Artist: Rwake

A/V Roundup: New Music from Dave Lombardo's PHILM, MARDUK, RWAKE, TRASH TALK/TOUCHE AMORE Project and more

Apr 18, 4:13pm METAL Injection Blog

Get over your hump day with some epic new tracks and some killer videos all curated in today's A/V Roundup: First, let's talk about PHILM, the new project from Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. I've been dying to hear some new music from the band and now we got our first taste, courtesy of Terrorizer magazine ...

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FORGE: LIVE RWAKE 7″ WILL BE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AT MARYLAND DEATH FEST

Apr 18, 2:30pm MetalSucks

Good news for you if you're going to this year's tenth annual Maryland Death Fest next month: David Hall's Handshake, Inc. will be selling a special, limited edition 73 from Rwake. Entitled Forge, it features two live If You Walk Before You Crawl You Crawl Before You Die-era recordings, and - here's the bummer for those us not attending MDF [...]

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SATURDAY TO GET MEMFIST'D TO

Feb 18, 11:42am MetalSucks

Pretty damn soon we will be writing a shitton of shiz about the annual shitfest known as SXSW (Shit by Shit-West), but let's not forget that plenty more metal comes from plenty more spots in the dirty durty Sowf.......why just the other week the missus & I caught a sweet documentary directed by Rwake's own [...]

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Saturday: Slow Southern Steel – The Movie @ Ruby Tuesday

Feb 2, 10:37pm donewaiting.com

Rwake singer CT spent four years documenting the sights and sounds of Southern metal for his documentary, Slow Southern Steel . The film, featuring interviews and live performances by the likes of Kylesa , Eyehategod , Torche , Dixie Witch , Weedeater , Hank III , and Philip Anselmo , will have it's one-and-only Ohio showing on Saturday night at Ruby Tuesday (1978 Summit St.). Based on the trailer, expect to hear lots of music that sounds like "Slayer dipped in syrup" performed by dudes with long hair, tattoos, [...]

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CORROSION OF CONTOURMITY

Jan 4, 1:30pm MetalSucks

In case my oh-so-witty headline didn't give it away, Corrosion of Conformity are hitting the road for a U.S. headlining trek. I haven't seen the reunited CoC, but I've heard some people say they're great and some people say they're not so great... I guess this will be my chance to finally find out. Support [...]

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Rwake - Rest

Dec 2, 2011, 3:38am The Ripple Effect

Zoinks, man. When recently concert-going, I saw so many Rwake shirts, both on the bands and in the crowd, I was forced to reconsider my perhaps-hasty dismissal of them up to this point. They seemed boring. (And I love Sunn O))) .) Seriously though, every other damn shirt at this show was some version of a Rwake (pronounced "wake") shirt. Yeah, I know that just because so many people like one thing in particular it's not usually a good sign, but we're not talking about everyone, we're talking about all the [...]

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THE BEST METAL ALBUMS OF 2011, AS CHOSEN BY METAL MUSICIANS THEMSELVES — PART V

Nov 30, 2011, 12:48pm MetalSucks

FEATURING MEMBERS OF MELVINS, RED FANG, JUNIUS, EXHUMED, RWAKE, ORPHANED LAND, HULL, EARTH, AND KILL THE CLIENT Every year year, MetalSucks asks musicians from across the vast spectrum of the metalsphere (or, in a few cases, the almost-metalsphere) what their favorite albums of the year have been. Death metallers, thrash metallers, black metallers, stoners, grinders, and djenters alike [...]

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The Ten Best Metal Albums of 2011

Nov 29, 2011, 9:30am Frontier Psychiatrist

First off, I feel obligated to preface this "Best of" list by admitting that this posting will in no way bolster my metal cred. If I presented this list to any of my metal friends, I would probably be laughed out of the room. I would prefer to consider this list as more of a layperson's guide to metal, a pair of floaties for those of you willing to get your toes wet in the vast, primordial ocean of metal. That being said, it's been a good year for metal. This year saw major releases from some of [...]

• Ash Borer - Rest, You Are the Lightning
• Black Cobra - The Crimson Blade
• Black Tusk - Mass Devotion
• Blut aus Nord - Epitome 4
• Krallice - Inhume
• Liturgy - Generation
• Mastodon - Black Tongue
• Russian Circles - Schiphol
• Rwake - Was Only a Dream
• Wolves in the Throne Room - “Woodland Cathedral”

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Artist:	Ash Borer
Title:	Rest, You Are the Lightning
Link Text:	Ash Borer - “Rest, You Are the Lightning”
File Name:	02-rest-you-are-the-lightning. mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Black Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Black Cobra
Title:	The Crimson Blade
Link Text:	Black Cobra - “The Crimson Blade”
File Name:	04-the-crimson-blade.mp3
Genre:	Sludge
Year:	2011

