tsunami that struck Thailand in December of 2004, Nasum was at the top of the grind game for more than a decade. Their tone is quite unique among grind bands, and Nasum is one of, if not the only, grind band with melody that really seeps above the brutality.
RIP, Mieszko.
Nasum - "Scoop":
Despite being defunct, Nasum have two releases planned for 2008. A split with Napalm Death, and a live album, Doombringer, recorded at a 2004 show in Japan are both in the works; check out three cuts from Doombringer below.
Download: Nasum - "Scoop," "Bullshit," "Relics" (from Doombringer) [MP3]
Listen: Nasum [MySpace]
Buy: Nasum - Helvete [Amazon]
Crusty Clip of the Week: Boris - Live in Oh-Five
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by crustcake gerf (NYC)
In honor of yesterday's release of Smile, here's a fifty-three-minute-long fan film of Boris from '05 with pretty decent audio quality. The perfect way to spend your lunch hour!
I especially dig the uploader's description: "boris live you fucks."
Boris - Live at First Unitarian Church (2005):
Download: Boris w/ Merzbow - "Flower, Sun, Rain" [MP3]
Buy: Smile [Amazon]
April 23, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Dozer - "From Fire Fell"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Dozer does it right. All y'all stoner rock fans of recent need to check these guys out if you haven't. I've a hunch The Sword and other dudes of the like probably dig on these guys; not to say you should like them cuz someone else does (unless that someone else is us of course). These Swedish followers of the sweet leaf are recording a new album now, tentatively called Beyond Colossal and scheduled for an October release via Small Stone Records.
Dozer - "From Fire Fell":
Download: Dozer - "From Fire Fell" [MP3]
Listen: Dozer [MySpace]
Buy: Dozer - Through the Eyes of Heathens [Amazon]
Crusty Clip of the Week: Meshuggah - "New Millennium Cyanide Christ"
Crusty Clip - Guest Blog! Robert Pasbani of the renowned Metal Injection is here to bring you this week's Crusty Clip. Click here for more Crusty Clips. Got a clip you think we should post? Send it to crustcake@gmail.com
by Robert Pasbani
Meshuggah's "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" is one of the greatest metal videos ever made. There, I said it.
In a genre dominated by small budgets that typically beget shitty performance videos, "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" rises above. First things first-- the song is killer. Try not banging your head feverishly while watching this video. Then you have the band, who you'd expect take themselves pretty seriously (after all... they are MESHHHUGGGAAAH!!!!!). Yet, they are acting much like you and your friends would act when you're really wasted, which I'm sure is pretty much how this video was conceived. Enjoy...
Meshuggah - "New Millennium Cyanide Christ":
Download: Meshuggah - "New Millennium Cyanide Christ" [MP3]
Listen: Meshuggah [MySpace]
Buy: Meshuggah - Chaosphere [Amazon]
April 16, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Emperor "I Am the Black Wizards"
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by beatmasterspeech (LA)
We like Black Metal here at the 'cake, especially when it involves orchestras and... and um... eyeliner... maybe. Emperor is one of the best known Black Metal bands from the genre's heyday. I like to think that Ihsahn is a bit of a musical genius; helping bring in the symphonic element to black metal. Emperor's members were mixed up in that whole Euronymous / Count Grishnakh thing which is a bit interesting and sort of silly at the same time.
Anyways, I was a bit sheltered from Black Metal growing up in the south; it was mainly Pantera, Crowbar, C.O.C. and the like up in our faces-- the thin sound of Black Metal didn't much agree with our southern ears. Then, all of sudden I move up to Boston, wander in someone's dorm room blasting this evil sound, and I look to the TV and there it is: this band Emperor playing "I Am The Black Wizards." This clip is pulled from the Emperial Live Ceremony DVD that came out back in 2000. Once I was turned on to Emperor, I was instantly hooked and spent much time collecting all of their releases as well as any solo projects from the members I could find (Zyklon, Ihsahn, Peccatum).
Emperor - "I Am the Black Wizards":
Download: Emperor - "I Am the Black Wizards" [MP3]
Listen: Emperor [MySpace]
Buy: Emperor - In the Nightside Eclipse [Amazon]
