tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16820765058532117172024-03-14T01:41:56.418-07:00c l o t h b o d i e scult.black.cassette.ritualsJarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-29433096662398252862015-06-13T03:27:00.002-07:002015-06-18T12:51:11.364-07:00Various Artists - Vánagandr Label Compilation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: Various</div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Various-V%C3%A1nagandr/release/7050812" target="_blank">Vánagandr Label Compilation</a> </div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.algleymi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vánagandr</a> (V-06) </div>
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Limitation: Unknown</div>
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Country: Iceland</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2015 </div>
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I'd like to preface this review by saying that if you're a fan of modern, forward thinking black metal that is nevertheless steeped in tradition, there's no reason not to own this compilation. <a href="http://www.algleymi.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vánagandr</a>, however young, is quickly becoming THE go to label for exceptional black metal, Icelandic or otherwise. With names like <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sinmara/3540384361" target="_blank">Sinmara</a> (ex-<a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Chao/3540343656" target="_blank">Chao</a>), <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mis%C3%BEyrming/3540392140" target="_blank">Misþyrming</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Svartidau%C3%B0i/3540303310" target="_blank">Svartidauði</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Na%C3%B0ra/3540379671" target="_blank">Naðra</a>, this is by far the best label comp I've heard since the <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Various-Worship-Black-Twilight/release/2010478" target="_blank">Worship Black Twilight</a> CD-R back in 2009. None of these songs feel like leftovers from their album counterparts (and indeed, one or two are album tracks), and like the <a href="http://crepusculonegro.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crepusculo Negro</a> collective, the artists share a unity of sound that lends well to the compilation format. I haven't included sound samples for this recording - the artists involved are easy enough to find online - but I highly recommend <a href="http://vanagandr.bigcartel.com/product/vanagandr-cs" target="_blank">ordering</a> this tape direct from the label and exploring each of these groups further. If you have any interest in black metal whatsoever, you won't be disappointed.<br />
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-80424850686748469422015-06-11T04:32:00.000-07:002015-06-11T04:43:41.665-07:00Fever Nest - The Mooneyed And Paralyzed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fever_Nest/3540386637" target="_blank">Fever Nest</a><a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank"><br /></a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Fever_Nest/The_Mooneyed_and_Paralyzed/458152" target="_blank">The Mooneyed And Paralyzed</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://knifevision.storenvy.com/" target="_blank">Knife Vision</a> (KV-004)</div>
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Limitation: 100 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal/Punk</div>
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Year: 2013</div>
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For fans of recent <a href="http://www.caligarirecords.com/" target="_blank">Caligari Records</a> signings, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Human_Bodies/3540374097" target="_blank">Human Bodies</a> and the killer <a href="https://mahtowadeathmarch.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">Mahtowa Death March</a> tape, here is some absolutely evil punk-influenced black metal from my old hometown of Columbus, Ohio. This tape is seventeen minutes of pure hatred and aggression, courtesy of ex-<a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mouth_of_the_Architect/41340" target="_blank">Mouth Of The Architect</a> guitarist, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Gregory_Lahm/70195" target="_blank">Gregory Lahm</a>. I have to be honest, I've had this tape in my possession for a while now, but it's only been the last several days, coming home (with a more than a little whiskey in me) from a particularly stressful run of dealing with the general public that this album has begun to sink in. This is absolute and complete narcissistic bitterness and contempt for everything that goes on two legs. I'm reminded of a quote, which I'll paraphrase and I'm sure I'll butcher here due to the aforementioned whiskey - "I've never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with a great deal of pleasure." Yeah. This music is kinda like that.<br />
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-56677123694597115272015-05-22T04:04:00.001-07:002015-06-10T09:23:38.581-07:00Subterranean - Illness Of Revenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Subterranean/3540395297" target="_blank">Subterranean</a><a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank"><br /></a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Subterranean/Illness_of_Revenge/505011" target="_blank">Illness Of Revenge</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Walpurgisfeuer_Productions/38697" target="_blank">Walpurgisfeuer Productions</a> (VLAD-002)</div>
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Limitation: 50 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Death Metal</div>
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Year: 2015</div>
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Incredibly claustrophobic, murky, lo-fi metal of death (I'll refrain from using the 'cavern-core' descriptor) that walks a fine line with pure noise from the madman behind <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">clothbodies</a>' favorites <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nefaria/3540363216" target="_blank">Nefaria</a>, featuring awesome hand-drawn, old-school art by <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Moxibustor/459002" target="_blank">Moxibuster</a> himself. Adventurous fans of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Grave_Upheaval/3540307898" target="_blank">Grave Upheaval</a>'s first demo tape take notice. Copies still available from the inimitable <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/CW_Productions/3314" target="_blank">CW Productions</a>.<br />
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-53877928084915625892015-05-21T12:50:00.000-07:002015-06-28T13:53:52.591-07:00Sallow - I: The Great Work & II: Corpses & Ruins<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sallow/3540396321" target="_blank">Sallow</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Sallow/The_Great_Work/510113" target="_blank">I: The Great Work</a> & <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Sallow/Corpses_%26_Ruins/510114" target="_blank">II: Corpses & Ruins</a></div>
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Label: Self-released</div>
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Limitation: 100 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2015</div>
