by beatmasterspeech (LA)
Oh shit shows for real this time!!!! June 23rd @ The Relax Bar – Torche & Clouds, OH SHIT! Tonight @ The Echo – Earth, OH SHIT! Tonight @ The Smell – Lesbians. Honorable mention goes to June 23rd @ Knitting Factory – Cattle Decapitation, Phobia, Skarp, The Funeral Pyre and many more.
Let’s break it down. You should not miss Torche and Clouds in the intimate setting of the Relax Bar. No, they do not have a pro stage set up there, but Torche will most likely be set up on the floor so you can be face to face with the bomb string explosions. I’m pretty sure this show will sell out so get their early. Larry from Pelican will be DJ’ing between bands. Earth will be cool and Lesbians are always a trip. And you can always get down with the grind if you aint feelin’ the Torche show. Now everyone together, repeat after me... OH SHIT!
LA show picks 6/19 - 6/25:Thursday 6/19 - Earth @ The Echo [tix]
Thursday 6/19 - Lesbians @ The Smell
Monday 6/23 - Torche, Clouds @ Relax Bar
Monday 6/23 - Cattle Decapitation, Phobia, Skarp, The Funeral Pyre and more @ Knitting Factory [tix]
June 19, 2008
Crustcake Picks - LA Shows 6/19 - 6/25
May 1, 2008
Crustcake Picks - NYC Shows 5/1 - 5/7
by crustcake gerf (NYC)
Alright New York party people, quick update on upcoming shows fer ya... The calendar feature I mentioned last week is in the works, it just ain't ready to roll yet. Ah, the joys of Blogger... We'll get that up and running as soon as possible, and let me tell you, it's gonna be schweet.
In the meantime, there are plenty of killer shows to check out in the Big Apple, starting with Ministry's C U LaTour with Meshuggah tonight and tomorrow. Also tomorrow, and highly recommended, Tragedy at Knitting Factory. This one's already sold out though, so I hope you got your tickets earlier.
Sunday, choose from Coliseum with Victims, Trash Talk, and locals Tombs and Attake at Europa, or Pelican with Priestbird down the street in Williamsburg.
Then, on Tuesday we'll be at Knitting Factory for a chat with Dylan Carlson before Earth takes the stage and mesmerizes us with their post-apocalyptic spaghetti western soundtrack.
Details after the jump.
NYC show picks 5/1 - 5/7:Thursday 5/1 - Ministry, Meshuggah @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza [tix]
Friday 5/2 - Ministry, Meshuggah @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza [tix]
Friday 5/2 - Tragedy, Systematic Death, Government Warning, Disnihil @ Knitting Factory [sold out]
Sunday 5/4 - Coliseum, Victims, Trash Talk, Tombs, Attake @ Europa [tix]
Sunday 5/4 - Pelican, Priestbird, The Austerity Program @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [tix]
Tuesday 5/6 - Earth, Kayo Dot, Zaimph @ Knitting Factory [tix]
Tuesday 5/6 - No Age, High Places, Fiasco @ Bowery Ballroom [tix]
April 7, 2008
Monday Metal Update 4/7
by crustcake gerf (NYC)
Earth's The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull puts me to sleep.
In a good way. Throw it on when you lay down to go to bed and it'll lull you gracefully into a relaxed slumber. It's also the perfect record for a lazy Sunday afternoon. And it would have been the perfect soundtrack for the Coen brothers' magnificent No Country For Old Men, had that film not already been perfect sans music.
Dylan Carlson and his drone dream team will be touring the US later this month and into May.
Earth - US Tour 2008:4/25 Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL
Proving that Earache isn't all second-rate bands and reissue upon reissue of catalog classics, the label will be releasing LA neo-thrashers Bonded By Blood's debut album, Feed the Beast, on May 12th in the UK and June 10th in the US. Check out four tracks from the album at BBB's MySpace.
4/26 Wexner Center for the Arts - Columbus, OH w/Sword Heaven
4/27 The Dame - Lexington, KY
4/28 Springwater - Nashville, TN
4/29 Bottletree - Birmingham, AL w/Fur Elise, Liz Durrett
4/30 The Earl - Atlanta, GA w/Fur Elise, Liz Durrett
5/01 Calendonia - Athens, GA w/Fur Elise, Liz Durrett
5/02 Rocket Club - Asheville, NC
5/03 Downtown Events Center - Raleigh, NC
5/04 Rock and Roll Hotel - Washington, DC w/Kayo Dot
5/05 Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia, PA w/Kayo Dot
5/06 Knitting Factory - New York, NY w/Kayo Dot
According to their MySpace profile, The Funeral Pyre is Death Metal / Death Metal / Metal. Sonically, they're really more of a Black Metal band, but they don't wear corpse paint, so... I guess we'll call them 'Blackened Death Metal.' That seems to fit.
