Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I wish you all Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Hope your whishes come true the sooner.

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KENSIFELLA

KENSIFELLA
Here we go with a style-melting-pot band based on punk.
The clear example is the song they've chosen at the beginning: "Weaned From The Scene" which could figure a statement of what you'll get on this demo. This song is a perfect piece with a perfect ragga punk perfectly assembled with a hardcore punk chorus. Ideal for NOFX worshippers...

But right after that, "Good For Nothing" attacks you with a some-way stoner styled song which has nothing to do with what you expected.

When your attention is tripping, rambling outside somewhere you believe you'll find an explanation which one could be the connection between those songs, "Son Of A Gun", their third cut, shocks you with a Bad Religion/ JawBreaker shaped tune that, once again catches your attention with its quality and, again, the question of how a band can be so cool manufacturing so different tunes in that high standard... Aliens?!?!?! Maybe something more strange because they close their demo with an alternative-rock song titled "Caged" with its own personality...

Just right when you think you've guessing a clue, cd-player loops on to the first song waking you up with that killer-fast harcore punk riff, putting you down on that question of the beginning... "How...?"

I feel Kensifella is a band deserved to be seen live. I'll try to know what songs they cover when they give an encore. And, of course, everyone should monitor them closely to check what's next!!!

Guys: keep me posted...

HIGH ON FIRE + PELICAN en Madrid

HIGH ON FIRE + PELICAN en Ritmo & Compas, Madrid

ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2008

ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2008
April 17 - 20, 2008, 013 venue Tilburg, Holland

Here's (by the hand of spanish label / distro / promoter ALONE Records) fat info about next ROADBURN.

Here's another newsletter from Roadburn's HQ. It's kinda along as there's a lot to tell about the line up [Boris, Jesu, Grails & Neurosis' Scott Kelly added to the festival line-up David Tibet curates a day-long event on Sunday, April 20th, 2008. CURRENT 93 will be performing as well as OM].

FIRST OFF: PRE SALES WILL START SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1st.
I'll forward all the ticketinfo and the direct links to ticketservice, and ticketing via the Roadburn/013 website throughout next week.
There will be a festival ticket for Friday April 18 & April 19 -the core of the 13th Roadburn Festival. [there will be no daytickets available for Friday or Saturday]

There will be seperate tickets for The Afterburner with The Glasspack [Sunday April 20th] and David Tibet's long-day event [Sunday, April 20th] . Please note: the After burner and David Tibet's long-day event are totally different events. We'll divide the 013 into 2 different venue's: 013's mainhall for David Tibet & Current 93. The Green Room and Bat Cave for the Afterburner.

There's gonna be a seperate ticket for the Roadburn pre-heat on thursday as well -I'm still working on the line-up. More info to follow.

We're also working on the campsite as well. More info to follow.

NEUROSIS' SCOTT KELLY TO PERFORM ACOUSTIC SOLO SHOW AT ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2008

Roadburn is pleased to report that Neurosis' Scott Kelly will do an acoustic solo show (his first ever in Europe!) at Roadburn 2008, which will take placeApril 18-19, 2008, at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Scott Kelly will perform songs from his forthcoming solo album for Neurot Recordings as well as some tracks from earlier records, on Friday April 18, 2008.

Scott Kelly comments: "Acoustic songwriting and performance has been a focus of mine over the last few years. It is a challenge that I embrace with all of my heart.The simplicity and gravity of this type of communication is something that I hid from in my earlier years of writing and performing live music. In this type of setting there's nowhere to hide, all scars are evident, all mistakes are obvious, and all intentions are known. I have been very inspired to go deeper into this experience and bring things from myself that I had previously buried. I will be performing songs that I have written for a forthcoming solo record on Neurot Recordings as well as a couple of previously released tracks. Roadburn is the place that I feel I need to bring this to light for the first time outside of the U.S. I will give it all."

Grails have also been confirmed for the Friday Roadburn date, April 18, 2008, and with the addition of Boris & Jesu to the Saturday Roadburn date, April 19, 2008, the line up of the 13th annual Roadburn Festival is now complete.

DAVID TIBET CURATES A DAY-LONG SPECIAL EVENT AT THE ROADBURN FESTIVAL IN HOLLAND ON APRIL 20, 2008

David Tibet has been invited to to curate a special long-day-event as part of the 13th annual Roadburn Festival, which will take place April 20, 2008, at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Current 93 will be performing as well as other special guests to be announced soon.
David Tibet comments: "I am proud and delighted to confirm that I have been invited by the wonderful Roadburn Festival in Tilburg, Holland to curate a special day-long event. Current 93 will be performing, as well as some special guests that I have invited to accompany us. I can confirm that the majestic OM will be appearing, and that I am presently discussing the appearance of 2 or 3 more of my favourite artists. Roadburn is perhaps the pre-eminent festival of doom, stoner, psychedelacidic and othercoloured metal, and I am very touched and happy to have been invited by Roadburn to bring some of those artists whom I love to a festival whose work I have long admired."

