Black Bubblegum has done all the hard work for us, confirming all dates for this fall's Opeth / High On Fire run. Opeth and High On Fire will be supported by Nachtmystium (first half of the tour) and Baroness (second half) and we think that's just swell. Tickets are on pre-sale now, full tour routing below.
Opeth, High On Fire - 2008 Fall Dates:Sep. 16 - Buffalo, The Town Ballroom - NY*
Sep. 17 - Philadelphia, Trocadero - PA*
Sep. 18 - New York, Nokia Theatre - NY*
Sep. 19 - Worcester, The Palladium - MA*
Sep. 20 - Quebec City, Theatre Imperial - QC*
Sep. 21 - London, Centennial Hall - ON*
Sep. 23 - Cleveland, House of Blues - OH*
Sep. 24 - Chicago, House of Blues - IL*
Sep. 25 - Grand Rapids, The Orbit Room - MI*
Sep. 26 - Milwaukee, The Rave - WI
Sep. 27 - St. Paul, Myth - MN*
Sep. 29 - Winnipeg, The Garrick Centre - MB*
Sep. 30 - Saskatoon, Odeon Events Centre - SK*
Oct. 01 - Edmonton, Edmonton Events Centre - AB*
Oct. 03 - Vancover, Commodore Ballroom - BC*
Oct. 04 - Seattle, Showbox@The Market - WA*
Oct. 06 - San Francisco, Regency Center @ The Grand Ballroom - CA**
Oct. 07 - Los Angeles, Wiltern Theatre - CA**
Oct. 08 - Las Vegas, House of Blues - NV**
Oct. 09 - Tempe, Marquee Theatre - AZ**
Oct. 10 - Albuquerque, Sunshine Theater - NM**
Oct. 11 - Denver, Ogden Theatre, CO**
Oct. 13 - St. Louis, The Pageant - MO**
Oct. 14 - Kansas City, The Beaumont Club - MO**
Oct. 15 - Dallas, House of Blues Dallas - TX**
Oct. 16 - Austin, The Monarch - TX**
Oct. 17 - Houston, Warehouse Live - TX**
Oct. 18 - New Orleans, House of Blues - LA**
Oct. 20 - Ft. Lauderdale, Revolution - FL**
Oct. 21 - Lake Buena Vista, House of Blues - FL**
Oct. 22 - Atlanta, Center Stage - GA**
Oct. 23 - Cincinnati, Bogart´s - OH**
Oct. 24 - Raleigh, Lincoln Theatre - NC**
Oct. 25 - Norfolk, The Norva - VA**
Oct. 26 - Baltimore, Rams Head Live! - MD**
* w/ Nachtmystium
** w/ Baroness
July 11, 2008
Opeth and High On Fire and Nachtmystium and Baroness, Oh My
July 8, 2008
Tour: Opeth, High On Fire, Baroness
More dates have been announced for Opeth's previously-announced fall tour. With support from High On Fire and Baroness (and Nachtmystium in their native Chicago?), this is shaping up to be one of the best tours of the fall. Dates, which are still unconfirmed, are below.
Opeth recently released Watershed, which seems to be getting mostly positive, but somewhat mixed reviews. The album is a good effort with many wonderful moments, but it doesn't latch on to the listener the same way as Blackwater Park or Ghost Reveries do.
Opeth - Watershed Rehearsal Tapes (from the Watershed bonus DVD):
High On Fire and Baroness both released top-notch albums in 2007, with both albums reaching both crustcake gerf and beatmasterspeech's Top 10s.
Opeth, High On Fire, Baroness - 2008 Fall Tour:9/18 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
9/23 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
9/24 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
9/26 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
9/29 Winnipeg, MB @ The Garrick Centre
9/30 Saskatoon, SK @ The Odeon Event Centre
10/1 Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Event Centre
10/6 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Grand Ballroom
10/8 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/9 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
10/10 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
10/14 Kansas City, MO @ Beaumont Club
10/16 Austin, TX @ The Monarch
10/21 Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
10/22 Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage Theatre
10/23 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's
10/25 Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
June 30, 2008
Monday Metal Update 6/30
Metal Injection is reporting that Opeth has announced the first two dates of their planned fall North American tour with High On Fire and Baroness. The House of Blues website, however, lists the Chicago support as High On Fire and Nachtmystium. This is going to be one of the best tours of the fall, and as soon as all the details are sorted out we'll let you know.
