Anybody coming across rock on YouTube that has the distinct whiff of AI about it?
I should listen to Conjuror. It's not bad but not really doing it 100% for me.
Very good live, touring next week, no card tricks or hat rabbits.
Found these guys thanks to their collab with Nico from Electric Callboy;
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uwy6-LuCF8
Very good live, touring next week, no card tricks or hat rabbits.
Only Damnation near me and I didn't get tickets..
Oh.
Yeah, it's Tuesday. Sue me.
I watched the 2013 film Metalhead last night, a great coming of age film on YouTube but has a million adverts which somewhat spoils it. Quite a good soundtrack but being based in the recent past it's all a bit dated.
Without giving too much away, amongst all the established metal tracks there's an original song produced just for the film. I thought at first it was a much more modern track passed off as their own (it's not) but it reminds me heavily of a female fronted black / crust metal band that I can't for the life of me remember who they are.
I've tried the excellent Svalbard and Torpor but it's not them so any other suggestions? Specifically with fairly clean (I think) northern European vocals.
Thanks
These guys are indigenous people from Chile, where, like many all over the world where immigration has meant their languages are being deliberately suppressed, are fighting back, which has meant literally having to relearn their own native language.
Hmm, not dodgy at all. Now, where's my collection of Jon Norman's 'Chronicles of Gor'...?
two old but gold.
Sunday is approaching, shortly followed by the 17th anniversary of the passing of one of the best humans I've ever known. So in an attempt to offset the spicy nostalgia I'd post some tunes that we used to blast on that tour.
Metal Adjacent Monday: a track featuring Joe Elliott that I can listen to without lunging for the off button!
If you want Death Metal, then Mayans are the boys…
A bit of Airbourne, mates!
I ruddy love TDWP. New album is a banger.
Airbourne touring in the UK over the next couple of months...
WINTR is a good shout
Terrible recording, possibly straight from the sound desk at a live show but I've always enjoyed that Florida grind vibe, I guess Ohio grind isn't all that different.
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1rUgz6htKXpaPTMFIeBEKW?si=sbQgYWj0SDq1UzAdAvVcbw
This is a mashup of the movie ‘Drive’ and Deftones ‘Passenger’
This is a mashup of the movie ‘Drive’ and Deftones ‘Passenger’
Passenger is such a great song. Keenan's vocals are simply awesome.
Sneaking this one in.
Check out the kid's drumming in this Filipino family band's cover of Highway Star:
Just absolutely adore Archspire at the moment, looking forward to their new album. Yes they're insane, technical, completely aware of the fact that the music is borderline ridiculous but they also make genius melodies and clever song structures. They put more thought into single songs than some bands do in whole albums.
Sunn 0))) have a new album due soon.
Oddly, despite half of the band owning one of the most influencial metal labels ever, they are releasing it through someone else.
Anyway, turn your hi-fi up to max and bathe in the glory that vibrates internal organs.
https://sunn.bandcamp.com/album/sunn-o-2?t=6
Ps, sorry / not sorry about the stupid length of that link. I prefer sending people to Bandcamp for many reasons not least something like this shouldn't be preceded by a sodding Jet2 advert.
Absolutely love this one, and most of the band's output in general (well, first three albums at least).
We saw them live recently and they had lost some of their energy, lead singer definitely looked more jaded, so I love this performance because they still look like they're absolutely loving it!
A great cover and pretty relevant to current goings on the US
Oooooh Disturbed. That's a controversial choice these days. David Draiman is a piece of shit.
Hmm. Wasn't aware of that. Maybe I should have put the in flames cover instead!
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It's not Monday but I missed this yesterday. Another roaster from the BOC
And now for something completely different…
New eyehategod album due this year & they are touring in November.
https://eyehategodnola.bandcamp.com/track/take-as-needed-for-pain
Cracking performance at the Grammy's from Spiritbox.
New eyehategod album due this year & they are touring in November.
https://eyehategodnola.bandcamp.com/track/take-as-needed-for-pain
Great album
In a reverse of tradition I'm going to suggest some metal you shouldn't listen to.
Lamb of God's cover of Black Sabbath's Children of the grave, is terrible, stick with the original or the cover by White Zombie.
Decent quality version now up....
love a bit of knocked loose. Pure screamy/whiny aggression.
Used to be a big fan of Don Broco (Priorities is a great album), but then they started going downhill. by some shock, they have released a decent song! first time in years! and with Nickleback of all bands!
Bizarrely, Cerys Matthews closed off her 6Music show with this yesterday. I saw Budgie in 1981, my first ever gig - they were one of two support acts on the Gillan Band's Double Trouble tour. Subsequently saw them in their own right at the Southport Floral Hall, which held a weekly rock night on Saturdays. Budgie rocked!
I heard Breadfan in the car yesterday. Absolute banger.
If anyones interested, tickets for Turnstile at Piece Hall and Spiritbox Euro/UK tour on sale Friday.
I'd put it in the IPA & Intellectual Superiority Tour Gigs thread, but as they're not hipster enough it will get roundly ignored.
Based purely on the name, Warlock Corpse has to be my kind of thing. Will need to check them out at lunch.
After a hiatus it feels like a good time to return to revive the age old tradition of missing Monday!
Recently I have been enjoying Agriculture's latest record after seeing a bit of it in a live session via the KEXP YouTube channel:
https://agriculturemusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-spiritual-sound
And! In the spirit of shameless self-promotion my band Oolith released its debut album this month:
https://oolithdoom.bandcamp.com/album/by-ways-unknown
For fans of YOB, Thou, or Pallbearer 🙂
Oolith has a new follower & Agriculture is on today's work playlist though this week I've been largely music free, enjoying the sound of silence.
Thanks @thepodge!
Agriculture are ace - their KEXP session is well worth a watch, they're ludicrously tight.
I've tickets to see them in Manchester in the summer, looking forward to it a lot 🙂
Not a half bad review from my mates over at Ninehertz either.
Agriculture didn't do it for me, some good stuff but a bit too varied overall.
I'm trying to work out if I can make it to Core later this year, the lineup is bonkes
www.corethefestival.com
Metal Monday X Dog Thread crossover: here's Nilo meeting Eicca Toppinen (founding member of Apocalyptica) last week and playing it very cool, didn't want to seem too much of a fanboy 😂
The dog's saying, "Yeah man it's cool, I'm just more into grindcore" 🙂
@thepodge yes the 9Hz review was a nice surprise, our first written review!
Core festival does indeed look cool. I know they're a fair way down the bill but Cwfen I saw last year supporting Faetooth and they were really good.
I cannot believe how damn good Budgie are. Thank you
metal might be a push, but defo rock/folk rock. anywho, just discovered these guys, and am totally blown away by their latest album.
and they did a sweet cover....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omqKZ3VSmTc
Oddly enough as I read this I'm in a hotel and Steppenwolf come on the TV.
Often credited with coming up or at least popularising the term "Heavy Metal". Considering what else was around in 69, I guess they were quite heavy but would probably be logged as Rock these days.
Also, can we have a resurgence of keyboards, specifically organs in music please?
Korn have just announced a European tour. Architects as support.
I had a fantastic time at the 1865 in Southampton last Saturday moshing to ChopSuey - a S.O.A.D tribute band, and I remain stoked about it today, so, an oldy but goody.
I remembered it's Monday this time! 🙂
CTTBOTO's most recent. I love how they are content to just hold onto a riff, a note, a rumble, for what feels like hours.
New track from Neurosis:
Looks like Aarron Turner from ISIS has joined the band 🤩