Founded in 1982 by David Tibet, Current 93 has created a highly personal musical and æsthetic entity over 23 years, subliminal and dramatic, an opulent and complex music made of psychedelic Coptic jazz, distorted folk memories, apocalyptic ballads, gothic chorals, nursery rhymes and Roman electronics. Tibet's musical influences are wildly diverse, ranging from psychedelic rock bands from Ramases to Patripassian, from Gregorian Chant to Sahidic Threnodies.
Current 93's sound varies, according to Tibet's choice of collaborators, but it has oscillated between apocalyptic tape loops, minimal piano-and-voice settings, electronic hymns, massed drone attacks and children singing at the end of the world, whilst always featuring Tibet's own idiosyncratic singing and guitar playing. David Tibet has worked with Steven Stapleton (Nurse With Wound), Antony and the Johnsons, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Marc Almond, folk goddess Shirley Collins, Stephen O'Malley, Attila Csihar, Andrew W.K., horror writer Thomas Ligotti, Nick Cave and Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) and many others artists.

OM, comprised of Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius, the former rhythm section of stoner-legends Sleep, combine minimalist vocal mantras with propulsive drumming and vibrating bass to channel mind-expanding paeans of spiritual awakening.

Tickets will be on sale on December 1, 2007, and cost € 32,50 for the day. For more information (including the other guests David Tibet will announcing), please visit www.roadburn.com or www.myspace.com/roadburnfestival.

Later
Walter
ISIS TO HEADLINE FRIDAY ROADBURN FESTIVAL DATE, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 2008.

Post-metal icons ISIS have been confirmed as the headliner of the Friday Roadburn Festival date, Friday April 18, 2008 at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Currently celebrating their 10th anniversary as a band, the Boston-to-Los Angeles transplants will help fans take part in their milestone anniversary by releasing their entire catalog in one deluxe 12 vinyl-LP box set, and their headlining slot at Roadburn 2008.
Throughout the years, ISIS have maintained their position in the vanguard of post-metal by consistently exploding the idiomatic strictures that have defined heavy music with each successive release. Roadburn reveres ISIS and feel they warrant discussion alongside such established pioneers as Neurosis and Celtic Frost.

Roadburn is also pleased to report that Swiss post-metal stalwarts Kruger will play the Saturday Roadburn date, April 19, 2008.

The 13th annual Roadburn Festival will take place April 18-19, 2008. Also scheduled to appear on the Friday Roadburn date are Witchcraft, Tony McPhee's Groundhogs, Baby Woodrose, Danava, Mos Generator, Blood of The Sun, Gentleman's Pistols, La Ira de Dios, Zone Six & Church of Misery amongst others.

Seminal avant-garde/metal pioneers Celtic Frost are confirmed as the main headliners, playing Saturday, April 19, 2008. Year of No Light , Electric Wizard, Cult of Luna, Acid Mothers Guru, The Heads, Kongh, Lesbian, My Sleeping Karma, Electric Orange & Nadja amongst others will also play the Saturday Roadburn date.

There will also be 2 additional dates added to Roadburn 2008: Thursday, April 17th [Roadburn's Pre-heat], and Sunday, April 20th [Roadburn's Afterburner --Kentucky's The Glasspack will play an exclusive show, making their European debut ]. The Roadburn Festival is currently talking to David Tibet/Current 93 about a very special curated evening at the festival's main-hall on the Sunday, April, 2008. More info will follow shortly.

Originally a spin-off of the Roadburn web site, the Roadburn Festival has emerged as an event in its own right --it was even nominated for the prestigious 'festival of the year' award in the Netherlands this year. Roadburn brings together bands, fans and media from around the world. Despite its international acclaim, Roadburn retains an underground vibe and ethics, but with seriously big-league production values. Pre-sales start at the end of November.For more information (as more bands will be confirmed in the next few weeks) and Roadburn's partnership with Terrorizer magazine , please visit http://www.blogger.com/www.roadburn.com or www.myspace.com/roadburnfestival

ROADBURN FESTIVAL 2008April 17 - 20, 2008, 013 Tilburg, The Netherlands

Here's the first official newsletter of Roadburn Festival 2008.

