Remember when I said that The Black Dahlia Murder's "Hellion" would allow you to bank some precious seconds for the next time I presented you with something meaty? Yeah, so the "next time" actually came sooner than I thought.
When I don't necessarily have a Tech Tuesday in the chamber, I dig into my alliterative bag of tricks for the next best thing. This week, luck you, that happens to be a Tool Tuesday post. Show of hands, who thinks we'll actually see a new Tool record in 2016? Anybody? While we all hold our breath for that one (or don't...) let's revisit a great track from Tool's back catalogue.
My choice for this Tool Tuesday? Aenima closing track and close-to-fourteen-minute monster "Third Eye", mostly because of the intensity of its builds and releases, its ebbs and flows, y'knows. The drums that initially resolve out of the noise gradually pull you into the beat, and the layers stack up so seamlessly that if you're not heavily emotionally invested in this song by the time Maynard's distorted screams kick in just shy of minute four, well, you may have problems beyond what I can help you solve. This is about as epic as Tool comes, so bask (or languish) in the knowledge that this one likely won't be topped.
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Thursday, 7 January 2016
Wednesday, 6 January 2016
Last Monday: The Black Dahlia Murder - Hellion
Normally, if I make an unusual demand on your time, it's to request ten minutes or more for some sprawling epic. This Metal Monday post for last week is an apology of sorts.
"Hellion" is one of the bonus tracks from 2015's Abysmal by The Black Dahlia Murder, and at around a minute in length it couldn't be any more fast and furious. Sure, it's a bit blink and you'll miss it" if you're not paying attention, but the flip side of this coin of brevity is that you can hit repeat a couple of times and still not have spent all day rocking out. Those are seconds you can save for the next time I come up with something epic, so go hard for a measly sixty of them with "Hellion" ASAP.
"Hellion" is one of the bonus tracks from 2015's Abysmal by The Black Dahlia Murder, and at around a minute in length it couldn't be any more fast and furious. Sure, it's a bit blink and you'll miss it" if you're not paying attention, but the flip side of this coin of brevity is that you can hit repeat a couple of times and still not have spent all day rocking out. Those are seconds you can save for the next time I come up with something epic, so go hard for a measly sixty of them with "Hellion" ASAP.
Thursday, 15 October 2015
Monday: The Black Dahlia Murder - Asylum
Metal fucking Monday time again, and this time around I ask: have you been jamming the new Black Dahlia Murder album Abysmal?
Because you really should be; to use what I'm sure has by now become a cliched pun, Abysmal is anything but abysmal. Sure, the guys have once again failed to reinvent their wheel and transition into a shoegaze polka outfit or anything, but on the other hand, the guys have once again delivered a solid sample of what it is they do best. From front to back, Abysmal brings fistfuls of the riffs, blast beats, and shriek-to-growl vocals we all know and love.
My current favourite track? Besides the badass "Vlad, Son of the Dragon", it has to be "Asylum", motherfuckers. Turn this one up as loud as you can, and if your neighbours don't like it, fuck 'em. The zombies are going to eat them first anyways.
Because you really should be; to use what I'm sure has by now become a cliched pun, Abysmal is anything but abysmal. Sure, the guys have once again failed to reinvent their wheel and transition into a shoegaze polka outfit or anything, but on the other hand, the guys have once again delivered a solid sample of what it is they do best. From front to back, Abysmal brings fistfuls of the riffs, blast beats, and shriek-to-growl vocals we all know and love.
My current favourite track? Besides the badass "Vlad, Son of the Dragon", it has to be "Asylum", motherfuckers. Turn this one up as loud as you can, and if your neighbours don't like it, fuck 'em. The zombies are going to eat them first anyways.
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Monday: The Black Dahlia Murder - Vlad, Son of the Dragon
It's only been a couple of weeks since my last post about a Black Dahlia Murder song, but since then we've gotten our first taste of the upcoming new record Ambysmal, and I wouldn't be doing my job if I don't make sure you've heard it. So, it's (belated) New Metal Monday time.
