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The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 75 (04.13.2019)

April 13, 2019April 12, 2019VincentLeave a comment

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Welcome to another Saturday, weekend warriors. We all collectively pulled through another one. Why not treat yourself? Kick back, try not to think about all the fun everyone’s having at Roadburn, and plug in some headphones. We’ve got a brand new mixtape for you, chock full of good stuff old and new, metal and not. Something for everyone.

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– Vincent

The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 72 (03.23.2019)

March 23, 2019March 21, 2019VincentLeave a comment

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The end of March always seems to find me on the road to some far-off destination and folks, this year is no exception. When you are reading this, I will be leaving a night of camping in Northern California and will be on my way up to Portland, OR, one of my favorite places on Earth, followed by a few days in Seattle. I am ridiculously excited to spend some quality time with my family and my partner away from the nightmare hell world that is work. And if you need to spend some quality time away from the cares of the world too, why not dip into this week’s playlist? We made it just for you. It’d be rude of you not to.

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– Vincent

CANTO: Rotting Christ, Tribulation, Ozzy, and More

February 19, 2019February 19, 2019CoreyLeave a comment

I’m listening to Agalloch. That is all.

Let’s start with Rotting Christ. Today gifted us a new lyric video for “The Sons Of Hell”, a bonus track from the freshly released new album called The Heretics. But wait, there’s more! They also recently announced some European dates with Moonspell. So if you’re in Europe towards the end of the year, I encourage dabbling.
More rough news out of the Ozzy Osbourne camp. The Australia, New Zealand, and Japan “No More Tours 2” dates have been canceled. The good news is that the reports I’m seeing indicate that he is through the worst of his illness, but doctor’s orders understandably require him to chill for a handful of weeks.
Sleep fans! Another tour is around the corner. These dates are with Big Business and run from late May through late June-ish. Those tickets will go quickly, as they always do.
Tribulation have dropped a live video for their performance of “Nightbound” in Oberhausen. Let’s watch it. Oh, and they are also doing live things in Europe.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Initial Descent: July 8, 2016

July 8, 2016July 8, 2016DanLeave a comment

inter arma band — Inter Arma (Photo courtesy of the band)

Another week of new releases is upon us. And while it’s a bit top-heavy, the top’s got such quality as to make it a total doozy. What’ve we got up top?

Well, for starters, there’s Inter Arma. The Richmond quintet continue their genre-bending brilliance on full-length no. 3, Paradise Gallows. And guess who’s seeing them tonight at St. Vitus? That’s right — this guy. We’ve also got the debut full-length from Brooklyn’s Anicon, who kick so many different kinds of ass. Gilead Media done good with this one, folks. Also, depending on who you ask, Vanhelgd may be dropping their killer new album, Temple of Phobos today! (They also may not be dropping it until July 22, or may have dropped it last Friday — we’ve been told 3-4 different things and have no idea which one is correct. Fun!)

Plus, there’s some new stuff from Centinex, Monolithe…hell, there’s even a Cradle of Filth reissue (reimagining? original imagining?) if you’re into that kinda thing. So enough talk; here’s what’s on tap for July 8:
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