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One listen to '<a href="https://sallow.bandcamp.com/track/ashes-fell-to-earth-2" target="_blank">Ashes Fell To Earth</a>,' the opening song off of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Sallow/Corpses_%26_Ruins/510114" target="_blank">'Corpses and Ruins</a>,' (the second of two simultaneously released demos by New York's <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sallow/3540396321" target="_blank">Sallow</a>) should be enough to convince you that this band is onto something special. From the beautifully harsh tremolo melodies and the completely unhinged vocal delivery to the unique build-up of riffs that make this twelve minute anthem an absolute pleasure to get lost in, this composition is perilously close to achieving sonic perfection. And while this song is indeed the immediate highlight to this set of releases, the other songs follow similar paths of greatness. At this point, little to no information is available on this upcoming act, but I find it hard to believe I'll hear a better debut this year than these two EPs. Sallow won't remain a secret for long.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-50412242264092821582015-05-18T00:39:00.003-07:002015-05-18T00:39:27.088-07:00New Logo / Potential Patch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New logo for the <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies</a> blog by my good buddy Dustin. I'm considering having high-quality, embroidered patches made (probably a black inverse of the above image) but want to get a read on the level of enthusiasm for potential merchandise first. If this is something you'd be interested in, please leave a message in the post's comment area. If enough people are responsive to the idea, I'm planning on getting rolling on a small batch of these bad-boys as soon as possible. Depending in part on how these go, I'm toying with the concept of intermittently expanding <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies</a> into a small-run, tape-only label in the near future. As always, thanks to everyone who's enjoyed and supported this humble endeavor over the last couple years.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-56819387334161593692015-05-07T04:00:00.002-07:002015-05-15T22:08:54.847-07:00Jute Gyte - The Night Door Under Lock And Key / Laocoön<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Jute_Gyte/3540308568" target="_blank">Jute Gyte</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.black-horizons.com/bh95.html" target="_blank">The Night Door Under Lock And Key / <u>Laocoön</u></a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.black-horizons.com/news.html" target="_blank">Black Horizons</a> (BH-95)</div>
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Limitation: 100 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Experimental Black Metal / Dark Ambient</div>
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Year: 2015</div>
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Missouri based <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Adam_Kalmbach/30775" target="_blank">Adam Kalmbach's</a> second release on the venerable experimental label <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Black_Horizons/32821" target="_blank">Black Horizons</a> finds him exhibiting two different sides of his peerless <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Jute_Gyte/3540308568" target="_blank">Jute Gyte</a> project. While previous releases on his own <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Jeshimoth_Entertainment/1575" target="_blank">Jeshimoth Entertainment </a>imprint were limited exclusively to either his black metal persona or his more ambient/experimental workouts (albeit both under the same moniker), this release takes advantage of the two-sided cassette format and showcases the best of both his highly eccentric worlds. Side A finds him in full on black metal mode, as much as you can call the methodically atonal guitar workouts and nightmarish noise-ridden sonic environments he creates 'black metal.' Side B, on the other hand, is an exercise in beautifully creeping repetition and minor key melodic ambiance that repeats for the entirety of the side-long composition, leaving the listener with an evocatively strange sense of melancholic longing. In addition to the high quality of the music on this release, the design aesthetic is impeccable, and makes for a incredibly handsome physical artifact - something I've come to expect from all of <a href="http://www.black-horizons.com/releases.html" target="_blank">Black Horizons</a>' output. Needless to say, this comes with the highest of recommendations.</div>
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Lyrics from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Mansour" target="_blank">Joyce Mansour's</a> 'Where The Wound Writhes.'</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-65547891924524084742015-05-01T17:35:00.004-07:002015-05-01T19:58:49.885-07:00Circle Of Salt - Suffer The Cold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/4293967-Circle-Of-Salt" target="_blank">Circle Of Salt</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Circle-Of-Salt-Suffer-The-Cold/release/6757038" target="_blank">Suffer The Cold</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/GreySun_Records/35753" target="_blank">GreySun Records</a> (GSR-007)</div>
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Country: Canada</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Yet another amazing offering from the Pacific Northwest's preeminent up and coming metal/experimental tape label, <a href="http://greysunrecords.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Greysun</a><a href="http://greysunrecords.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> Records</a>. This time we have a slow burn of beautifully atmospheric mid-paced black metal from the mysterious Canadian horde(?) <a href="https://thecircleofsalt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Circle of Salt</a>. Seemingly emerging fully formed from out of the aether, this cassette-only release definitely has my interest piqued for this all but unknown group. <a href="https://thecircleofsalt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Suffer the Cold</a> delivers two lengthy song-cycles in two parts each that flow together beautifully for the duration of the album's approximately 35 minute run-time. I'm surprised that this stunning release hasn't received more attention from the press - <a href="http://greysunrecords.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">GreySun</a> is synonymous with quality and has yet to put out a release that didn't completely blow my mind. Regardless, I'm sure we'll be hearing much more from <a href="https://thecircleofsalt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Circle Of Salt</a><a href="https://thecircleofsalt.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"> </a>as the band's (and label's) reputation inevitably escalates. I can't recommend this album highly enough.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-58711586682521422172015-04-21T00:12:00.005-07:002015-04-21T00:22:05.832-07:00Void Wraith - Ø<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank">Void Wraith</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Void_Wraith/%C3%98/448307" target="_blank">Ø</a></div>
