boris – Nine Circles

CANTO: Between The Buried And Me, Boris, Carnifex, and More

I’m happy it’s Friday, and I’m happy about all the metal news that emerged today.

And we’ll start with Boris, who unveiled a new video for a live performance of “Loveless”. That track is the lead single from No, which will see a vinyl release through Third Man Records on August 27th.
From there, we’ll check in with MØL. The blackgazers are returning with their second studio album, Diorama, which will be out through Nuclear Blast. Additional details are still to come for that release, but check out the video for new single “Photophobic” right now.
I haven’t heard from Bullet For My Valentine in quite some time, so I suppose we can see what their up to. Looks like a new self-titled album is set for an October 22nd release through Spinefarm Records. And today we get a new track from that album, titled “Parasite”. Check it out.
We’ve also got a new track and album announcement from Carnifex to add to the pile. Graveside Confessions will be out on September 3rd through Nuclear Blast. A video for the title track from that album just dropped today, and you can check it out right here.
The obvious way to close out the week is with the latest from Between The Buried And Me. This is the new video for “Revolution In Limbo”, another one taken from Colors II. As a reminder, that album drops on August 20th through Sumerian Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

My ambitions to acquire and build out a camper van are above 0%.

We should probably start with Gojira, who released another new track from Fortitude. This one is titled “The Chant”, and it is sure to be polarizing. Naturally, I love it. Anyway, that album is officially released to the world this coming Friday, April 30th.
Boris are releasing a visual (streaming) party for the release of NO. The viewing period start on May 1st and will run through the 10th. The video was shot with a 360 degree camera, making this thing pretty damn immersive. A tour “in your head”, as it’s described. Here’s the link to the Boris YouTube channel, for when the time comes.
I’m just going to drop this in because anything “Alien” makes me happy. Hideous Divinity released a new EP, LV-426, this past Friday (frustratingly NOT on 4/26) though Century Media, and it’s very much worth checking out. There’s also a video for “Chestburst” out there as well. See? All kinds of “Alien” stuff.
I suppose we can wrap up with some more melodic metal. This is the new video (as of last Friday) from Dead Atlantic for “Falling into the Grave”. That track is taken from Lost, which drops this year through Zombie Shark Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

This week has been quietly gnarly. At least tomorrow is the day before Friday? Is that a weird perspective?

M-Theory Audio have added a new name to their roster. Wisconsin-based death/thrash group Toxic Ruin have signed on and have a new album, Nightmare Eclipse, slated for a release later this year. “Ritual Rebirth” is available for streaming now.
Cradle of Filth shared the title of their 13th studio album today. Existence Is Futile will be out later this year through Nuclear Blast Records. I’ll also use this space to plug their livestream event, which has been moved to May 12th.
Following their 2020 reissues of boris at last -feedbacker- and Absolutego through Third Man Records, Boris are self-releasing live tracks off of each of those albums this coming (Bandcamp) Friday. That’s the first time they will be available digitally, so you know what to do.
Let’s wrap it all up with a new lyric video from Skindred for “It’s A Crime”, which is taken from their upcoming reissue of Roots Rock Riot. That will be available on April, 23rd, so we’re still a couple months out, but you can pre-order it here regardless.

If you’re reading this there are two possibilities at play, either of which warrant a hearty congratulations:

It’s the end of the year, and you found the strength, courage and forbearance to get through the infested muck that was 2020. Congratulations! I don’t know what 2021 will bring, but let’s put the future aside for a moment and just revel in survival, and talk about some great music.
It’s an indeterminate time in the future, after the apocalypse, and the collective hive mind has integrated into the data streams and come across this post in a random search string query to ascertain various data points about the distant past. Congratulations! I’m not alive to know what the Time Lords have in mind for the future, but let’s put that aside for a moment and just revel in whatever constitutes life in your existence, and talk about some great music.

Either way, it’s list time… Continue reading →

At least the Champions League matches have been entertaining today.

TesseracT have released details for P O R T A L S, a live cinematic experience. That event will take place on December 12th, and will include some pre-show activities as well. You can scoop up a ticket here.
Boris and Merzbow have come together for 2R0I2P0, a collaborative album scheduled for a December 11th release through Relapse Records. Check out this cover of “Boris” right now.
Empyrium have announced a new album, Über den Sternen, which is set for a February 26th release through Prophecy. Check out the title-track from that album right now.
Finally, a new video from Scardust for “Break The Ice”. Strangers is out now on M-Theory Audio.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb