The Dark Lord was not taking as many Ls as the Drake spin doctoring courtesy of J. Prince this week. However, things were rough.
I know, I know, a loss is a win in this vernacular, but really, it wasn’t a good week. Read on… Continue reading
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CANTO: Revocation, Ministry, Tales Of Gaia, and More
Rainy Tuesday.
- Revocation have announced a headlining North American tour this coming September and October. Support will be provided by Rivers Of Nihil and Yautja.
- How about another tour? Those are easy. Ministry will be all up in the United States with Carpenter Brut and Igorrr this November and December.
- I’m sure we all saw the tragic news about the individual that passed away at a Ghost show recently. In the wake of all that sorrow, Ghost fans have pulled together and raised $7,500.00 to help the family. I urge you to contribute if possible.
- Let’s round things out with some power metal. Tales Of Gaia have revealed their new video for “Hypernova” taken from the album of the same name released last September.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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Initial Descent: May 27 – June 2, 2018
It’s June folks. I’m old enough to know better than be surprised at how fast time slips away but…JUNE. Anyway, new metal is why you stopped by and that we have plenty of. Leading the charge this week is the self-titled debut album from Hostia and I can assure you that grindcore / extreme metal aficionados will find plenty of special sauce in this one. Next up is Ghost with their latest Prequelle and this one is quickly filling that ‘feel good hit of the summer’ vibe — clean singing and big hooks glorifying the dark one has never been this much fun. Wait, fun? Leaving it there, you decide. Moving on is Everything & Nothing, the debut from Raum Kingdom which has a very strong Amenra vibe so if that’s your thing, and why wouldn’t it be, get on it. Closing down this week’s top four is Creatio et Hominus from Burial In the Sky which finds the band in forward thinking death metal mode this time out and to be sure, this is a good thing. As usual, there’s a ton more so keep reading and keep exploring. Continue reading
CANTO: Wormrot, Monolord, Ghost, Heavy Scotland
I have so much delicious music to listen to this coming month. So exciting.
- Starting off with some news about a real shit break for Wormrot. They were U.S. bound for a run of shows that included MDF. They made it… but none of their clothes or equipment did. It sounds like things might be turning around, but this is still a total pain in the ass. And it’s not the first stroke of misfortune they’ve dealt with. All the best for these dudes.
- Monolord have announced a shiny new North America tour this coming August and September. It follows Psycho Las Vegas and includes a couple dates with Red Fang. So that’s really cool.
- The Heavy Scotland lineup is complete. Notables include Children of Bodom, Carcass, and Ensiferum. I would like to go to this someday.
- Have we shared that new Ghost song, “Dance Macabre” yet? No? ok.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb
CANTO: Aborted, Ghost, Killswitch Engage, and Mastodon
Week off, week on.
- So how about recent Ghost happenings? A couple arena shows upcoming, which certainly is something.
- I missed covering this last week because, well, I just didn’t care enough? Anyway. Killswitch Engage had to cancel a run of shows from April 26 through May 5th. Jesse needs some surgery on his vocal chords. Bummer.
- Mastodon tour dates! With Netherlands and Dinosaur Jr.! …But not until September.
- How about a new video from Aborted? It’s for “Fallacious Crescendo.” They’ve got an album coming out this September, but you can catch them on tour a lot sooner. Like May.
“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb