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Label: Self-Released</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Seattle, Washington isn't exactly known for it's black metal output. Besides respected members of the old-guard, such as <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Inquisition/6665" target="_blank">Inquisition</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Demoncy/2177" target="_blank">Demoncy</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Krohm/10160" target="_blank">Krohm</a>, who eventually relocated to the pacific northwestern city, and highly promising up and comer's <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Huldrekall/3540337317" target="_blank">Huldrekall</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Addaura/3540303797" target="_blank">Addaura</a>, most black metal from that region tends to center around Seattle's smaller, more rural cousins such as Olympia and it's outskirts (the apex of the 'Cascadian' sound), and their southern counterpart, Portland, Oregon. <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank">Void Wraith</a>, a new addition to the Seattle area, have little in common with the aforementioned bands. Forsaking the extended song lengths and focus on nature based aesthetics that unite much of the younger bands of that region, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank">Void Wraith</a> instead relies on much more aggressively traditional 2nd-wave sounding song structures. Their debut EP, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Void_Wraith/%C3%98/448307" target="_blank">Ø</a>, squeezes five concise, driving songs into 25 minutes of scornful loathing and hostility that builds on scathing tremolo riffs and onslaughts of unhinged vocal savagery, held together by precise but unfettered drum blasts. The stately grandeur behind these tracks at times recalls the punk inspired (but not sounding) black metal of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mutilation_Rites/3540306985" target="_blank">Mutilation Rites</a>, while still retaining the primal fury of said band's finer moments. Physical copies of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Void_Wraith/%C3%98/448307" target="_blank">Ø</a> are currently available via <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Void_Wraith/3540385255" target="_blank">Void Wraith's</a> <a href="https://voidwraith666.bandcamp.com/releases" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> site.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-11749371244406902762015-03-31T22:28:00.002-07:002015-04-11T14:20:25.495-07:00Gambanteinn - Nieleva Pimeys<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gambanteinn/3540376320" target="_blank">Gambanteinn</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Gambanteinn/Nielev%C3%A4_pimeys/400819" target="_blank">Nieleva Pimeys</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://fetteredredwoods.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fettered Redwoods</a> (FR-004)</div>
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Limitation: 200 Copies</div>
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Country: Finland</div>
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Genre: Black/Thrash Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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<a href="http://fetteredredwoods.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Fettered Redwoods</a> once again unearths another amazing release with the new EP from upstart Finnish black-thrashers <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gambanteinn/3540376320" target="_blank">Gambanteinn</a>. While definitely a new direction in sound for the label, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Gambanteinn/Nielev%C3%A4_pimeys/400819" target="_blank">Nieleva Pimeys</a>, as per usual, maintains an incredibly high standard of songwriting quality and dedication to its subject matter. The melodies and riffs, while almost inhumanly catchy, retain a truly driving and aggressively primal feel throughout, while the unhinged vocal delivery deals with themes of þursian worship in keeping with the label's aesthetic ideals. As always, TOTAL FUCKING SUPPORT.</div>
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"Bow to the wisdom of the Primordial Giants - Liberation through Chaos!"</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-4904840910016511522015-02-19T23:04:00.000-08:002015-02-20T00:16:36.100-08:00Yersinia Pestis - Finis Gloriae Mundi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Yersinia_Pestis/3540390348" target="_blank">Yersinia Pestis</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Yersinia_Pestis/Finis_Gloriae_Mundi/479527" target="_blank">Finis Gloriae Mundi</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Vanguard_Productions/33838" target="_blank">Vanguard Productions</a> (VP-15)</div>
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Limitation: Unknown</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Melodic Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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The disease <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yersinia_pestis" target="_blank">Yersinia Pestis</a>, (also known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death" target="_blank">Black Death</a>), was responsible for the annihilation of almost one-third of the European population during the sixth century. The band <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Yersinia_Pestis/3540390348" target="_blank">Yersinia Pestis</a>, while not quite as deadly, definitely live up to the sinister connotations of their historical namesake. One of the current batch of stellar new releases from prolific upstart label <a href="http://vanguard-productions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vanguard Productions</a>, this New Hampshire group has an excellent pedigree, containing members of <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Clothbodies</a>' favorites <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Morthylla/3540369019" target="_blank">Morthylla</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dhampyr/3540296181" target="_blank">Dhampyr</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aerugo/3540348532" target="_blank">Aerugo</a>. Their fierce brand of orthodox black metal is reminiscent of legendary Swedish heroes such as <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dissection/183" target="_blank">Dissection</a>, with soaring guitar leads, crisp production and melodic tremolo riffs that burrow into your subconscious, all while remaining true to their own unique vision. With <a href="http://vanguard-productions.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Vanguard Productions</a> making their mark releasing exceptional albums from bands as varied as <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Intolerant/3540353797" target="_blank">Intolerant</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Thestral/30653" target="_blank">Thestral</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dumal/3540374989" target="_blank">Dumal</a> and neo-folk act <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/2014/06/solarthrone-light-we-follow.html" target="_blank">Solarthrone</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Yersinia_Pestis/Finis_Gloriae_Mundi/479527" target="_blank">Finis Gloriae Mundi</a> is an excellent place to start exploring their burgeoning catalog.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-42179631795005618592015-02-15T14:29:00.001-08:002015-02-17T07:41:58.810-08:00Nocnitsa - Reveling Of Foul Spirits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Nocnitsa/3540260889" target="_blank">Nocnitsa</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Nocnitsa/Reveling_of_Foul_Spirits/460340" target="_blank">Reveling Of Foul Spirits</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Blutige_Magie/36646" target="_blank">Blutige Magie</a> (BLUT-003)</div>
