MUTANT SUPREMACY Update

This just in:
NYC death metal brutes Mutant Supremacy have parted ways with guitarist Daniel Satanas; replacing him will be axeman Curt Johnson. The revitalized lineup is ready to lay waste to New York alongside Obliteration and Necromantheon on June 3rd at Fontana's.

Trust me, you REALLY need to LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND!

www.myspace.com/mutantsupremacybrooklyn

For Those Of You That Couldn't Make ROADBURN This Year...

Walter - the heart, soul, and benevolent overlord of the mighty Roadburn apparatus, and the sweetest dude ever - just sent me this email about the new audio streams that just went up on the Roadburn.com site. You can listen in and relive/catch up on the magic my boys in Nachtmystium, YOB, and a host of others laid down in the shadow of volcanic doom. Oh, and also - make sure to check out Shever's crushing witch doom rituals - this all-female Swiss outfit was a festival highlight for me. Awesome!


With a bunch of YOBs in Antwerp ost-'burn


First Roadburn 2010 audio webcasts now on line; performances by Nachtmystium, Yob, Earthless and Brant Bjork amongst others.

Finally, the volcanic dust has (almost) settled! For everyone no longer fighting short term memory loss and extreme fatigue caused by sleep deprivation and sensory overload, get ready to re-live the highlights of Roadburn Festival 2010.

For everyone who could not make it due to the mighty Eyjafjallajokull eruption, now is your time to enjoy the festival without any hassles. And for everyone who could not magically clone ourselves to simultaneously catch all of the action in the Bat Cave, Green Room, Midi Theatre and Main Hall and felt kind of bummed about it, cheer up!

We are pleased to announce that VPRO 3voor12, which is the leading cultural media network in the Netherlands, has posted additional on-demand audio streams for your Roadburn 2010 listening pleasure.

Online now! Performances by Brant Bjork, Earthless, Firebird, Horisont, Nachtmystium, Pagan Altar, Shever, Trinacria and Yob are currently available on-demand for free at: www.roadburn.com


As many of you already know, nearly all of the performances at Roadburn 2010 were recorded. Right now we are still busy mixing, but you can be sure that we will share the finished results with you as soon as they are ready!
For more info, please visit: www.roadburn.com

CHILD ABUSE Review

Elise from Reign in Blonde told me to listen to Child Abuse, a new-ish NYC outfit that she wuvs. Here is my reaction to the song "Wrong Hole:"

"Oh god. this sounds like an angry fax machine. With Gremlins trapped inside. And possibly a small broken toy piano. And a machine gun. Oh my god is there a cat in there?! I think Disgorge are gangbanging Iwrestledabearonce in there...and someone isn't happy about it."

If that sounds like your bag, uh, check 'em out I guess.
http://www.myspace.com/childabuse

I'm gonna go listen to Take As Needed For Pain again.

ALTAR OF PLAGUES/VELNIAS North American Tour Dates!

I have been waiting anxiously for these dates to be announced since the guys first told me they were coming to the States. We met, partied, and bonded hard at Roadburn earlier this spring, and not only is the black metal art they create nothing short of breathtaking, they are some of the sweetest, most ridiculously fun dudes I've met in a good long time. Also,I totally have a massive crush on the drummer, but that's neither here nor there, haha! Seriously, though, they are amazing live, and the shows they've got lined up are going to rule. That's a guarantee. I'm bummed I'll miss seeing them with Fell Voices, Worm Ourobouros, Kerasphorus (goddamnit Frisco!), Lake of Blood, Coffinworm, or Thou, but at least the East Coast gets 'em with Castevet (favorites 'round these parts). I might end up tagging along for a couple dates - we'll see how our respective tours line up.