Check out the track "Black Earth" from their forthcoming LP Wounds (Prosthetic) at the band's MySpace.
The Funeral Pyre - US Tour 2008:4/18 Hollywood, CA – The Knitting Factory
5/23 Los Angeles, CA – Relax Bar
5/24 Phoenix, AZ – TBA
5/25 Albuquerque, NM – TBA
5/26 Denver, CO – The Kingdom of Doom
5/27 Omaha, NE – TBA
5/28 Salina, KS – The Blue Goat
5/29 Tulsa, OK – Under The Mooch
5/30 Dallas, TX – TBA
5/31 Houston, TX – TBA
6/01 Beaumont, TX – TBA
6/02 Austin, TX – Red 7
6/03 San Antonio, TX – TBA
6/04 Corpus Christi, TX – The Compound
6/05 El Paso, TX – Corona
6/06 Tucson, AZ – TBA
6/07 Yuma, AZ – Bucklin Park
6/08 Las Vegas, NV – TBA
6/09 Stateline, NV – Tahoe Underground
6/10 Portland, OR – Rotture (Joe Preston’s Mancampus)
6/11 Eugene, OR – TBA
6/12 San Francisco, CA – Annie’s Social Club
6/13 Fresno, CA – The Exit
[Candlemass]
Swedish doom pioneers Candlemass are touring the US for the first time in 17 years. The band released King of the Grey Island last year, check out a few tracks at their MySpace.
Candlemass - US Tour 2008:5/19 Jaxx – W. Springfield, VA
That's it for us today, be sure to check out more crucial metal news and updates over at Brooklyn Vegan. Happy Monday!
5/20 BB King Blues Club – New York City, NY
5/22 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
5/23 Peabody’s – Cleveland, OH
5/24 The Pearl Room – Mokena, IL
5/25 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
5/28 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
5/29 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
5/30 Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
5/31 The Jumping Turtle – San Marcos, CA
6/01 Whisky A Go Go – Hollywood, CA
6/03 Brickhouse – Phoenix, AZ
6/04 Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
6/05 Scout Bar – San Antonio, TX
6/06 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
6/07 Ridglea Theater – Fort Worth, TX
6/08 The Muse – Nashville, TN
February 25, 2008
Crustcake Picks - New Music 2/26
As we mentioned last week, Earth are releasing their sixth album tomorrow, entitled The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull. We've yet to hear it but certainly aren't hesitant to recommend it anyway.
This is interesting-- Century Media recently inked a deal with Tom Warrior of Celtic Frost to remaster and re-release all three old Hellhammer demos on one comprehensive double CD and triple LP called Demon Entrails. Via Century Media:
Demon Entrails has been specially re-mastered from copies of the original master tapes under the supervision of Tom Gabriel Fischer, and the demos now represent HELLHAMMER exactly as the band sounded when recording these songs in June and December of 1983. Drawing from a wealth of previously unknown historical liner-notes material and artwork as well as plenty of unreleased HELLHAMMER photos from 1982 to 1984, Demon Entrails features all lyrics and essays detailing the individual demo recording sessions.
This will be the first official Hellhammer release since 1984's Apocalyptic Raids EP. For true Black Metallers, Demon Entrails will likely be seen as unnecessary (or even blasphemous) given the importance of the actual demo tapes in BM circles, but for the casually curious it will be great addition to the 'historical' section of your record collection.
Another thing we can confidently recommend, though this may be a head-scratcher for you metalheads, is Beach House's Devotion. Beach House is a two-piece group from Baltimore Maryland who create a dreamy and relaxing soundscape that's perfect for helping you unwind and doze off after a long, hard day. Stereogum has a great review of the album.
Speaking of male/female pairs, British electronica duo Goldfrapp's new one, Seventh Tree, is also out tomorrow. Lead single "A&E" had us a little worried-- thinking it was representative of the album at large, it seemed Goldfrapp had traded the sultry, dark jazzy numbers and the quirky electronica for straight-up pop. The truth is a bit more complicated, though. Seventh Tree is a good listen, and you can hear for yourself right here.
Our picks:
Beach House - Devotion [Amazon]
Earth - The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull [Amazon]
Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree [Amazon]
Hellhammer - Demon Entrails [Amazon]
For more, head to Largehearted Boy.
[MP3] Earth - "The Driver"
[full album stream] Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree
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February 18, 2008
Monday Metal Update
by crustcake gerf (NYC)
Holy muthafuckin metal mania-- 2008 is starting to heat up!
