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Best of 2011
"Best of..." lists are normally a surefire way to spark internet debates and bitching, but I don't think anyone cares about this blog anyway, so here we go...
10. I Think I'm Having a Heart Attack - Demo
Not an official EP, but still very promising.
09. Brazen Bull - The Traveling Parasite
This album came out at the end of the year, so it's probably managed to elude a few lists, but definitely worth checking out. They've lost their original vocalist, Fox, but their brand of avant-garde noisy grind remains.
08. Bad Mask - Strange Phrases
New Jersey fucking brings it, this is one of 3 Jersey bands to make my year-end list.
07. Pollution People - Future Trash
Awesome follow up to a name change.
06. Dionaea - Still
Hold on to your butts, mind blowing technicality and super chill instrumental ambiance.
05. Baring Teeth - Atrophy
Extremely unique death metal, "Distilled in Fire" is an instant classic.
04. Bedlam of Cacophony - Neuroleptic
Grinding heroes of the OC, this album is a powerhouse release with an all-star guest vocalist lineup.
03. Zelophilia - Lust, loathing, and Love
This came out of left field, and although I feel slightly guilty placing such a recent release so high in my list, it has quickly become a favorite.
02. Inside the Beehive - Drink Bleach, Live Forever
The pure aggression of this release is intoxicating. Watch out, Sawtooth.
01. An Isle Ate Her - Phrenia
Their magnum opus, and in my opinion, barely received the recognition it deserved. Tracks like "Slueslings," "Dun Dorr," and "Easy, Charles" are incredibly memorable, and "Easy, Charles II" is just downright disturbing. I love it. Favorite release of '11; super shitty year, but kind to the grind.
Honorable Mentions
I could have very easily deviated from listing only "underground" bands and just named Animals As Leaders - Weightless as #1, but I decided to arbitrarily slap together another list that included the bigger bands instead.
Big'uns
01. Animals As Leaders - Weightless
02. Between the Buried and Me - The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues
03. Blotted Science - The Animation of Entomology
04. Origin - Entity
05. The Black Dahlia Murder - Ritual
06. Obscura - Omnivium
07. Visceral Disgorge - Ingesting Putridity*
08. Volumes - Via*
Underground
01. Anomolous - OHMnivalent
02. Gridlink - Orphan
03. Maruta - Forward Into Aggression
04. Gigan - Quasi-Hallucinogenic Sonic Landscapes
05. Cyclomatic Equation - EP
06. Panic Candy - EP
Not Metal
01. Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues
02. Radiohead - King of Limbs*
03. Death Grips - Ex-military
04. Man Man - Life Fantastic
*last minute entries
Commence hating.
Friday, December 30, 2011
The Sawtooth Grin - Demo 2011
Artist: The Sawtooth Grin
Origin: Montrose, New York (USA)
Genre: Mathcore / Techgrind
Album: Demo
Release date: 2011
Tracklisting:
01. Montrose Jackals
02. Dead Ringers
03. The Jesus Hive
Format: 320 kbps, mp3
Download: Mediafire
Website: Facebook
Mathcore legends The Sawtooth Grin have finally unveiled a new demo complete with vocal tracks from their monster vocalist, Rich Lombardi (Cloacal Kiss / Old Painless) and powerhouse percussionist, Jon Karel (The Number Twelve Looks Like You / Starring Janet Leigh). This is truly exciting, as it's been sometime since any official release, and only scattered voxless demos have trickled from their reverberation account.
Thursday, December 29, 2011
An Isle Ate Her - Discography
As some of you have no doubt heard, An Isle Ate Her has gone on indefinite hiatus. Truly a sad day for underground grind, but also characteristic of the genre. I was really rooting for these guys, and had hoped to hear more of what they had to offer, but alas...at least they have left us with their magnum opus, Phrenia. Here is every recording by the group, including their original demo, "Motel Art," which they released as Feeding the Foxes.
Artist: An Isle Ate Her
Origin: Atlanta, Georgia (USA)
Genre: Mathcore / Techgrind
Album: Phrenia
Release date: 2011
Tracklisting:
01. Lurker Livin'
02. Slueslings
03. Das Ekel
04. Landsraad
05. Phrenia
06. Dun Dorr
07. How To Breed A God
08. Easy, Charles
09. Easy, Charles II
10. Improcalypse
11. Appetency
12. Furukawa
"This album was written and recorded during the darkest time of our lives."
"This album was written and recorded during the darkest time of our lives."
Album: Desiderium
Release date: 2010
Tracklisting:
01. Appetency: Fed Through the Mouth of Optimism, Shat Out the Asshole of Futility
02. Selvage: A Public Demonstration of Self-Immolation
03. 2000 mg Deep: Where Dem J-Papes At?
04. Landsraad: The Onerous Combustion
05. Tributary: Restitution Passed the Event Horizon
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Bedlam of Cacophony - Neuroleptic
Artist: Bedlam of Cacophony
Origin: Orange County, California (USA)
Genre: Technical Death Metal / Grindcore / Mathcore
Album: Neuroleptic
Release date: 2011
Tracklisting:
01. (100v)
02. Aeons of Apathy
03. Juggernaut
04. Burn
05. (Electroconvulsive)
06. Tomb of Flesh
07. G13
08. The Perverse
09. (The Nest)
10. Psychic Driving
11. Endsville
08. The Perverse
09. (The Nest)
10. Psychic Driving
11. Endsville
Format: 320 kbps, mp3
Download: Bandcamp
Website: Facebook
One of my favorite acts in underground grind, Bedlam of Cacophony has truly outdone themselves with this release. Featuring an all-star lineup of guest vocalists (Travis Ryan of Cattle Decapitation / Murder Construct, Cameron "Big Chocolate" Argon of Disfiguring the Goddess / ex Burning the Masses, Ramon Mercado of Pencil Lead Syringe), as well as their own Lee Artavia of IVEBEENSHOT, this release is not to be overlooked.
You can download all of their other releases here.
Plague Widow - Assimilated Subconcious
The interwebs are abuzz about Plague Widow, whom without even a recording generated considerable attention via studio teasers. Their debut track has finally been revealed, and it certainly does not disappoint. Featuring Hal Rotter of Slaughterbox and recorded at the almighty Mayhemeness Studios, their debut EP is slated for an early 2012 release.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Zelophilia - Lust, Loathing, and Love
My friend and former bassist of Antarctica, Mr. Tom Noyd, just released his new band's full-length, and it is an eclectic and operatic metal masterpiece. With influences ranging from Meshuggah and Dillinger, to Daughters and Mike Patton, there is something for everyone here...truly diverse and interesting stuff that is generally entertaining. You can download the full-length (with bonus tracks) here, and if your interest is not yet piqued, watch this commercial:
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