The new song is named after some fittingly metal subject matter: "Vlad, son of the Dragon", aka the historical inspiration for good ol' Dracula. It should therefore come as no surprise that this song slays in typical Black Dahlia murder fashion -- with fast melodeath riffing, machine-precise drumming, and Tevor's versatile shriek atop it all.
Sure, it's not reinventing the wheel, but then The Black Dahlia Murder's wheel was doing just fine crushing everything in its path as it was. If Abysmal is just more of the same delicious TBDM flavour, you certainly won't hear me complaining.
The new song is named after some fittingly metal subject matter: "Vlad, son of the Dragon", aka the historical inspiration for good ol' Dracula. It should therefore come as no surprise that this song slays in typical Black Dahlia murder fashion -- with fast melodeath riffing, machine-precise drumming, and Tevor's versatile shriek atop it all.
Sure, it's not reinventing the wheel, but then The Black Dahlia Murder's wheel was doing just fine crushing everything in its path as it was. If Abysmal is just more of the same delicious TBDM flavour, you certainly won't hear me complaining.
Saturday, 13 June 2015
Wednesday: Aversions Crown - Parasites
Speaking of The Black Dahlia Murder, you guys like tasty melodeath and deathcore, right? If your answer is no, then I have a follow-up question: what's your major malfunction, son?
If your answer is yes, as it should be, then I've got a little something for you to chew on from Australia's Aversions Crown. Leaving aside the feeling I can't shake that their name should have a possessive apostrophe in it, I'm pleased to report that the latest from Aversions Crown is nice and heavy.
"Parasites", so far just a one-off instead of harbinger of an album to come, has got a lot of heavy to be pleased about: plenty of riffing, a little blast beating, some djenty chugga chugga, a breakdown or two... basically all the ingredients you'd expect from a modern deathcore act, and all arranged in optimal order by the gang in Aversions Crown. An album's worth of this kind of thing could be pretty tasty -- listening, Aversions Crown?
If your answer is yes, as it should be, then I've got a little something for you to chew on from Australia's Aversions Crown. Leaving aside the feeling I can't shake that their name should have a possessive apostrophe in it, I'm pleased to report that the latest from Aversions Crown is nice and heavy.
"Parasites", so far just a one-off instead of harbinger of an album to come, has got a lot of heavy to be pleased about: plenty of riffing, a little blast beating, some djenty chugga chugga, a breakdown or two... basically all the ingredients you'd expect from a modern deathcore act, and all arranged in optimal order by the gang in Aversions Crown. An album's worth of this kind of thing could be pretty tasty -- listening, Aversions Crown?
Friday, 12 June 2015
Tuesday: The Black Dahlia Murder - A Shrine to Madness
All you Black Dahlia Murder fans out there have likely already heard the news about the band's new album. We've known for a while that a new record was in the works, but now we've got the full scoop: Abysmal is done and set for release in September. We've even gotten the chance already to check out the badass artwork that'll grace Abysmal in the fall.
But a new song is still nowhere to be seen. That'll probably change in a couple of weeks when the pre-orders go live, but for now we're left to relive old glories in anticipation. So why not join me in turning up the volume on "A Shrine to Madness", the opening track from The Black Dahlia Murder's 2011 record Ritual, while we await the boon of new material. I know it's not quite the same thing, but some TBDM is better than no TBDM at all, right?
But a new song is still nowhere to be seen. That'll probably change in a couple of weeks when the pre-orders go live, but for now we're left to relive old glories in anticipation. So why not join me in turning up the volume on "A Shrine to Madness", the opening track from The Black Dahlia Murder's 2011 record Ritual, while we await the boon of new material. I know it's not quite the same thing, but some TBDM is better than no TBDM at all, right?
Monday, 13 April 2015
Sunday: Solipsist - End This Day
I told you I'd get you back into metal territory soon enough, and lo, I am a keeper of promises. Enjoy your Sunday song kids.
