Itโs easy to forget at times how young of a band Mastodon are. I mean, they certainly arenโt young young, but the first of their eight full length albums is still 6 months of its 20th anniversary. With the breadth and evolution of Mastodonโs output, you could be forgiven for thinking this is a band … Continue reading 362: MASTODON
Iโve always been a fan of an โall-in, for-keepsโ collaborative album. Recent examples from Thou and Emma Ruth Rundle, as well as Converge and a Chelsea Wolfe earlier this month demonstrate how creatively inspired they can be when approached sincerely. When a collaboration really works, it doesnโt matter what genres or writing styles the artists … Continue reading 332: CULT OF LUNA and JULIE CHRISTMAS
After nearly 25 years, Cult of Lunaโs absolutely crushing wall of sound delivery is unmistakable. It has grown over the years, becoming more intricate and complex, however the sheer power behind it remains unwavering. Theyโve been tagged with many labels - doom metal, sludge metal, prog metal - but the genre most applied to them, … Continue reading 331: CULT OF LUNA
Today an album was released titled โBloodmoon: Iโ. The album is being presented as a Converge album, but is actually a collaborative piece from Converge, Chelsea Wolfe, frequent Wolfe collaborator Ben Chisholm, and Cave In/Old Man Gloom/Mutoid Man/basically everything member Stephen Brodsky. The result is an entirely other beast than Converge, and thatโs why I … Continue reading 323: BLOODMOON
Combining traditional Southeast Asian instrumentation with extreme metal, Karina Utomo, Rama Parwata and Mike Deslandes have come together to form the incredible Rinuwat. Their debut album, โDua Nagaโ (released just last week), is an atmospheric and enthralling 40 minutes. There are moments of somewhat unsettling calmness, with traditional Javanese elements giving the music a transportive … Continue reading 320: RINUWAT
When Throwing Bricks first started out, they were essentially a hardcore punk band, but nine years later they released their first full length album and it was something entirely more confronting. Throwing Bricks are an amazing example of that sludge/post/hardcore mix I find myself increasingly enamoured with. Itโs blisteringly heavy, yet oddly melodic at times, … Continue reading 297: THROWING BRICKS
a band a day. 