Stockholm's finest, the mighty Opeth are making the rounds in Stateside in '08 as part of the 'Progressive Nation' tour. Also on the bill: Dream Theater, 3, and Between the Buried and Me, who were in the Big Apple last fall. Tickets are starting to pop up for some of the dates, but no NYC or LA tix available yet. Soon.
May 2 - Los Angeles, CA - Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3, Dream Theater @ Gibson AmphitheaterOpeth will be releasing Watershed, their highly-anticipated ninth studio LP, on June 3 via Roadrunner.
May 21 - New York, NY - Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3, Dream Theater @ Terminal 5
May 22 - New York, NY - Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3, Dream Theater @ Terminal 5
Speaking of highly-anticipated forthcoming albums, Miami thunder-pop extraordinaires Torche have made available a track from their sophomore LP, Meanderthal, which is due out a week following The Sword's mighty second coming. Check out the track, called "Piranha," at Torche's MySpace. It's got teeth.
Looks like we're getting a healthier dose of Torche this year-- Meanderthal has 13 tracks, three more than on their debut and six more than on last year's In Return. Meanderthal can't come soon enough-- the grooves on my In Return 10" are starting to wear out.
Still no NYC or LA dates, but Torche will be in the Hydrahead showcase at SXSW. If you're lucky enough to be going down to Austin, be sure to check out Solid PR's Showcase as well.
Solid PR - 2008 SXSW Showcase - Friday March 14th @ The Scoot Inn in Austin, TX @ 6pm
Outdoor Stage:If, like us, you can't afford to get down to Austin, not to worry. Our friends in the east can choose from the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest in Worcester, MA, or the Maryland Deathfest, in... Maryland.
High On Fire
Unasne
Man Man
World/Inferno Friendship Society
Fucked Up
Paint it Black
Saviours
Inside Stage:
An Albatross
Team Robespierre
Foxy Shazam
Icy Demons
Buffalo Stance
The Chandelierres
Appearing at the Maryland Deathfest (5/23 - 5/28): Disfear-- whose Live the Storm has set the bar for metal in '08-- Anaal Nathrakh (their only scheduled US appearance)-- whose Hell is Empty, and all the Devils are Here made beatmasterspeech's top ten of last year-- and a bunch of brutally-named bands to boot (e.g. Torsofuck, Squash Bowels, Sublime Cadaveric Decomposition). Tix on sale now.
And for our friends on the left coast, there's LA Murderfest 4.0 (4/18 - 4/20). The lineup is quite astounding, including The Red Chord, Impaled, Genghis Tron, Magrudergrind, Vital Remains, Trap Them, human-hating vegetarians Cattle Decapitation, crustcake favorites Baroness, legendary grind pioneers Extreme Noise Terror, the mighty Converge, and more. Tickets will be available soon.
Not to worry, New Yorkers-- Converge, The Red Chord, Genghis Tron, and Baroness will be hitting our neck of the woods as well, on April Fool's Day.
April 1 - New York, NY - Converge, The Red Chord, Genghis Tron, Baroness @ Blender TheaterTrap Them will also be swinging through NYC, first on March 12 (with locals Tournament, who made little impression on me when I saw them last year) and then again on June 16 with Deathwish labelmates Killing the Dream.
March 12 - New York, NY - Trap Them, Tournament @ CharlestonSo, it looks like I have a bit of a conundrum... You see, hardcore heros (and beatmasterspeech and Tomas Lindberg faves) Tragedy will be in town on my birthday, May 2. Also playing that same night? Ministry and Meshuggah. Luckily, M&M are playing the night before, May 1, as well. Also luckily, May 2 falls on a Friday this year, so I can make it a one-two punch of hardcore aggression and industrial+uber-technical metal mayhem without having to drag my ass into work all hungover. Happy birthday to me!
June 16 - New York, NY - Trap Them, Killing the Dream @ Knitting Factory
May 2 - New York, NY - Tragedy , Systematic Death , Government Warning , Disnihil @ Knitting Factory (tix)Still with me? Chicago instru-metalists Pelican are hitting the road with Black Cobra and Unearthly Trance (whose Electrocution is out March 18 via Relapse).