ALTAR OF PLAGUES/VELNIAS North American Tour, Summer 2010

JULY
07/09 - Seattle, WA @The Fun House (w/ Mamiffer)
07/10 – Portland, OR @ Berbatis
07/11 - Salem, OR @ Burial Grounds (w/ Plutocracy, Fell Voices, Galdr, Ash Borer, Mania, Hell, Anadonius)
07/13 - Eugene, OR @ Warehouse (w/ Rye Wolves)
07/14 - Arcata, CA @ The Aloha House (w/ Fell Voices, Ash Borer)
07/16 - San Francisco, CA @ Elbo Room (w/ WORM OUROBOROS, Inquisition, Kerasphorous, Fell Voices)
07/17- Oakland, CA @ Your Haus (w/ Fell Voices, Elk, Lake of Blood)
07/19 - Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA
07/20 - Denver, CO @ Blast-O-Mat
07/21 - Dallas TEX, @ Phoenix project Collective
07/22 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Northgate Taverne (w/Thou, Barghest)
07/23 – New Orleans, LA @ Big Top (w/ Thou, Tirefire)
07/24 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn (w/Thou)
07/25 - Birmingham AL, @ The Firehouse (w/Thou)
07/26 - Greensboro, NC @ CFBG's
07/28 - Richmond, VA @ TBA
07/29 – Washington, DC @ DC 9
07/30 - Baltimore, MD @ The Sidebar (w./CASTEVET)
07/31 – Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Neck Tie (w/ CASTEVET)

AUGUST
08/01 - Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool (w/ KRALLICE, CASTEVET)
08/03 – Boston, MA @ Great Scotts – Allston
08/05 – Columbus, OH @ The Summit
08/06 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Dojo (w/ COFFINWORM)
08/07 – Chicago, IL @ The Shaker

LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND: The Gates of Slumber

Great dudes, great band, and holy fucking epic! Trad metal as it should be played - with skill, precision, and a whole lotta fuckin' balls. Dirty denim'n'leather, Icarus Witch, Judas Priest and Pagan Alter-worshipping sonsabitches from the desolate Midwest who came thundering out from the prairies with a Profound Lore debut and are now pummeling the masses with their brand-new Rise Above-sanctioned slab, "Hymns of Blood and Thunder." They just tore it up with Weedeater and Black Tusk in Illadelph a few days ago, are hitting Europe hard with Cathedral and Church of Misery this month, and will be mercilessly storming the mellow stages of Roadburn 2010 in a few short days! I'll be there to take in the carnage.

BLOOD AND THUNDAAAAAAAAAH!

Oh, and, duh - LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND.

Pensées Nocturnes Have "News to Spread"

As a writer, I often get unsolicited emails from publicists, promoters, bands, and various industry schmucks (as well as the inheritance-wielding Nigerian bankers we all know and love). Most of the time it's fine, a lot of the time it's annoying (seriously, I DO NOT CARE that Psychostick or Stigma are touring) and once in awhile, it's really fucking cool, and I find myself being introduced to new bands that I'd have otherwise never encountered. This is one of those (read it to yourself in a French accent for extra adorability):




For the release of the second "Pensées Nocturnes" album : "Grotesque", out on March 27th, LADLO Productions propose you an Ultra Limited (yet cheap) “GROTESQUE pack” (CD + T Shirt + Patch). Pensées Nocturnes is a mix of innovative and avant-gardist Black Metal acclaimed by the press.

http://www.myspace.com/ladloproductions
http://www.myspace.com/penseesnocturnes

Tracklist

1 - vulgumpecus
2 - Paria
3 - Rahu
4 - Eros
5 - Monoses
6 - Hel
7 - Thokk
8 - Next



The best part is that I've listened to the record, and it's really good! Very avant-garde, in the "let's incorporate some vague militaristic elements, some gothy clean vocals, keyboards, free jazz, and a whole bunch of other shit and see what sticks" kind of way, with the grime and gloom of black metal smeared all over it. Carnivalesque, in a Sigh sort of way, but imbued with just enough of that eerily eldritch French take on post-rock to appeal to more adventurous fans of Amesoeurs, too. It's a shame that this album won't be given the kind of attention the latest pile of bollocks from Century Media Deathcore Band #7 or Washed-Up Hair Metal Band #47 will be getting from the Twitterverse ; music like this is what keeps metal interesting, and keeps pushing its boundaries past the mouth of hell. So check them out, spread the word, and tell me what you think.

