ARTIST: ANTEDILUVIAN/TEMPLE NIGHTSIDE
ALBUM: COGITATING VACUOUS (SPLIT 7")
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Showing posts with label canadian metal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label canadian metal. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Antediluvian / Temple Nightside - Cogitating Vacuous (split 7")
Antediluvian are a black/death metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Temple Nightside are an atmospheric black metal band from somewhere in Australia. Both are fantastic bands, and when I heard they did a split together, I couldn't believe it! Unfortunately it's a very short release, clocking in at 11 minutes with both bands doing one track each. Nonetheless both tracks are great, and it's a great little 7". I can't believe you're still reading this, GO LISTEN ALREADY
Friday, October 5, 2012
Blood Ceremony - Living With The Ancients
Blood Ceremony are a doom metal band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They play good ol' doom in the vein of Sabbath, and with a wide array of instruments/musically talented members, they're a great addition to Canada's growing metal scene. Their first self-titled record focuses more on the band's diversity (that comes with having an incredibly talented female vocalist who puts her keyboard and flute skills to good work here), and there's a lot of odd tempo-ed songs on this album. Ultimately, it feels like a bit more of an experimental record, where the band is waffling on whether to be a traditional doom sounding band, or something a bit more ecletic.
Having said that, their next album, Living With The Ancients, is more of a return to classic doom metal. Even though people seem to like this album less, I feel like the band has greatly improved: the band has found where it wants to be with it's music, and the songs generally feel less repetitive/sporadic than they did on their previous album. And the music talent/atmosphere is no less pronounced here: if anything, it's amplified by the cohesiveness of the songwriting here.
In short: traditional sounding doom metal with female vocals and flute solos. Good. Both albums are excellent and worth listening to, so really it's up to what you prefer with your music.
Having said that, their next album, Living With The Ancients, is more of a return to classic doom metal. Even though people seem to like this album less, I feel like the band has greatly improved: the band has found where it wants to be with it's music, and the songs generally feel less repetitive/sporadic than they did on their previous album. And the music talent/atmosphere is no less pronounced here: if anything, it's amplified by the cohesiveness of the songwriting here.
In short: traditional sounding doom metal with female vocals and flute solos. Good. Both albums are excellent and worth listening to, so really it's up to what you prefer with your music.
ARTIST: BLOOD CEREMONY
ALBUM: LIVING WITH THE ANCIENTS
GENRE: DOOM METAL
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Revenge - Scum.Collapse.Eradication
Revenge are a war metal band, hailing from Edmonton, AB, Canada. If you're familiar with war metal, you'll know that it's extremely "love-it-or-hate-it" kinda stuff. If you're not, it's a small sub-genre of black metal that's characterized by even noiser/rawer guitars, blastbeats, and inhuman gurgling/screaming. Take a wild fucking guess as to what the lyrical themes are.
Anyways, if you're not a fan of Revenge, this album certainly isn't going to change your opinion on them. However, if you are -- or if you're on the fence about them -- S.C.E is worth checking out. One thing I really admire about this band is that every time they release a new album, they manage to retain their core sound while still bringing something new to the mix. It definitely retains the take-no-prisoners Revenge approach to the music, but there's a lot more song structure and musicianship on display here than previous releases. There's copies of this still available at HHR and NWN! on digital and analog formats, so grab one while you can!
Anyways, if you're not a fan of Revenge, this album certainly isn't going to change your opinion on them. However, if you are -- or if you're on the fence about them -- S.C.E is worth checking out. One thing I really admire about this band is that every time they release a new album, they manage to retain their core sound while still bringing something new to the mix. It definitely retains the take-no-prisoners Revenge approach to the music, but there's a lot more song structure and musicianship on display here than previous releases. There's copies of this still available at HHR and NWN! on digital and analog formats, so grab one while you can!
ARTIST: REVENGE
ALBUM: SCUM.COLLAPSE.ERADICATION
GENRE: WAR METAL
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Blasphemy - Blood Upon the Altar (Demo 1989)
Blood Upon the Altar is the very first release from one of the most highly regarded black metal bands to ever come out of Canada -- if not the entirety of North America! The precursor to war metal and bestial [black/death] metal, Blasphemy play raw, fast black metal that also happens to have amazing atmosphere. Their full-length album, Fallen Angel of Doom usually receives the most attention, but BUtA is not to be ignored. Compared to FAOD, it's much less atmospheric and focused on speed, aggression and power. It's also the birthplace of the most heavily covered black metal songs (next to VON or possibly Bathory, I can't think of a track more covered than "Ritual") of all time.
