ASSORTED COLLECTION 46
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Episode Description:
Choose your weapon! No matter the size, all these bands are deadly! In this episode, we curate for you a collection of fine cuts from the butcher's block; bloody new sounds that will delight your taste for metal.
The names SOULFLY, CARCASS and SODOM are household names you commonly associate with aggressiveness and perseverance. Relentless as they are, they continue to release great albums; and believe me, these are great albums! I can’t say enough about the new SAVAGES album from SOULFLY. Max is to metal what oxygen is to fire! Cavalera fires it up again, and this time with key players, Mark Rizzo on the shred, Tony Campos on the bass, backup vocals and Spanish lyrics, and Max’s son Zyon Cavalera making his debut on the drums. This is one of Cavalera’s most solid line-ups, and so far, metal surely is in Cavalera’s family because his son nailed it on the album. Track to check out on the podcast from the album is “Master of Savagery”.
German thrash metal legends SODOM continue to perfect the art of thrash-war. EPITOME OF TORTURE is the band’s 14th studio album, and they haven’t swayed from their belligerent path of war induced thrash metal. Track to look out for is “Into the Skies of War”-man, what a hell of a track!
After almost 17 years without a new record under the name CARCASS, what would you expect a band to sound like? Answer: precise; precise as surgical equipment. CARCASS returns with SURGICAL STEEL; a long awaited release for the fans of the band, and worth the wait. You got to listen to this album! We focus your attention for this podcast on the track “Congealed Clot of Blood”-it’s just exquisite metal!
Bands to look out for in 2014!
We debut on the show four outstanding bands that really caught our attention; THEY MIGHT BE ZOMBIES (US), GRENOUER (Russia), VICTORIOUS (Germany), and COLD CELL (Switzerland).
First, we have the band THEY MIGHT BE ZOMBIES from Miami, FL. Without a doubt a band that stood out with a fresh sound of unique extreme metal combined with a talented singer make for a sound that differentiates them from the rest. Just having released their debut EP of the same name, THEY MIGHT BE ZOMBIES is a band to look out for in 2014. Currently, members of the band are working in the studio putting together 6 more tracks for the full length album. Check out the song in the podcast called "A Dying Voice", and don't forget to look up the video of the same name; some real sick sh-t!
Also, another band to glue your ears to in 2014 is the Russian band from St. Petersburg called GRENOUER. In existence since 1992, this band now with their seventh studio album BLOOD ON YOUR FACE *2013, have concocted a blend of modern heavy guitar sounds with melodic vocalizations. Great vocal hooks and heavy sections within the songs get you into their music real quick. A recommended artist for you to discover this year. Check out the song "Brian Fever" featured in the show and be sure to check out the video for the same song; what production! I'm forever astounded with what independent artists do nowadays! Sometimes they put out better productions then some of the already conventional bands out there. GRENOUER is definitely a band to get into this year!
Another new artist to look out for in 2014 is VICTORIUS. This is a power metal from Leipzig, Germany. The band make their debut on the show with a thrilling vocal soaring, guitar shred of a track called "Under Burning Skies" from their album THE AWAKENING. If this is but a taste of what this band can offer, you better damn well check out the complete record for yourself! They got what it takes to rise, and we'll have them on the radar for the rest of the year.
Repulsion for society, abomination for the modern world expressed through the sensibilities of black metal. From Switzerland comes the band COLD CELL, a band that should be in your collection of music that is dark and obscure. We highlight the song "Generation Abomination" from the album of the same title in the podcast. A delicate sample of misanthropic flavor that will leave your mouth bitter for more! COLD CELL is an artist to have in the "f-ck the world" playlist for 2014.
It's new, and it’s a premiere! Take a first look at some new releases for January and February.
EKTOMORF extreme metallers from Hungary release this Jan 31 their ninth studio album entitled RETRIBUTION to the world out on AFM records. "Face your Fear" is another savage track characterized by Zultan Farks -rip your head off- vocals, together with the punishing EKTO-groove make one violent track.
DYNAHEAD progressive metal band from Brazil releases the follow up to their conceptual album CHORDATA I, naturally titled CHORDATA II, released January 20. These two albums are an impressive feat of eclectic musicality. DYNAHEAD has no limits to explore and experiment moving evermore into the djent field of metal. CHORDATA II picks up where CHORDATA I left off starting from tracks 10 to 14. That’s right, five songs! But keep in mind that track 11 KODE is a 20 min opus-take that prime time rock radio! Pay attention to the featured track LEGIS, and listen carefully to the wind instruments.
