November 11 - 20 (#316 - 325)

#316) Book of Sand - How Beautiful to Walk Free (2010) 

#317) Wolf Eyes - Black Wing Over the Sand (2007) sick stuff

#318) Fister - Bronsonic: Lethal Overdose Edition (2011) doom.


#319) Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire - Harmonies From Bleeding Mouths (2006)

#320) Psychofagist - Il Secondo Tragico (2009) 


#321) Atavist/Nadja - II: Points at Infinity (2008) drone doom

#322) Author & Punisher - The Painted Army (2005)  

#323) Author & Punisher - Warcry (2007) 

#324) Author & Punisher - Ursus Americanus (2012) 

#325) Bell Witch - Longing (2012)

October 11 - 20 (#285 - 294)

#285) Botanist - II: A Rose From the Dead (2011)

#286) Botanist - III: Doom in Bloom (2012)

#287) V/A - III:Allies (2012) 

#288) Tomb - Total Occultic Mechanical Blasphemy II (2010) harsh black industrial

#289) Korperschwache - Ritual of the Ouroboros (2007)  

#290) Bongripper - Satan Worshipping Doom (2010) instrumental doom from Chicago

#291) Mz.412 - In Nomine Dei Nostri Satanas Luciferi Excelsi (1995) 

#292) Aderlating/Crown of Bone split (2012) 

293) Hallowed Butchery - Funeral Rites For the Living (2009) 

#294) Lair of the Minotaur - Carnage/Cannibal Massacre (2004/2005) 

October 1 - 10 (#275 - 284)

#275) Mz.412 - Burning the Temple of God (1996) 

#276) Akercocke - Antichrist (2007) 

#277) Mummifier - Advanced Mummification Procedure (2010) deathgrind about mummies, satan, and satan mummies

#278) Caïna - Mourner (2007)

#279) Dead Raven Choir - Cask Strength Black Metal (2005) collection of out of print EPs

#280) Nekrasov - Into the No-Mans-Sphere of the Ancient Days (2007) 

#281) Ghast - May the Curse Bind (2008) 

#282) Sun Devoured Earth - I Wish I Would Never Wake Up (2011) 

#283) Circle of Ouroborus - Cast to the Pits (2010) 

#284) Botanist - I: The Suicide Tree (2011) 

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

August 21 - 31 (#234 - 244)

#234) Pinkish Black - Pinkish Black (2012) 

#235) The Blind Shake - Carmel (2007) 

#236) Death in June - The World That Summer (1986) 

#237) Keuhkot - Toimintatapoja Olioille (2005) 

#238) Captain Ahab - The Great Disappointment (2006) 

#239) 16 Volt - Demography: The Basement Tapes (2000) collection of old tracks and demos

#240) Portugal. The Man - Censored Colors (2008) 

#241) Captain Ahab - The Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts (2010) live tracks

#242) Captain Ahab - The Sex Is Next (2004) 

#243) The Phantom Carriage - Late Comers (2005) 

#244) Ramona Falls - Intuit (2009)  

Pengo - Alchemy and Bullshit

#171 & #172) Pengo - Alchemy and Bullshit (2005)

Disc 1
 1. Failure in 5 Easy Steps (the Phi Phenomena Tour recordings from 09-2001)
 2. Nominal Spore (recorded at Analog Shock 01-18-2002)
 3. Official Genius (recorded at Analog Shock 04-14-2002) with Ed Wilcox, Dave Cross and Charles Leport

 Disc 2
 1. 20 Years of Dust (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 2. Hadaka (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 3. T7 to Dispatch (recorded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 4. A Broken Chalice on the Empty Path (recprded at the Bunker 11-30-2002)
 5. Stainless Steel Rat (recorded at APR 11-16-2003)
 6. Nullified Existence (recorded at the Bug Jar 05-06-2004)

i never heard of this band before. i randomly bought this based on the album title. according to Carbon Records, who put out this set, this is a:

"double CDR document of Pengo's migration from a 3-piece out-spazz-noise group to 4-piece drone-psych-noise-rock group. recordings ranging from the 2001 Phi-Tour series, 2002 live and "studio" pieces (including a show with guests Dave Cross of Coffee, Ed Wilcox of Temple Bon Matin and Charles Leport of Hinkley/Finkbeiner/etc), thru pounding live 2003/2004 sets, much in the vein of current configuration"


having never heard anything from these guys i'm not really sure what their sound was/is but this was some pretty cool stuff. 

Capharnaum - Fractured

Occultist Ritualistic Birth Of A New God

#163) Capharnaum - Fractured (2005)

 1. Ingrained
 2. Fractured
 3. Perpetuate Catatonia
 4. Machines
 5. Icon of Malice
 6. Reins of Humanity
 7. The Scourge Trial
 8. Refusal


Capharnaum is a tech death band that's probably most well known for having Matt Heafy of Trivium on vocals. i first heard about them through Crotchduster, which is Capharnaum guitarist (and also former Trivium producer) Jason Suecof's awesome joke metal side project. they've only released 2 albums and this is the 2nd.  definitely worth checking out.

Hair Police - Drawn Dead

I Woke Up This Morning To Find Myself Drawn Dead

#156) Hair Police - Drawn Dead (2005)

 1. Untitled
 2. Untitled
 3. Untitled
 4. Untitled

this was a totally random purchase. i'd never heard of these guys before but i liked the band name and album artwork so i went for it. it turned out to be a pretty rad noise album. i don't really know what to say about noise albums. it's fucking noisy. there's some noises and some other noises, some static, some screaming, you get the idea. if you like noise check it out, if you don't like noise check it out anyway, it's rad.