Cleveland's Solipsist is an interesting beast. Their vocalist has a bit of a Randy Blythe thing going on sometimes, but their sound is definitely more death metal than Lamb of God's. So think Lamb of God with the deal metal quotient turned up a bunch, and you'll at least have a starting point for Solipsist.
The band's latest album, last month's The Burning Mass, offers a number of tasty tracks that I could have chosen as your belated Sunday song, but I've decided to go with the melo-deathy "End This Day" simply for its driving energy. There's almost a bit of a Black Dahlia Murder feel to this one. Give it a listen, and then check out the rest of The Burning Mass. It's not anything mindblowing, but there's some rock solid riffage to be had. Have at 'er!
Cleveland's Solipsist is an interesting beast. Their vocalist has a bit of a Randy Blythe thing going on sometimes, but their sound is definitely more death metal than Lamb of God's. So think Lamb of God with the deal metal quotient turned up a bunch, and you'll at least have a starting point for Solipsist.
The band's latest album, last month's The Burning Mass, offers a number of tasty tracks that I could have chosen as your belated Sunday song, but I've decided to go with the melo-deathy "End This Day" simply for its driving energy. There's almost a bit of a Black Dahlia Murder feel to this one. Give it a listen, and then check out the rest of The Burning Mass. It's not anything mindblowing, but there's some rock solid riffage to be had. Have at 'er!
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
The Black Dahlia Murder - Black Valor
Today's song comes once again from time spent with my brother, and I promise that this time it's a tad more metal than As I Lay Dying. You see, we were driving, and today's band happened to come up on the 'ol Shufflatron, causing my brother to chuckle, shake his head, and say "blastbeats, eh?". Yes, my figurative son. Blastbeats.
Your song today is "Black Valor", the opening track from 2009's Deflorate by The Black Dahlia Murder. I know I'm a bit of a latecomer to the TBDM party, but Deflorate is the album that cemented my love for this band and what they do. And that includes blastbeats. Everblack is nearing two years old now, so perhaps wishing for some new Black Dahlia Murder wouldn't be a complete waste, but for the time being we'll just have to jam some of this quality old shit. Go.
Your song today is "Black Valor", the opening track from 2009's Deflorate by The Black Dahlia Murder. I know I'm a bit of a latecomer to the TBDM party, but Deflorate is the album that cemented my love for this band and what they do. And that includes blastbeats. Everblack is nearing two years old now, so perhaps wishing for some new Black Dahlia Murder wouldn't be a complete waste, but for the time being we'll just have to jam some of this quality old shit. Go.
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
Sunday: The Black Dahlia Murder - Den of the Picquerist
Remember everything I said in "yesterday's" Saturday Torche song, about being relaxed and not wanting to be pummeled? Throw it out the window. This Sunday mini-post will snap that chill like a Slim Jim.
The Black Dahlia Murder are known for thrashy melodeath at breakneck speeds, but "Den of the Picquerist" from the band's 2011 disc Ritual is a cut above. Its minute and a half of fast and furious face fucking has a 90's speed punk kind of feel to it. If the pace of your average Black Dahlia Murder song is a full run, this one's a flat out sprint. See if you can keep up.
The Black Dahlia Murder are known for thrashy melodeath at breakneck speeds, but "Den of the Picquerist" from the band's 2011 disc Ritual is a cut above. Its minute and a half of fast and furious face fucking has a 90's speed punk kind of feel to it. If the pace of your average Black Dahlia Murder song is a full run, this one's a flat out sprint. See if you can keep up.
Monday, 16 June 2014
Killitorous - Godking
It's time to start another week, which means it's time to rock your faces off with something nice and heavy for Metal Monday.
I've featured Canadian tech-death band Killitorous a couple of times before, but I feel they deserve another chance to show you that they are, in fact, the real deal. The blast beats are machine precise, the riffs sound evil, and the vocals are delivered with appropriate vitriol. Throw in the twisted sense of humour the band seems to have, and you've got the Canadian equivalent of The Black Dahlia Murder.