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Limitation: 200 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Initially knowing nothing about this obscure US horde, I picked up this cassette based solely on the merits of label <a href="http://www.blutigemagie.com/" target="_blank">Blutige Magie</a> (home to the mighty <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gath_%C5%A0m%C3%A2n%C3%AA/3540387022" target="_blank">Gath Smane</a> and <a href="http://www.discogs.com/artist/3542203-Clementine-Vulgate" target="_blank">Clementine Vulgate</a>) who, in my mind, can do no wrong. I was not disappointed in the least. Apparently the band's first recording in almost six years, this is near perfect, hateful black metal art that is truly a diamond in the rough among today's climate of pretenders and the current disappointing tendency for every other band to sound like a poor-man's <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bone_Awl/14143" target="_blank">Bone Awl</a>. Oh no - this is icy, weakness-scorning, misanthropic, played in the old way, black fucking metal. Definitely refreshing and highly recommended, I can only hope it's not another six years before we hear from these maniacs again.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-10239399067272768972015-02-14T00:05:00.001-08:002015-02-14T00:18:21.345-08:00Moon - Clavicula Nox<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Moon/122605" target="_blank">Moon</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Moon/Clavicula_Nox/445374" target="_blank">Clavicula Nox</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Schattenkult_Produktionen/23889" target="_blank">Schattenkult Produktionen</a> (SKP-065)</div>
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Country: Australia</div>
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Genre: Ambient/Depressive Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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A new album by Australia's <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Moon/122605" target="_blank">Moon</a>, released on the mighty <a href="http://sk-produktionen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">SchattenKult Produktionen</a> (formerly <a href="http://www.discogs.com/label/277944-Selbstmord-Kommando-Produktionen" target="_blank">Selbstmord Kommando Produktionen</a>), is cause for jubilation. And what an album it is - Clocking in at nearly 80 minutes of some of the best repetitive, hypnotic, trance-inducing black metal this side of early <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Xasthur/4936" target="_blank">Xasthur</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Moon/Clavicula_Nox/445374" target="_blank">Clavicula Nox</a> is possibly <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Miasmyr/26781" target="_blank">Miasmyr's</a> defining statement to date. Best ingested as a whole, these lengthy summonings positively drip with eerie atmospherics and are extraordinarily easy to find yourself transfixed in the haze of otherworldly reverie they induce. As an added bonus, the tape edition contains two extra tracks not included on other formats. </div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-85556977020437198852014-11-17T22:26:00.000-08:002014-11-17T22:58:34.805-08:00Grafvölluðr - Surtr<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Grafv%C3%B6llu%C3%B0r/3540379100" target="_blank">Grafvölluðr</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Grafv%C3%B6llu%C3%B0r/Surtr/466367" target="_blank">Surtr</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Fettered_Redwoods/" target="_blank">Fettered Redwoods</a> (FR-003)</div>
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Limitation: 15 Hand-numbered Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Drone</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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2015 will see cause for celebration. The mighty <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Grafv%C3%B6llu%C3%B0r/3540379100" target="_blank">Grafvölluðr</a>'s highly acclaimed 2014 <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Grafv%C3%B6llu%C3%B0r/Promo_2014/407916" target="_blank">demo release</a> is seeing a vinyl-only reissue, this time with newly recorded material on the b-side. The track, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Grafv%C3%B6llu%C3%B0r/Surtr/466367" target="_blank">Surtr</a>, is a beautifully heavy, long-form drone piece devoid of vocals and can be previewed on the above ultra-limited cassette of the same name. While the demo's <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/2014/06/grafvollur-promo-2014-update.html" target="_blank">original track's</a> of raging, anti-cosmic black metal left little room for contemplation, this accompanying composition is an exercise in atmospheric restraint that focuses inward, allowing for ritual meditation while still holding true to the spirit of the original release. </div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-44379947554011317562014-09-11T23:13:00.002-07:002014-11-20T11:27:47.512-08:00With The End In Mind - Thresholder<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/With_the_End_in_Mind/3540363414">With The End In Mind</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/With_the_End_in_Mind/Thresholder/388183">Thresholder</a></div>
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Label: Self-released</div>
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Limitation: 100 Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2013</div>
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I discovered <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/With_the_End_in_Mind/3540363414" target="_blank">With The End In Mind</a> while recently browsing <a href="https://bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>'s usually disappointing round-up of recommended metal releases and was immediately and pleasantly surprised. The title track, '<a href="https://withtheendinmind.bandcamp.com/track/i-thresholder">Thresholder</a>,' inevitably invites comparisons to <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Wolves_in_the_Throne_Room/Diadem_of_12_Stars/110195" target="_blank">Diadem Of Twelve Stars</a> (if not outright worship of), with it's slow-building, post rock, instrumental beginning and reverential, nature-worshiping lyrics, all the way to the lovely female fronted vocals chanted towards the ending of the song. The difference, however, between <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/With_the_End_in_Mind/3540363414">With The End In Mind</a> and other bands of this ilk is that, although they wear their influences proudly on their sleeve, they also know how to compose an extremely strong song, not just rehash the same old ingredients from <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Wolves_in_the_Throne_Room/35741">Wolves</a>' classic debut full-length, and sole member <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Alex_F./498105">Alex F</a> is a more than competent enough musician to pull it off. Track two, '<a href="https://withtheendinmind.bandcamp.com/track/the-pantheon-arches-in-all-directions-endless">The