The Body - All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood

Choir arrangements? In my sludge!?


The Body - All the Waters of the Earth Turn to Blood

Finally got around to listening to this and this is definitely a hidden gem of this year I'd say. Further, I think this just may be the first time I'm posting a local band on this blog... That's right folks, The Body is a local sludge band out of Providence, R.I. They are playing in a few weeks with Dropdead too at AS220, so for any of you local fucks reading this, you should go make sure you can go to that.

Musically though, this album is some fantastic and crushing sludge. But what really sets this apart... is the choir vocals courtesy of The Assembly of Light Choir in all their magnificent glory, and the additional use of various others instruments such as violas and synths to add to the sound. This is really an album you need to hear for yourself, and experience, even if sludge may not be your thing.

Give this shit a listen.

Tracklisting:

1.	A Body
2.	A Curse
3.	Empty Hearth
4.	Even The Saints Knew Their Hour Of Failure And Loss
5.	Song Of Sarin, The Brave
6.	Ruiner
7.	Lathspell I Name You

http://www.mediafire.com/?00yjzzckdjacka4

Katharsis - Fourth Reich

Eate his bodie,
Drink his blood,
Embrayse his spirit,
Feaste on his hearte,
Grab deepe the teethe in skinne so thinne,
Tayke his great vvorde, fullfill our sinne!


Katharsis - Fourth Reich

You guys remember Katharsis right? Back when I posted VVorldVVithoutEnd? You do? Great! Cause this is their new album. Or well, newest, since it is from 2009 after all.

Anyway, expect more of the same raw, orthodox German black metal fury you should expect. This album is fantastic, and surprisingly "varied" for being raw. Just listen to the last half of So Nail the Hearts.

Anyway, recommended to black metal fans, and of course anyone who liked the previous album I posted by them. Also for reference, this band is on Norma Evangellium Diaboli. That pretty much means you know it's good.

Tracklist

1		So Nail The Hearts.
2		Eucharistick Funereall.
3		Reckoning.
4		Emeralde Graves.
5		Sinn Koronation.

http://www.mediafire.com/?y4nmixwdz0n

Menace Ruine - Union of Irreconcilables

There will be blood...


Menace Ruine - Union of Irreconcilables

Remember that same super awesome friend that showed me Aluk Todolo? He showed me Menace Ruine also.

Needless to say, this stuff is absolutely wild. While building upon a black metal base, Menace Ruine incorporates swirling noise soundscapes, martial drumming, eerie organs and the implementation of cleanly sung ethereal female vocals rising over the waves of sound to create a sound of beauty. Or well... beauty to me.

Anyway, this is absolutely amazing, and easily one of those must-listen albums of 2010. If you enjoyed Aluk Todolo, you will probably love this.


God, just listen to that... beautiful.

Highly fucking recommended.

Tracklist

1		Collapse
2		The Upper Hand
3		Not Only A Break In The Clouds But A Permanent Clearing Of The Sky
4		Corridor De Perdition
5		There Will Be Blood
6		Nothing Above Or Below
7		Primal Waters Bed

http://www.mediafire.com/?pgcmqy7yhc4xp92

EDIT: Link is fixed now.

Header

So I was sitting here and then suddenly it hit me...



Maybe I should make a header...

Over 9000 hours in MS Paint.

Thoughts?

Aluk Todolo - Finsternis

What happens when you combine black metal and krautrock?
You get something that pretty much sounds like this.


Aluk Todolo - Finsternis

Once in a while a friend of mine will give me a small list of albums to listen to, which pretty much always turn out to be mind blowingly good. This is one such album and band.

This is Aluk Todolo, and I can't even begin to describe what this sounds like, so I'll let last.fm do the talking...

"With the goal to create a timeless, organic mix of krautrock’s strangeness and black metal’s coldness, combining Striborg with Faust, Burzum with This Heat, S.V.E.S.T. with Paul Chain, or Ildjarn with Can, Aluk Todolo conjures rabid obsessive rhythms and abyssal disharmonic guitars, subliminal spiritualist vibrations and bizarre, magick summonings. By reducing psychedelic improvisation to a bare, telluric instrumentation, and basking in the archaic rawness of lo-fi production, the trio elaborates on an audio ritual meant to be monolithic and stabbing, hypnotic but unpredictable, minimalist yet teeming."