Opeth - Fall 2008 Dates (so far):
September 24 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
October 6 - San Francisco, CA @ The Grand Ballroom at the Regency Center
[Carcass]
In other awesome tour news, reunited death metal legends Carcass have announced several dates with more to follow. Confirmed dates and the rest of Monday Metal Update after the jump.
Carcass - 2008 Dates:
June 27 - Tuska Open Air (Finland)Dates for the so-called 'Blackest of the Black' tour have been confirmed. The tour features an old love, Danzig, and a new one, Skeletonwitch, along with Dimmu Borgir, whose polished epic 'commercial' Black Metal we find thoroughly entertaining. Also along for the ride, Moonspell and Winds of Plague.
June 28 - Gods Of Metal Festival (Italy)
July 4 - Metal Camp 08 (Slovenia)
July 9 - Rockwave (Greece)
August 2 - Wacken Open Air (Germany)
August 16 - Brutal Assault Festival (Czech Republic)
August 17 - Sziget Festival (Hungary)
August 29 - Hole In The Sky (Norway)
August 30 - Loud From The South Festival (Holland)
September 6 - Nokia Theater (New York, NY)
September 27 - Witchfest (South Africa)
October 9 - Capitol, Perth (Australia)
October 10 - HQ Complex, Adelaide (Australia)
October 11 - The Arena, Brisbane (Australia)
October 12 - The Metro Theatre, Sydney (Australia)
October 13 - Billboard, Melbourne (Australia)
October 18 - Loud Park @ Saitama Super Arena (Japan)
November 15 - Danish Metal Awards (Denmark)
Blackest of the Black 2008:
Oct. 09 - Ft. Laudersale, FL @ Revolution
Oct. 10 - Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live
Oct. 11 - Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
Oct. 13 - Richmond, VA @ Toads Place
Oct. 14 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Oct. 15 - New York, NY @ Roseland
Oct. 17 - Worcester, MA @ Palladium
Oct. 18 - Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Oct. 19 - Toronto, ONT @ Sound Academy
Oct. 21 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
Oct. 22 - Minneapolis, MN @ Myth
Oct. 24 - Detroit, MI @ Fillmore Theater
Oct. 25 - Chicago, IL @ Congress Theater
Oct. 26 - St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
Oct. 28 - Houston, TX @ House Of Blues
Oct. 30 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Oct. 31 - Kansas City, KS @ Uptown
Nov. 01 - Denver, CO @ Fillmore Theater
Nov. 03 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Nov. 04 - [to be announced]
Nov. 05 - Los Angeles, CA @ Gibson Amphitheater
Nov. 07 - Portland, OR @ Roseland
Nov. 08 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox At Market
Nov. 10 - San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
Down will be heading down under for a handful of dates in October. The band will be touring Europe soon, including some dates with Metallica and The Sword. Visit Down's site for ticket info.
Down - 2008 Dates:
Jul 10 Markthalle HamburgNwsbyts:
Jul 12 Live Music Hall Koln
Jul 13 KB Malmo
Jul 14 Tradgarn Gothenburg
Jul 16 Bergenhus castle Bergen *
Jul 18 SKK Hall St Petersburg *
Jul 20 Skonto Stadium Riga *
Jul 22 Parco Nord Bologna *
Jul 23 Ptofi Nord Budapest %
Jul 25 Levski Stadium Sofia *
Jul 27 Ali Sami Yen Stadium Istanbul *
Jul 29 Barby Club Tel Aviv
Oct 10 Brisbane, The Arena (18+)
Oct 11 Sydney, UNSW Roundhouse (Licensed All Ages)
Oct 12 Melbourne, Palace Theatre (18+)
* w/ Metallica, The Sword
% w/ The Sword
• Revival thrashers Warbringer have lost their drummer and are currently seeking a replacement.
• A Swedish school teacher has been fired before ever setting foot in a classroom due to his participation in a Black Metal band.
• Metal Kult has an interview with Kurt Ballou and Jacob Bannon from Converge.
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June 2, 2008
Crustcake Picks - New Music 6/3
Download: Opeth - "Lotus Eater" [MP3]
Tomorrow sees the release of at least two new albums that come with the ever-coveted crustcake seal of approval. Unless you've been living under a rock, you're aware that the floodgates on Opeth's eagerly-anticipated Watershed are to be open tomorrow (though the album has been leaking quite a bit).
