184 tracks. One Hundred and Eighty-Four tracks! All free! From Mastodon, to Car Bomb, to Death, Nile, Dying Fetus, Murder Construct, and all the bands I’ve never heard of! 13:43 of music from various great (and less great) bands! Thirteen hours and forty-three minutes. Sorry, I just feel like I have to write this down in the long form. This is one hell of a gift from Relapse Records to the world!
Category Archives: News
News: Terminus Est, a new extreme supergroup
Although we haven’t heard a single note from this new thing, we’ve got all the reasons to be excited. Three reasons, in fact: Hannes Grossmann (Obscura), Dominic Lapointe (Beyond Creation), and Edward Gryn (Despised Icon’s lights technician). Okay, that last one isn’t really a reason to get excited, we don’t know the guy and never heard it, but if he’s teamed with Hannes and Dominic, he must be mad skilled.
Like I said, there’s nothing to hear from them yet, but keep an eye on their facebook page, I bet they’ll share something pretty soon.… Read more
News: Australian supergroup Ḥashshāshīn demo Sati
The Middle-East-infused music of Ḥashshāshīn, comprised of members from Five Star Prison Cell, Squat Club, and Serious Beak is pretty interesting. The only song out, Sati, could be better, as it seems to be dragging on the same theme or atmosphere throughout while it could play a bit more with it and create more varied emotions. Well, there’s hope of that happening still, this is just a demo of one song, chances are it’s their first one and wanted to get the word around, so it might be the one where they’re just experimenting together and getting used… Read more
Review: M-Opus – 1975 Triptych
Do you like 70’s prog rock? I have to agree that its flourishing of ideas is still to this day memorable and unmatched. M-Opus is a conceptual band that aims at recreating the aural experience of a certain year in prog. 1975 Triptych is, evidently, a collection of three songs that were made to mimic the sound signature of 1975.
First of all, I have to say that their singer, Jonathan Casey, toured and recorded with the David Cross band (ex-King Crimson) so that’s something to keep in mind!
The sound of the album is pretty … Read more
Check this out! PAREIDOLIA, a new experimental/art-rock trio from Greece.
Out of the local Athenian suburbs, there surfaced a strange musical misform, named after a weird psychological phenomenon. With their audacious appearance PAREIDOLIA is certainly a noteworthy newcomer from Greece.
Self-proclaimed as an alternative/art rock band, they are approaching their craft with a touch of eclecticism. Aesthetically, they are fully embracing the art-rock tag with their experimental style (look no further than the song’s title for proof). Musically, experimentalism is still in hand but with a more direct nod to progressive rock. The band is citing its influences in the likes of Mike Patton, Steven Wilson and Chelsea Wolfe; judging … Read more