Artist:	Black Tusk
Title:	Mass Devotion
Link Text:	Black Tusk - “Mass Devotion”
File Name:	04-mass-devotion.mp3
Bitrate:	258 kbps
Genre:	Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Blut aus Nord
Title:	Epitome 4
Link Text:	Blut Aus Nord - “Epitome 4″
File Name:	04-blut_aus_nord_-_epitome_4.m p3
Bitrate:	228 kbps
Genre:	Black Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Krallice
Title:	Inhume
Link Text:	Krallice - “Inhume”
File Name:	02-inhume.mp3
Bitrate:	270 kbps
Genre:	Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Liturgy
Title:	Generation
Link Text:	Liturgy - “Generation”
File Name:	04-generation.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Mastodon
Title:	Black Tongue
Link Text:	Mastodon - “Black Tongue”
File Name:	01-mastodon-black_tongue.mp3
Bitrate:	281 kbps
Genre:	Metal
Year:	2011

Artist:	Russian Circles
Title:	Schiphol
Link Text:	Russian Circles - “Schiphol”
File Name:	03-russian_circles-schiphol.mp 3
Bitrate:	249 kbps
Genre:	Instrumental Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	Rwake
Title:	Was Only a Dream
Link Text:	Rwake - “Was Only a Dream”
File Name:	06-was-only-a-dream.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	Wolves in the Throne Room
Title:	“Woodland Cathedral”
Link Text:	Wolves in the Throne Room - “Woodland Cathedral”
File Name:	05_woodland_cathedral.mp3
Year:	2011

Sunday Slaylist(s): Decibel Magazine's Albums of 2011

Nov 27, 2011, 7:45am Thrash Hits

Uh-oh. It's started. It's not even December yet and yet the great Season Of Lists is upon us. As 2011 slowly creeps to a close, every man, woman, magazine, website, and radio station is publishing their Albums Of The Year List. Of all the major players, Decibel Magazine - America's only monthly metal magazine, and [...]

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The Albums We Missed: September and October 2011

Nov 8, 2011, 12:01am Frontier Psychiatrist

It is no secret that, like sports, fashion, and fruit, the arts are seasonal. The music release schedule in particular tends to follow such a pattern, with major releases appearing in spring (just in time for wallets to recover from the holiday season), disappearing in summer (when money is more likely to be spent on concerts), and reappearing in autumn (with just enough time to gain buzz before people start buying gifts). As a result, September and October tend to overflow with great new records, and this year was no exception. We at FP spent the month reviewing everything from [...]

• alteredzones - Speculator: Nice
• ASAP Rocky - Leaf (Feat. Main Attrakionz) [Prod. By Clams Casino]
• Colin Stetson - Those who didn't run
• Jens Lekman - An Argument with Myself
• Justice - Helix
• Lushlife - Adult Goth (ft. Heems)
• Rwake - It Was Beautiful But Now It's Sour
• St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
• White Denim - No Real Reason

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Artist:	alteredzones
Title:	Speculator: Nice
File Name:	SoundCloud
Year:	2011

Artist:	ASAP Rocky
Title:	Leaf (Feat. Main Attrakionz) [Prod. By Clams Casino]
Link Text:	ASAP Rocky - Leaf (feat. Main Attrakionz & prod. by Clams Casino)
File Name:	13-asap_rocky-leaf_feat_main_a ttrakionz_prod_by_clams_casino .mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Colin Stetson
Title:	Those who didn't run
Link Text:	Colin Stetson - Those Who Didn’t Run
File Name:	01-those-who-didnt-run.mp3
Year:	2011

Artist:	Jens Lekman
Title:	An Argument with Myself
Link Text:	Jens Lekman - An Argument with Myself
File Name:	01-an-argument-with-myself.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Genre:	Indie Pop
Year:	2011

Artist:	Justice
Title:	Helix
Link Text:	Justice - Helix
File Name:	10-justice-helix.mp3

Artist:	Lushlife
Title:	Adult Goth (ft. Heems)
Link Text:	Lushlife feat. Heems of Das Racist - Adult Goth (beat by Gang Gang Dance)
File Name:	lushlife-no-more-golden-days-1 0-adult-goth-ft-heems.mp3

Artist:	Rwake
Title:	It Was Beautiful But Now It's Sour
Link Text:	Rwake - It Was Beautiful But Now It’s Sour
File Name:	02-it-was-beautiful-but-now-it s-sour.mp3
Bitrate:	320 kbps
Year:	2011

Artist:	St. Vincent
Title:	Strange Mercy
Link Text:	St. Vincent - Strange Mercy
File Name:	06-strange-mercy.mp3
Genre:	Indie Rock
Year:	2011

Artist:	White Denim
Title:	No Real Reason
Link Text:	White Denim - No Real Reason
File Name:	02-no-real-reason.mp3
Year:	2011

NEILSTEIN SOUNDSCAM: THE LOCUST HUNTER

Oct 5, 2011, 11:30am MetalSucks

I'm officially making the switch from the Top Hard Music chart to the Current Hard Music chart for the purposes of this column. While it's interesting to see what classic Metallica and Aerosmith albums are charting and I still may occasionally reference the former, the latter chart paints a much clearer picture of the modern [...]

