It hasn't been all that long (three weeks and change, by my count) since I've featured a Killer Be Killed song, but I've been jamming their record a bunch in the last week or so and it's growing on me like a weed. You really should check them out if you haven't already.
It's certainly not my usual cup of tea -- proggy, techy, that kind of thing -- but the combination of Max, Greg, Troy, and Dave has something to it that's grabbing me and shaking until I bang my head. It's just plain solid, straight-forward metal, and sometimes that's exactly what the doctor ordered.
It's hard to top that mean main riff from "Snakes of Jehovah", the last Killer Be Killed song I posted, but if you're looking for another stand-out moment or track I'd direct you to "Melting of My Marrow", which has some cool vocal work from Dillinger Escape Plan's Greg Puciato. It's great stuff, so check it out.
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Friday, 19 September 2014
Monday, 25 August 2014
Killer Be Killed - Snakes of Jehovah
Today's song comes from a reader and friend of mine, Craig. (Hey Craig!) We were talking music recently and Killer Be Killed came up in the course of our meandering conversation. He wasn't familiar with them yet, and went away with the intention of checking them out post haste.
This was about a week ago. Today Craig comes back at me with a link and "This is the guys we were talking about, right? Because I really dig this song!" That sure is the band we were talking about, and it does indeed slay.
The dug song in question is the latest from Killer Be Killed's self-titled debut LP, a track entitled "Snakes of Jehovah", and it brings some straight-up heavy to the table, seasoned liberally with groove. I've mentioned year-end "ten best" lists and some appropriate potential choices a couple of times lately, and I think this one will likely grace at least one or two of those lists come December or January. "Snakes of Jehovah" is one great example of why.
This was about a week ago. Today Craig comes back at me with a link and "This is the guys we were talking about, right? Because I really dig this song!" That sure is the band we were talking about, and it does indeed slay.
The dug song in question is the latest from Killer Be Killed's self-titled debut LP, a track entitled "Snakes of Jehovah", and it brings some straight-up heavy to the table, seasoned liberally with groove. I've mentioned year-end "ten best" lists and some appropriate potential choices a couple of times lately, and I think this one will likely grace at least one or two of those lists come December or January. "Snakes of Jehovah" is one great example of why.
Saturday, 12 April 2014
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Happiness is a Smile
There's been a bit of connectedness to the last two of posts, a bit of a thread that's led me from one to the next. Antemasque led to Killer be Killed, both via the general concept of supergroups and via the specific involvement of drummer David Elitch, and now today Killer Be Killed is going to get me to The Dillinger Escape Plan by way of vocalist Greg Puciato.
Dillinger has a new song out, one which hitherto has unfortunately only been available as a 7" at shows. But lucky for us the band has put an album-quality version on Youtube so that those of us who can't catch the band on its current tour can at least check out the new track. Thanks Dillinger!
Have a listen to "Happiness is a Smile", which is a little less frantic than perhaps is usual, but it's still undeniably Dillinger. (The version below, unfortunately, is a live one and not the studio-quality one that appeared online recently. Boo-urns, Youtube function of Blogger!)
Dillinger has a new song out, one which hitherto has unfortunately only been available as a 7" at shows. But lucky for us the band has put an album-quality version on Youtube so that those of us who can't catch the band on its current tour can at least check out the new track. Thanks Dillinger!
Have a listen to "Happiness is a Smile", which is a little less frantic than perhaps is usual, but it's still undeniably Dillinger. (The version below, unfortunately, is a live one and not the studio-quality one that appeared online recently. Boo-urns, Youtube function of Blogger!)
Friday, 11 April 2014
Friday: Killer Be Killed - Wings of Feather and Wax
Since I mentioned them in "yesterday's" post about supergroup Antemasque, and have really talked about them before, I figure it's high time I give the figurative fifteen minutes to Killer Be Killed.
Why? Let's do the math. Troy from Mastodon + Greg from The Dillinger Escape Plan + David from The Mars Volta + Max Cavalera from Sepultura and Soulfly = reason to be intrigued. That's a formula to get interested in right off the bat, and it doesn't hurt that the couple of songs that've been released so far aren't half bad either.
You're probably way ahead of me on this one, but if maybe you've heard about this project and are still on the fence or something, have a listen to "Wings of Feather and Wax" from Killer Be Killed's debut self-titled album, due out next month, and see if you dig.
Why? Let's do the math. Troy from Mastodon + Greg from The Dillinger Escape Plan + David from The Mars Volta + Max Cavalera from Sepultura and Soulfly = reason to be intrigued. That's a formula to get interested in right off the bat, and it doesn't hurt that the couple of songs that've been released so far aren't half bad either.
You're probably way ahead of me on this one, but if maybe you've heard about this project and are still on the fence or something, have a listen to "Wings of Feather and Wax" from Killer Be Killed's debut self-titled album, due out next month, and see if you dig.
Thursday: Antemasque - 4AM
The reuniting of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala -- the dynamic duo behind At the Drive-In and The Mars Volta -- would, one might well hope and expect, result in the resurrection of one or the other of the two aforementioned storied acts. Sadly, as Mick so wisely opined, we can't always get what we want. But sometimes we can get what we need...
In this case, that turns out to be a new supergroup of sorts starring Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, drummer David Elitch (formerly of Volta and currently of Killer Be Killed, another supergroup you might have heard of), and some guy named Flea. Sounds like it's going to suck, doesn't it? The first song we're hearing from the band, a rocking number called "4AM", has a vibe closer to At the Drive-In than The Mars Volta, but that doesn't mean Antemasque sounds like a knock-off or anything.
One song isn't really enough to judge a band or an album by, but I'll do just that and say that Antemasque has the potential to be a good time. Will it eclipse any of the bands from which its members hail? Probably not. But if "4AM" is any indication, there might be some cool, catchy little songs to be had. Check it out and see what you think.
In this case, that turns out to be a new supergroup of sorts starring Rodriguez-Lopez, Bixler-Zavala, drummer David Elitch (formerly of Volta and currently of Killer Be Killed, another supergroup you might have heard of), and some guy named Flea. Sounds like it's going to suck, doesn't it? The first song we're hearing from the band, a rocking number called "4AM", has a vibe closer to At the Drive-In than The Mars Volta, but that doesn't mean Antemasque sounds like a knock-off or anything.
One song isn't really enough to judge a band or an album by, but I'll do just that and say that Antemasque has the potential to be a good time. Will it eclipse any of the bands from which its members hail? Probably not. But if "4AM" is any indication, there might be some cool, catchy little songs to be had. Check it out and see what you think.
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