Swiss advant garde/metal pioneers CELTIC FROST have been confirmed as the main headliner of the 13th annual Roadburn Festival, which will take placeApril 18-19, 2008, at the 013 Club in Tilburg, The Netherlands. Although CELTIC FROST are recognized as a pivotal influence on both the extreme metal and gothic metal genres, Roadburn also considers CELTIC FROST a seminal influence on the current stoner, doom and psychedelic scene. Indeed, we feel CELTIC FROST merits notice alongside such established pioneers as Hawkwind and Black Sabbath.In celebration of this lesser-acknowledged side to the metal giants, CELTIC FROST will perform a special one-off show at Roadburn, comprised of a repertoire which will be slightly different from the tour repertoire played in 2006 and 2007. CELTIC FROST will be playing on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Tom Gabriel Fischer: "We are very proud to have been invited to headline Roadburn. Much like Celtic Frost, Roadburn follows an artistic path which deviates slightly from the norm. We all think that Roadburn and Celtic Frost is a perfect combination, and we are looking forward very much to our concert there."

Also scheduled to appear on the Saturday Roadburn date are cult-doomsters Electric Wizard, Cult of Luna, Acid Mother's Guru, The Heads, Year of No Light, Kongh, Dixie Witch, Lesbian, Electric Orange, Nadja and My Sleeping Karma amongst others.

Witchcraft, Tony McPhee's Groundhogs, Baby Woodrose, Danava, Mos Generator, Blood of The Sun, Gentleman's Pistols, ZoneSix, La Ira de Dios and Church of Misery amongst others will play on Friday, April 18, 2008.

There will also be 2 additional dates added to Roadburn 2008: Thursday, April 17th [Roadburn's Pre-heat], and Sunday, April 20th [Roadburn's Afterburner --Kentucky's The Glasspack will play an exclusive show, making their European debut ]. The Roadburn Festival is currently talking to David Tibet/Current 93 about a very special curated evening at the festival's main-hall on Sunday, April 20, 2008. More info to follow.
Please note: there will be separate tickets available for these additional shows.

Originally a spin-off of the Roadburn web site, the Roadburn Festival has emerged as an event in its own right --it was even nominated for the prestigious 'festival of the year' award in the Netherlands this year. Roadburn brings together bands, fans and media from around the world. Despite its international acclaim, Roadburn retains an underground vibe and ethics, but with seriously big-league production values.

Ticketing and camping information will be forthcoming as soon as the lineup is solidified. We're aiming to get this done in November.

Pre-sales start at the end of November. I'll keep you 'burners posted.
For more information (as more bands will be confirmed in the next few weeks) , please visit www.roadburn.com or www.myspace.com/roadburnfestival

Hope to see you all at Roadburn 2008.

I'LL DO.

CHANG FFOS and SUMA - Dire Gospels 2007 Tour - MADRID (14/Nov/2007)

I can imagine some bands who fit perfectly on tour... many bands. But this time, CHANG FFOS and SUMA fit perfect even though you can consider these two bands different.






I think this makes this gig a must see because you will enjoy two ways to understand aggressive music.



If we compare this show with a boxing fight, there is no KO anywhere... but CHANG FFOS wins by little. And they win because of their originality.







Put into a coctail bottle BLACK COBRA's discography together with a bunch of records of FUGAZI and shake energically...

Though their performance is not a blast, what they do is efficient enough to feel blown off.
But it is difficult to centre your attention on something specific but the drummer: he is the soul of the band. He sweats pure energy on his playing. You gotta take into account twisted melodies and continuous changes of rhythm and speed on each song.

Simply awesome and shocking.

SUMA results a bit different. Prepare to enter on a stoner trance atmosphere. They play –for those of you who didn’t tasted this band before- some kinda down-tempo-stoner riffs repeating again and again that wraps you during songs.

Frontman –or may I say “backman” because he positioned himself behind the band- looks like a recently escaped from a psycho-mental asylum because of his acting: he moves heavy imaginary energy balls in the air, moving hands like if he were practicing a kind of oriental relax art, playing slowly with a torch like if he never seen any before and staring to the eyes of each one we were there completely absent, completely outside of the act and rhythm... resulting pretty strange.

But don’t fear him: I talked with him at the beginning of the show and obviously he was a normal guy...

Niiiiiiiiiiiice show.

So DIRE GOSPELS Tour is a MUST SEE, bros: a skillful choice putting both bands together. Don’t miss’em!!!!!!

Check them live and buy their merchandising.

NOIZELAND Records announces its first release

NOIZELAND is proud to announce what could be considered its first reference as a label at the moment. Together along with the invaluable help of the astonishing spanish label ALONE RECORDS, NoizeLand Records has co-produced/ co-released the re-release of the amazing first work of VIAJE A 800 "Diablo Roto dË" which was widely requested after its out-of-print some before its first pressing was on the streets.