If you're a fan of latter-day Opeth, Watershed is highly recommended. It's maybe not the strongest Opeth album of the 2000's, but given the band's high standards, that is by no means a negative assessment.
Also out tomorrow, Athens, GA stoner-sludge mainstays Harvey Milk are back with their fifth LP, Life... The Best Game In Town. It's a solid listen and also highly recommended for fans of The Melvins, Boris, and... Harvey Milk. Check out the cut "Decades" on the band's MySpace, and you'll be sold. None Louder says they gots the 'exclusive' full album stream, but it ain't even hosted on their site. I think you mean 'exclusive announcement' of full album stream, dudez. Regardless, check out the full album stream of Life... The Best Game In Town here.
Our picks:
Listen: Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town [full album stream]
Buy: Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game In Town (Hydra Head) [Amazon]
Listen: Opeth [MySpace]
Buy: Opeth - Watershed (Roadrunner) [Amazon]
Monday Metal Update 6/2
Boooooring.
What a boring week. The most interesting thing that happened in the metal world this past week? A curtain fell during an Opeth show. Is that corduroy?
"The Drapery Falls," as one (or several) witty commenters... commented. Seriously, though, that's it. Not really much else going on, total snoozefest.
Alrighty, why don't you take a little perusal of the internets with us. Let's see what's crappenin over on Blabbermouth. Oh, Motörhead have announced their new album title! We do like Motörhead-- Lemmy is as close as anything we have to a god 'round these parts.
What else is going on? Oh wow, Alice Cooper will be releasing his new album on June 29th, yay! Didn't he, like, die after the Wayne's World movie? Man, that guy is old. 60, to be exact.
Alright, what's going on elsewhere on the interweb... Ah, this is cool. Trash Talk have posted a new track off their forthcoming eponymous album on their MySpace page.
Hmmmm... what else? Uhhhhhh... Ummmmmmmm.... ahhhhhhhhhhh. Oh!
No.....
Wait!!!
Ah, nope...
Ah! Here's something! This is good shit. It has absolutely nothing to do with metal though, just deal. How to draw Peter Cetera in Seven Mind-blowingly Easy Steps.
Thanks for riding the crustcake internet train. Have a nice day.
Bye.
May 15, 2008
Crustcake Picks - NYC Shows 5/15 - 5/21
by crustcake gerf (NYC)
It's being reported that Saturday's Torche/Sword show is already sold out. A bummer if you didn't get tickets in advance, but a boon for the bands, especially Torche who deserve all the recognition and support in the world after the masterstroke that was Meanderthal. The show will be opened by Priestbird (read our interview) spin-off Lapdog of Satan.
One show (or rather, two) that you can still grab tickets for is the Progressive Nation double-header at Terminal 5 next week. In addition to headliners and creators Dream Theater, the tour features Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and 3.
And now, a special announcement from crustcake hip-hop dilettante Scott Roc:
Come Saturday I'll be knocking back tacos and beers with friends out in the desert, but if I was in New York I'd go see Yo Majesty at South Paw. The Miami booty bass group has been blogged about pretty extensively, so I won't go into it much here other than to say you don't have many opportunities to see a group of lesbians rock a show topless ("Your boy 50 Cent does his show with his shirt off. Why can't I?" - JWL B of Yo Majesty), rapping about kryptonite pussy over the kind of beats the famously misogynistic 2 Live Crew used.Download: Yo Majesty "Club Action" [MP3]
Download: Yo Majesty "Kryptonite Pussy" [MP3]
Upcoming show details and ticket info after the jump.
NYC show picks 5/15 - 5/21:
Saturday 5/17 - The Sword, Torche, Stinking Lizaveta, Lapdog of Satan @ Music Hall of Williamsburg [sold out]Continue Reading...
Saturday 5/17 - Yo Majesty, Does It Offend You, Yeah? @ South Paw [tix]
Wednesday 5/21 - Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3 @ Terminal 5 [tix]
Thursday 5/22 - Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3 @ Terminal 5 [tix]
May 9, 2008
Live in NYC? Want to see Opeth for free?
Wake up New Yahkahs-- right now, Brooklyn Vegan is giving away a pair of tickets to see Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3, and Dream Theater at Terminal 5 later this month. Head over and enter to win before they get snatched up!
If you don't win, not to worry; tickets are still on sale.
