This album really grew on me, might be a contender for AOTY
One of my favorite metal releases of the year. Some of those riffs are so cerebral yet so visceral.
Well, theyāve put out like 10,000 demos, so thereās always more from the source. But stuff like Black Cilice and Xasthur (before he went neofolk) have some of that same depressive black metal vibe.
my random olde find of the day (via some rateyourmusic list of āweird metalā or something) TIMEGHOUL
Even if youāre not in NYC (Iām not) consider supporting in a modest way, anti-NAZI metal festival
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/18539637/black-flags-over-brooklyn-2019/description
Had this thing on repeat for the past couple of days.
I think my proggy past and preference for epically long songs is showing.
Did someone say āElectric Wizardā?
Also, while not necessarily āmetalā, did anyone dig on Dead Meadow? Great live band. Havenāt heard much from them in the last few years, seems like theyāre still going!
This one has one of my favouritest hypno-riffs ever:
I went to see Converge and Neurosis play in Shibuya, Tokyo last night. Converge were great fun, and their stand-in drummer did a great job, but Neurosis took things to another level. Beautifully interspersed ambient electronics, thunderous drums and monolithic riffs. Their bassist has one of the hardest hitting voices Iāve ever heard, almost percussive in its intensity.