This new release has a pretty cool and spectacular art and it comes in heavy vinyl (500 copies: RUN before it's sold out!!!!) as a luxury society to the comfortable CD format.

Don't miss the chance to get this masterpiece that also means the birth of the dream of NOIZELAND RECORDS, a fan handmade record label.

Damm!!!!!!!!!! Still disconnected...

Damm...NoizeLand is still disconnected from the world... and it is becoming hard to maintain new NOIZELAND's world in this f@!?¿¡¡º damm situation.Many live reviews are thrown to rubbish like EL PARAMO, RIP KC, NATAS, TAURA... hang on them days before is useless.

There is only one guilty on this frustrating situation I'm in: my stupid DSL Internet services provider. They don't neither have given me a dead line for the connection... and it's now hundred and five days stopped!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fuck this monopoly...

In the meantime, your album reviews will be posted when possible on any connection I can use... and that hasn't been easy until this moment.

I'll do an extra effort to satisfy all of you who have been trusting NOIZELAND... but preventing any sudden problem, be patient.

Monster Magnet - Medicine VIDEO

One of my fave videos of all time.
I asked for this one to the HeadBanger's Ball a lot ago and they put it. Maybe I'll upload all of them when it's possible...

Harvey Danger - Why We're Releasing Our New Album for Free on the Internet

Hi there. Once again, that fresh and huge discussion arises again with the shape of the truth musical spirit. This time it comes by the hand of the cool band HARVEY DANGER and I owe them this post.

Go to their site to read more than what's below...



"Why we’re releasing our latest album for free on the Internet

In preparing to self-release our new album, we thought long and hard about how best to use the internet. Given our unusual history, and a long-held sense that the practice now being demonized by the music biz as “illegal” file sharing can be a friend to the independent musician, we have decided to embrace the indisputable fact of music in the 21st century, put our money where our mouth is, and make our record, Little By Little…, available for download via Bittorrent, and at our website. We’re not streaming, or offering 30-second song samples, or annoying you with digital rights management software; we’re putting up the whole record, for free, forever. Full stop. Please help yourself; if you like it, please share with friends.
Of course, the CD will also be for sale on the site, as well as in fine independent record stores across the country, in a deluxe package that includes a 30-minute bonus disc that serves as a companion piece to the record proper (retail price for the package is $11.99).
We embark on this experiment with both enthusiasm and curiosity—and, ok, maybe a twinge of anxiety. Why are we doing this? The short answer is simply that we want a lot of people to hear the record.
However, it’s important that people understand the free download concept isn’t a frivolous act. It’s a key part of our promotional campaign, along with radio and press promotion, live shows, and videos. It’s a bet that the resources of the Internet can make possible a new way for musicians to find their audience – and forge a meaningful artistic career built on support from cooperative, not adversarial, relationships.
We realize that digital files are the primary means by which a huge segment of the population is exposed to new music; we also believe that plenty of music lovers in the world will buy a record once they’ve heard it – whether via radio or computer.
We also believe there’s an inherent qualitative difference at work—not only between MP3s and CDs, but between clicking a mouse and finding a record on the shelves of a good record store. These experiences are not mutually exclusive – they’re interdependent facets of music fandom, and equally important considerations for a band in our position.
Even with the proliferation of websites and magazines paying attention to independent music these days, it remains difficult for bands—especially rock bands—to get exposure, regardless of how good they may be (or how successful they once were). Making the record freely downloadable removes the main barrier that exists between an artist and the world of potential listeners. And we do mean world; the web’s reach is everywhere.
Whether or not people will buy something they can get for free is obviously a big question, and there are facts and figures to support both sides of the argument. We think it’s not only possible, but likely. The more fundamental challenge is ensuring people have access to your work to begin with.
At the risk of sounding Pollyanna-ish, making records has never been about making money for this band. If the worst thing that happens is a whole bunch of people hear Little By Little… and no one buys it, we’ll know our experiment was costly. But that won’t make it a failure.
This is by no means a manifesto. We don’t pretend to be the first band to spin a variation of the shareware distribution model. We love record labels and record stores. We buy lots of CDs and are committed to supporting independent music. We’re not a bunch of fake Marxists. We’re just trying to be smart capitalists so we can sustain our lives as musicians. This is an experiment. We’ll let you know how it goes.
Meanwhile, please enjoy the record. Everything else is secondary."



Once again, maybe more than ever, if you like what you hear, support the band...

LIAR Festival: TAO TE KIN, ZELAZOWA, RIP KC

I was tired that wednesday night but I couldn't refuse to go to another LIAR Fest. I confirmed once again LIAR Fest is a warranty of quality.