April 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Ministry, Meshuggah @ House of Blues
April 6 - Los Angeles, CA - Ministry, Meshuggah @ House of Blues
May 1 - New York, NY - Ministry, Meshuggah @ Irving Plaza (tix)
May 2 - New York, NY - Ministry, Meshuggah @ Irving Plaza (tix)
May 4 - Brooklyn, NY - Pelican, Black Cobra, Unearthly Trance @ Music Hall Of Williamsburg (tix)Looks like I'll have a chance to make up for cutting out early on
May 29 - Hollywood, CA - Pelican, Black Cobra, Unearthly Trance, Thrice, Circa Survive @ Avalon
Hate Eternal the last time they came to town-- they'll be back in NYC on April 28, this time with Soilent Green and blackened-NWOBHM-thrashers Skeletonwitch. Hate Eternal's Fury and Flames is out tomorrow on Metal Blade. Fury and Flames' cover are was done by the talented Paul Romano (Mastodon, Dead to Fall, Earth).Hate Eternal recently released the David-Brodsky-directed, Brooklyn-warehouse-set video for the song "Bringer of Storms."
And finally, speaking of Earth, Dylan Carlson and Co.'s sixth album hits stores next Tuesday. Via Brooklyn Vegan:
Dylan Carlson & Earth will release their latest opus "The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull" on Feb 26th, a twangy, dark western soundtrack-y effort that serves as a likely follow-up to last year's "Hibernaculum" and even features appearances on four tracks by the awesome Bill Frisell.
[MP3] Trap Them - "They Followed the Scent of Jihad All the Way to Thieves' Paradise"
[MP3] Earth - "Omens and Portents I: The Driver"
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January 14, 2008
Monday Quick-Links
• MetalSucks offers up a look at the legendary Wino, who will be heading up the much-anticipated Shrinebuilder project with Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius of Om/Sleep and Scott Kelly of Neurosis.
• Raven Sings the Blues talks Earth.
• Cartoon band Dethklok, purveyors of the highest-charting death metal album of all time (seriously), are Decibel's cover artist for February.
• Check out Orgasmatrix's "Top 13 Most Extreme Album Covers in Music History." Brutal.
• Donnie Hoyle's comedic timing, pace, and dialogue in these two "photoshop tutorials" are a must-see. [via our friends at Ninja Slice]
December 20, 2007
Beatmasterspeech's Best of 2007
First let me start off by saying there was a ton of quality shit this year. Second, I feel as if 2007 has come and gone too quickly for music and me. I’m pretty geeky and obsessive when it comes to collecting catalog albums, and so I feel as if I still haven’t gotten to a few great records out there in ’07 land. However, the albums below definitely defined this year for me. Read on and feel free to yell at me!
10~
Anaal Nathrakh
Hell is Empty, and all the Devils are Here [Amazon] [iTunes]
Pure and disgusting power, this album is unrelenting. The vocals will make you shit yourself!
Crucial Cut: "Shatter the Empyrean" [MP3]
9~
Sweet Cobra
Forever [Amazon]
Rock n' roll spirit is still alive. 333 parts skate punk + 333 parts sludge = Forever.
Crucial Cut: "Jackals and Arabs" [MP3]
8~
Despised Icon
The Ills of Modern Man [Amazon] [iTunes]
A successful marriage of hardcore and death metal. Thick, brutal, and punishing.
Crucial Cut: "Sheltered Reminiscence" [MP3]
7~
Rwake
Voices of Omens [Amazon]
If you’ve ever wondered what the bastard child of Pink Floyd and YOB would sound like, this is the album for you.
Crucial Cut: "Inverted Overtures" [MP3]
6~
Jesu
Conqueror [Amazon]
Broadrick displays his genius once again. Beautifully uplifting and apocalyptic at the same time.
Crucial Cut: "Conqueror" [MP3]
5~
Neurosis
Given to the Rising [Amazon] [iTunes]
The masters that defined an entire movement have made another impressive statement with Given to the Rising. It’s a definite audio experience.
Crucial Cut: "Water Is Not Enough" [MP3]
4~
Earth
Hibernaculum [Amazon]
I ended many a night lying in bed listening to this record. Each song is a movement within a perfect dark spaghetti western soundtrack.
Crucial Cut: "Ouroboros Is Broken" [MP3]
3~
Baroness
Red Album [Amazon]
A perfect evolutionary step for an already amazing band. This record really brought them into the ‘indieground’ spotlight.
Crucial Cut: "The Birthing" [MP3]
2~
High on Fire
Death is this Communion [Amazon]
Fist pumpin’, iron horse ridin', whiskey chuggin’, head banging heavy fucking metal!
Crucial Cut: "Rumours of War" [MP3]
1~
Big Business
Here Come The Waterworks [Amazon]
Let’s just say this was my cup of coffee of sorts on the way into work each day since its release early this year. I guarantee you’ll catch yourself humming these tunes by the water cooler on bagel day.
Crucial Cut: "Hands Up" [MP3]