Pantheon Arches In All Directions</a>,' is a beautiful, atmospheric instrumental that fades into the ending of '<a href="https://withtheendinmind.bandcamp.com/track/i-thresholder">Thresholder</a>' and prepares us for the tour-de-force that is the album's final track, '<a href="https://withtheendinmind.bandcamp.com/track/ii-true-weight-of-the-things-we-must-carry">True Weight of the Things We Must Carry</a>.' This track starts heavy and stays heavy throughout most of the duration of its almost nine minute run-time, even incorporating some doom-styled vocals as opposed to just the standard black metal shrieks, leading into a highly cathartic tremolo-picked build-up that is, to me, the highlight of the whole EP. Besides being just a lovely album, those who opt for the <a href="https://withtheendinmind.bandcamp.com/">physical cassette</a> are treated to a lovingly hand painted gold cardstock <a href="https://f1.bcbits.com/img/0002916136_36.jpg" target="_blank">insert</a>, as well as a live recording of a solo performance in the band's home town of Olympia, Washington and a personalized note with hand-drawn sigil. Definitely a band to keep an eye on. Hail Cascadia!</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-3198976744883415872014-09-10T19:29:00.003-07:002014-11-20T11:27:24.564-08:00Krieg - The Black House<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Krieg/991">Krieg</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Krieg/The_Black_House/35247">The Black House</a>: 10th Anniversary Edition</div>
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Label: <a href="http://solynieve.bigcartel.com/">Sol Y Nieve</a> (SYN 015)</div>
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Limitation: 100 Hand-numbered Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Classic USBM</div>
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Year: 2004 (Reissued 2014)</div>
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Originally recorded in Germany in 2003, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Krieg/991">Krieg's</a> third and arguably finest artistic statement, and one of USBM's early defining underground treasures, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Krieg/The_Black_House/35247">The Black House</a>, has recently been unearthed and reissued by Coeur d'Alene, Idaho mainstays <a href="https://solynieve.bandcamp.com/">Sol Y Nieve</a> in honor of the masterpiece's 10th anniversary. Much has been written (both by journalists and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/N._Imperial/10384">N. Jameson</a> himself) about the psychological dream-issues addressed in this album, and even more so his unusual but very much welcomed choice to include a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Velvet_Underground">Velvet Underground</a> cover, namely <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwzaifhSw2c">Venus In Furs</a>, on the recording. As with all <a href="http://www.solynieverecords.com/">Sol Y Nieve</a> releases, the physical artifact is nothing short of beautiful, containing a lovingly created "<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 19.5px;">black c46 cassette with white ink in a traditional plastic case with a 4 panel j-card and a 1 panel insert, all housed in a label-crafted, screen printed, black drawstring bag," and, as far as I can tell, an extra song that's not on my well-worn vinyl copy. Whew. Definitely the deluxe treatment. This being such an intensely personal release, I thought I'd end this reconsideration with a few words from <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/N._Imperial/10384">the musician himself</a>:</span></div>
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Originally "dedicated to the memory of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Judas_Iscariot/915">Judas Iscariot</a>, R.I.P. 1992-2002."</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-83117291168813019592014-09-10T16:36:00.000-07:002014-11-19T08:43:51.906-08:00Wreodan Healh - Læcig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Wreodan_Healh/3540384454">Wreodan Healh</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Wreodan_Healh/L%C3%A6cig/442431">Læcig</a></div>
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Label: Self-released (Distributed through <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Exitium_Productions/30263">Exitium Productions</a>)</div>
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Limitation: Unknown Limitation on Metallic Silver or Red Paper</div>
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Country: United Kingdom</div>
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Genre: Symphonic Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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If you've been yearning for the days when symphonic black metal was more than just a laughable byword to be snubbed by the "<a href="http://www.metalinjection.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Black-metal-poop-hannibal-smith-300x262.jpg">true elite warriors</a>" sequestered in basements worldwide, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Wreodan_Healh/3540384454">Wreodan Healh</a>, a new horde from Rednal, England, just might become your new favorite artist. This outstanding introductory demo contains three tracks (intro included) and approximately eleven concise minutes of swelling melodies and vintage early 90's aesthetics that makes a convincing argument to reach for this and not your scratched, dusty copy of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Dimmu_Borgir/For_all_tid/336">For All Tid</a>. Distributed by the unassailable <a href="http://www.exitiumprods.blogspot.com/">Exitium Productions</a> and also available stateside via up-and-coming cult (and <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies'</a> favorite) <a href="http://fetteredredwoods.bigcartel.com/product/wreodan-healh-uk-lcig-cs">Fettered Redwoods</a>, this release, while neither groundbreaking nor experimental, comes nonetheless highly recommended to all true worshipers of the black flame. Bonus points for containing a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Curry">Tim Curry</a> monologue taken straight from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ridley_Scott">Ridley Scott's</a> fantasy masterpiece, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legend_(1985_film)">Legend</a>.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-88964141479226974202014-09-09T20:04:00.003-07:002015-05-01T23:44:09.704-07:00Auroral - Summer MMXIV Demo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/2014/07/of-stars-st-auroral-summer-mmxiv-release.html">Summer MMXIV Demo</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Void Journeys</a> (VOID 003)</div>