Opeth - "Porcelain Heart":
May 8, 2008
Opeth Goes Down Under
Download: Opeth - "Lotus Eater" [MP3]
Throw another shrimp on the barbie! We sure have been posting about an awful lot of Australian tours lately-- first Have Heart, then Coliseum-- but Google Analytics tells us that Australia is the fifth-ranked country for crustcake readers, so, here's another one for Britain's penal colony!
Opeth, who just released a new video, will be on your island continent in September. Those dates, along with all the progressive Swedish dream team's other tour dates for 2008, below the fold.
2008 Progressive Nation Tour - Dream Theater, Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, 3:MAY
Tickets for the Progressive Nation shows are on sale now.
08th - Spokane, WA - Big Easy *
09th - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
10th - Calgary, AB - MacEwan Hall Ballroom
12th - St Paul, MN - MYTH
13th - Rosemont, IL - Rosemont Theatre
14th - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore Detroit
15th - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small´s Theatre *
16th - Columbus, OH - The LC Pavilion
17th - Cleveland, OH - Time Warner C.A. @ Tower City
18th - Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armorys
20th - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
21st - New York, NY - Terminal 5
22nd - New York, NY - Terminal 5
23rd - Montreal, QC - Le Medley *
24th - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy *
26th - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
27th - Richmond, VA - The National
28th - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
29th - N. Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues SC *
30th - Miami Beach, FL - The Fillmore at J. G. Theatre n
31st - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
JUNE
1st - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
* Non Progressive-Nation shows; Opeth headlines
Additional 2008 Opeth Dates:SUMMER FESTIVALS
JUNE
5th - Huttwill Rock Sound - Switzerland
6th - Rock Am Ring - Germany
7th - Rock Im Park - Germany
14th - Nova Rock, Vienna - Austria
20th - Wattabe Outdoor Center, Istanbul, Turkey
22nd - Hellfest, Clisson - France
26th - Peace and Love, Borlange - Sweden
27th - Hove Festival, Arendal/Tromøya - Norway
28th - Metal Town, Gothenburg - Sweden
29th - Graspop, Dessel - Belgium
JULY
5th - Ruis Rock, Turku - Finland
6th - Metalcamp, Julisch Alps - Slovenia
9th - Rock Wave, Athens - Greece
12th - Evolution festival, Milano- Italy
13th - Bospop, Weert - The Netherlands
25th - Burning Live Festival, Lagoa - Portugal
26th - Lorca Rock, Lorca - Spain
AUGUST
1st - Wacken Open Air - Germany
3rd - Ankkarock, Helsinki - Finland
14th - Anthem Metal Festival, Tel Aviv - ISR
15th - Bloodstock Open Air, Catton Hall Derby - UK
16th - Metal Rock Fest, Lillehammer - NO
23rd - 013/Symforce Fest, Tilburg - NL
SEPTEMBER
2nd - Perth, AUS @ Metro City
4th - Adelaide, AUS @ Thebarton Theatre
5th - Melbourne, AUS @ Palace Theatre
6th - Sydney, AUS @ The Big Top
7th - Brisbane, AUS @ The Arena
May 1, 2008
Crustcake Picks - LA Shows 5/1 - 5/7
by beatmasterspeech (LA)
This happens every year, at least according to my not-so-good short term memory. Coachella comes around, and with it all metal shows disappear or go into hiding for like a week. It's as if the influx of hipsters into the so-cal area freaks the metal promoters out so much that they've become accustomed to laying low during the late April / early May concert season. That or it's just too damn expensive to be on the road right now with the cost of gas and shit.
BUT, there is one cool show to keep us sane during these turbulent times. The Progressive Nation 2008 Tour!!! YeePee. Sweep arpeggios, odd time signatures, concept albums, music for musicians, shredders!!! Yay! Alright, let me lay off the sarcasm a bit.
Us crustcake guys pretty much met over a conversation discussing Dream Theater's Scenes from a Memory, so I'm a closet fan. I haven't followed the band since then, but the line up for this tour should seal the deal even for the non Dream Theater believers. 3, Between The Buried And Me, and, wait for it... wait for it... OPETH!
Fuck yeah, the highlight. I’ve have always been an Opeth fan and I will wave that flag proudly. I'm so excited for the new record, everything I've heard so far has been beyond my expectations. So fucking Friday, be there at the Gibson Amphitheater in dreaded Universal City for epic long songs with epic story lines and epic chord progressions and epic beer prices. And OPETH.
Bye.