So yea, there you go. Better than I could ever have done.

For fans of black metal, krautrock, experimental etc etc.

Tracklist

I		Premier Contact
II		Deuxième Contact
III		Totalité
IV		Troisième Contact
V		Quatrième Contact

Highly recommended

http://www.mediafire.com/?90m09kac8zi

Amon Düül II - Yeti

Love that cover.


Amon Düül II - Yeti

Krautrock. It's a genre I don't know that much about. Oh sure I can name drop a bunch of them, but I have never really given any of them a serious listen. Untill now, and starting with Amon Düül II.

This is Yeti, their 2nd album, released in 1970, and I must say, it is quite good. Musically, this is just a smorgasboard of awesome psychedelic improvisation and the like, with the title track being a lengthy 18 minute improvisation. In fact, a good half of this album is improvisation.

If you enjoyed the Silvester Anfang posted long ago, you should have a small understanding of just what you can expect here, as they were strongly influenced by this.

Recommended to fans of 70s music, psychedelic rock, and Silvester Anfang.

Tracklist

1. Soap Shop Rock/Halluzination Guillotine/Gulp a Sonata/Flesh-Coloured Anti-Aircraft Alarm
---
2. She Came Through The Chimney
3. Archangels Thunderbird
4. Cerberus
5. The Return Of Ruebezahl
6. Eye-Shaking King
7. Pale Gallery
8. Yeti (Improvisation)
9. Yeti Talks To Yogi (Improvisation)
10. Sandoz In The Rain (Improvisation)

In addition, this also features the Rattlesnakeplumcake / Between the Eyes 7" as the final two tracks.


http://www.mediafire.com/?1gdpcjn4ru4fbzz

Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Osorezan / Do No Kenbai

Dat scream.


Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Osorezan /Do No Kenbai

This is Osorezan, Geinoh Yamasahirogumi's first album from back in 1976, and in my opinion, their best behind the Symphonic Suite AKIRA, also simply known as the Akira OST, which I may actually also post eventually.

Musically, this is some heavily experimental music, and features a great deal of vocalists. Roughly 70 as I recall. Further, this is very minimalist. If any of you are familiar with say Nurse With Wound, you should be right at home here. Indeed, Nurse With Wound has sampled this album, in particular on the fantastic Homotopy to Marie track, I Cannot Feel You as the Dogs are Laughing and I am Blind.



Really though, musically this is just far too difficult to describe. It is something you need to hear yourself.

Tracklisting

1. Osorezan
2. Do No Kenbai

http://www.mediafire.com/?7yocm8onebcmm9x

Mono In VCF - Mono In VCF

It's dreampop.


Mono In VCF - Mono In VCF

So a few weeks ago a friend of mine is all like "Hey! You should listen to this!" and so I'm all like "Sure! You usually have good taste!" and whaddaya know, shit was fuckin good.

This is Mono In VCF, a relatively new dreampop band from... I don't know. Frankly, I don't know anything about this band, except they play some really sweet dark dreampop. Seriously though, when I first heard this I listened to it three times in a row. It's great stuff. So if you like dreampop, then get on this shit. Hell, even if ya don't like dreampop, or don't know what the fuck dreampop is, you should still get it.



Tracklisting:

1. Escape City Scrapers
2. Spider Rotation
3. Masha
4. Key to the House
5. In Los Angeles
6. There's No Blood in Bone
7. Chanteuse
8. Death of a Spark
9. The Only One
10. Cinch Ring
11. We Could've Owned the World

http://www.mediafire.com/?5ox9dmye56l7rf6

NERVS - Picture Disc 7" EP

There's a Siouxsie and the Banshees cover. You interested yet?


NERVS - Picture Disc 7" EP

When I listen to new bands, it isn't often I get floored by what I just heard. This is one such case though. Far as I can tell, this band is rather obscure, and this seems to be their only release, much to my sadness. In addition, these tracks were released on a comp of all things to make matters worse. Nonetheless, this band is fantastic, and I'm in love already.