UNDECIMBER, goth metallers from Sweden, premiere a track from their soon to released album, DEAD INSIDE, available February 12 through Downfall records. Whether you are into goth metal or not, it won’t matter, because these guys are not a softy-sounding band. The heavy guitar and bass riffs drive the majority of the tracks. The low vocalizations and hooks of
the songs will sink their teeth into your ears. The album has true heaviness and character, and we believe that most metalheads will find the music appealing to head bang. Certainly, pick up or check it out for yourself, and sink your teeth into the track “Fatal Kiss”-just love the sound of that guitar!
Fast, heavy and brutal! That’s the way we like it around here. DEATH RAY VISION a project band featuring members of Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall and Cannae have teamed together put out a thrash-hardcore record entitled WE AIN'T LEAVIN’ TILL YOU’RE BLEEDIN’ through Bullet Tooth records. Honestly, we haven’t been able to put down this record since we got the press kit. There are many tracks to choose from the record, but sample “F-ck Compromise” as our podcast opener, and look it up!
Brutalness with masks! Yea, we just dig heavy bands that look scary, and better yet, sound brutal as well. This is the case of death metal band TENNESSEE MURDER CLUB. The band has made its sophomore release HUMAN HARVEST through Nail Jar records. Ever since the press kit was received and the first songs were played, we got the feeling that this album was huge. Form the pushing onslaught of sonic terror we have chosen the track “The Pact” as sampler for the album.
Also, added to the brutal mix we present the punk-grind band CHESTBURSTER and the track “They’re Coming out the Goddamn Walls!” from their album THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE IN GRUELING TERROR” released via Nail Jar records. In a world of over produced metal, it’s nice to listen to some raw sounding basic spit-on-the-mic metal.
The Sickening sounds of an EP called IN DEATH (Sepulchro Voice records) from the band INVIDIOUS have slithered their way into the podcast. The EP is dark and mysterious similar to the way it arrived in our hands. We are still trying to ingest the 4 tracks on the EP, but managed to regurgitate the track “Throne of Death” for your listening enjoyment.
“Father will you pray for me? Yes, my child. Father will you f*ck me?” Listen to “Church of Deviance” from SPAWN OF POSSESSION’s 2003 debut CABINET. Experience the unholiness of brutal Swedish death metal.
There’s a point of progressive experimentation in the show when we highlight the band SIKTH and a song from their second album DEATH OF A DEAD DAY (2006). There are rumors that the band is getting back together; I certainly hope they do! “Bland Street Bloom” is pure ear-candy!
Among this progressive experimentation we arrive at the genre coined by its founders MUSICBLOOD as heavy deconstructed rock. A duo of musician that have gone through several musical metamorphosis; and have gathered immense music knowledge from their past experiences in other bands. So that now, they arrive at a point in their artistic lives where all that matters truly is self expression. Ever since we heard their music in 2007, MUSICBLOOD has been a changing animal. The song showcased “Unison” could be the trademark style of the band, but with this band, you never know what they might come up with next!
Finally, on the progressive block is the band BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME and a song from their 2012 album THE PARALLAX II FUTURE SEQUENCE. Personally, we were hesitant to digest this album that took us almost two years to really sit down and play from beginning to the end. So here’s the track that stood out “Astral Body” .
There it is. An assorted show that will get you through your miserable week of overtime, getting late to work; stuck in traffic; late homework and warm beer (If you are lucky!) So, what else can you do then crank this f-cker up!
Playlist
1. DEATH RAY VISION - F-CK COMPROMISE
2. SOULFLY - MASTER OF SAVAGERY
3. SODOM - INTO THE SKIES OF WAR
4. CARCASS - CONGEALED CLOT OF BLOOD
5. THEY MIGHT BE ZOMBIES - A DYING VOICE
6. GRENOUER - BRAIN FEVER
7. DYNAHEAD - LEGIS
8. VICTORIUS - UNDER BURNING SKIES
9. RED FANG - BLOOD LIKE CREAM
10. EKTOMORF - FACE YOUR FEAR
11. TENNESSEE MURDER CLUB - THE PACT
12. CHESTBURSTER - THEY’RE COMING THROUGH THE GODDAMN WALLS
13. INVIDIOUS - THRONE OF DEATH
14. MUSICBLOOD - UNISON
15. SIKTH - BLAND STREET BLOOM
16. BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME - ASTRAL BODY
17. SPAWN OF POSSESSION - CHURCH OF DEVIANCE
18. UNDECIMBER - FATAL KISS
Language: English
Duration: 98 mins