It's a short release (as many demos are), clocking in at a mere 20 minutes, but it's a great introduction to Blasphemy and bestial metal if you haven't heard it yet.
It's a short release (as many demos are), clocking in at a mere 20 minutes, but it's a great introduction to Blasphemy and bestial metal if you haven't heard it yet.
ARTIST: BLASPHEMY
ALBUM: BLOOD UPON THE ALTAR (DEMO 1989)
GENRE: BLACK METAL
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Radioactive Vomit - Witchblood (Demo 2012)
Radioactive Vomit is a black metal band from Vancouver, BC, Canada. There's not a whole lot to say about these guys other than they play a wicked blend of noisy black metal with d-beat influences, and Witchblood is their second demo tape. It's really wicked, and I hope to hear an EP or full-length from these guys soon! Original tape rip by VONFROST, whose blog you can find here.
ARTIST: RADIOACTIVE VOMIT
ALBUM: WITCHBLOOD (DEMO 2012)
GENRE: BLACK METAL
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Rites Of Thy Degringolade - An Ode to Sin
RoTD are a Canadian black/death metal act from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Although this one-man project was relatively short lived, Rites put out some amazing (yet incredibly underrated) metal in the early 2000s. Paulus Kressman is an incredible drummer, and it definitely shows on all of his works. He's moved on to drum for Weapon, which have been steadily touring across North America the last couple of years.
An Ode To Sin is the last Rites album before the band "split-up". I'm generally not a fan of clean-sounding production when it comes to black metal, but Rites pull it off, really well: possibly the best I've ever heard. It's a fast album, but every note is crisp and audible, thanks to some very talented musicianship. It's not Blasphemy or Order From Chaos, but it's still some damn good western metal.
An Ode To Sin is the last Rites album before the band "split-up". I'm generally not a fan of clean-sounding production when it comes to black metal, but Rites pull it off, really well: possibly the best I've ever heard. It's a fast album, but every note is crisp and audible, thanks to some very talented musicianship. It's not Blasphemy or Order From Chaos, but it's still some damn good western metal.
ARTIST: RITES OF THY DEGRINGOLADE
ALBUM: AN ODE TO SIN
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Nuclearhammer - Obliteration Ritual
Nuclearhammer is a three-piece black metal band from Toronto, Ontario. They have their own distinct sound from a lot of the black and war metal acts out West, but they're just as heavy. They're as fast as a war metal band (and production-wise sound very similar), but they have much more atmosphere -- bringing them more into traditional black metal territory. Obliteration Ritual is a record best played loud, with a beer in one hand and a razor blade in the other. I know Axaazaroth through a mutual person and he's a talented musician who definitely knows his shit about metal. Despite coming out in 2009, OR just got released on vinyl, which you can purchase by contacting Poison Mist Propaganda directly, or the band via their facebook page. Both the download and purchase link are located below. Cheers!
ARTIST: NUCLEARHAMMER
ALBUM: OBLITERATION RITUAL
GENRE: BLACK METAL
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Antediluvian - Watchers' Reign
Antediluvian are one of the bestial black/death metal bands to come out of Canada in the last 10 years. While there's been a shitload of half-hearted bestial metal to come out in such a short span of time, Antediluvian have proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that they are not another mediocre band. Crushing, atmospheric and cold as fuck, this band produces one of the best combinations of raw energy with calculated musical technique/talent that I've heard in a long time.
Even though their first demo was put out in 2006, they're already slated to share the stage with Canadian black metal legends Blasphemy at NWN! Fest III in the fall. If you're a fan of black or death metal and you haven't heard them yet, you're seriously missing out!
Watchers' Reign is a compilation of their first 4 demos (from 2006 to 2008).
Even though their first demo was put out in 2006, they're already slated to share the stage with Canadian black metal legends Blasphemy at NWN! Fest III in the fall. If you're a fan of black or death metal and you haven't heard them yet, you're seriously missing out!
Watchers' Reign is a compilation of their first 4 demos (from 2006 to 2008).
ARTIST: ANTEDILUVIAN
ALBUM: WATCHERS' REIGN
GENRE: BLACK/DEATH METAL
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