First band was TAO TE KIN (myspace). Never heard anything of them but the couple songs you can access on the internet. You can go to their official website and get their demo "Anatomía del Equilibrio". Solid band. Cool sound and originality given by twisted melodies in good company with metal riffs. They've learned well lessons given by that four letter band who starts with a T and ends with an L. As a whole, their live performance is active but the real thing is the lack of attitude of the band is fulfilled by the frontman, as sometimes is expected. Nice band to be checked and listened.

Next band was ZELAZOWA (myspace). Brian accepted my apologies after the show because I didn't know anything about them. Anyway, my intention was not to do an interview at that time. I was cheerfully surprised once they barely played their first song and I tell you why: if you see them before the show preparing their instruments and mics and you watch them, you'll think these guys never broke a glass. These brothers and cousins are far from being quiet guys after their first chord. Pure energy is what you'll feel on that mixture between REDD KROSS and SONIC YOUTH spiced with the hard vein of some angry WEEZER. Brian (main vocals and guitar) looks possessed in any vocalization, popeyed in every scream, spasms on any guitar passage. You'll feel tired after watching them live 'coz the whole band follows this attitude... not to mention their drummer: a crazy open mouth drumstick freak high on vitamins to cope with the show 'til the end.

After them, to end yesterday's LIAR Fest, RIP KC (myspace) took the stage to discharge their perfect performance with their usual set of pieces. Though live they're very easy to follow and enjoy, I'm not very into that 70's hippie chill-out rock they perfectly uncover with their instruments.

I couldn't finish watching RIP KC's set because I had still to drive back home 50 km. It was then when I met Brian and changed some words.
They've been touring US this last time and have a lot of live shows on their backs with only four years of life. Though they know themselves since they're fourteen and, also, guitarists are brothers and bass and drummer are cousins, band didn't got the shape of ZELAZOWA (myspace) until four years ago. It was time to express as a band how they understand music and kill me if I know where the hell they got their name... I forgot to do that stupid question, sorry.
To my question of how he can do that eerie movements who fit perfect with the tunes and vocals, Brian answered he really doesn't know. It is not provoked in any way. It is just the result as a way of play.
Listening their short life playing, he remembers specially some shows with a band called CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY, which seems to be pretty similar to them if you pay attention on his description of that band.
They're now enjoying their european assault and they llok happy with it.
It was time to buy their CDs just to check how they sound on studio. And they sound awesome.
So anytime you want to support a band, go to their shows, buy their stuff and feel part of their experience, especially if a band is their full time job.
Stay cool...

Pictures taken by Dani / BURN ELEPHANT

Greedy Mistress - Your Shoes, My Tongue

Format: CD

Label: Chorus Of One Records

Date: March 2007

Ok. You're right: forget about the cover... a bit ugly. You simply gotta have the balls to open that GREEDY MISTRESS CD and listen to it... and you'll feel the king of the world!!! Just like if you were injected red bull directly to your veins.

Yeah!! The first thing came to mind when I started to listen the first spin was my beloved THE ONYAS. Right in the same vein, though the voice is more dirty like a DWARVES way. Even some older G.B.H. stuff can be smelt on "LATEX WAY" song, for example.

For sure these guys will be killers live on stage. This vitality can be imagined easily...

But this band is not only recommended only for fast pogo-bangheads. If you're into punk or hardcore you'll love them but also other (even extreme) branches should try them.

Let's mosh with "YOUR SHOES, MY TONGUE".

Hope soon they can have the weight enough for a mini tour over Europe. At least, their energy does!!!

Tad - Lycanthrope live on a show. KILLER!!!!!

FREQUENZWANDLER

FREQUENZWANDLER

Simply amazing. Surprising to the point of getting shocked. FREQUENZWANDLER comes from Germany and they are at the moment self producing their great tunes (and I gotta say production is impeccable for being a demo)... until a clever mind has the money to get them in an album. They are simply the best way to be smart and elegant in stoner.

Though they can be considered new as a band (they started in this project around 2004) soon you'll realise their great quality as musicians and as a whole. They fit perfectly!!!!

This band can be hypnotic enough as much as incunabulum and famous ONE INCH MAN in the song FREQUENZWANDLER, or musically notable on KICK IT BACK IN, one of my fave... though I've realised I dig four songs demo again and again without being tired neither an apex.

CIRCLE OF THORNS is an awesome tune will make you stomp your feet and repeat again on your hifi when finished. Vocalist Christian Wietschorke wraps you into the melodies as much as Klaus Nobis guitar waves together along with more that excellent drums in charge of Markus Kösler who surfs on a twin-board by the hand of bassist Jürgen Resch constructing a no gaps rhythm base as a psychedelic vortex you will never want to be out of.

