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Concert Review: Creeping Death, Gatecreeper, and In Flames, 5.2.2024

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Remember back in December, on the heels of their tour with Meshuggah, when I asked for a headlining run from In Flames in the aftermath of Foregone? Well, shit, here we are! Less than half a year later they’re back in North America, supported by Creeping Death and Gatecreeper, and once again I was fortunate enough to be in attendance for one of the stops, camera in hand. Exactly a week ago today I made the trip down to Hampton Beach to document what was only the second stop on this current run. Unsurprisingly, this was an absolute blast of a night, start to finish. So let’s talk about it!

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Profile: Los Angeles’ Caustic Death/Doom Quintet Civerous

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Are you shocked that we here at Nine Circles are fans of the death metal? Particularly the soiled filth attack that routinely comes out of the 20 Buck Spin stables and – even more specifically – the unique onslaught brought to bear by Los Angeles five-piece Civerous. Our own Vince reviewed their debut album Maze Envy here, and hell – even I got in on the action after picking up the vinyl over on my own site. Bassist Drew Horton took some time away from engaging the world with his sick tone (seriously – check out the bass sound on “Shrouded in Crystals”) to answer our Profile questions, expounding on the joys of seeing younger faces in the scene, and lighting the torch for some Kook Keith. Check it out after the jump and don’t sleep on Maze Envy…it’s a killer.

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Album Review: Six Feet Under — “Killing for Revenge”

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I’ve been a Pokémon fan for more than 25 years. I’ve followed the main game series across six different platforms, watching as its original Red and Blue versions gave way to Gold and Silver and eventually, uh… Sword and Shield… as the monster roster ballooned to more than 1,000 unique creatures. (Catch ‘em all, I regrettably never have.) The games have all started to feel a bit samey, but there’s just something there that keeps me coming back.

This, I realize, is a bit of a strange way to intro a piece that is, ostensibly, about Six Feet Under and their new album, Killing for Revenge, but… it’ll make sense shortly, I promise.

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Receiving the Evcharist: Dååth and Kettlehead

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Receiving the Evcharist 2018


My friends, it’s finally here. After 13 long years, progressive death metal collective Dååth are back. The Deceivers is officially out through Metal Blade, continuing the title theme of 2007’s The Hinderers and 2009’s The Concealers, as well as their brutal critique of the constructs around us. I adored the Atlanta-based outfit’s technicality and ferocity within all of that back then, and have been ready for the next chapter since it was first teased with the release of “No Rest No End” early last year. The only question at hand today was what, exactly, do I pair this album with? Beer felt right, but that doesn’t really narrow it down. Something on the aggressive side, for sure, but not overly dense like an imperial stout. Black IPA would have been ideal, but there was no luck in tracking down anything new on that front. So I landed on a double IPA. Those tend to have a lot going on while certainly packing a punch, and the local breweries around here can’t seem to stop making them. As a result, tonight we have Dååth’s The Deceivers and Kettlehead’s Soulfight Double IPA.

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Album Review:  Zelenaya — “Folk Songs”

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Combining powerful harmonies of Eastern European polyphonic folk vocals with sludge, doom, and death metal, Zelenaya brings a unique and compelling debut album, Folk Songs. Songs are derived from Ukrainian village polyphony, southern Poland, the general Pale of Settlement, further east in the Balkans like Serbia, and even the Caucasus region. Not only are the songs diverse and impressive, but so are the musicians in the band. The bio of each person is inspiring and it is no surprise that this collection of individuals have found their way to each other and joined forces to create this magical album. Having roots in the arts, education, mysticism, non-profits, and more, these four individuals are making the world a better place with everything they do including sharing their gifts together as Zelenaya.

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