Saturday, February 28, 2009

Do Make Say Think - You, You're A History In Rust



This music is so warm and simple and happy, it makes me want to cry right now.

DL

Friday, February 27, 2009

Bongripper - Hippie Killer



Our dear friends at Blogger decided to delete my Last House On The Left post due to its copyright infringement, but apparently did not take issue with the other 120 or so posts on this blog.
Alright then.

Anyway, here's some cool doom/sludge/post-whatever from Chicago. Mostly instrumental. Heavy and riffy, not all that atmospheric.

DL

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Giant Squid - The Ichthyologist



New Giant Squid. It's really, really good.

DL

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard - The Dark Knight OST



I'm not normally a fan of soundtracks, but this one is enjoyable.

DL

Pig Destroyer - Terrifyer



Pig Destroyer changed my life.

DL

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Converge - When Forever Comes Crashing



I really don't know why people love Petitioning The Empty Sky so much. Other than 'The Saddest Day', it's pretty mediocre. This is their best pre-Jane Doe album by far. Much noisier and more chaotic than their later material.

DL

Book of Black Earth - Horuskopus



Crusty, riffy death metal, sure to get your head a-bangin'.

DL

Irepress - Sol Eye Sea I



New Irepress

DL

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Facebreaker - Dead Rotten And Hungry



Death metal about zombies. They live up to their name. They like Grave a lot.

DL

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Isis - In The Absence Of Truth



Their latest and least metal release. It still has glimpses of heaviness (especially in Holy Tears), but this is mostly a post-rock release. It's still good, just not as good.
Now all I can do is wait for Wavering Radiant (May 5). Aaron Turner apparently noted in an interview that recent recordings have sounded too 'clean,' so hopefully it'll be better.

DL

Isis - Panopticon



By this point Isis have basically left the sound of Mosquito Control and The Red Sea behind. This album takes the progression towards atmosphere and quieter passages a step further.

DL

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Isis - Oceanic



Their best album, and my personal favorite album ever. It retains some of the heaviness of their earlier work, but with more emphasis on the quieter, clean passages that will become more prominent in the next two albums. Basically it's the best thing ever.

DL

Isis - Sgnl>05



Could best be described as Celestial Part Two, both musically and thematically. An extremely underrated release in my opinion.

DL

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Isis - Celestial



The album where they begin to incorporate more atmospheric/post-rock elements into their music. The focus is still mostly on the sludge side, but the music is less straightforward this time around.

DL

Isis - The Red Sea



More heavy, sludgey type stuff, more great.

DL

Friday, February 13, 2009

ISIS - Mosquito Control EP



Because I'm already shitting myself over the idea of a new full length, I'm going to spend the next few days uploading most of ISIS's discography.

Once upon a time, ISIS used to be heavy as fuck.

DL

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Adai - ...I Carry



This great little EP is the debut by Adai, a two piece sludge/post-metal from Colorado. It's a riffier take on the genre than normal, more comparable to Russian Circles than the typical Cult of Neur-Isis cover band. It was produced by Kurt Ballou, so you know it's good.

DL

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Reel Big Fish - Turn The Radio Off



Classic (third wave) ska album.
It took me more than two minutes to find a decent link to this album, which is entirely too much time.

DL

Coffins - Buried Death



Japanese death/doom. It's pretty heavy.

DL

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Flogging Molly - Within A Mile Of Home



I'm on a binge of this stuff.

For those who don't know, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys play a subgenre known as Celtic punk, which is essentially punk rock with traditional instrumentation (acoustic guitar, mandolin, accordion, fiddle, etc.) in a combination that works way better than it should. Also, they often sound like pirates with eye patches, parrots, and mohawks.

DL

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Dropkick Murphys - The Warrior's Code



More Celtic punk greatness.

DL

Yyrkoon - Occult Medicine



More quality death metal from France. Pronounced ear-koon. Reversed World is a beast of a song.

DL

Friday, February 6, 2009

Flogging Molly - Float



Newish Flogging Molly, by which I mean it's the only thing they've put out in almost a year.

DL

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Mumakil - Brutal Grind Assault



What exactly do you think it sounds like?

DL

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Ayat - Six Years Of Dormant Hatred



Punky, pissed off black metal from Lebanon. They hate Allah just as much as black metal bands from western countries hate Jesus. Their singer goes by the stage name 'Filthy Fuck'.

DL Part 1
DL Part 2

Monday, February 2, 2009

Wolves in the Throne Room - Malevolent Grain



New WITTR. It's great, what do you expect? Vinyl rip (since it's a vinyl-only release), so the sound isn't the greatest, but it's not too bad.