Receiving the Evcharist is our weekly feature where we pair choice albums with our favorite libations. Drink from the cup of heresy. This week’s offering: Verwoed’s De Val and Charles Shaw Pinot Noir.
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Concert Review: Yob, Voivod, and Amenra, 4.3.2019
You may recall my absolute mess of thoughts and words from three weeks ago, where I talked about a couple shows I attended at the end of March. Well, we’ve finally reached the second phase of my 2019 concert review installment thingy. (I skipped the first shows I went to for some reason.) Based on the headline above, you might think this little piece only discusses one evening of metal. But oh how wrong you would be. Well, actually only a little wrong. You see, not only was I fortunate enough to attend the Yob, Voivod, and Amenra show at the Royale on the 3rd, but I also had the opportunity to checkout the Portland date of this tour at Geno’s the night before. Let’s talk about those two nights, yeah?
The Nine Circles Audio Thing: Allegaeon was April 2019’s Album of the Month!
We’re back, and in (almost) trio format! Think of it as Rush when they were a blues band, or like a bunch of folks with no idea what they’re doing but enthusiastic about it anyway, the Album of the Month series keeps on a-rolling, with Allegaeon taking the honors thanks to their unbridled guitar-wheedling fury that is Apoptosis – our Album of the Month selection for April 2019!
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CANTO: Equilibrium, Possessed, Exumer, and More
If I don’t get in at least two Cantos per week, am I even responsible for Cantos at all? Yes. The answer is yes.
- Equilibrium is up to things! Their sixth studio album, which will be titled Renegades, will be released on August 16th via Nuclear Blast. That said, I don’t see any updates to my sign-off as a result. As always, thank you “Wirtshaus Gaudi” for that.
- A couple video updates from Possessed today. First, there is a new music video for “Graven”, which is a track taken from the recently released Revelations Of Oblivion. Beyond that, they also dropped the fifth and final installment of their documentary series called “The Creation of Death Metal”. So, watch that too, if you’re into such a thing.
- I’m one of a few people I know that genuinely enjoys Jägermeister, and as such… I NEED THIS.
- And finally, we get a new music video from Exumer for “King’s End”. A bit of a throwback feel to this one, but I dig it.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb
Album Review: Glassing – “Spotted Horse”
I can’t recall how I stumbled across the first single from Spotted Horse by Glassing, maybe a friend’s recommendation or a random Bandcamp find, but I do know that “Lobe” grabbed me instantly. Raw emotional anger is my catnip, one of the few things that laser focuses my attention, and that 1:47 packed a whole lot. Yet despite the in-your-face post-hardcore nature of the track, the album holds a secret: it’s actually a wonderfully complex post-rock album. Continue reading