Musically, we have some Japanese hardcore, but what makes this band shine are the vocals. Unlike normal hardcore bands with female vocals, this girl doesn't scream shout, growl, nothing. She sings in a... well, singing fashion. On paper you'd think it'd be awful but it works amazingly. But the real kicker here, is the closing track. Their cover of Christine by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Absolutely gorgeous, and speaking of gorgeous...


Vocalist is pretty gorgeous also I'd say.

Tracklisting:

1. I'm About To Pop
2. Antithesis
3. Neighbor
4. Christine (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)

http://www.mediafire.com/?l1k8icp04bi83pp

Muga Discography

Nothing witty here, I just fucking love this band.


Muga - The Road of Asura (demo)


Muga - Muga


Muga - There is Nothing Eternal Exists

So I lied, it isn't actually their entire discography since I'm not posting comps they were featured on or splits, but it's close enough. Also those are best cover art pics I could find... kind of sad.

Needless to say, I fucking love this band, and most likely, you will too.

Muga is easily one of my favorite bands, and also easily my favorite neocrust band. The s/t features female vocals in addition to the male vocals however she is not present on the demo, or the 2nd album. Apparently she killed herself shortly after the 1st album was released resulting in a rather long 4 year break between albums. Really, really unfortunate in my opinion as I thought she added greatly to the 1st album, and sorely missed her in the 2nd. Nonetheless, this is a fucking amazing band. I'd recommend this to anyone and everyone. There's something for everyone.

The Road of Asura
http://www.mediafire.com/?733pc3f11bsd2gp

Muga
http://www.mediafire.com/?nvzaihmoyfn

There is Nothing Eternal Exists
http://www.mediafire.com/?ydzomldi3tg

Highest recommendation

dREADEYE - Barber Demolition

I don't even know if this is the cover...


dREADEYE - Barber Demolition

Frankly, I know NOTHING about this release. The band has no website besides their myspace, and it doesn't even mention this album, so I haven't got a clue.

Anyway, to my knowledge this is nowhere else on the internet in regards to blogs. Friend of mine somehow managed to find it, and so I'm posting it so others may be able to find it.

Musically, this is some lo-fi fast fuckin Japanese powerviolence. Nothing else to say really. It is what it is and it goes down easily.

http://www.mediafire.com/?c0qfc8xrfi6z6e0

Deathspell Omega Double Post 2/2: Trilogy

God of terror,
very low dost thou bring us,
very low hast thou brought us...


Si Monvmentvm Reqvires Circvmspice


Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum


Paracletus

Unfortunately as mentioned, Paracletus isn't for another 2 months, and there is no known cover art yet so enjoy that lovely invention.

EDIT: Cover art motha fucka!

As mentioned, Paracletus should, by all previous accounts, conclude the Trilogy, starting back with SMRC.

What is the Trilogy about exactly? It is an examination of several things. SMRC was about the relationship between God, and Man. Fas, was about Satan's fall, and soon, Paracletus will (if the title is anything to go by, which it often is) be about Jesus, and Heaven. A Trilogy of Man, Satan, and God.

I already wrote a great deal of praise for SMRC in a previous post last year, so I'll go into Fas this time.

Fas is by no means an easy album. It is the only Deathspell Omega piece that I have difficulty in listening to. It is a simply a cacophonous explosion of sound and textures that are simply... not enjoyable to listen to. As another stated to me earlier "It is an album I turn on, then lay down on the cold floor listening to." There is MUCH to Fas, but simply listening to it will not reveal it. Fas is an album that requires your absolute attention, and repeated listening, to hear just how complex and deep this album really is. In my case however, I simply rarely ever have the time to tackle this album. Hopefully you do.

Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum

Tracklist

1		Obombration
2		The Shrine Of Mad Laughter
3		Bread Of Bitternes
4		The Repellent Scars Of Abandon & Election
5		A Chore For The Lost
6		Obombration

http://www.mediafire.com/?n42a6g1jd0np5py

Also, I reuploaded SMRC since the previous link is dead. Also mediafire apparently upped the file limit to 200 mb, so no more 2 parts.

http://www.mediafire.com/?zzunwmuxmne

Deathspell Omega Double Post 1/2: The EPs

Still a temple stands,
And a star shines


Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum : Chaining the Katechon


Mass Grave Aesthetics


Kénôse

Since on Thursday it was announced that Deathspell Omega will be releasing their final album in their trilogy, the aptly titled "Paracletus", on November 9th, I decided to make a Deathspell Omega post with the rest of their "new" material. That means I won't be posting their first two albums.

