Artist: totimoshi

Distance can't stop the members of Black Elk from rocking.

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Purge ATL One Year Anniversary Party w/ All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, Barreracudas, COPS Sunday, August 28 The Earl - 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $10 / Purchase Tickets With such a wealth of local bands performing for Nophest 2011 , there is no shortage of excellent shows this week, any one of which could rightfully make a case for this here top spot. The Ohmpark and Chad Radford-curated shows, occurring simultaneously on [...]

California trio, TOTIMOSHI, kicked off their tour. The band will spread its unique brand of heavy desert death rock across nearly 30 cities, before winding down on September 3, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The band will be touring in support of their soon-to-be-unleashed Avenger full-length, set to drop on August 16, 2011 via At A [...]

Getting back into the flow of things this week we have a good number of new releases to listen to as we head out of the summer release season. New stuff from Yob, Chimaira, Revocation and Today Is The Day are probably the biggest releases this week, with some lesser-known gems in the herd as [...]

Hey metalheads! I know I sucked this week...no posts in a couple days....moving and finishing school was crazy, but you better believe I am back! So check out albums you should go pick up tomorrow! So support metal and BUY these albums! Aliases - Safer Than Reality (Basick) All Pigs Must Die - God Is War (Southern Lord) Assassin - Chronicles Of Resistance (SPV) Attila - Outlawed (Artery) Chimaira - The Age Of Hell (eOne) The Cleansing - Feeding [...]

Sludge metal meets alternative metal meets 70s hard rock. I think that describes Totimoshi's Avenger quite well. Their style is characterized by a blend of fairly aggressive and heavy riffage, a lot of which is perhaps quite simple, but powerful in the same way that much hard rock from the 70s was. The impression of simplicity, however, is a bit deceptive, as the riffage is often backed by odd

California trio, Totimoshi, will kick off their long-awaited North American tour tomorrow in Scottsdale, Arizona. The band will spread its unique brand of heavy desert death rock across nearly 30 cities, before winding down on September 3, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. The band will be touring in support of their soon-to-be-unleashed Avenger full-length, set to drop on August 16, 2011 via At A Loss Recordings. Avenger was produced by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Shrinebuilder, Tool), mastered by John Golden (Melvins, Mike Watt, OM) and includes appearances by Dale Crover (Altamont, The Melvins, Shrinebuilder), Brent Hinds (Mastodon) and [...]

Get your grills fired up! Whip out the Slip n' Slide! But leave your sunscreen at home, because this heat will roast your ass anyway. Torche and Big Business are heading out on tour this summer, and it's gonna get wild all over the nation. Wherever they play, the block is hot. Both bands lay on the hooks and humor with their heaviness, so they're the perfect Summer time combo. Helms Alee will

JEFFERTITTI'S NILE, THE CD6, AND TOTIMOSHI ON SATURDAY FEB. 12TH AT THE SMELL, 247 SOUTH MAIN STREET, LOS ANGELES. 9:00PM/ $5/ ALL AGES

Big Business BIG BUSINESS, TOTIMOSHI, AND HOT FOG ON SATURDAY DEC. 11TH AT SPACELAND, 1717 SILVERLAKE BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES. 8:30PM/ $10/ 21+.

Out of the ashes of traditional music business comes Coextinction Recordings. Based in Brooklyn and run out of the Translator Audio recording studio, the label was started by several local musicians, including Dave Curran of Unsane. Rather than focus on signing artists and putting out full-length albums, the idea is to work with musicians on quick, creative, one-time projects, then distribute

Totimoshi Openers Totimoshi were pheeeeenominal. Didn't know they were an Oakland band, totally missed that memo, but now living in LA and working on a new album.  Antonio, a very unassuming rocker, conjured sludge metal magic from his guitar. And the merch gal turned out to be Meg, who laid down a steady bass barrage. Luke [...] More like it: LIVE REVIEW: Rooney & The Young Veins 6/22 @ Slim's LIVE REVIEW: Liars @ Slim's 4/27/10 Live Review: Explosions in the Sky at [...]

The MelvinsWhen: Friday, June 25, 2010Where: Double Door, Chicago, ILWith: Totimoshiby Andrew Wilhelm (CHI)My trilogy o' My War concludes with perhaps the most significant band to take inspiration from the album: the Melvins. Greg Ginn asked "How slow can you go?" and the Melvins responded with "Boris." Given the Melvins' penchant for doing whatever the hell they want and (mostly) succeeding, you

There was something very 90’s about the Melvins show I caught at Vancouver’s The Rickshaw Theatre the other night, and it wasn’t just that the headliners were those formidable pioneers of grunge and sludge metal. From the venue’s concrete floor, to the makeshift bars which were only serving hard liquor since their beer order never came in, to the “Moshing and stage diving at your own risk” sign near the seedy entrance, the whole production had this half-assed, “Hey man, let’s put on a concert” kind of vibe. And [...]

Knowing I was about to go see the Melvins for the first time and ISIS for the last time, I knew I had to pregame. Needless to say I was properly toasted by the time the show started. My friends and I got there plenty early to make sure to get good spots. We ...

A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed The Melvins' new album, The Bride Screamed Murder, which was released on June 1st.  That same day, they began their North American tour. Isis has joined them for a week, and it turns out that these are some of the last shows that they will ever play.  Although originally billed as Melvins/Isis, Isis has been headlining shows.  There's some speculation on the switch is that it turned out to be Isis' final tour.  However, it probably had more to do with the fact that The Melvins shared drums and [...]

25 years down and still no signs of showing down. On June 1st, the Melvins will unveil their latest studio effort, The Bride Screamed Murder . via Ipecac Recordings. Like its previous two predecessors, the full-length will hear founding member/frontman Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover team up with Big Business members Coady Willis and Jared Warren. And awesome enough, the Melvins will hit the road in support of the release. Beginning in June, the band will travel across North America, with stops at the Bonnaroo and Sled Island music festivals included, through early July. [...]

St. Vitus steamrolled over us, like some kind of unstoppable collection of slow-moving gears and belts chomping flesh and bone into mush in its gruesome machinery. The years have not diminished their skill or their energy.

Saint Vitus has held a special place in my heart since I first heard ‘Look Behind You’ on The Blasting Concept Vol. 2 , where they unknowingly created a genre of heavy metal that had yet to be named. I spoke with founding member Dave Chandler prior to Saint Vitus’ return to the city where they started. This interview by Kurt Midness .

• Saint Vitus - Look Behind You

by beatmasterspeech (LA)Hey Angelenos! How about that Ancestors record release show where the cops shut it down before Black Math Horseman or Ancestors even had a chance to strum a note? That was cool! I love the police! Well this week we have two shows at official venues that either have a permit to put on shows or have paid off the necessary pigs to leave 'em alone. Stop one should be this