But don't let all those wordy things be what convinces you of the awesomeness of Killitorous. Let "Godking" from the recently released Party, Grind do the talking instead. If this one doesn't fire you up to face the week, nothing will.
I've featured Canadian tech-death band Killitorous a couple of times before, but I feel they deserve another chance to show you that they are, in fact, the real deal. The blast beats are machine precise, the riffs sound evil, and the vocals are delivered with appropriate vitriol. Throw in the twisted sense of humour the band seems to have, and you've got the Canadian equivalent of The Black Dahlia Murder.
But don't let all those wordy things be what convinces you of the awesomeness of Killitorous. Let "Godking" from the recently released Party, Grind do the talking instead. If this one doesn't fire you up to face the week, nothing will.
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
The Black Dahlia Murder - Contagion
If you're a fan of The Black Dahlia Murder, you're probably just as stoked as I am that the band is putting out another tour/live DVD, Fool 'Em All, in May. It's not new material, of course, but their last DVD Majesty was pretty rad, so I'm down for more of the same.
To celebrate, we're going with the song that first introduced me to The Black Dahlia Murder's brand of sleazy, frenetic death metal, namely "Contagion" from 2003's Unhallowed. The band''s riffage has gotten markedly more badass over the years, but I still have a soft spot in my beard for this classic tune from TBDM's back catalogue. Have at 'er.
To celebrate, we're going with the song that first introduced me to The Black Dahlia Murder's brand of sleazy, frenetic death metal, namely "Contagion" from 2003's Unhallowed. The band''s riffage has gotten markedly more badass over the years, but I still have a soft spot in my beard for this classic tune from TBDM's back catalogue. Have at 'er.
Friday, 14 February 2014
Inferi - Destroyer
It's Friday, and sure it's Valentine's Day, but maybe you're not interested in romance for whatever reason. Maybe you're just looking for something ugly today, something brutal and savage to wash the taste of all those chocolates and cinnamon hearts out of your mouth. This post, dear reader, is for you.
Nashville's Inferi play a brand of fast and furious technical melo-death that's pretty balls-to-the-wall. Take, for example, the song "Destroyer" from their latest album The Path of Apotheosis. Other than a brief choral break to set up some slow(er) jam-style shreddiness, the song's six-plus minutes are mostly taken up by ass-kicking of one of the highest orders. If stuff like The Black Dahlia Murder and Arsis do it for you, Inferi WILL be right up your alley.
Nashville's Inferi play a brand of fast and furious technical melo-death that's pretty balls-to-the-wall. Take, for example, the song "Destroyer" from their latest album The Path of Apotheosis. Other than a brief choral break to set up some slow(er) jam-style shreddiness, the song's six-plus minutes are mostly taken up by ass-kicking of one of the highest orders. If stuff like The Black Dahlia Murder and Arsis do it for you, Inferi WILL be right up your alley.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Killitorous - It's Not Stanley, It's Stan Lee
It's been a bit of a long day, and it isn't quite done yet, so I'm in the mood for something heavy as shit. Consider yourself warned.
Today's band Killitorous, a fast and furious tech death band from right here in Canada, comes recommended by none other than The Black Dahlia Murder's Facebook page, which can and should be taken as a ringing endorsement. If you like blast beats, trem picking, competing shrieks and growls, all topped off with obligatory heavy metal long hair windmilling, then you should know that Killitorous do NOT fuck around.
Take a listen to "It's not Stanley, It's Stan Lee" from the bands forthcoming debut LP Party, Grind if you don't believe me. It's got all of the above*, and put together in such a way that after four minutes you're still hungry for more. Only multiple plays will satisfy. Once again, you've been warned.
*OK, the hair windmilling is only in the mix if you're watching the video, but even if you're not,
Today's band Killitorous, a fast and furious tech death band from right here in Canada, comes recommended by none other than The Black Dahlia Murder's Facebook page, which can and should be taken as a ringing endorsement. If you like blast beats, trem picking, competing shrieks and growls, all topped off with obligatory heavy metal long hair windmilling, then you should know that Killitorous do NOT fuck around.