Just for you to compare (I know some of you need that), I'd mention australian band WRENCH (remember that outstanding OSCILLATOR BLUES album?!?!!? I, of course, do) which is pretty similar as much as a twin brother, but less trippy and with shoter songs.

In my opinion, this band is one of those we all cannot leave them drop the towel. Just don't give up, friends. Work on your stuff the time you have, though you think is a few.
We all can help them just voting for them at http://www.bandcontest.open-flair.de/Bandcontest.php

See you soon... or not, who knows.

Job For A Cowboy - 2007 - Genesis

Their new album KICKS ASS!!!!

As expected, anyway....

From Exile - 2006 - Crushing Reality

It's clear when a band releases their debut album (whatever independent or on a label) an invisible power grows inside of the members as a whole and makes them work like overdosed by high performance vitamins, like an armor that converts the one who fits into it invincible. Makes you feel like you can swallow the world in one gulp... and still raving to spit it out.
If you previously have that energy, you just add it. And this is the result on FROM EXILE. NOIZELAND hadn't checked live but their live acts seems to be intense.


Their release of CRUSHING REALITY (2006) has made an obvious increase of their audience but not only of pure-metal ears. That's maybe because of the influences they air... maybe. Of course, you can notice it on the songs.

At first look, maybe some of you can say "more of the same, again". Crass error. I'm sure that you won't think that if you listen hearful. Maybe even after the first song, when you reach "Soliloquy of Death", the second cut: An eleven minute epic thrash metal cut will make you redefine your concept of what you understand as metal. The prevailing voice, nearer to black metal current scene changes its aspect depending on the atmosphere the song takes while the notes crowd together into your brain with no way out thru your excited ears. Some interludes into songs makes the listener wake up from the thrash trance and realise this is not another metal product for newbies. Also considerable is the impression you'll get for sure when the song gives title to the album goes through you. Another 10 outta 10. Great tunes. And also I gotta say (maybe not so important but sometimes some listeners appreciate that) the disposition of the songs all along the album is the correct one.




Unfortunately, that invisible energy mentioned at the beginning doesn't affect every aspect in a band and now FROM EXILE is trying to recruit a new bassist. Good luck with that. But warning: new member gotta play in the same league as the band. I recommend you, if you're the potential bassist, to listen them before sending an email (fromexile@gmail.com) for an audition...

From Exile come from Atlanta and the crew is, at this moment:

• Eric Guenther - Guitar
• Andrew Iwanicki - Vocals
• Ben Wetzelberger - Guitar
• Vince Jarocki - Drums

Six Feet Under video teaser

YEAH!!! New material finished... and awesome, as expected...

The Mirimar Disaster - Persius VIDEO

Interesting unknown band for me: THE MIRIMAR DISASTER.
NoizeLand will work one this one soon but, until that moment, enjoy their video for the song PERSIUS.

12th ROADBURN Fest

Go to the Official Site (or image below for myspace site) and check what the hell will be cooking there at Tilburg. Surf in there for info, music, videos and many more.

See you there... OR IN HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Tol-Puddle Martyrs

Hi there friends. Sorry for being so busy... you'll soon know about what's goin' on!!

This time, I need your attention for these videos from the hand of those dinosaurs from beloved Australia called THE TOL-PUDDLE MARTYRS (Other)

Claudette Jones

Thinkin’ About You

For those who don't know this, just gotta mention names like THE SECRETS or PETER & THE SILHOUETTES. And of course I have to recommend these bands for those who enjoy the truth 60's-70's garage-psychedelia-fuzzed in keyboards.

