Alexisonfire fans will likely already have heard or read about the fact that the band is apparently back together. Announced (among other places, no doubt) near the end of their set at Riot Fest in Toronto (and reported to me by my brother, who was in attendance), the 'comeback' may not end up meaning much -- as the guys have said today on their Facebook.
Still, longtime fans of The Only Band Ever like yours truly will take any reunion news we can get. Being more of a fan of AOF's older material, I'm less excited about the prospect of a new album (though that would be cool) than I am about the prospect of catching Alexisonfire at a local show again. It's been a while since they're hit K-Town, but they used to stop semi-regularly back in The Day, so there's still hope.
To that end, you're getting a celebratory Alexisonfire song today. But in the interest of fairness, I'm going to go with something a little more late-era in the form of "The Northern" from 2009's Old Crows/Young Cardinals. Turn it up and enjoy.
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Saturday: Ghost - Meliora
If you're a Ghost fan -- which I'm not, really -- then you're probably already much more familiar with their latest Meliora than I am. But did you know there's a deluxe edition with a bonus track?
And once again, it's kind cool, and by the end it gets pretty grand and majestic, in an evil sort of way. "Zenith" apparently didn't make the cut for the regular release of Meliora, but many commenters online think it should have been, including this guy right here. It might not be enough to make me a Ghost fanboy, but it's another step in the right direction. And dat organ!
And once again, it's kind cool, and by the end it gets pretty grand and majestic, in an evil sort of way. "Zenith" apparently didn't make the cut for the regular release of Meliora, but many commenters online think it should have been, including this guy right here. It might not be enough to make me a Ghost fanboy, but it's another step in the right direction. And dat organ!
Friday: Dance Gavin Dance - Carve
Time for a (belated) Fun Friday post, and you know that when I'm looking for fun, heading-into-the-weekend energy, there's one well to which I regularly return. Yes, it's time for you to endure another Dance Gavin Dance song. I'll make converts of you yet!
This time around it's the fast-and-furious "Carve" from 2013's Acceptance Speech that I'm recommending you sit through. If you've ever lamented that DGD might be too "radio friendly" or something similar, "Carve" should hopefully convince you that the band is at least capable of some shred-inspired heaviness. Not metal, certainly, but maybe not verboten either?
This time around it's the fast-and-furious "Carve" from 2013's Acceptance Speech that I'm recommending you sit through. If you've ever lamented that DGD might be too "radio friendly" or something similar, "Carve" should hopefully convince you that the band is at least capable of some shred-inspired heaviness. Not metal, certainly, but maybe not verboten either?
Monday, 21 September 2015
Thursday: Staind - Just Go
I'd like to preface your Throwback Thursday post for last week with a request that all the tr00est metalheads not get too butthurt over my selection for today. Deny as you might, I know that somewhere in your sordid pasts lurks one nu-metal album or another that you were really into back in The Day. Maybe you still listen to it (or them...) and maybe you don't, but I they're there.
One such album for me and my metalhead friends is Staind's sophomore LP Dysfunction, the record that catapulted Fred Durst's best find into the nu-metal spotlight. Listening to this one again today, I find it to be a little hit or miss, as in, it hasn't necessarily held up the best. And, of course, Staind's catalogue post-Dysfunction has been "meh" at best. But there are some Staind songs worth still digging, like your Thursday track for last week. So just go ahead and click on "Just Go"
One such album for me and my metalhead friends is Staind's sophomore LP Dysfunction, the record that catapulted Fred Durst's best find into the nu-metal spotlight. Listening to this one again today, I find it to be a little hit or miss, as in, it hasn't necessarily held up the best. And, of course, Staind's catalogue post-Dysfunction has been "meh" at best. But there are some Staind songs worth still digging, like your Thursday track for last week. So just go ahead and click on "Just Go"
Sunday, 20 September 2015
Wednesday: Intronaut - Fast Worms
I've only ever been a casual fan of Intronaut, but if their latest single is indicative of the overall quality of upcoming album The Direction of Last Things, this record might make me a diehard.