EYEHATETOURING

Literally COULD NOT BE more stoked for this. My favorite band and a bunch of my favorite dudes, palying my favorite (legal) Philly venue, on the day before I graduate and leave college behind forever? Fuckin' hell. My only complaint is that the Atlas Moth and Howl won't be at the Illadelph date, so I'll have to wait a little longer to see their precious little faces again. Why not make this into one of those retarded 'fests' like Summer Slaughter, except with only good bands? They're halfway there already.

Best Tour of 2010. No fucking question about it.


6/03/2010 Backbooth - Orlando, FL w/ Withered

dates w/ Nachtmystium
6/4 Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero w/ Withered
6/5 Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11 w/ Withered, Black Tusk
6/6 Louisville, KY @ Headliners w/ Black Tusk
6/7 St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
6/8 Nashville, TN @ Muse w/ Withered
6/9 Richmond, VA @ Alley Katz w/ Black Tusk, Strong Intention
6/10 Frederick, MD @ Krug's w/ Brutal Truth, Strong Intention
6/11 Philadelphia, PA @ Unitarian Church w/ Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/12 Brooklyn, NY @ Europa w/ Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs
6/13 Providence, RI @ Club Hall w/ Brutal Truth, Black Anvil, Tombs, Howl
6/14 Milford, CT @ Daniel St w/ Howl
6/15 Manchester, NH @ Rocko's w/ Howl

6/16 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
6/17 Cleveland, OH @ Now That's Class w/ The Atlas Moth
6/18 Detroit, MI @ Blondie's w/ The Atlas Moth, Strong Intention
6/19 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle w/ Strong Intention
6/20 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle The Atlas Moth

Start Saving For Your Funeral

I love getting packages - especially when they're from sweet boys in sweet bands like Coffinworm that are willing to mail me t-shirts that I may or may not have been too tipsy to remember taking with me at SXSW.



Seriously, how rad is that design?

Preorder their VICIOUS new record (and Profound Lore debut!) HERE.

CASTEVET Complete Work On Debut Album

File under: Good News!

This band seriously rules. They're from Brooklyn, and may have stolen a sip or two from the same goblet as Krallice, but tackle their sneakily subversive style of black metal with technical ecstasy and post-hardcore catharsis. Definitely going to be one of those bands that people glom onto and start praising to high hell as soon as promos get sent out. Fuck it - I saw 'em at Heart of Winter with a bunch of leather-clad heathens, and have been waiting for the rest of the world to sit up and take notice of 'em ever since.

According to my boy Bruni's website:

Brooklyn, NY’s CASTEVET have completed work on their debut album. Entitled “Mounds Of Ash”, the three-piece have already made quite a reputation in their local scene with their highly praised “Stones/Salts” 7” EP (which sold out pretty much immediately) and their strong live performances respectively.


Like an apocalyptic conjuring, a thrusting into utter darkness, almost coming across as a ritualistic summoning of an amalgamation of VOIVOD, progressive/post hardcore (i.e. RORSCHACH, UNSANE, ANODYNE , a band in which Castevet bassist J. Scott was once a part of coincidentally) and the haunting and disorienting avant-black metal dissonance found in the likes of such acts as VED BUENS ENDE and DEATHSPELL OMEGA, with “Mounds Of Ash” CASTEVET will rise to prominence within the forward-thinking movement of the underground extreme metal scene, one which is comprised by a very select few elite acts, while at the same time standing their own ground within their local scene. This will all come to prominence when "Mounds Of Ash" unleashes itself on May 25th, an album which will also become a sonic harbinger to the downfall of humanity.