News from RISE ABOVE Records

Witchcraft In Studio Recording Third Album & forthcoming live dates
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Yes, the guys are finally back in the studio, following their very successful string of dates in the US.
No definite clues as yet to the direction, though we are reckoning that the album will bridge the gap between the garagey Doom sound of the first album , combined with the improved songwriting skills witnessed on the recent 45, ‘If Crimson Was Your Colour’.
Enigmatic frontman Magnus Pelander has also hinted at some more progressive leanings on some of the tracks,but has refused to elaborate further.
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A special UK one off show will be announced shortly, followed by more US dates and a UK tour.
In the meantime you can catch them on their headlining tour of Norway as well as on parts of the European Clutch tour and at the KRAAK Festival in Belgium:
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Mar 2007
3 rd KRAAK Festival Hasselt (Belgium)
21st Kaos Tromsö (Norway)
22nd Garage Oslo (Norway)
23rd Hulen Bergen (Norway)
24th New York Bar Skien (Norway)
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April (With Clutch & The Sword)
17th Charlatan - Gent, (Belgium)
18th Underground - Koln, (Germany)
19th Matrix - Bochum, (Germany)
21st Molotov Hamburg, (Germany)
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Taint
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The Welsh bruisers are scheduled to enter the studio in June to record ‘Secrets and Lies’ the follow up to their highly acclaimed 2005 debut, ‘The Ruin Of Nova Roma’.Slated for an October release, the album will again be mixed by Alex Newport – expect tales of bachannalia, betrayal, fashionistas and harlots.
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Return of the Wizard
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Electric Wizard are currently working on material for their yet to be titled 6th album for Rise Above Records.The band plan to enter the studio in June, with the album to be released before the end of the year.More details as we have them.
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In the meantime, look out for the double deluxe gatefold vinyl edition of ‘Let Us Prey’ due for release within the next month or so.1st 100 copies will be clear vinyl.
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Litmus
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The UK’s most Sonic, Astral shaking Spacerockers, Litmus are set to release ‘Planetfall’ their second album (debut for Rise Above), Planetfall, on April 30th. It’s one swirling trip of hypnotising, metallic, Cosmo-Psychedelia which is NOT TO BE MISSED!
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Miasma & The Carousel Headless Horses
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We are very pleased to announce a future collaboration with the UK’s foremost Avant – Horrorshow / Dark Rock Progressive types;‘Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses’. Quite possibly the soundtrack to the scariest movie you have yet to see!Before the band record their first full length album for Rise Above records, we will be releasing a deluxe vinyl version of their 2005album, Perils, in the coming months.
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Moss/Monarch Split in stock soon!
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Finally, after much delay, due to various reasons, this killer 7” is being pressed as we speak.It features an insanely slow cover of Discharge classic 'Maimed & Slaughtered' performed by UK sicko slomo's, Moss.Sharing this split are French freaks Monarch, who do a ripping rendition of Turbonegro fave 'I Got Erection', with crazed female vocals! Great stuff.
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Gentleman’s Pistols – Debut album
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Imagine Incredible Hog Meeting Elias Hulk on their way home From a Sir Lord Baltimore show in ‘71 and deciding to form a new band? That’s almostwhat you’ve got here, only these guys need to be ‘seen’ to be believed. The hairiest freaks from the north are currently putting the final touches to their debut album for Rise Above Records, set for release around May/June 07.
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Circulus: Early Anthology sees the light of day
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That’s right, finally the band’s debut album from 1999, Giantism, finally sees a legitimate reissue. Added to it are a bunch of previously unreleased tracks and unreleased singles.The recordings show the band in their formative stages before becoming the band we all now know. Completely re-mastered and housed in new striking psychedelic art, courtesy of Tony Roberts, the album is slated for a May release.
Tracklisting as follows;
· Giantism remastered
1.The True Lover's Farewell
2.Little Big Song
3.My Lady Carey's Dompe
4.Everglade
5.Sombrero Fallout
6.All You People
· Unreleased Single 1998
7.Little More Time
8.Happen Away Single 2000
9.Wouldn't Dream Of Sleeping Now
10.Same Way From The Sun
· Studio Tracks 2001
11.You Got it Goin'
12.The Washing Machine
13.Gently Johnny
14.Music Plays in the Air
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Winters: In Twin Galaxies
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London based doom rock power trio Winters have finished their debut album for Rise Above Records.The album comes housed in stunning artwork by David Andrea and has been Produced by Dan Swift. It’s an an album filled with great hooks, catchy riffs and great slacker style vocals.Winters are definitely a new band to look out for this year.
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Grand Magus writing new material
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Classic gods of Doom, Candlemass are having a 20 ‘year’ bash at The Shrine, StockholmOn March 31st. Johan Langquist will be joining them live on stage for the first time ever, as the band perform tracks from the legendary Epicus Doomicus Metallicus album.Also making his debut for the band will be new singer, Robert Lowe from Solitude Aeturnus.Guest Dj’s of the evening will be Lee Dorrian from Cathedral and Magnus Pelander from Witchcraft. Support comes from the mighty Grand Magus, who are set to record their 4th full length album forRise Above Records this summer. New drummer Sebastian Sippola will be making his studio debut with the guys.In the meantime you can catch Grand Magus supporting Firewind on their upcoming UK tour.
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News from ALONE Records

THE PERFECT RAT "Endangered Languages" will be available by ALONE Records around June 2007.