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CD Review: RWAKE Rest

Oct 3, 2011, 11:45am METAL Injection Blog

Rwake have never been the type of band to look at a wheel and decide it needs reinventing. This is not a knock... music is pushed forward as much by the synthesists as the pioneers, and synthesists are exactly what Rwake are. You'd never believe them if they claimed to have never heard a High ...

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New Releases: Arthur Russell, Mastodon, Wilco

Sep 27, 2011, 10:00am BUZZGRINDER

Lots of interesting re-releases/best-ofs this week: The Jesus and Mary Chain , Anvil , The Stooges and Nirvana . Notice that I left out Pink Floyd . Don't worry, I'm prepared to get nuked in the comments. Worthwhile new stuff includes Mastodon , Rwake , Arthur Russell , Wilco and the CD release of The Mindeater from Bonnie "Prince" Billy and The Phantom Family Halo . (Note to Travis Lee: I am still planning to mail that to you. Sorry for [...]

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A/V Roundup: PANTERA Gone Acoustic, OPETH Soundcheck Footage; New Music from STRUCTURES, RWAKE and more

Sep 26, 2011, 3:15pm METAL Injection Blog

It's the beginning of the week, and since there is so much more of this week left to go, here is some music to get you through it... Local Philly act The Bailey Hounds posted this video of an intriguing acoustic cover of Pantera's "The Great Southern Trendkill" Structures have a pretty listenable new track ...

• Metal Blade Records - Charred Walls of the Damned "Ashes Falling Upon Us"

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Artist:	Metal Blade Records
Title:	Charred Walls of the Damned "Ashes Falling Upon Us"
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Metal
Year:	2011

Stream Rwake Rest

Sep 20, 2011, 4:42pm Stereogum

Let's just say, for the sake of argument, that you're a longtime Mastodon fan who streamed their new album The Hunter today and found yourself wondering what the hell these guys were doing. Let's just say you're fiending for an ambitious Southern sludge-metal album that actually has some hunger and ferocity to it. Well, as it happens, you're in luck. Arkansas shit-stompers Rwake have a new album called Rest , and it's huge and monolithic and gnarled and fearsome. Three of its six songs exceed 10 minutes, but the band's multi-part epics never lose [...]

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STREAM THE REST OF RWAKE'S REST

Sep 20, 2011, 3:21pm MetalSucks

Look, I know everyone is excited about the stream of the new Mastodon album, and of course you should be excited. But you should also take fifty-three minutes out of your day to go right here and stream Rwake's new album, Rest, in its entirety. Because it's really, really friggin' great. In fact, I've been [...]

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IN WHICH WE DESCENDED INTO KHAOS

Sep 9, 2011, 4:58pm MetalSucks

I meant to remind you guys yesterday but I'm a dick so I forgot - Arch Enemy's North American Khaos Tour, which we here at MetalSucks are very proudly co-presenting, is now underway! I've been trying to find fan-filmed footage from last night's kickoff show in Baltimore to no avail, but I hear the concert [...]

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Evillive (Woe, Disma, Rwake, Brainoil, Wizardry, Anthrax & more)

Sep 9, 2011, 12:17pm BrooklynVegan

by BBG Woe @ Acheron in May Get ready for the ONSLAUGHT of tours this fall! Woe have been added to next week's 40 Watt Sun show at Public Assembly ( on 9/16 ) with one more still TBA. The Philadelphia black-metal crew will also support Mayhem on their upcoming tour . An unpublished set of pictures from their surprise appearance at Acheron [...]

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A/V Roundup: New music from RWAKE, PRIMUS Album Stream, ICED EARTH, QOTSA Joined By Eddie Vedder

Sep 8, 2011, 11:27am METAL Injection Blog

It's Thursday, but it sort of feels like Wednesday, because of the Labor Day holiday, but that doesn't matter because tomorrow is Friday, which is when the partying really starts! Here is some tunage to get you through the day: We begin today with an epic 14 minute track from RWAKE. I'm not exactly sure ...

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LISTEN TO THE NEW RWAKE SONG OR THE PUPPY GETS IT

Sep 7, 2011, 3:30pm MetalSucks

The last time I wrote about the release of a new Rwake song, there were zero comments; the time before that, there were six comments, five of which were based around accusations that the band sounds like Baroness (which they don't), and one of which claimed they sound like Primordial (a little more accurate but [...]

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