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Under The Influence: Tombs Path Of Totality
Tombs’ Path Of Totality topped my list of the Top 26 Metal Albums Of 2011 So Far. I was curious what sort of personal soundtrack went into that muscular, violent, surprisingly delicate and detailed...
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Unkind –“Koulutettu Epäonnistumaan” (Stereogum Premiere)
Veteran Finnish quintet Unkind play crusty, guitar-sliding d-beat punk that should interest fans of Discharge, Tragedy, and Disfear as well as folks into the dark atmospherics mastered by Amebix and...
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The Atlas Moth –“Coffin Varnish” (Stereogum Premiere)
The Atlas Moth was one of the first bands I covered in Haunting The Chapel — via an interview with guitarist/vocalist Stavros Giannopolous (ex-Twilight). His Chicago crew deftly molds three guitars,...
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Årabrot – “Madonna Was A Whore” (Stereogum Premiere)
Norwegian noise-rock instigators Årabrot’s Bataille-referencing fifth album Solar Anus follows last year’s Bible and porn-influenced Revenge. Vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Kjetil Nernes expounds upon...
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Futur Skullz –“Waste Not Want Not”
People keep talking about “songs of the summer” that don’t sound like the songs of any summer I’m having, so figured, for starters, I’d nominate “Waste Not Want Not,” a blazer from Futur Skullz. It’s...
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Flourishing –“Momentary Senses” (Stereogum Premiere)
“Momentary Senses” arrives toward the middle of Flourishing’s discordant, dark, unexpectedly catchy debut LP, The Sum Of All Fossils. (The eight-song collection follows 2010′s A Momentary Sense Of The...
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Under The Influence: Castevet Mounds Of Ash
Castevet‘s Mounds Of Ash was one of 2010′s best metal releases. The NYC trio’s blend of muscular black metal, hardcore punk, progressive post-rock, compositional implosions, and a “fuck you” attitude...
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Opeth –“The Devil’s Orchard” (Stereogum Premiere)
Swedish progressive metal stalwarts Opeth’s 10th album Heritage — which follows 2008′s Watershed and 2005′s Ghost Reveries — is their strangest, most genre-melding to date. For starters it includes...
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Landmine Marathon –“Cutting Flesh And Bone” (Stereogum Premiere)
Landmine Marathon‘s fourth album Gallows finds the Bolt Thrower-nodding Phoenix, Arizona death-grind quintet finally capturing the energy that’s made Grace Perry & Co’s live shows some of the best...
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Under The Influence: Krallice Diotima
This is the final Haunting The Chapel. In case you missed my earlier tweet, I accepted a position at Pitchfork, where I’ll be returning as an Editor on Monday, 8/1. “Returning,” because I worked there...
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Pentagram –“8″
Classic (i.e. four decades-old) Virginia heavy rock/metal doom legends Pentagram’s ninth studio album Last Rites is out next month. It’s the first since 1994′s Be Forewarned to find longtime guitarist...
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Vastum –“Primal Seduction” (Stereogum Premiere)
Crusty, doom-ridden San Francisco death metal quintet Vastum features members of Acephalix, Infest, and Saros/Amber Asylum/Hammers Of Misfortune (those last three via guitarist/co-vocalist Leila...
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Stream Indian Guiltless (Stereogum Premiere)
Blasted Chicago doom quartet Indian’s Sanford Parker-recorded third full-length Guiltless is one of the heaviest records of 2011. It’s also one of the best. The guitars are sturdy, droning, down-tempo,...
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A Storm Of Light –“Missing” (Feat. Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil & Nerissa Campbell)
Resident Neurosis visual artist (and ex-Red Sparowes guitarist/Battle Of Mice multi-tasker) Josh Graham & his revolving cast of players are releasing the third A Storm Of Light album next month:...
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Morne –“My Return” (Stereogum Premiere)
As mentioned when posting songs from Morne’s excellent Untold Wait last year, the Boston post-sludge quintet got a boost in visibility when Darkthrone included their name, along with Teitanblood, in...
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Locrian –“Elevations And Depths” Video (Stereogum Premiere)
“Elevations And Depths” is the 10+ minute track that ends adventurous Chicago blackened noisemakers Locrian’s The Crystal World, one of my favorite albums of 2010 (and one of two great records they...
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Ipsissimus –“The Third Secret Of Fatima” (Stereogum Premiere)
Ipsissimus is the intense technical black metal trio of bassist/vocalist Tichondrius, guitarist His Emissary, and drummer Haimatokharmes, three excellent players from New Haven, Connecticut. (They...
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Horseback –“Blood Fountain” Video (Stereogum Premiere)
As genres bleed, implode, breed and keep going, there’s a new pack of Stateside metal shape-shifters, a loosely connected group of musicians that includes, among others, Pyramids’ R. Loren, the guys in...
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Stream Gates Of Slumber The Wretch (Stereogum Premiere)
Gates Of Slumber strip things down on their fifth album The Wretch, distilling the vintage doom elements they’ve been nailing since 1998, showcasing the stellar songwriting that makes the St....
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Cultus Sabbati –“Descent Into The Maelstrom”
Canadian (I think) crew Cultus Sabbati work hard at maintaining anonymity. When I wrote about playing a show in New York and asked exactly where they’re located, I received the following response: “We...
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