Take a listen to "It's not Stanley, It's Stan Lee" from the bands forthcoming debut LP Party, Grind if you don't believe me. It's got all of the above*, and put together in such a way that after four minutes you're still hungry for more. Only multiple plays will satisfy. Once again, you've been warned.
*OK, the hair windmilling is only in the mix if you're watching the video, but even if you're not,
Sunday, 5 January 2014
Sunday Night Mega Post Fun Time
This certainly does seem to be a shit time of year as far as my keeping on track with Loud Noises goes, doesn't it? But rather than spinning some yarns about the tag team of work life and personal life conspiring against me to prevent other shit getting done, let's just knuckle down and get caught up, shall we?
First off, a song for Friday. We're going to go with something a little under the radar, a little less well-known perhaps than some of the stuff I post about, but something that's still tasty all the same. I've posted about British band Visions before, but their techy 2011 disc Home is too cool to only acknowledge just once. They've had a couple of hurdles thrown at them, including their current search for a new drummer, but I'm hoping that their chops and a little bit of perseverance and elbow grease can see them through. Check out "Machines" for some idea of the kind of chops I'm talking about.
Next is Saturday. We're going deathier for Saturday with a track by one of my favourites, The Black Dahlia Murder. Sometimes, immediately after the release of a band's new record, you can't wait for their next album because the new one didn't impress, and sometimes you can't wait for that next album because this new one kicked so much ass you're still thirsty for more. The Black Dahlia Murder definitely fall into the latter category, and their last couple of records (Deflorate, Ritual, Everblack) have kicked ass and left me thinking "why couldn't this be a double album or something?" Listen to "Necropolis" from 2009's Deflorate and see if you get the same feeling.
Finally, it's Sunday song time, and for today we're going with the spastic energy of Exotic Animal Petting Zoo. The song is "A) Translations" from the band's 2008 debut LP I Have Made My Bed in Darkness. They too leave me wanting more, even though their second LP Tree of Tongues only came out in 2012. Just like with Visions above, I hope line-up changes don't wreck Exotic Animal Petting Zoo's momentum.
First off, a song for Friday. We're going to go with something a little under the radar, a little less well-known perhaps than some of the stuff I post about, but something that's still tasty all the same. I've posted about British band Visions before, but their techy 2011 disc Home is too cool to only acknowledge just once. They've had a couple of hurdles thrown at them, including their current search for a new drummer, but I'm hoping that their chops and a little bit of perseverance and elbow grease can see them through. Check out "Machines" for some idea of the kind of chops I'm talking about.
Next is Saturday. We're going deathier for Saturday with a track by one of my favourites, The Black Dahlia Murder. Sometimes, immediately after the release of a band's new record, you can't wait for their next album because the new one didn't impress, and sometimes you can't wait for that next album because this new one kicked so much ass you're still thirsty for more. The Black Dahlia Murder definitely fall into the latter category, and their last couple of records (Deflorate, Ritual, Everblack) have kicked ass and left me thinking "why couldn't this be a double album or something?" Listen to "Necropolis" from 2009's Deflorate and see if you get the same feeling.
Finally, it's Sunday song time, and for today we're going with the spastic energy of Exotic Animal Petting Zoo. The song is "A) Translations" from the band's 2008 debut LP I Have Made My Bed in Darkness. They too leave me wanting more, even though their second LP Tree of Tongues only came out in 2012. Just like with Visions above, I hope line-up changes don't wreck Exotic Animal Petting Zoo's momentum.
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
The Black Dahlia Murder - On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood
Between the week of instrumental stuff and yesterday's Cynic tune, things have been a little bit proggy around here. So tonight I feel like we need to get back to basics, so to speak, and feature a song that just stomps in and says Fucking Metal. And I've got just the song in mind.