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Limitation: 30 Copies (1st Pressing, 2nd Pressing Possible)</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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It is with great pleasure that I announce the formation of the <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Void Journeys</a>' family, and more specifically, new recording project <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral</a>. It's time for a long-overdue run-through of the amazing new(ish) rehearsal tape from this brand-new black metal two-piece. While both sides of the tape contain versions of the same two songs, it's extremely interesting to hear how the pieces developed over the notably short time (actually just a few days) between the first two rehearsal recordings on Side-A, and my personal favorite, the relatively well-recorded live takes on Side-B, which round out the group with the addition of a live bass player. Both songs are long-form cascadian sounding exercises in high atmosphere as well as emotion, and while there are no vocals on either take, the tremolo picked guitars speak clearly enough for themselves, weaving in and out of the simple but highly effective drumming, as well as the purportedly unrehearsed but decidedly adept bass guitar. Unfortunately, it's possible that this amazing document may be our last exposure to <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral</a>, as both members are in a number of other time-consuming projects. </div>
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One of which is also a <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies</a> endorsed <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Void Journeys</a>' release I've been enjoying quite a bit lately, realized by the guitarist of <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral</a>, called <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">...Of Stars</a>. Compared to <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral</a>, <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">... Of Stars</a> is another beast completely. Self-described as 'Acoustic Night Worship' by the musician in question, I don't think I could have said it any better myself. Four songs of beautifully raw acoustic guitar playing recorded outdoors after nightfall on an evening in 2013. These two recordings work almost in tandem; <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">...Of Stars</a> being the palate cleansing come-down to <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral's</a> tempestuous black metal attack. As these were both pressed in relatively low quantities, I'm not sure if the beautiful, DIY physical versions are still available, but I highly recommend getting in contact with <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Void Journeys</a> ASAP to secure a copy if at all possible. If not, <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies</a> has digital files of <a href="http://void-journeys.blogspot.com/">Auroral's</a> demo up for your enjoyment through mutual agreement with the band (and digital files of <a href="https://soundcloud.com/evenfallstonight/of-stars-st-ep" style="background-color: transparent;">...Of Stars</a> forthcoming shortly). Reminiscent of several early <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Woodsmoke/964">Woodsmoke</a> recordings in terms of feeling as well as fidelity and execution (especially <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Leech/48198">Leech</a>), these songs deserve to be heard by as many fans of atmospheric black metal as possible, and not lost in the deluge of internet obscurity - Fullest Possible Recommendation.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-55727884059290137672014-08-03T02:11:00.002-07:002014-08-06T06:56:36.596-07:00Ardour Loom - Demo I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ardour-loom-demo-cassette">Ardour Loom</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ardour-loom-demo-cassette">Demo I</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/">Parasitic Records</a></div>
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Limitation: 100 Copies</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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I'm surprised this album hasn't had more of a spotlight in the media, as <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ardour-loom-demo-cassette">Ardour Loom's</a> first demonstrational recording is one of the finest debuts of the last few months. Majestically transcendent atmospheric black metal featuring members of the mighty northwestern funeral doom juggernaut <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Aldebaran/45637">Aldebaran</a>, <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/product/ardour-loom-demo-cassette">Ardour Loom</a> has mastered their own style of hypnotic, ascendant and emotionally draining darkness. This is the kind of album (and it definitely FEELS more like an album than a demo) that lends itself to repeat listens - it doesn't reveal all of its secrets upon first observation and definitely rewards the patient listener over its 40 minute run-time. If these guys flew under your radar, head over to <a href="http://www.parasiticrecords.bigcartel.com/">Parastic Records</a> online store and get your hands on a copy of this gem before it's gone.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-8074605853431151352014-06-29T03:45:00.001-07:002014-09-10T20:43:12.351-07:00Gloam - Vanquished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gloam/3540351970">Gloam</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gloam/3540351970">Vanquished</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Eternal_Warfare/997">Eternal Warfare</a> (322-44) & <a href="http://www.wretchedrecords.com/">Wretched Records</a></div>
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Genre: Black/Doom Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Finally, one of the bay area' s greatest unsung <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gloam/3540351970">bands</a> has a new physical release available to the masses (on the mighty <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Eternal_Warfare/997" style="background-color: transparent;">Eternal Warfare Records</a>, no less) for actual retail sale and consumption, albeit currently only available at <a href="http://38.media.tumblr.com/dc9fa7110fea5d16899f56aec91c648d/tumblr_n7j9jeOp0a1sksmiao1_1280.jpg">live performances</a> as far as I can tell. And what a live show it was. <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ash_Borer/3540301081">Ash Borer</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hell/3540290827">Hell</a> headlining with <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gloam/3540351970">Gloam</a> and the upcoming (and previously <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/2014/06/akatharsia-demo.html">highly reviewed</a>) <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Akatharsia/3540382281">Akatharsia</a> playing support. While I unfortunately arrived too late for <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Akatharsia/3540382281">Akatharsia</a> due to work issues, it was easily one of the best of many <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Gloam/3540351970">Gloam</a> performances I've witnessed since I've moved to the Bay, and they effortlessly held their own next to two of the greatest live bands currently in existence. While I haven't had a chance to fully spin the fairly lengthy two song demo tape I purchased tonight (just got back from the show myself,) it contains different compositions from the <a href="http://gloam666.bandcamp.com/">CD-R demo</a> that was previously released back in 2012, and I'm extremely excited to dive into these two no doubt epic tracks.</div>
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*UPDATE 09/10/14* <a href="http://www.wretchedrecords.com/">Wretched Records</a> currently has <a href="http://www.wretchedrecords.com/wr-store/product/2630-gloam-vanquished-ep">physical copies</a> of this amazing cassette now available for purchase.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-1007971105364091992014-06-26T00:44:00.001-07:002015-02-25T06:36:29.914-08:00Drouth - Skinwalker (Contempt)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: Drouth (formerly <a href="https://www.facebook.com/contemptmetal">Contempt</a>)</div>