For those you don't have heard about this band, just have to read following names which are in orbit whatever the link is: Yawning Man, Ten East, Sort of Quartet, Fatso Jetson, Orquesta del Desierto, Black Flag, Gone, Fastgato, CD6, Bazooka, The Mentones...

Will be touring thru Europe by July.

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MOHO (MOHO at myspace)

MOHO is now part of ALONE Records for this 2007. One of those bands respected by truly what they are. Some of you will be lucky to check'em live at HELLFEST 2007. Enjoy.

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RIP KC

RIP KC is finishing their new work due to May-June 2007. Expect new frontiers explored by these cool band.

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ORTHODOX (ORTHODOX at myspace)

Second long awaited masterpiece of ORTHODOX will be titled "Amanecer En Puerta Oscura" and wil lbe available as an exclusive at the 12th ROADBURN FESTIVAL at Tilburg. Official release will be the 21st of May.

Also enjoy them at HELLFEST 2007.

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TEN EAST will be touring around Europe together along with THE PERFECT RAT this july.

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WARCHETYPE

Following this successful grow of the label, the first release of 2007 will be WARCHETYPE's "Goat Goddess Supremacy", a doom-drone-metal act from Barcelona that will be a delight for SAINT VITUS, CATHEDRAL or ELECTRIC WIZARD devourers...

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VIAJE A 800

Once again I've lost the chance to see them live down the south... DAMM!!!! At least it's getting shorter until the 26th of March, date of release of their anxiously awaited "Estampida de Trombones"... hope I can wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Phased - Medications (2006)

Phased - Medications (2006)

Thorny sharp heavy riffs will doom you thru the first two songs of MEDICATIONS like if a 5 ton nailed bludgeon of a colossus smashes you hard as imagined over your head. After that, reasonably thinking this will be another doom masterpiece, PHASED surprises you with the garaged riffed REMINDER, followed by another one of the same kind. You got now two faces of the same band in the same album... Another twist of the screw comes with the dark SAUSAGE TRICKS... and another half turn with the stoner looks of TRACES, BACK IN TIME and SOLITARY ANIMAL to finish coming back to the doom atmosphere created at the beginning splattered by every element described before...

The artwork, inlay and presentation looks smart but if, after listening the album, you are looking for a bearded longhaired trio... you'll be clearly surprised.

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My Sleeping Karma - s/t (2006)

My Sleeping Karma - s/t (2006)

Trippy rock, is all I can say... or not!!! Maybe I can add it's clean... addictively clean. Just as those clean instrumental songs from NATAS... or something alike. The album cannot start better, without getting out any of following tunes. A bit more of nine minutes for the first track converted into a flight to MY SLEEPING KARMA's cosmos titled INTENTION... and you will never come back. Then, you land to decipher 23 ENIGMA, second song which will evolve you 360º thousand times. The feeling will repeat at every turn of the record until the end, that you'll start again to listen to it, no doubt.
To describe a bit their music, it can be sufficient talking about four excelent musicians doing instrumental songs in the vein of DAREDIABLO with, of course, some keyboards which give more atmosphere to the album. Even some of you can catch yourselves thinking they're other wellknown band when you reach fourth track GLOW...
excelent and outstanding act unknown for me for the, once again, awesome ELEKTROHASCH factory. Another label that is in fact a warranty.

My Sleeping Karma site

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Saturnia - Muzak (2006)

It is easy to imagine the role of the band into the universe of their components. They're all freaks of culture, whatever it is transformed in photography, literature, painting and the big list of art shapes you can imagine. SATURNIA is just an extension of these expressions. And it is a good one!!! It is music in capitals... you just gotta check the title (MUZAK).

Musically this release follows in some way that awesome release thru the same label called DREAMER by SULA BASSANA. You will be transported automatically to the age of acid, turning lights, long hair, peace love and dance until you can stand. Psychedelic sounds with every ingredient you can think about or imagine. Wanna chill out? Relax and just play SATURNIA.

SATURNIA site

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R.I.P. Wiz (Darren Brown) MEGA CITY FOUR

Former Mega City Four singer Darren "Wiz" Brown died from a blood clot on the brain on December 6, 2006.
He was taken ill at a rehearsal earlier in the week and died Wednesday afternoon at St Georges Hospital, Tooting, South London.
Wiz, 44, was living and working in Farnborough, Hants. He had just finished writing material for an album for his current band Ipanema and returned from a successful tour in America.
With his guitarist brother Danny, bassist Gerry Bryant and drummer Chris Jones, the band released 6 studio albums between 1989 and 1996 and achieved success as a live touring band travelling the world.

Darren Brown - Wiz

18/01/1962 - 06/12/2006

Smoke a rope!!!!

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Sleep - 1992 - Dragonaut