With the band seeking to play live and tour as much as possible, tracklisting for “Mounds Of Ash” (which was captured in the Thousand Caves Studios by Colin Marston of KRALLICE) goes as follows:

1. Red Star Sans Chastity
2. Mounds Of Ash
3. Grey Matter
4. Red Aura
5. Stones
6. Wreathed In Smoke
7. Harvester

An MP3 of the track ‘Grey Matter’ can be heard via the MP3 section of Profound Lore's website!

LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND: Antietam 1862

The extreme music scene in RVA (or Richmond, VA if we're being formal) is so good, it's not really fair to the rest of us slogging away in the armpit of the East Coast. Yeah, we've got Javelina, Total Fucking Destruction, Rumpelstiltskin Grinder, Woe, Infernal Stronghld, Deathbeds, Bubonic Bear, and 1/4 of Brutal Truth, but the Richmond scene is just retardedly potent. Everyone knows about Municipal Waste and Lamb of God (even, ugh, GWAR) but let's talk about Cannabis Corpse, Battlemaster, Bastard Sapling, Occultist, Inter Arma, Ravn, and my new favorites, Antietam 1862, all supported and augmented by the mighty Forcefield Records and annual Heart of Winter fest. Speaking of A1862 - I just caught them at a show space in Baltimore last night, and they fucking KILLED. Imagine a seriously nasty mashup of Domination-era Morbid Angel, older Goatwhore, Dissection-styled melodies and cold, heartless mid-90's black metal; sound good? Sounds fucking GREAT if you ask me. As their warmongering moniker might imply, these four horsemen of the apocalypse deal exclusively in American lore, history, and fallacy when it comes to lyrics and themes; add in a killer Burzum cover for good measure, and it's safe to say that these burly black metallers are on to something viciously cool.




These sons of Southern darkness are SERIOUSLY worth checking out, so go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND.
http://www.myspace.com/antietamrva

Grim Kim vs. The Dirty South

So check it out. I'm heading down to Austin, TX for a slice of SXSW madness 3/17-3/19, then heading out on tour with SALOME until the 24th.



SALOME MARCH TOUR DATES

03/11 @ NYU, New York NY (w/ Shrinebuilder, Wolves in the Throne Room)
03/14 @ Little Hamilton Collective, Nashville (w/ Hull, Tombs, Evil Bebos etc.)
03/15 @ Vino’s, Little Rock, AR (w/ Iron Tongue, Zucura)
03/17 @ Emo’s, Austin, TX (SXSW, Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Emo's)
03/19 @ Headhunters, Austin, TX (SXSW - Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin Showcase)
03/20 @ Michelle’s House, Baton Rouge, LA (w/ Thou, Black Market Ministry, 54R)
03/21 @ Magic City Wholesale, Birmingham, AL (w/ Dark Castle)
03/22 @ PS Warehouse, Atlanta, GA (w/ Dark Castle, Sons of Tonatiuh)
03/23 @ Slim’s, Raleigh, NC - Slim's

03/24 - scurrying back North as fast as my scrawny Yankee legs can carry me!

I'll be planted behind the merch booth slingin' shirts (they've got three brand-new designs, get 'em while they're hot!), lugging gear, and covering the whole shebang for a coupla publications. Come hang out and buy me whiskey shots.

Top Ten Albums of the Week - 3/6/10

Originally posted here: http://www.metal-army.com/?p=1419#more-1419

Here's some rekkids I can't stop spinning.