Shortly after the release of SMRC was Kénôse, a seeming addendum dealing with the supposed divinity of Jesus. Then came Mass Grave Aesthetics taking a considerably different lyrical subject, this time focusing on a Laurent Tailhade quote, "What do the victims matter, so long as the gesture is beautiful." and delving upon the concept of the aesthetics of violence. Lastly is their newest EP, Chaining the Katechon, a most apocalyptic piece detailing the coming of the Antichrist and that nothing will stop it.

Musically Kénôse bares a strong resemblance to SMRC, while Mass Grave Aesthetics seems more a cross of their old material with the newer style and intelligence of SMRC. Lastly, Chaining the Katechon has an almost sludge and doom sound to it with several slow crushing riffs.

All three are fantastic EPs and well worth a listen though my personal favorites of the 3 are Chaining the Katechon and Mass Grave Aesthetics certainly. Further, it is my hope that the new album will bare resemblance to the sound present on Chaining the Katechon.

No tracklists, post is long enough.

Veritas Diaboli Manet in Aeternum : Chaining the Katechon
http://www.mediafire.com/?w0gajik5koz

Mass Grave Aesthetics
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmuzayemgw0

Kénôse
http://www.mediafire.com/?m0nnjtnrzmg

Bastard Priest Discography

Some discography...


Bastard Priest - Merciless Insane Death demo


Bastard Priest - Under the Hammer of Destruction

Bastard Priest seem to be a relatively new Swedish band but the underground seems ablaze with praise for their demo. Their full-length however just came out and it's just as good as the demo, plus more.

Musically we got old school Swedish death metal with a notably strong crust punk influence. People are already clamoring saying this will become an essential. I don't know if I'd go that far, but this is certainly a fantastic record.

I've included the demo also since well... why not? The demo tracks are on the album, rerecorded, but the demo versions are still nice themselves. Both the album and demo feature a great Bombanfall cover as well.

Tracklisting

Merciless Insane Death

1.	Under the Hammer of Destruction
2.	From Beyond
3.	Merciless Insane Death
4.	Graveyard Sacrifice
5.	En Hälsning Från Helvetet (Bombanfall cover)

Under the Hammer of Destruction

1.	Blasphemy from Hell
2.	Visions of Doom
3.	Evil Pain
4.	Total Mutilation
5.	Power of Death
6.	Chock
7.	Under the Hammer of Destruction
8.	From Beyond
9.	Merciless Insane Death
10.	Graveyard Sacrifice
11.	En Hälsning från Helvetet (Bombanfall Cover))

Merciless Insane Death demo
http://www.mediafire.com/?rnykmqt4s7auh9s

Under the Hammer of Destruction
http://www.mediafire.com/?se2uja5ka2l65ea

Cranes - Loved

You really should download this.


Cranes - Loved

Once in a while ya come across one of those bands out of nowhere that are simply so damn good that when you show them to people, they also love them. Cranes is one of those bands. I have yet to meet a single person that has not liked Cranes.

What we have here is quite the mishmash of genres. Dreampopy melodies and vocals, with shoegazey guitars and the dark atmosphere of gothic rock, even leaning at times to an almost industrial sound.

When i first heard Cranes, I couldn't decide if I liked it or not. It was frankly quite different from what I listened to at the time, and the vocals were particularly tough to come to a conclusion on. But I fucking love this album, and the female vocals too now, and chances are, you will too.

