Torche Video PLAYING BOMB STRING

THEIR BOMB NOTE SHAKES THE CAMERA! I love it.

Kylesa

I had originally planned to do this post before I left for vacation, but didn't get a chance. If your flavor of the monthly is crusty metal, wet your appetite because it's coming your way.

Shredding (well sort of) out of Savannah, GA, these metal maniacs bring a variety of styles to the table on a their debut release including crust, metal, thrash, hardcore, ambient post-rock, all topped off with a bit of piano.

With dueling female/male vocals roaring throughout the record, the riffy group takes the listener on a heavy journey that weaves in and out of punk. Featuring 2 drummers, they're quite an act to catch live.

Just listen, you'll dig it.

dl

Favorite Track: What Becomes An End

Rating: 8 Out Of 10

Torche

Well, to quote Snoop Dogg, 'guess who's back in the muthafuck'n house, with a big ol' dick for your muthafuck'n mouth?' The Floridan sludgers have returned with a follow up to their In Return EP.

This time, this mixture of ex-Floor/Cavity members, has taken the sound they are known so well for and taken it a bit further. Pushing more of the poppier elements in their song writing, but moving away from the slow doomy sound you maybe familiar with.

Still keeping with their de-tuned sludery, but this time not afraid to show their chops. The album kicks off with ultra-techy/speed-loving 'Triumph of Venus' and takes the listener through a much more polished Torche sound. This including some straight up math rock, like what is done on the 35 second track 'Little Champion'. Fear not doom lovers, the album closes with the super heavy title track 'Meanderthal'.

I really feel as though Torche is showing more maturity in their song writing with this record and tuning listeners into the fact that you really can be a both extremes of poppy and heavy at the same time.

get ON it!

Favorite Track: Across The Shields

Rating: 9 Out Of 10

The Melvins & Big Business Tour

Yesterday I found out that The Melvins and Big Business are embarking on a full US tour.

I am totally stoked.




Big Business - Here Comes The Waterworks *Newest*

The Melvins - Nude With Boots *Newest*

The Melvins - Houdini *Old Goodness*

Earth

Every time you mention Earth to anyone into that genre of music, they'll always go on about how, 'they aren't heavy anymore' and you know what, they're absolutely right. However, the point they're missing is that they're still awesome.

SunnO))) stole their sound and they moved onto something else, get over it. If you want to hear something like that, Stephen O'Malley has about 10 different projects with similar sounds.

Personally, its really refreshing to hear a band that can progress into a different sound, still maintain their originality, keep some semblance of what they were doing before, take some chances by experimenting with different approaches and still put out and bunch of different sounding/good records I actually want to buy. This is why Dylan Carlson is my hero.

With their latest release Earth steps fully and confidently into they droney country sound they have been developing over the course of their last few records. Channeling Ennio Morricone on The Good, The Bad and The Ugly; I am amazed how, on this record in particular, they can play such repetitive riffs, but still keep them interesting sounding with each pass. On each riff, they've cut out all unnecessary notes, leaving only the chord changes you want to hear. Then, carrying your attention throughout the whole record and leading the group from part-to-part is a beautifully toned piano and organ parts. Thus leaving you a beautifully recorded song just chock-full-of-goodness.

Bend over and open your ears Earth and drone metal haters because they dropped The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull to remind you that Earth 'ain't dead yet'.

Keep your eyes peels because they're dropping the LP version soon.


Favorite Track: The Bees Made Honey In The Lion's Skull

Rating: 10 Out Of 10