1. The Wounded Kings – The Shadow Over Atlantis (I Hate Records)

Incredible traditional doom from the British Isles. A delicious melange of vintage riffs and modern know-how, The Shadow Over Atlantis builds upon the foundations laid down by Cathedral, Candlemass, and the like, yet is sprinkled with sly tempo changes and wreathed in the kind of atmosphere Reverend Bizarre could only dream of. Essential.

http://www.myspace.com/thewoundedkings2

2. Burzum – Belus (Byelobog Productions)

Varg Vikernes’ return has yielded one of the most controversial releases of the year – and it’s only March. Whatever you might think of Vikernes, it’s impossible to deny the depressive brilliance of Belus, which recalls his classic black metal albums Filosofem and Hvis Lyset Tar Oss yet shows a marked increase of maturity as well. Addictive.

http://www.burzum.org/

3. Nux Vomica – Asleep in the Ashes (Aborted Society)

One of the best albums you’ve never heard. Portland’s finest transplants have created something truly special here, and I can’t endorse them enough. Epic melodic death metal meets crust punk meets aching doom, grinding black metal, and shimmering post-rock touches. Truly unique and beautifully cathartic.

http://www.myspace.com/nuxvomica2


4. Revenge – Triumph. Genocide. Antichrist. (Osmose Productions)

Borne from the ashes of Conquerer and heavily inspired by Blasphemy and Beherit, Revenge dole out bestial, take-no-prisoners show-no-mercy war metal on this, their debut. If you don’t know these guys, you don’t know shit. With their heavy distortion and blinding, barely-sane tempos, unhinged shrieks and cavernous production, Revenge could be called “black/grind” if they didn’t hate you so fucking much. Death to false metal.

http://www.myspace.com/revengeattackbloodrevenge

5. Neun Welten – Destrunken (Prophecy Productions)

Newest album from one my my favorite neofolk bands, Germany’s Neun Welten. An unspeakably beautiful collection of instrumental classically-inspired, semi-acoustic European dark folk songs for fans of Agalloch, Tenhi, and cold winter nights.

http://www.myspace.com/neunwelten

6. Palace of Worms – The Forgotten (Flenser Recordings)

I’ve been losing my shit over this record ever since it first landed in my mailbox. Haunting, howling, self-loathing black metal with lurching tempos and depressive tendencies, all overlain with the familiar chainsaw buzz, now perverted and infused with shreds of mangled post-rock. SO FUCKING GOOD.

http://www.myspace.com/tattooedinworms

7. Seidr – Blood in the Soil demo (Lundr Records)

Death/doom brilliance from A. Lundr of USBM visionaries Panopticon. Haunting, melodic, almost shamanistic – this is definitely a band to watch.

http://www.myspace.com/seidrdoom

8. Amebix – Arise! (Alternative Tentacles)

The soundtrack to my latest neck tattoos. This is the album that launched a thousand crust punk, black metal, and d-beat bands, and still stands a head and shoulders above them all. Amebix are not gods, but masters of their craft, and the best is yet to come. ARISE! GET OFF YOUR KNEES!

http://www.myspace.com/amebixuk

9. Negura Bunget – Maistret (Prophecy Productions)

The latest offering from these Romanian maestros of the riff. Maistret is a beautifully complex, multi-textured release steeped in archaic atmospheres and ritualism and populated by gorgeously crafted black metal odes to their Transilvanian homeland.

http://www.myspace.com/negurabunget

10. Hot Graves – various demo recordings (Satanik Recordings)

Gainseville, Flo-Rida’s nastiest. An unholy concoction of Hellhammer riffs, ravishing grimness, creeping death, Satanic sneer, crusty d-beats, punk-as-fuck attitude, and no-fi production, Hot Graves are ridin’ dirty and aiming low. You ain’t ready for this.

http://www.myspace.com/hotgraves

MUTILATION RITES Post New Demo Tracks

NYC black metallers Mutilation Rites have finally finished recording a few new tracks for their highly-anticipated (at least 'round these parts) first demo, and have posted 'em on Myspace for your listening pleasure. Head on over to their site and soak in three songs' worth of suffocating, heavily distorted riffs baptized in vintage Scandinavian fire and ice, inescapably dark shards of melody, and demonically rasped vocals from New York's most promising new underground black metal band. Ya heard.