LA show picks 5/1 - 5/7:
Friday 5/2 - Dream Theater, Opeth, Between The Buried And Me, 3 @ Gibson Amphitheater [tix]Opeth - "Porcelain Heart":
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April 28, 2008
Monday Metal Update 4/28
Nine Inch Nails released a new song, "Discipline," last week which you can grab here or here. Meanwhile, Trent Reznor posted a message stating simply, "2 weeks!" Last time that happened, we got a new album...
Check out a (the?) hilarious video for "Discipline":
Experimentalists Kayo Dot will be releasing a new album, Blue Lambency Downward, on May 6th via Hydra Head. Stream the whole album below. Kay Dot has several dates scheduled, including a few with Earth and several with Gregor Samsa.
Kayo Dot - 2008 Dates:May 4 2008 Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC *
Listen: Kayo Dot - Blue Lambency Downward [full album stream]
May 5 2008 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *
May 6 2008 The Knitting Factory New York, New York *
May 25 2008 TBA, France %
May 26 2008 Main d’Oeuvres Paris, France %
May 27 2008 TBA, Switzerland %
May 28 2008 Treibhaus Luzerne, Switzerland %
May 29 2008 Belvedere Namur, Belgium %
May 30 2008 Dqliq Luxembourg %
May 31 2008 Gleis 22 Munster, Germany %
Jun 1 2008 TBA with Gregor Samsa TBA, Benelux %
Jun 2 2008 Cassiopeia Berlin, Germany
Jun 3 2008 Lades Kaelder Copenhagen, Denmark
Jun 4 2008 Az Conni Dresden, Germany
Jun 5 2008 Chateau Rouge Prague, CZ
Jun 6 2008 Feierwerk Munich, Germany
Jun 7 2008 Elfer Frankfurt, Germany
Jun 8 2008 Worm Rotterdam, Netherlands
* w/ Earth
% w/ Gregor Samsa
Mouth of the Architect is set to release Quietly on July 22 via Translation Loss. Check out a new track on MOTA's MySpace page and check them out on the road with Intronaut and Behold... the Arctopus.
Russian Circles just finished recording their forthcoming album, Station. Core members Dave Turncrantz and Mike Sullivan were joined by Brian Cook (These Arms Are Snakes, Botch) in the studio, and the session was helmed by Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Minus the Bear, Isis). Check out the song "Harper Lewis" from the album at the band's MySpace page, and catch them on tour with Daughters.
[Russian Circles]
Daughters, Russian Circles 2008 Tour:Jun-03 Iowa City IA Picador
Jun-04 St Louis MO Bluebird Theater
Jun-05 Kansas City MO The Riot Room
Jun-06 Denver CO Marquis
Jun-07 Salt Lake City UT Burt's Tiki Lounge
Jun-08 Boise ID Neurolux
Jun-09 Seattle WA Neumos
Jun-10 Portland OR Doug Fir Lounge
Jun-11 Chico CA Cafe Coda
Jun-12 San Francisco CA Slims
Jun-14 Pomona CA The Glasshouse
Jun-15 Los Angeles CA Troubadour
Jun-16 San Diego CA The Casbah
Jun-18 Phoenix AZ The Clubhouse
Jun-20 Austin TX Red 7
Jun-21 Ft Worth TX Lolas
Jun-22 Houston TX Rudyards
Jun-23 Baton Rouge LA Spanish Moon
Jun-24 Birmingham AL Bottle Tree
Jun-25 Atlanta GA The Drunken Unicorn
Jun-26 Chapel Hill NC Local 506
Jun-27 Wilmington DE Harmony Grange
Jun-28 Cambridge MA Middle East Upstairs
Jun-29 Brooklyn NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Jun-30 Baltimore MD The Ottobar
Jul-01 Buffalo NY Mohawk Place
Jul-02 Detroit MI Magic Stick (*no Daughters )
[Scott Kelly]
Metal heroes go solo! Scott Kelly and Steven von Till of Neurosis have each announced solo albums, as has Scott Hull of Pig Destroyer/Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Kelly's The Wake is due May 6th, von Till's A Grave is a Grim Horse will be out May 20th, and Hull's Requiem will be available June 10.
Interviews:
Pitchfork interviewed Atsuo of Boris if you want to read that, but if you're feeling lazy, just watch ours.
MetalKult talks shop with Mikael Åkerfeldt and Fredrik Åkesson of Opeth.
That's it for us, happy Monday!
