moon tooth – Nine Circles

Initial Descent: May 8 – 14, 2022

May 9, 2022May 5, 2022JoshLeave a comment

Full transparency here; this is the week I’ve been waiting quite a while for and in extremely large part due to the top four on this here new release list. I’ve been saying we’ve had a plethora of great releases, but this week you can take that to the bank. Period. Let’s do it…Moon Tooth hit very high on my EOY list with Crux and I’m calling it now with Phototroph, they’ll do it again—the sheer energy, inventiveness, and enthusiasm for music this band has is unmatched, which leads perfectly into Alive from doomgaze-post-metallers Dead Register which is another band that truly loves what they do and it shows as this album is an absolute triumph, then we’ve got the heaviest doom band on the planet, Primitive Man, with Insurmountable and even in EP format they crush it, and speaking of crushing it, brutal death metal giants Mutilatred do just that on Determined To Rot (seriously), AND THEN there’s a very long list of other albums worthy of your time and bucks. So, get to it folks…tons to dig into here.

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The Nine Circles Playlist Vol. 227 (4.16.2022)

April 16, 2022April 15, 2022ChrisLeave a comment

Seven days have come and gone, and I am still buried in the swirling green haze of classic psychedelic rock. I can’t escape…and frankly I don’t want to escape. But I also don’t want to burden you with more fuzz and scuzz from the late 60s and early 70s, so I’m kindly bowing out of this, the 227th edition of the Nine Circles Playlist and will let my fellow partners in crime hit you with the heavy stuff.

Anton brings us in with some Cosmic Putrefaction, followed by Tomarum and Syberia. Josh hits us with all kinds of rot, starting with Wormrot and quickly chasing it with some new Jungle Rot. After that it’s a swig of Denouncement Pyre, Kreator, Moon Tooth, and some classic Burst. Vincent has been all over the debut from the Linda Lindas, so you get some that plus tracks from Amulets and Superstition. Ian graces us again with his picks, hitting up The Weakerthans, Gregory Alan Isakov, After the Burial, and the long awaited return of Ignite. From there Angela brings it home with Darkher, Primitive Man, Horn, and a collaboration between Thou, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Mizmor.

Get listening. Stay safe. See you next week.

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– Chris

CANTO: Moon Tooth, Abbath, Incite, and More

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

I guess we’re on the every other day plan this week. Oh well.

It does bring me some happiness to lead off with tour announcements, so we’ll do that today starting with Rivers of Nihil. They have May and June dates coming up with Fallujah, Alluvial, and Warforged. See all the dates and get your tickets here.
It’s safe to assume every new Abbath track is going to make its way in here. So today we’re happy to present “Dread Reaver”, the title-track from the upcoming new album. As a reminder, that’s out on March 25th through Season of Mist.
Incite are also releasing a new album on March 25th through Atomic Fire Records titled Wake Up Dead, and you can view the new video for “Deadbeat” right now.
Switching gears a bit, Cremation Lily have announced details surrounding their debut through The Flenser. Dreams Drenched In Static is slated for an April 15th release and the first single, “Selfless”, can be heard here.
Nine Circles favorite Moon Tooth have set May 13th as the release date for Phototroph, which will be out through Pure Noise Records. Check out the clip for “Carry Me Home” below. Also worth mentioning that they have some live dates in April and May, which you should all take advantage of.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Crowbar, Arch Enemy, Heilung, and More

December 9, 2021December 9, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Well, this week certainly isn’t playing out as we drew it up.

Crowbar is returning with a new full-length on March 4th, titled Zero and Below. That’ll be out through MNRK Heavy, with preorders available here. Jump over to Revolver to check out a premiere of the video for “Chemical Godz” right now.
Heilung have announced a 2022 North American tour, running from late August through October 1st. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at this location, if you happen to be interested in that one. As an added perk, one tree will be planted for each ticket sold. I support things like that.
As you’ve learned by now, we always share Moon Tooth things, so here’s a video for “The Conduit”. They have a few shows coming up later this month before, what I assume will be, a busy 2022.
Sylvaine revealed new album news. The fourth studio effort, Nova, will drop on March 4th through Season of Mist. Check out the video for the new track “Nowhere, Still Somewhere”, right here.
Arch Enemy are back with a new single and video, titled “House of Mirrors”, and that’s how we’ll close out the day. That’s the first new material we’ve heard from them in a minute, and it’s available for purchase here.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Animals As Leaders, Mizmor, Carnation, and More

November 18, 2021November 18, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Last one this week. Probably not… let’s be real.

Animals As Leaders have (finally) announced a new album. Parrhesia is set for a March 25th release through Sumerian Records, their first since 2016. Pre-orders are up here, and be sure to check out the video for the new track, “The Problem of Other Minds, here.
We’ll move onto the news I’m most excited about today. Mizmor is releasing a new album on January 14th through Gilead Media titled Wit’s End, which will include exactly two tracks… both of which will be inevitably massive. Pre-order it here.
I love me some Moon Tooth, so here’s some of that. They released an acoustic version of “Nymphaeaceae”, a track that was originally released back in October. It’s expectedly great in either form.
And we’re going to close out with a couple items from the Season of Mist camp. First is Cynic, who dropped a new track and drum play-through, titled “In a Multiverse Where Atoms Sing”. That is, of course, taken from Ascension Codes, which is out a week from tomorrow.
Finally, we have the new live video from Carnation for “Napalm Ascension”. That comes from the physical release of their Galaxy Studio Sessions performance, which can be pre-ordered here. That one is set for a January 7th release.