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Album: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/contemptmetal">Skinwalker</a></div>
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Label: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/contemptmetal">Contempt</a> Self-released (001)</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal/Hardcore/Doom</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Recorded by <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Nate_Myers/79935">Nate Myers</a>; <a href="http://eternalwarfare.storenvy.com/">Eternal Warfare</a> godhead and main contributor behind <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/">Clothbodies</a>' favorite <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mania/103540">Mania</a>, so you know <a href="http://contemptdclxvi.bandcamp.com/album/skinwalker">Skinwalker</a> is something special. This album is pure heavy metal gold. The kind of album that makes you remember why you got into metal in the first place. The type of album you play air-guitar along to. But also the kind of album that you take seriously, because this is some seriously heavy fucking music. I for one am counting down the hours until tomorrow night when I can see them destroy the <a href="http://www.hemlocktavern.com/">Hemlock Tavern</a> in my home town of San Francisco. If you're not fortunate enough to catch them live this tour, grab a tape from upcoming Pacific Northwest nerve-center, <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/products/6833422-contempt-skinwalker">Greysun Records</a>.</div>
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*LATE NIGHT UPDATE* Just got back from the <a href="http://contemptdclxvi.bandcamp.com/">Contempt</a> show at <a href="http://www.hemlocktavern.com/">Hemlock</a> with nothing but smiles on my face, a <a href="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/t1.0-9/p180x540/165442_608386366997_620877294_n.jpg">t-shirt</a> in my hands, and tingles down my spine. I haven't been witness to a summoning with this much sheer passion and fervor for ages, and that's far from just hyperbole. I am totally and completely impressed with the intensity with which the band played, not to mention their flawless stage presence and effortless unorthodoxy. If you get the chance to see <a href="https://www.facebook.com/contemptmetal">Contempt</a> play your hometown any time soon, I promise, you will not be disappointed. Special thanks to my boy <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Anthony_W./127911">Anthony W</a> (of <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/">clothbodies</a> favorite <a href="http://eternalwarfare.storenvy.com/products/5216870-stellar-descent-accretion">Stellar Descent</a>) for spending an awesome night of heavy metal with me, and <a href="https://m.facebook.com/contemptmetal?_rdr">Preston K</a> (mighty drummer of <a href="http://contemptdclxvi.bandcamp.com/">Contempt</a>) and the boys for being such gracious hosts. <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/products/6833422-contempt-skinwalker">Buy</a> the god damn album already.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-41551345989618018472014-06-25T19:57:00.002-07:002014-09-10T21:08:28.394-07:00Akatharsia - Demo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Akatharsia/3540382281">Akatharsia</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Akatharsia/Demo/421679">Demo</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Psychic_Violence_Records/18182">Psychic Violence Records</a> (PV-XII)</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Grunge influenced black metal, anyone? When I was linking to <a href="http://akatharsia.bandcamp.com/releases">Akatharsia's Bandcamp page</a> so you guys could check out the unholy racket these fiends create, I noticed that one of the descriptive tags they had self-listed next to 'Black Metal', 'Punk' and 'Drone', (and of course their hometown of Oakland) was, surprisingly, 'Grunge'. I wouldn't by any means say this demo sounds like <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Burzum/88">Burzum</a> crossed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Chains">Alice In Chains</a>, nor would I have even noticed the influence of the genre if I hadn't noticed the tag, but now that I've gone back and re-listened a few more times, small things like certain riffs (the opening riff in '<a href="http://akatharsia.bandcamp.com/track/hive-mind">Hive Mind</a>' that begins the album comes to mind) as well as the super-catchy song-structures begin to stick out as (very) slightly derivative of some of the heavier grunge artists of the era. In spite of this intriguing facet of the band, the bottom line is that this is a black metal record, released on the mighty <a href="http://psychicviolence.bigcartel.com/">Psychic Violence Records</a>, home to <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ash_Borer/3540301081">Ash Borer</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cerebrate/3540340885" style="background-color: transparent;">Cerebrate</a> among others, and demands your full respect and attention. If you're lucky enough to live on the west coast, be sure to catch them on tour this weekend in Oakland with <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hell/3540290827">Hell</a> and the aforementioned <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ash_Borer/3540301081">Ash Borer</a>. Mighty company for a young band to keep, indeed, but hardly surprising considering they feature members of powerhouse group <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fell_Voices/3540259141">Fell Voices</a>. </div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-56424654946836709142014-06-25T18:06:00.004-07:002014-06-25T18:57:08.393-07:00Mongrel - Demo I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mongrel/3540380816">Mongrel</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mongrel/3540380816">Demo I</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/House_of_First_Light/34656">House Of First Light</a> (01)</div>
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Genre: Raw Black Metal/Punk</div>
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Violent, punk influenced black metal from the streets of New York City that will resonate highly with fans of Russia's <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/BlazeBirth_Hall/3260">Blazebirth Hall</a> circle of maniacs. As far as I can tell, this is the first release from the stellar new <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/House_of_First_Light/34656">House Of First Light</a> imprint, whose roster also includes <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/W%C3%BClfkrieg/3540358311">Wulfkrieg</a>'s latest release, as well as two demo releases from the mighty <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vorde/3540359220">Vorde</a>, yet another project from multi-instrumentalist <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Mike/85950">Michael Rekeviks</a> of <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Fell_Voices/3540259141">Fell Voices</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ruin_Lust/3540332874">Ruin Lust</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sleepwalker/3540339973">Sleepwalker</a>, and most recently <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Vilkacis/3540373855">Vilkacis</a>. As far as I can tell, so far the only way to pick up the <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mongrel/3540380816">Mongrel</a> tape (which you should most definitely do) as well as the other <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/House_of_First_Light/34656">House of First Light</a> releases is through Oakland's <a href="http://www.analogworship.com/">Analogue Worship</a>, one of the best online distros/labels in existence for metal and noise related releases on analogue formats. Get on it.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-17370865880639974092014-06-25T16:52:00.003-07:002014-08-03T01:29:23.295-07:00Dross - I & II Comp *UPDATE*<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross I & II</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://absenterrecords.com/">Absenter Records</a> (No. 5)</div>