As I've said before, I caught MR live at Richmond's Heart of Winter Fest in January, and goddamn did they slay. " They brought total aural devastation, nasty with primeval riffs and impassioned vocals. They were ugly, fast, and distorted, just as a New York black metal band SHOULD be (are you listening, Liturgy?)"

And I think it goes without saying that you need to go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND.

Another Reason to LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND

It's official: Morbus Chron are the BEST DUDES EVER.

Why? This handwritten letter that they sent along with their demo tape (only cassettes are real) should make it clear:



The pubes were a nice touch.

LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND: Hot Graves

As soon as I heard the first gnarly chord of Hot Graves' set at this year's Heart of Winter Fest in Richmond, VA, I was HOOKED. Hellhammer-smashed sounds, goat-worshipping ugliness, d-beaten crustiness, primeval death metalisms, blackened battle kommands and a punk-as-fuck attitude - what's not to love?

LISTEN here - http://www.myspace.com/hotgraves
WATCH here -



Excerpt from Revelations of Doom 2/25/10:

"Hot Graves swear allegiance to like-minded blasphemers in Archgoat, Discharge, Revenge, Hellhammer and Wolfbrigade with their genre-smashing amalgamation of black metal, thrash, crust punk, war metal and heavier-than-hell slabs of primitive death metal (think Necros Christos). Throw in the odd sizzling guitar solo, a quartet of Southern drawls sweet as Waffle House sizzurp, sick Anti-Cimex & Discharge covers and a tongue-in-cheek, fuck-you attitude, and you’ve got yourself one hell of a good time. Wonderfully raw, unabashedly old-school, and undeniably awesome, Hot Graves’ d-beat death dirges are essential listening for those of you that like it nasty. Are they reinventing the wheel? Hell no, but you can bet they’re throwing some pimped-out spiked rims on that bitch!"

Read the full post here: http://www.metalinjection.net/latest-news/desecration-time-hot-graves

And go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND.

Profound Lore Announcement: COFFINWORM

COFFINWORM - Complete Debut Album, New MP3 Posted

Along with their recent induction in the Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin SXSW showcase (to take place March 19th at Headunters in Austin, TX), Indianapolis, Indiana blackened sludge metal abomination COFFINWORM have completed their debut album, “When All Became None”.



Following their acclaimed “Great Bringer Of Night” demo, which was hailed as one of the best and most crushing demos released in 2009 (even by magazines such as Decibel, Terrorizer, and Metal Injection) and blew away pretty much all metal demos attempted last year, said demo doesn’t even hold a candle to the final product that is “Great Bringer Of Night”. Summoned with the aid of Sanford Parker (Nachtmystium, Yob, Yakuza, Twilight, Krieg etc.) within the confines of Semaphore Studios, “When All Became None” has revealed itself as the soundtrack to the demise of humanity, the destruction of Christ, imminent death, poser disposal, and in a nutshell, pretty much sounds like death, doom, and destruction.

The blasphemy and depravity that COFFINWORM conjure is something that mirrors a diabolical mix of the sludge doom madness of bands such as EYEHATEGOD and UNEARTHLY TRANCE, along with a vicious layer of black metal to heighten the aesthetic, and of course a nod to the old-school ala CELTIC FROST/HELLHAMMER, BATHORY, and AUTOPSY respectively.

As previously mentioned and announced (and reiterated once again), look for COFFINWORM to bring their perversity at SXSW this year as they will bring nothing but destruction to the stage hosting the Profound Lore/20 Buck Spin showcase on March 19th. As well, COFFINWORM have also been confirmed for a few other shows during SXSW. More details surrounding these other shows will be revealed shortly.

