pangaea

Time for a beer. Not this beer. A different beer.

Pangaea have signed on to a worldwide deal with Metal Blade Records. The progressive metal band based out of Wisconsin are planning to start the writing process for their third full-length sometime later this year.
So this is kinda random, kinda fun, and an overall good thing. Korpiklaani are releasing a branded beard oil, funds of which will support SYLVA, an organization that supports children fighting cancer.
I’m going to use this space to also encourage everyone to check out the latest from Wayfarer, A Romance With Violence, which is available in full a day early over on Metal Injection.
A little more prog metal to close out the day (and likely week, for me). Here is the new video from Scardust for “Stranger”. That’s the title-track from their upcoming new album, which drops on October 30th through M-Theory Audio.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

On Pangaea, Ecferus‘ second full length, the band uses adventurous black metal as a narrative to tell the story of planets, destruction and war. Through the use of varying tempo changes and, at times, suffocating atmospheres, the album plays out like a centuries old story passed down through the ages. It’s at times hopeful and others hopeless as the listener can only stand idly by and listen to the anger of the gods manifest itself. Much like the band’s debut Prehistory, creativity and imagination make for an enthralling listen that strays from black metal’s usual tropes. Continue reading →