Comments on: na: Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Asobi Seksu

By: JD

JD — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:42:07 +0000

New Joe Goddard (Hot Chip) solo record dropped, though after downloading I’ve noticed it’s a pretty sad 128 kbps bitrate

By: joe

joe — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:27:50 +0000

So metalhit.com is actually not a bad label at all. It’s got a cheesy name, but much of what it puts out is excellent. I remember a few months ago I was trying to, in my spare time, put together a guide to the bands they put out, but then I realized they add about 200 titles a week and quickly gave that mission up. if you go to their website, they have a pretty exhaustive breakout of each band and what they sound like. the URL is… uh, yeah. you know.

By: bryan

bryan — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:02:41 +0000

New EP by Jon Hopkins:

http://www.emusic.com/album/Jon-Hopkins-Seven-Gulps-Of-Air-MP3-Download/11700812.html

Saw him for free @ Le Poisson Rouge last night and he was great. Can’t say the same for Prefuse 73 unfortunately. I had to leave, they were just terrible.

By: jrn

jrn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:30:23 +0000

AAAAND, this isn’t new, but the all-purpose sinkhole that is metalhit.com seems to have been releasing some gems from Italy’s Avantgarde label, the most exciting being the three Darkspace records, which, if you haven’t heard, you must. it’s like listening to a star implode.

http://www.emusic.com/artist/Darkspace-MP3-Download/12406477.html

By: jrn

jrn — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:56 +0000

thanks joe! i realized after i posted that i was being a touch hyperbolic. there are a handful of great metal records this year, you listed some, but i guess i still felt like in ought-eight there were a ton that were absolute classics, less so this year. i’m a glutton, what can i say? but, um, holy shit that Belphegor sounds amazing.

also, i’d quickly add that i’ve been loving Code’s Resplendent Grotesque, a masterpiece of black metal/hardcore/prog that has that fierce creative energy i’ve been looking for.
http://www.emusic.com/album/Code-Resplendent-Grotesque-MP3-Download/11414913.html

By: Daniel, Esq.

Daniel, Esq. — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:20:36 +0000

Grant Hart’s new disc — Hot Wax — just showed up, too! That’s big news to (a) Husker Du fans, (b) power pop fans. He’s a bit of a mess, but also a bit of a genius.

http://www.emusic.com/album/Grant-Hart-Hot-Wax-MP3-Download/11695123.html

There needs to be some love/attention for Grant Hart on eMusic. His last album, Good News for Modern Man, is also available here, and it is an underappreciated gem.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:25:20 +0000

In Europe, the Asobi album is available as Live at Olympic Studios.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:54:21 +0000

I agree that baroness album is a Beast!

By: joe

joe — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:23:28 +0000

The Krallice record is awesome. And "lacking in metal epiphanies" — man oh man! can i make some rec's? on eMusic: Funeral Mist, Maranatha! Marduk, Wormood Skeletonwitch, Breathing the Fire Immortal, All Shall Fall Belphegor, Walpurgis Rites Goatwhore, Carving out the Eyes of God Not on eMusic: Converge, Axe to Fall Coalesce, Ox Baroness, the Blue Album Behemoth, Evangelion

By: jrn

jrn — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:59:34 +0000

“I know there’s at least one of you out there that wants this.” damn skippy. Krallice, by the way, isn’t just a black metal band, it’s Mick Barr’s black metal band, and their last album was definitely one of the best of the year. i had no idea this was forthcoming, thanks for the heads up! i’ve sort of been lacking is metal epiphanies this year, hopefully this’ll rectify that. (side note: one time i saw Mick Barr open for Gang Gang Dance. he just got up there and proceeded to shred, alone, for like 30 minutes, resulting in deer-in-the-headlights looks from most and shiteating grins and headbanging from about five of us.)