It isn't that "Fast Worms" is worlds apart from previous Intronaut material or anything; rather, it's a refinement and evolution of their sound, recorded with solid production values, and mixed by none other than Devin Townsend. When you look at it like that, you can't really go wrong, can you? It's still a ways off yet, but I for one will be looking forward to The Direction of Last Things when it drops in November.
It isn't that "Fast Worms" is worlds apart from previous Intronaut material or anything; rather, it's a refinement and evolution of their sound, recorded with solid production values, and mixed by none other than Devin Townsend. When you look at it like that, you can't really go wrong, can you? It's still a ways off yet, but I for one will be looking forward to The Direction of Last Things when it drops in November.
Saturday, 19 September 2015
Tuesday: The Legion of Doom - Dangerous Business Since 1979
Time for a Techno Tuesday, kids, as well as a blast from my past. Back in my more emo/screamo/post-hardcore days, I came across a group doing mashups of songs by a bunch of the bands I was listening to. I remember them being cool, but not being super into electronic music I never really got into them.
Fast-forward to today, when I write a music blog and am always on the hunt for music to bring to your attention, and I've dredged my memory to come up with The Legion of Doom and their 2007 album Incorporated. The guys in The Legion of Doom have been active since then, but this is the record that first caught my attention, so as usual it's the one that's stuck with me.
Your Tuesday song is probably my favourite from Incorporated, and in my opinion one of the best executed combinations on the record. "Dangerous Business Since 1979" is a masterful blending of the Underoath classic "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" and the mewithoutyou track "January 1979" into something energetic and almost dancy. In fact, the mixture here is so seamless that I might even like this version of "Dangerous Business" better than the Underoath original, and that's saying something. Fans of either band, the genre, or electronic music should check this one out.
Fast-forward to today, when I write a music blog and am always on the hunt for music to bring to your attention, and I've dredged my memory to come up with The Legion of Doom and their 2007 album Incorporated. The guys in The Legion of Doom have been active since then, but this is the record that first caught my attention, so as usual it's the one that's stuck with me.
Your Tuesday song is probably my favourite from Incorporated, and in my opinion one of the best executed combinations on the record. "Dangerous Business Since 1979" is a masterful blending of the Underoath classic "It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door" and the mewithoutyou track "January 1979" into something energetic and almost dancy. In fact, the mixture here is so seamless that I might even like this version of "Dangerous Business" better than the Underoath original, and that's saying something. Fans of either band, the genre, or electronic music should check this one out.
Monday: Between the Buried and Me - Famine Wolf
Hey kids, it's me again, and once more I've been pretty unproductive for most of this week. This time around I blame a combination of recovery from ingestion of meat and alcohol at last weekend's local rib and beer fest and recovery from a gnarly sinus infection. But of course, you don't really want to hear that kind of shit -- you just want to hear some music, right?
So: how're you getting on with the new Between the Buried and Me album? I know it's a couple of months old by this point, but I recently had it in my car for maybe a week, so I'm much more familiar with it now than I was then. My somewhat-updated take? How exactly is a rock opera different from a concept album? I'm not complaining about the bands "newish" direction (ie: the rock opera), but as far as I'm concerned, Coma Ecliptic just sounds like a badass Between the Buried and Me album. Their last couple have had underlying concepts, so this one just seems like par for the proggy course.
There are a bunch of cool tracks and parts on Coma Ecliptic, but your much belated Metal Monday song is "Famine Wolf", because it showcases a number of the different aspects that make up Between the Buried and Me's sound. Have a listen or two, and then maybe you can tell me what's so rock opera about it.
So: how're you getting on with the new Between the Buried and Me album? I know it's a couple of months old by this point, but I recently had it in my car for maybe a week, so I'm much more familiar with it now than I was then. My somewhat-updated take? How exactly is a rock opera different from a concept album? I'm not complaining about the bands "newish" direction (ie: the rock opera), but as far as I'm concerned, Coma Ecliptic just sounds like a badass Between the Buried and Me album. Their last couple have had underlying concepts, so this one just seems like par for the proggy course.
There are a bunch of cool tracks and parts on Coma Ecliptic, but your much belated Metal Monday song is "Famine Wolf", because it showcases a number of the different aspects that make up Between the Buried and Me's sound. Have a listen or two, and then maybe you can tell me what's so rock opera about it.
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