Tracklist

1		Shining Road
2		Pale Blue Sky
3		Rêverie
4		Lilies
5		Are You Gone?
6		Loved
7		Beautiful Friend
8		Bewildered
9		Come This Far
10		Paris and Rome
11		In the Night
12		Shining Road (Brauer Mix)
13		Paris and Rome (Flood Mix)
14		Lilies (Flood Mix)

Highly recommended

http://www.mediafire.com/?vcd33y1a8ccijs6

Arzachel - Arzachel

Clean Innocent Fun


Arzachel - Arzachel

Originally going by the name of Uriel, they were mainly an English blues/psychedelic band, then changed their name to Egg at the request of their managers and began playing more so progressive rock. They were however eventually given the opportunity to release an all out psychedelic record by another label which they did under the name Arzachel, as due to label restraints they could not use the name Egg. This is the only album they ever recorded as Uriel, or Arzachel.

So what we have here is some great 60s psychedelic rock, that is unfortunately really really underrated. I rarely ever hear anyone mention this record, which is really rather unfortunate as it's fantastic.

Track listing

1. "Garden of Earthly Delights"
   
2. "Azathoth"
   
3. "Queen St. Gang"
   
4. "Leg"
   
5. "Clean Innocent Fun"
   
6. "Metempsychosis"
   

http://www.mediafire.com/?pid4ute15u25q90

Enslave/Realized split

Enslave, not Enslaved


Can't find a cover.

Needless to say this seems to be quite rare, as I only managed to find it through the help of a friend.

So what we have here is a split between two Japanese bands. Enslave, playing that brand of melodic crust with dual male/female vocals I do so love, and Realized, bringing some classic Japanese grindcore.

Both sides are quite good, though I lean more towards the Enslave side, and as mentioned, this is frankly not easy to find, so enjoy everyone. Two great bands for the price of one.

realized
01.Hana
02.Yashin
03.Sarakedase
04.Ketsui

ENSLAVE
05.All things in nature
06.Luxurious days
07.ACTUALY
08.sin of general

I kind of just now realized it's improperly tagged, so apologies, feel free to retag it yourself.

http://www.mediafire.com/?7s0zqt0rx0r

Goblin Partial Discography

Italian prog is best prog.


Goblin - Suspiria OST


Goblin - Zombi: Dawn of the Dead OST


Goblin - Tenebre OST


Goblin - Profondo Rosso OST


Goblin - Phenomena OST

It has become apparent that simply not enough people are familiar with the films of Dario Argento, and as a result, not familiar with Goblin.

Goblin were an old Italian prog band originally under the name of Cherry Five. Eventually, they changed their name to Goblin, and began composing music for movies, in particular, the films of Dario Argento, as well as the Italian Dawn of the Dead, Zombi, and a bunch others I won't get into.

Needless to say, this stuff is amazing. Further, if you have not seen the actual films, I highly recommend them all. Especially Suspiria and Tenebre.

Suspiria
http://www.mediafire.com/?lyad5uuaywz

Zombi: Dawn of the Dead
http://www.mediafire.com/?jvrjznmn302

Tenebre
http://www.mediafire.com/?jgegytnmm1m

Profondo Rosso
http://www.mediafire.com/?kjoljj2gmzt

Phenomena
http://www.mediafire.com/?z0y0ymonzny

Heaven in Her Arms - 幻月 (Paraselene)

The Morbidity of White Pomegranate


Heaven in Her Arms - 幻月 (Paraselene)

Do you like engrish? Do you like Japanese screamo? Then you'll love the newest album by Heaven in Her Arms!

I already made a post on Heaven in Her Arms ohh.... last year, but things have changed up a bit this time. Instead of being pretty much the best band to ever sound like Envy, they have now incorporated a rather heavy sludge influence to their sound, and by heavy, I mean fucking crushing.

When I first heard this I listened to it a grand total of 11 times in 2 days. I don't think I've ever done that... Needless to say, they aren't just Envy worship anymore.

Tracklist:

1. 46x 2:19
2. Anamnesis Of Critical 6:26
3. Morbidity Of White Pomegranate 8:01
4. Jade Vine 2:59
5. Echoic Cold Wrist 9:26
6. Halcyon 3:45
7. Butterfly In Right Helicoid 10:26
8. Veritas 11:10

Highly fucking recommended.

http://www.mediafire.com/?qacy0vbxt0vf04p

I'm not dead!

She is though.

Due to popular demand, coughlikefourpeoplecough I've decided to pick this up again. So look forward to new posts as I certainly have a lot on the back-burner.