Your song tonight is "On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood" from 2011's Ritual by none other than The Black Dahlia Murder. I could have gone a lot of different directions to arrive at something Fucking Metal, but for my money TBDM is one band that absolutely crushes every time they come up to bat. Even within the band's catalogue, I could have picked any number of tracks that display balls out heaviness, but "On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood" just might be my favourite track off of Ritual, not to mention being pretty high on my list of favourite songs from the band's whole discography. Plus that's a pretty Fucking Metal title too, right?
Your song tonight is "On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood" from 2011's Ritual by none other than The Black Dahlia Murder. I could have gone a lot of different directions to arrive at something Fucking Metal, but for my money TBDM is one band that absolutely crushes every time they come up to bat. Even within the band's catalogue, I could have picked any number of tracks that display balls out heaviness, but "On Stirring Seas of Salted Blood" just might be my favourite track off of Ritual, not to mention being pretty high on my list of favourite songs from the band's whole discography. Plus that's a pretty Fucking Metal title too, right?
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Son of Aurelius - Mercy for Today
Imagine if The Black Dahlia Murder and Arsis made sweet, sweet metal love to each other, and one of them got knocked up, and then nine months later pre-Michael-Keene-show The Faceless acted as midwife for the resulting baby. That baby, my friends, could very well be named Son of Aurelius.
I came across these guys a few years ago (so long ago that I can't even remember how) but only recently got around to picking up a copy of their 2010 debut LP The Farthest Reaches. I now wish I hadn't forgotten about them for so long, because I could have been singing their praises this whole time. The eleven tracks on The Farthest Reaches are a sampling of some of the tastiest technical melo-death (melodic tech-death?) I've heard in ages that wasn't written by one of the three bands mentioned above.
You might not feel quite as enamoured with these guys as I am, but I definitely think you'll dig them at least a little. So check out "Mercy for Today", the furious opening salvo from The Farthest Reaches, and discover for yourself what seems like the Internet's best kept metal secret.
I came across these guys a few years ago (so long ago that I can't even remember how) but only recently got around to picking up a copy of their 2010 debut LP The Farthest Reaches. I now wish I hadn't forgotten about them for so long, because I could have been singing their praises this whole time. The eleven tracks on The Farthest Reaches are a sampling of some of the tastiest technical melo-death (melodic tech-death?) I've heard in ages that wasn't written by one of the three bands mentioned above.
You might not feel quite as enamoured with these guys as I am, but I definitely think you'll dig them at least a little. So check out "Mercy for Today", the furious opening salvo from The Farthest Reaches, and discover for yourself what seems like the Internet's best kept metal secret.
Saturday, 15 June 2013
Song of the Day: The Black Dahlia Murder - In Hell is Where She Waits for Me
Unless you're completely cut off from the metal world, I'm sure you're aware that The Black Dahlia Murder's new album Everblack dropped on Tuesday. Reading reviews of the new disc, I have again (and more than once) come across the perennial opening to a Black Dahlia Murder piece, namely that the band had long been a bit of a pariah in the metal world, if you will, a band eschewed by metal "purists" for reasons unbeknownst to the reviewer/writer in question.
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Song of the Day: Skyharbor - Trayus
A couple of my favourite bands have some new material for me to digest either already out imminently due (Tesseract's Altered State and The Black Dahlia Murder's Everblack, to name two) but there's a few others with albums under construction that I'm still waiting on.
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Song of the Day: The Black Dahlia Murder - Raped in Hatred by Vines of Thorn
It's like summer blockbuster season for metal fans right now. May and June have a pretty impressive slate of stuff coming out, at least as far as I'm concerned, including the latest album by today's band.
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Song of the Day: The Black Dahlia Murder - Into the Everblack
I told you last night that I'd have something a little more metal for today, and I do. Maybe you've already heard it, and maybe you haven't, but either way I can't think of a whole lot that's heavier than today's band. So if all this Billy Talent has left a bad taste in your metal mongering mouth, cleanse your palate with The Black Dahlia Murder.
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