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Limitation: 50 Hand-numbered Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Experimental Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Originally released last year in ridiculously low quantities and quickly sold out through Arizona's recommended experimental label <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Tagobella/27670">Tagobella Records</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross</a>' first, and so far only, demos quickly became two of my <a href="http://clothbodies.blogspot.com/2013/11/dross-ii.html">favorite</a> releases last year. Featuring members of <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/">clothbodies</a> favorites, <a href="http://www.clothbodies.blogspot.com/2014/06/in-thoth-in-thoth.html">In Thoth</a>, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross</a> create driving, emotional, and slightly experimental hardened black art with amazing riffs and tortured <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/M.L./535067">vokills</a>. While its hard to nail down exactly what makes these releases so special without actually hearing them, especially as several bands use this same formula to little success, <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross</a> have that intangible 'something' that a great black metal band needs to stand out from the pretenders. There's also a noticeable improvement in songwriting quality between <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Dross/Dross/393882">Demo I</a> and <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Dross/II/393883">Demo II</a>, which suggests that <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dross/3540372969">Dross</a>' future projects will keep exceeding those of previous releases. These compilations should go quick, so if the <a href="http://absenter.storenvy.com/collections/81603-all-products/products/6818347-dross-i-ii">label'</a>s sold out by the time you read this, check out <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Cloister_Recordings/29650">Cloister Recordings</a> for a copy and pick up the amazing cassette <a href="http://www.storenvy.com/products/7019648-trepaneringsritualen-sutekh-hexen-one-hundred-year-storm">release</a> of the live ritual between <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Sutekh_Hexen/3540321344">Sutekh Hexen</a> and <a href="http://trepaneringsritualen.bandcamp.com/">Trepaneringsritualen</a> while you're at it.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-12240461069578521112014-06-23T01:11:00.002-07:002014-06-25T17:01:07.111-07:00Hell - Sheol<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Hell/3540290827">Hell</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.discogs.com/Hell-Sheol/release/5783328">Sheol</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/">Greysun Records</a> (GSR-001)</div>
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Limitation: 100 Hand-numbered Copies</div>
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Country: US</div>
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Genre: Sludge/Drone/Doom</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Two devastating live performances exhibiting selections from 2013's monumental <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Hell/Tour_Through_Hell_2013/386360">Tour Through Hell</a>, both taken from rituals summoned in the band's own Pacific Northwest. This cassette-only release also serves to officially announce the birth of an exciting new label, <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/" style="background-color: transparent;">Greysun Records</a>, representing acts from the same region. With releases from names like <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/%D7%9E%D7%96%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8/3540348723">Mizmor</a> and <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/products/7503429-boreal-abyss-greysun-records-005">Boreal</a> planned for the future, <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/">Greysun</a> is definitely a label to expect great things from. And while the cassette version of <a href="http://greysunrecords.storenvy.com/products/5485615-hell-sheol-greysun-records-001">Sheol</a> is unfortunately now sold out, you'll have a chance to see these songs performed <a href="http://loweryourhead.bandcamp.com/album/hell-ash-borer-mmxiv-us-tour">live on tour</a> with the mighty <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Ash_Borer/3540301081">Ash Borer</a> this summer.</div>
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Jarrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06318092254630288991noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1682076505853211717.post-76078057305859093802014-06-23T00:21:00.001-07:002014-06-23T00:21:06.096-07:00Carved Cross - Demo III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Artist: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Carved_Cross/3540347240">Carved Cross</a></div>
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Album: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Carved_Cross/Demo_III/421657">Demo III</a></div>
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Label: <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/labels/Nocturnal_Emissions/32412">Nocturnal Emissions</a> (NE-10)</div>
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Limitation: 66 Copies</div>
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Country: Australia</div>
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Genre: Raw Black Metal</div>
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Year: 2014</div>
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Shambolic, melancholic, draining and repetitive in the best possible ways. This is black metal art as only <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Carved_Cross/3540347240">Carved Cross</a> can summon it - at this point they've essentially created their own sub-genre, and on this demo they're at the height of their devastating powers. This isn't depressive black metal like the kiddies play; there's a vast and staggering well of sadness to these sounds. While late last year's full-length <a href="http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Carved_Cross/Futile_Reflections_of_a_Failed_Existence/398116">Futile Reflections Of A Failed Existence</a> was utterly and overwhelmingly worshipful, they've upped the ante once more with this release. Truly one of the most effortlessly great cults of the last few years.</div>
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