September 11 - 20 (#255 - 264)

#255) Tenhi - Kauan (1999) 

#256) Billy Crystal Meth - Meth Metal (2008) 

#257 - 259) Text of Light - Metal Box (2006) 

#260) rRope - We Are You There (2012) 

#261) Science Heroes - Transmission Zero Hour (2010) 

#262) P.H.O.B.O.S. - Tectonics (2005) industrial doom

#263) Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire - Songs of Ill Hope and Desperation (2010)

#264) Moss - Sub Templum (2008) occult doom

September 1 - 10 (#245 - 254)

#245) Millions - Gather Scatter (2008)  hardcore from Chicago

#246) SSS - The Dividing Line (2008) 

#247) Deterior - Cleanse (2009) 

#248) Sockeye - Barf On a Globe (1999) 

#249) Tenhi - Airut:aamujen (2004) neofolk from Finland

#250) Vektor - Black Future (2009) 

#251) Artortured - Dimensions of Suffering (2012)  

#252) Atavist - II:Ruined (2007) drone doom

#253) Circle - Miljard (2006) 

#254) The Sound of Animals Fighting - Lover, the Lord Has Left Us (2006) 

July 18 - 31 (201 - 213)

#201) Hammers of Misfortune - The Bastard (2001) 

#202) Emo Summer - Land of Emotional Plastic Furniture (1999) bad. not for me

#203) George Holdcroft - The FP Soundtrack (2011) 

#204) Disunicorps - Try (2011) 

#205) Disunicorps - Re:Try (2012) 

#206) Sutekh Hexen- Larvae (2012) 

#207) Panopticon - Social Disservices (2011) 

#208) The Paper Chase - Cntrl-Alt-Delete-U (2001) 

#209) Richard Cheese - Dick at Nite (2007) 

#210) Trust - Trst (2012) 

#211) Antigama/Drugs of Faith split (2007) 

#212) Nadja - The Bungled & the Botched (2008) 

#213) In Defence - Into the Sewer (2009) 

Today Is the Day - In the Eyes of God

We'll Walk The Stars Unashamed Of Who We Are

#75) Today Is the Day - In the Eyes of God (1999/2010)

 1. In the Eyes of God
 2. Going to Hell
 3. Spotting a Unicorn
 4. Possession
 5. The Color of Psychic Power
 6. Mayari
 7. Soldier of Fortune
 8. Bionic Cock
 9. Argali
 10. Afterlife
 11. Himself
 12. Daddy
 13. Who is the Black Angel?
 14. Martial Law
 15. False Reality
 16. The Russian Child Porn Ballet
 17. The Cold Harshness of Being Wrong Throughout Your Entire Life
 18. Honor
 19. Worn Out
 20. There Is No End
 21. Afterlife
 22. Argali
 23. In the Eyes of God
 24. Martial Law
 25. Possession
 26. Why Don't We Do It In the Road?

originally released in '99, this is TITD's 5th album and it continues the sample laden experimental craziness found on Temple of the Morning Star. there's not really much to say about the sound that i haven't already said. the biggest thing to note is that Austin completely reorganized the band for this record, recruiting Brann Dailor on drums on Bill Kelliher on bass, who would go on to form Mastodon shortly after leaving TITD.

the version of the album i have is the 2010 Relapse reissue that comes with 6 bonus tracks and a dvd. tracks 21 - 26 are bonus demo tracks that were recorded live in the studio. it's cool to hear the demos but the highlight is definitely the Do It In the Road cover.  apparently they recorded the whole album in one take during that session. the dvd, called Die by the Wolf, is a video diary of the band while they toured with Napalm, Death, Neurosis, Voivod and Soilent Green.

i'd definitely recommend checking it out.

"Never give in & never give up. Die trying." - Steve Austin

Coaltar of the Deepers

Dead By Dawn

#40a) Coaltar of the Deepers - Dog EP (1999)

1. C/O/T/D
2. Super Natural
3. Summer Rain
4. Blind Love

#40b) Coaltar of the Deepers - Penguin EP (2004)

1. Fastest Draw (Dream Man 2)
2. Wipeout
3. Dead By Dawn
4. Swimmers

so post number 40 means it's crossover time again. this time i got to pick. adam played a track by these guys for me a while back and i remember really digging it so i decided to check 'em out.
i started with the Dog EP, and though it's not at all like the track that was played for me, i still enjoyed it. it's  dreamy, poppy Japanese shoegaze. although it won't blow your mind it's definitely a solid album. what it will do is leave you completely unprepared for the metal assault that is the Penguin EP.
Penguin is an odd combination of the poppy shoegaze of Dog and elements of death metal, electronics and occasionally traditional Japanese music. from the 1st track to the last, this album had me hooked. i really wish this was a full length because 15 minutes was not enough.
this is definitely an interesting band and i hope to hear more from them in the future.

  

01/28/12: Coaltar of the Deepers - Dog EP (1999)

01/28/12: Coaltar of the Deepers - Dog EP (1999)

1. C/O/T/D
2. Super Natural
3. Summer Rain
4. Blind Love

     This is another EP from Japanese band Coaltar of the Deepers from earlier in their career. These recordings definitely display the more shoegaze side of their sound. I enjoyed these  songs but not nearly as much as their more metal stuff. They have a more traditional poppy sound on this EP. These songs are so drastically different from the songs on the "penguin EP" that I am kind of shocked these are by the same band. If an american band changed as drastically as Coaltar did from Dog EP to Penguin EP theyd probably lose a lot of their fans. I enjoy how wide their style really is and I am very curious to see where their full-lengths and other EPs head... hopefully the journey continues to be as varied as it has with just these 2 EPs. (028)