Fourth full-length by my neofolk project Field of Spears. Heathen Youth sheds the seasonal motif that the prior 3 full-lengths and 1 EP shared. It sounds like a more fully developed, better produced, and confident version of Serpent & Sodom mixed with the less cryptic parts of Pale Eulogies. Broken Limbs Recordings will be doing a tape issue of this soon, so buy that when it comes out.
Honest to goodness, raw bm. Sacramence espouses nihilism and animal rights via their raw BM. Golden Milk likes R. Kelly. Actually I'm not sure what the blackened punk noise that GM is about, but their name makes me think of piss and cum, and, in addition to making me kinda horny, makes me think of the pied piper of RnB. This split is no "Ignition (remix)", so I wouldn't recommend passionate sex with your lover to it. But its still good and would be good for banging some barfly in a fit of bad judgement.
ALBtS is a fucking sweet Finnish Black/Death band. The interesting thing is that they don't have the Finnish sound at all, more like a Norwegian/Swedish hybrid. Add to that touches of Pagan/Viking metal, some random German lyrics, and complete anti-christian attitude (and lyrics). This is a great and great sounding record. One of the best I have received in a long while.
Chinese dsbm/depressive rock. That's kinda the simplified version, there are parts that seem like they came off an Envy record (so it sounds like Deafheaven), and other post-screamo influences. While the usual hallmarks of DSBMdom (those vocals, thin guitars) are present, this release has some cool moments and some what the fuck moments (in a good way). These guys are also pretty good with their instruments and composition. So if you have ever wanted to know what Austre and Vestiges doing Bajiou shots and covering lifelover sounds like, this is pretty close.
Skumlord is a band of dudes from Salt Lake City, and if I was surrounded by such oppressive conditions (both with the desolate desert/rock landscape of the area, as well as being in the heart of Mormonism on Earth), I could see how you'd be inspired to write some pretty deranged and kick-ass black metal. Die Galle feels like the band really loves Sargeist's Satanic Black Devotion album, which is definitely a good thing. Usually I won't post anything up that isn't at least a free download, and leave it up to you to support the bands, but these dudes have a good thing going and the tape/download is worth the $4. Check them out!
So after knowing Marv from Sangre Y Tierra for almost 6 years now, we finally decided to do a split release. Two new tracks per artist. Auspicium features a pretty straightforward black metal track and a drone track, while Sangre Y Tierra delivers two powerful drone/ambient tracks.
As part of this having the internet again thing, I have uploaded the entire Auspicium catalog to bandcamp. If you for whatever reason want to listen (maybe you hate yourself I don't know), go for it: http://auspicium.bandcamp.com
Ferocious blackened crustcore! This is fucking tight. These dudes from Oregon are doing it right when so many other bands miss out on one part of the equation or the other. Well done.
A German band that sounds like a lighter version of Agalloch circa Pale Folklore and The Mantle, singing songs about dryads murdering humans out of revenge and confused dryad princesses? Yeah, that's pretty much the story. But whereas on paper you might shake your head and utter sounds of disgust, the actual music is pretty damn good. It definitely owes a HUGE debt to Agalloch, as the opening salvo of I Am Here shows.But Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If you are into the style, definitely check this one out.
P.S. The art may be the cheesiest/worst/lamest I've seen in a while, but it doesn't distract too much if you don't look at it...
Hey cumquats. We finally have internet again. Lots of cool shit to share with you. Lets start with Kaneq. In the words of the man himself:
"Kaneq is a one man Native American black metal project hailing from the
Sacaton Native American Reservation in Arizona, USA. Spectral Walls of
Captivity is the debut album."
This is the third NABM record we've received here (the prior being Frontier and Sangre Y Tierra), and while it doesn't match up to those bands in Originality or execution, it is very good atmospheric/depressive black metal. My one complaint is that its trying too hard to sound "nordic." If your culture inspires you enough to note it on your email, try to include it in the music. Other than that, this is pretty fucking cool.
From the band:
"Novambr is ambiant, shattered, crippled and fragile music. Musically, we love Black Metal, drone, doom, shoegaze and post-things. But we don't think we are metal music. Wild Flower Garden was composed in three days, while hanging out in our native town, into the forests around, on the top of some mountains while sharing pot and booze. "
Pretty cool stuff for listening at night with all the lights off.
Hey again, sorry for the delays in posts. Living without internet will fuck with updating your site I guess. Fuck it though.
Just so I can say I fucking warned you and don't have to deal with the usual deluge of bullshit which comes with the territory:
!!!!NOT BLACK METAL!!!!!!!!!!NOT EVEN CLOSE!!!!!!!!!NOT BLACK METAL!!!!!!
That said, I thought I'd give you fuckers a look at the new Wholy Failure album. If you liked the last record (Avalon and Everything After), you might like the second half of this record, as it's the dark, moody post rock/post punkish vibe of the prior. The first half is just fucking weird. Beats, electronica, nods to noisy dance music, and what sounds like Swans joining forces with a martial band to make music to make babies to. Again, its not even close to black metal (excluding the vibes of the second half), but I know some of you all really liked the weirder shit that WF does, so there you go.
So here is the newest Sangre Y Tierra EP. He specifically asked to have it posted here before anywhere else, because, due to the more personal nature of this recording, wanted to share it with the people who first noticed his music and gave support. Another great release from one of the most inventive and refreshing black metal artists currently making music.
I know. You've sent demos and records. And I work 39 hours of the day. Rest assured, my friends, we will forge on. I'd add one of you to help me but only Khaos can do that and he is AWOL.
If you've read any of our blog, you'll know we love Sangre Y Tierra. This is a radio piece that was done on Marv by a friend of his. Nick from Disguster features some thoughts too. Listen to it and gain some insight on the most unique USBM musician.
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