Music is an intensely personal form of art - for both those who create and those who take the time to appreciate. Music is often reflective of time periods within life. I feel that this list represents a very significant change in my life within the last year: the disappearance of time. My list last year had records that I enjoyed on a very deep level. I spent a lot of time listening to
by BBG R.I.P. Defeatist. New York waved sayonara to one of the greatest grind bands in the city on Saturday night (12/17) when Defeatist played their final show with a handpicked lineup of Triac , Psychic Limb , D.O.C. , and Backslider . There is no malice between the three Defeat-ers, and in fact, Saturday night at Death By Audio was more of a celebration of the collective and [...]
We asked Metal Injection contributor Frank Huang to reflect on his Top 5 Shows in 2011. Frank shot extensive video of all the shows mentioned in this post, as well as many other NYC area shows, which you can view at Pit Full of Shit. 5. Disma, Coffinworm, Unearthly Trance, Oak Saint Vitus Bar, August ...
Fuck long-winded reviews. This isn't the place for it. This is a best-of list. Especially with the chaotic violence you'll find below, you'd probably get through five songs quicker than reading a shitty paragraph about them. However, I won't be a total dick and leave you out in the cold. You still get a sum-up ...
If the storm troopers of the German or Lucas (take your pick) empires were issued music collections along with their helmets and rifles, it might include something like what Australia's The Cameras pound into the drums of your ears. Their music is powerful, vast and a little frightening. In the sun drenched land down under, [...]
New York grinders Defeatist have a new album, Tyranny of Decay, available right now. Via this linky, you can buy the digital version for any amount you'd like, and get your vinyl pre-order done. The best part is that the entire album is available to stream. Tyranny is easily the most accessible Defeatist record. While their quirkily recognizable riffs will still pounce around your brain -- and
The Recommender has been invited to be part of a yet another global music blog collective. Talks are going on in the background to discuss the eventual site and relationships are being forged between all the bloggers. It's a hugely rewarding experience, particularly when we all join up for a natter on a Google Plus 'Hang Out' - a form of webcam conference call on the new social network. Through this we've been planning a CMJ showcase using the brand of the new collective, which will act as an introduction and a teaser for the collective's plans. The [...]
Summer is slowly but surely slipping away, and with that comes the eventual end of BBQs, pool parties, and muggy basement shows. While autumn is a pretty rad season, most of us are trying in vain to hold onto the last remnants of summer in any way we can. For some, that's freezing the fuck [...]
Magrudergrind and Despise You are teaming for a too-brief tour this September, and while I know that a very small amount of you live in locations that will allow you to attend, I wanna make sure that those of you who can go to one of these shows do go. Because these bands are awesome, [...]
A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of seeing local turks Castevet at perfectly scuzzy diy venue The Acheron in sunny Bushwick, USA, and they did not disappoint. Fierce, unique, angular, thunderous.....much like my ex-wife, the band tore me a new one and left me wanting much, much more. Thankfully I have the [...]
10~ DefeatistSixth Extinction [Purchase](Willowtip)Possibly the tightest band on the face of the Earth, Defeatist do grind like no one else. Despite short song lengths, their material is adventurous. Aaron Nichols' guitar riffs know no limitation; luckily, neither do the rhythm section.Crucial Cut: "Death Holds Her Brood" 9~ The Howling WindInto The Cryosphere [Purchase](Profound Lore) Rejecting
NYC stalwarts METALSUCKS have just announced the upcoming release of NYC Sucks, a two-volume compilation of a slew of up-and-coming New York bands, most of them unsigned. Volume 1 will be released January 18th and Volume 2 on February 22nd, both as free, digital downloads. The list of bands looks like one huge flashback to the shows I've seen in 2010 and the mix is pretty solid, though there are
WormrotWhen: Sunday, October 3rd, 2010Where: The Acheron, Brooklyn NYWith: Defeatist, Mutant Supremacy, Psychic Limb, CuranderaWords and Photos by theseseans & ill? ya! (NYC)Now that we've got two NYC-based writers, we're going to start to doing some more in-depth coverage on live shows. We haven't forgotten our crustcast, and we plan for its return in multiple formats. One of which will be
by ill? ya! (NYC)Winter is coming. So is CMJ and a slew of crusty shows. Why wait though? Once again, NYC offers in one week what most cities can't pull off in a month.While tornadoes rage outside, Humanity Falls will unleash a storm of teach-death riffs at the Production Lounge tonight, along with Shiro Ishii, Prostitution, Embrace Agony and some pole dancers. Definitely catch them if you
by ill? ya! (NYC)Winter is coming. So is CMJ and a slew of crusty shows. Why wait though? Once again, NYC offers in one week what most cities can't pull off in a month.While tornadoes rage outside, Humanity Falls will unleash a storm of teach-death riffs at the Production Lounge tonight, along with Shiro Ishii, Prostitution, Embrace Agony and some pole dancers. Definitely catch them if you
Defeatist typically only treat NYC to their absurdly consistent top quality grind, but in just a few short days they will hit the road with Triac and Curandera for some East Coast shows. If you haven't picked up their latest full length Sixth Extinction, do so immediately. Do so here. I have good info that a vinyl pressing is coming... Tour dates after the jump.Upcoming 2010 Defeatist showsAug
Tonight I wake from my graveyard shift induced mid-day slumber a few hours early. While working such a shift has severely cut down on the number of shows I've attended, tonight's show is quite literally a "get out of bed early and get your ass moving" kind of show. Fuck The Facts descend from their - anything north of NYC's humidity must be awesome - winter wonderland (Canada) and are bringing
Fuck the Facts are doing one last tour this year before they start writing their next album, and you should really go see them, 'cause Fuck the Facts are fucking awesome. Plus, it seems like, whenever possible, they're doing these shows with other excellent bands - the NYC gig, for example, features both Magrudergrind and [...]
Last weekend I finally got to see Magrudergrind play live at Cakeshop. I meant to write a review but didn't get around to it last week, and now our friend Justina Villaneuva, who made her way through the intense pit of the little basement show to get a closer than I did because I'm a [...]
Last weekend I finally got to see Magrudergrind play live at Cakeshop. I meant to write a review but didn't get around to it last week, and now our friend Justina Villaneuva, who made her way through the intense pit of the little basement show to get a closer than I did because I'm a [...]
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