1. Nazi Dust - Demo. I don't know how but I'm stoked that someone, especially Cult Ritual members, brought the singer of Lifesblood out of retirement.
2. Pissed Jeans - King of Jeans. Dissonant Freudian postmodern noise punk is a fickle fucking world. But I'm glad after 3 LPs, this band has still got 'it'. First time I heard Shallow, I thought it sounded like Crime guitars with Bad Brains slow parts and Lux Interior vocals. Now I don't even know. I don't know about art but I know what I like. Hey, the Cramps said that. Waiiiiitaminute.
3. Cult Ritual - All. Woot woot, a modern hc band that I like everything about. That's twice in 10 years! (see #4). Their records look great. They pull off an X cover that doesn't suck. Don't know their status but you can download all their shit here, and they're in a million side bands which are all good (see #1).
4. Omegas - Sonic Order EP. What? I'm not just saying this because I'm putting this shit out. Not a shameless plug, I fucking love everything about this band. Check out You Can Be Replaced.
5. Brimstone Howl - We Came In Peace. So Dave played me this on tour and it stuck in my head. Once again, Cramps vibes. There's a lot of neo-retro shit doing the rounds, but when it's good, it's good. Tracks 2 & 3, A Million Years and Child Of Perdition, can't wear them out. And I've been trying.
...that's just 5. Kind of only half a top ten, no? I've been balls deep in layouts, art for bands and getting ready for Burning Love UK tour in a few weeks. In a related story, anybody want to buy a teetotaler kidney?
3 comments:
Chris - all good selections, but I have some recommendations. If you haven't heard Iron Age - The Sleeping Eye, do so. Also, The Rival Mob - Raw Life is another good lp. You ought to add some black metal or something non-hardcore to the list to keep it varied.
Oh Dude, I've been all over The Sleeping Eye. After their shows here the last few years straight have all been 110%, I was worried I was overhyping that LP too soon, but it was everything I wanted and more. Just the right mix with the Witchery style fast riffs, the Obituary/GISMish reverb-heavy vocals and straight up mosh parts, it flows really well. My band is playing with them here in 2 weeks and I'm stoked. Thanks, I'll check out Rival Mob, I know the name but don't know shit about them.
Another one that I found to pretty good was Moutheater - Ornament. Some really good tracks on that record.
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