April 23, 2008
New Opeth Video - "Porcelain Heart"
Big promotional push for Opeth this week-- the Swedish proggers gave us a taste of Watershed (that's their forthcoming album for those that may have dozed off) on Monday, and now we have a video for the single "Porcelain Heart," which was made available for purchase yesterday.
"Porcelain Heart" is a gorgeous ghost of a song (yeah, we know 'gorgeous' isn't a very 'metal' description for a song, get over it)-- much mellower than "Lotus Eater"-- and its video is a stunning, dark, gothic affair that most recalls the work of Tim Burton. It's dramatic; so dramatic that if it was for a band with a hair less clout than Opeth, we'd probably be laughing.
The video was shot in a 17th century Swedish castle and directed by Lasse Hoile, who is also noted for his work with Porcupine Tree.
Opeth - "Porcelain Heart":
Download: Opeth - "Lotus Eater" [MP3]
Buy: Opeth - "Porcelain Heart" [Amazon]
Watershed is out June 3.
April 21, 2008
New Opeth Song - "Lotus Eater"
Roadrunner just released the first (legal) taste of Opeth's forthcoming Watershed. "I think ['Lotus Eater'] really has everything a (sic) Opeth tune should have, or maybe I only like it because it's so fucked up and odd?" said mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt. Right he is on both counts (it is his song, after all)-- "Lotus Eater" has everything we've come to expect from an epic Opeth song and more, and fucked up and odd it is indeed.The track begins with Åkerfeldt humming a plaintive melody over a counter-melody played on what sounds to be a bassoon before the band tears into more familiar Opeth territory. But 'familiar' it does not stay for long-- around halfway through, "Lotus Eater" takes a turn for a 'weird organ grinder' aesthetic, and ultimately returns to the original peculiar bassoon/organ melody before dissolving into a murmur of multiple voices and eerie screeching. The song itself sounds much better than our clumsy description, we assure you.
"Lotus Eater" is free for the taking, while Watershed's first 'official' single, "Porcelain Heart," will be available for purchase tomorrow from Amazon.
Download: Opeth - "Lotus Eater" [MP3]
Buy: Opeth - "Porcelain Heart" [Amazon]
Watershed is out June 3.
April 9, 2008
Crusty Clip of the Week: Opeth - Demon of the Fall
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
by crustcake gerf (NYC)
Ask five Opeth fans which album is the band's best and you'll likely get five different answers. For me, Opeth's earlier efforts, while respectable, merely suggested the greatness that was to follow, and, not counting Damnation, each of their last three albums has trumped the one that came before.
That said, I'd like to highlight one of the band's earlier moments of brilliance. "Demon of the Fall" off their third album, My Arms, Your Hearse, is a sonic journey. Beginning dark and aggressive, the song ultimately resolves in one of the most gorgeous melodic moments in Opeth's history. If you don't have this album, I strongly recommend snagging the MP3 below and then blogsearching it picking it up wherever it is that you steal purchase music.
Oh, and in the event that you've been living in your parents' basement under a rock the past several months, take note that Opeth will be unleashing their ninth LP, Watershed, on June 3rd. We'll surely be lucky if it trumps Ghost Reveries. Is this starting to get annoying?
Opeth - "Demon of the Fall":
Download: Opeth - "Demon of the Fall" [MP3]
Buy: Opeth - My Arms, Your Hearse [Amazon] [iTunes]
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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November 19, 2007
Crustcake Picks - New Music 11/20
A cornucopia of crucial crap this week, but we've got our eyes on that brand new Electric Wizard LP.
Here are our picks:
Boris w/ Merzbow - Rock Dream [Amazon]MP3's et al after the jump.
Collapsar - Integers [Amazon]
Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today [Amazon]
Kool Keith - Dr. Octagon Part 2 [Amazon]
Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes [Amazon] [microsite]
Severe Torture - Sworn Vengeance [Amazon]
Candlemass - 20th Anniversary DVD [Amazon]
Nirvana - Unplugged DVD [Amazon]
As always, head to Largehearted Boy, Prefix, or Decibel for more new releases. What will you be picking up/loading down this week?
[MP3] Boris w/ Merzbow - "Flower, Sun, Rain"
[full album stream] Opeth - "The Roundhouse Tapes"
[video] Candlemass - "20th Anniversary DVD Trailer"
[video] Nirvana - "Something In The Way"
* NOTE: From now on, all MP3's contained within our "Crustcake Picks - New Music" posts will be from the relevant new album only. In other words, if there are no MP3's available from a given new release, we just won't post one at all.
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