Antigama - Zeroland

This Place Is Too Far Away Too Remember Anything

#113) Antigama - Zeroland (2005)

 1. Seed
 2. Izaak
 3. Jazzy
 4. Starshit
 5. How
 6. The View
 7. Wounded Butterfly
 8. Sorry
 9. Zeroland

Antigama's 3rd album is another short, sweet burst of dissonant, chaotic experimental grind. as much as i enjoyed their first 2 records (Intellect Made Us Blind and Discomfort) i feel like they've really surpassed both those albums here, both in songwriting and production values. it also shows more of their experimental side. tracks 1 - 3 and 5 - 8 are short, violent experimental grind attacks. Starshit is a little over a minute of noise and screaming while album closer and title track Zeroland is a 9 and a half minute sound collage/rhythmic noise/soundscape. this is definitely my favorite of their albums so far.

03/07/12: Boris - Pink (2005)

03/07/12: Boris - Pink (2005)

1. Farewell
2. Pink
3. Woman on the Screen
4. Nothing Special
5. Blackout
6. Electric
7. Pseudo-Bread
8. Afterburner
9. Six, Three Times
10. My Machine
11. Just Abondoned My-Self

     I heard of Boris through Henry Rollins' Twitter and then when I asked oksentaminen if I should be listening to Boris his reaction that now evades me caused these guys to be on my list. I had flipped through a few tracks on a couple albums. They sounded rad but I haven't had a chance to listen to an album until now. I did a bit of research and Pink seemed to be a favorite of a lot of Boris Fans but I am aware that Boris make music across a broad range of genres from album to album. They came from the Japanese hardcore punk scene but of the music I've flipped through there seems to be a drone or sludge metal basis on a lot of their albums. But I have also noticed much noisier tracks and even really poppy stuff
     Pink was definitely a great introduction to these guys. I loved pretty much every track which is funny because the first track got boring. They are just an awesome rock band. The Drone Metal, Sludge Metal and Harcore Punk influences were all clearly present but this album pretty much does a bit of everything in the terms of rock music. Slow almost ambient tracks bookended by a punk track and a straight up Rock and roll song. The album closes with an 18 minute sludge rock epic that was an even more impressive conclusion to an extremely impressive album. Definitely plan to visit more Boris albums in this project. (067)

The Giallos Flame

Crime Squad

#53) The Giallos Flame (2005)

 1. The Getaway
 2. Jazz Killer
 3. Crime Squad
 4. 7th Sign
 5. Stalking
 6. Remember When
 7. The Chinese Dragon
 8. Profundo Giallo
 9. Book of Eibon
 10. Analog Sequence
 11. Nosferatu
 12. The Chase (live)
 13. Trons Lament
 14. Stalk and Slash
 15. Cannibal (main theme)

this is the first record from Giallos Flame and it's amazing. it's like being in every rad cop and horror movie from the 70s. it's got that kinda proggy, synth heavy instrumental rock sound that was done so

well by bands like Goblin and composers like Fabio Frizzi.

i'm also pretty sure that this a one man project and creator Ron Graham does everything on the album himself. that's pretty rad if you ask me. unfortunately he ended the project after only 3 full lengths and a couple film scores and his records aren't all that easy to find. i'm a huge horror fan and i love this old school sound so i'm definitely gonna be on the hunt for the rest of this stuff.

Pink Razors

I've Never Been So Happy To Not Belong Anywhere

#32a) Pink Razors - Scene Suicide (2005)

 1. Fine Food
 2. Dear Jurisprudence
 3. Do You Wanna Go To Maymont? (Coupleskate)
 4. Blackout Detective
 5. Totally Nautical, Dude
 6. Pour It Straight Onto My Brain
 7. Dogs In Headlocks
 8. Burglarized!

i decided to start February off with something a little lighter and more straightforward. enter Pink Razors, some good old fashioned pop punk. not radio bullshit punk but unpretentious, fun, sing along punk.
Scene Suicide is their debut album. according to the label's website the band features member's of Stop It!!. this album also continues my streak of listening to albums that Scott Hull has mastered but nothing that Hull has played on.
like i said before, these guys play straight up old school pop punk. nothing fancy or post anything about it. at times it reminded me of Screeching Weasel bands like that. the 8 songs on this album fly by in 12 minutes and that's the way it should be. the lyrics are sarcastic and the riffs are simple but solid. definitely a rad album.

#32b) Pink Razors - Waiting to Wash Up (2006)

 1. Disapproval Rating
 2. Bigger Boat
 3. The New Justice (I Wanna Be)
 4. Sew It Seams
 5. Comfortably Dumb
 6. Sincerity Is So Pretentious
 7. Get Out of the Shower (You're Already Washed Up)
 8. Up a Lazy River
 9. Spring Fevers
 10. Summer Colds
 11. Dischord, Datchord
 12. Prince of the Land of Stench
 13. If We Can't Sit at the Table (Then Let's Knock the Fucking Legs Off)
 14. Pinch a Penny, Grab a Dollar
 15. Self-Pity Begot Self-Importance

so since Scene Suicide was so short i figured i'd listen to their full length as well. 15 tracks and 22 minutes later i still think this is a rad band. there's not a lot to say about this album that's different from what i had to say about the other one. other than the fact that their songwriting got a little tighter there's nothing drastically different between these 2 releases. and in this case that's a good thing.