A swath of new heavy music hits shelves and internet stores tomorrow, from the 'Beowulf metal' of Sweden's Grand Magus and the death ritual doom of Southampton, UK's Moss to Cult of Luna's conceptual Eternal Kingdom, Have Heart's passionate hardcore, and The Melvins' latest, Nude With Boots. Of all the new music coming out tomorrow, we particularly recommend Nude With Boots and Moss' Sub Templum. Metal Blade is also releasing a new DVD celebrating on Cannibal Corpse's 20 years of existence. Check out the trailer:
It's going to be a good week for heavy music-- there's a little something for everyone. Click through for some samples and our full list of recommendations.
Our picks:
Listen: Cannibal Corpse [MySpace]
Buy: Cannibal Corpse - Centuries of Torment (Metal Blade) [Amazon]
Listen: Cult of Luna [MySpace]
Buy: Cult of Luna - Eternal Kingdom (Earache) [Amazon]
Download: Grand Magus - "Like the Oar Strikes the Water" [MP3]
Listen: Grand Magus [MySpace]
Buy: Grand Magus - Iron Will (Rise Above Records) [Amazon]
Listen: Have Heart [MySpace]
Buy: Have Heart - Songs to Scream at the Sun (Bridge 9) [Amazon]
Listen: The Melvins - Nude With Boots [Full Album Stream]
Buy: The Melvins - Nude With Boots (Ipecac) [Amazon]
Listen: Moss [MySpace]
Buy: Moss - Sub Templum (Rise Above Records) [Amazon]
Listen: Whitechapel [MySpace]
Buy: Whitechapel - This is Exile (Metal Blade) [Amazon]
July 7, 2008
Crustcake Picks - New Music 7/8
May 14, 2008
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]
May 12, 2008
Monday Metal Update 5/12
The previously announced Boris/Torche North American tour has been updated. After Wolves In The Throne Room dropped off the tour, Nachtmystium and Lair Of the Minotaur have been confirmed to pick up some of the slack.
[Nachtmystium]
Dates and much more after the jump.
Boris & Torche - North American Dates:06/24/2008 Casbah - San Diego, CA
Swedish post-metallers Cult of Luna have posted a new song from their upcoming album Eternal Kingdon (due out June 16th in the UK/Europe and July 8th here in the states). The band will be touring Europe this summer in support of Eternal Kingdon.
06/25/2008 The Clubhouse - Tempe, AZ
06/27/2008 Rubber Gloves - Denton, TX
06/28/2008 The Mohawk - Austin, TX
06/29/2008 White Rabbit - San Antonio, TX
07/01/2008 Spanish Moon - Baton Rouge, LA
07/02/2008 Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
07/03/2008 The Social - Orlando, FL
07/05/2008 The Earl - Atlanta, GA
07/06/2008 Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, NC
07/08/2008 Black Cat - Washington, DC
07/09/2008 First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA
07/10/2008 Webster Hall - New York, NY
07/11/2008 The Middle East - Cambridge, MA
07/12/2008 La Sala Rosa - Montreal, QC *
07/13/2008 Barrymore - Ottawa, ON *
07/14/2008 Lee’s Palace - Toronto, ON *
07/15/2008 Tralf - Buffalo, NY *
07/16/2008 Grog Shop - Cleveland, OH *
07/17/2008 Diesel - Pittsburgh, PA *
07/18/2008 St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI *
07/19/2008 Turner Hall - Milwaukee, WI *
07/20/2008 Pitchfork Music Festival / Union Park - Chicago, IL *
07/22/2008 The Waiting Room - Omaha, NE %
07/23/2008 Granada Theatre - Lawrence, KS %
07/25/2008 Marquis Theater - Denver, CO %
07/26/2008 Urban Lounge - Salt Lake City, UT %
07/29/2008 Neumo’s - Seattle, WA %
07/30/2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada %
07/31/2008 Thu Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre %
08/02/2008 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall %
08/03/2008 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex %
* w/ Nachtmystium
% w/ Lair of the Minotaur
Cult of Luna - 2008 Dates:17 June 2008 Berlin, Germany - Magnet
18 June 2008 Warsaw, Poland - Progesja
19 June 2008 Wroclaw, Poland - Firlej
20 June 2008 Chemnitz, Germany - AJZ Chemnitz
21 June 2008 Trier, Germany - The Ultimate Summerblast Festival
22 June 2008 Brittany, France - Hellfest
24 June 2008 Munich, Germany - Feierwerk e.V.
25 June 2008 Vienna, Austria - Arena Vienna
26 June 2008 Prague, Czech Republic - RockCafe
27 June 2008 Marburg, Germany - KFZ
28 June 2008 Leeds, UK - Ghostfest
29 June 2008 Birmingham, UK - Carling Academy
30 June 2008 Brighton, UK - Brighton Barfly Club
01 July 2008 London, UK - SCALA
03 July 2008 Hamburg, Germany - Hafenklang
12 July 2008 Joensuu, Finland - Ilosaari Rock
Deicide's new album, Till Death Do Us Part, is currently streaming on their MySpace. The special edition version of the release comes with-- get this-- a "Glen For President" patch. We can't make this shit up people. Well, we could, but it wouldn't be as funny.
[End of a Year]
Deathwish announced the addition of Upstate NY hardcore band End of a Year to their ranks. The band is currently working on their first release for Deathwish, and has several European tour dates scheduled.
End of a Year - 2008 European Dates:5/23: Hessen, Germany @ AK 44
That's it for us today, happy Monday!
5/24: Freiburg, Germany @ KTS
5/25: Esslingen, Germany @ JH Komma
5/28: Barcelona, Spain @ Miercoles
5/29: Palma de Mallorca, Spain @ Jueves
5/30: Madrid, Spain @ Nastl
6/01: Lisbon, Portugal @ Domingo
6/02: Asturias, Spain @ Lunes
6/03: Getaria, Spain @ Martes
6/04: Toulon, France @ Rock Live Cafe
6/07: La Spezia, Italy @ RDA Mayday
6/08: Vienna, Austria @ Tuwl
6/09: Prague, Czech Rep @ Chateu Rouge
6/10: Budapest, Hungary @ Kuplung Klub
6/11: Bayern, Germany @ Kafe Kult
6/12: Mannheim, Germany @ Juz
6/13: Berlin, Germany @ Subverslv
6/14: Aalborg, Denmark @ 1000 Fryd
6/15: Kiel, Germany @ Schaubude
6/16: Hamburg, Germany @ Rote Flora
6/17: Ibbenburen, Germany @ JKZ Scheune
6/18: Utrecht, Germany @ Acu
6/19: Gent, Belgium @ Frontline
6/20: Hannover, Germany @ Sturmglocke
6/21: Steenwijk, Netherlands @ Trashfest
6/25: Santa Barbara, CA @ Earl Warren Showgrounds
6/26: Santa Barbara, CA @ Earl Warren Showgrounds
6/27: Santa Barbara, CA @ Earl Warren Showgrounds