To officially be released mid April, tracklisting for “When All Became None” goes as follows:

1. Blood Born Doom
2. Start Saving For Your Funeral
3. Strip Nude For Your Killer
4. Spitting In Infinity’s Asshole
5. High On The Reek Of Your Burning Remains
6. The Sadistic Rites Of Count Tabernacula

An MP3 of the track ‘Start Saving For Your Funeral’ is now available via the MP3 section of the Profound Lore Website:

LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND: Shadow of the Torturer

Paraphrased from my trio of Noisecreep features on the band:


The current incarnation of the band is comprised of three hardy scene veterans who've all done time in other bands (Aldebaran, H.C. Minds, North American Bison, the Fartz), and its original lineup boasted current and ex-members of Yob, Engorged, Fall of the Bastards and Oakhelm. As anyone with half an eardrum left can tell after suffering through the first three seconds of a Shadow of the Torturer song, this is not pretty music. It's not progressive or overly technical or accessible in any way; this is filthy, raw, misanthropic fuzz, slow as blackstrap molasses and oozing hate and distortion. Last year, Shadow of the Torturer hooked up with the sludge barons at Blind Date Records to unleash a strictly-limited vinyl version of their debut LP, 'Marching Into Chaos,' which is already in danger of selling out.

In short, DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.


Now go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND! http://www.myspace.com/shadowofthetorturer

ARISE!

I am incredibly pleased and excited to announce that I will be working with crust punk legends Amebix as the band's official publicist and that my company Catharsis PR will be promoting their forthcoming new album. More updates soon! Watch this space...no gods, no masters.

Sadistik Exekution Are Death. Fukk You.

As I was looking over Nasko's answers from a recent Teitanblood interview I'd done for Terrorizer, one set of quotes popped out at me" "We are Death...Fukk you!"

He was referring to both his band's perceived genre, and to a certain bestial classic - Sadistik Exekution's 1994 LP "We Are Death...Fukk You!"

What follows is my favorite Wikipedia entry ever, if only for the fact that the phrase "We Are Death...Fukk You" HAS A FUCKING WIKIPEDIA ENTRY.




We Are Death... Fukk You! is the second album from Australian death metal band Sadistik Exekution. It was released in 1994 on Osmose Productions. The name of the album does not appear on the cover, as the band had intended it to be a self-titled release. However, singer Rok had written the words "we are death... fukk you" on the master tapes in protest against the label's marketing of them as a black metal band. Osmose mistakenly believed that was the title of the album, and released it as such. Drummer Sloth left during the recording, and some drum tracks were recorded by Steve Hoban.
[edit]Track listing

"Suspiral" – 2:44
"Burnt Offering" – 1:51
"Internal Klok" – 4:44
"Mathematikus" – 0:35
"Electrokution" – 2:06
"Lest We Forget" – 2:07
"Evoke War Vomit" – 4:28
"Astral Abortis" – 6:39
"Ipsis Simus" – 4:05
"Hades Valley" – 6:46
[edit]Credits

Rok - vocals
Dave Slave - bass
Kriss Hades - guitar
Sloth - drums
Steve Hoban - drums

________________________________

.BUY OR DIE.

LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND: MITOCHONDRION

Filthy 'Domination'-era Morbid Angel grooves torn from the grave then mercilessly suffocated with no-fi production and gurgling slime? Yes please. Like every good extreme band ever (or at least Revenge and Blasphemy, which about covers it), Mitochondrion hail from Canada, and, much like every other good extreme metal band that is not Revenge or Blasphemy, have apparently signed to Profound Lore.

This music is about as noncommercial as you can get without turning into pure noise (and without being Merzbow if you've actually managed to create said pure noise). Unexpected moments of downtrodden, moody melody emerge like ghosts from the fog but are quickly dragged back down into the mire. As with new labelmates Vasaeleth, some will undoubtedly mislabel this viscous, roiling sonic mass as 'black metal,' but take heed: this is death metal at its filthiest and most bestial, down to its warm, still-beating heart.


Now go LISTEN TO THIS FUCKING BAND!

http://www.myspace.com/mitochondrion