Artist: Yakuza

If you haven't played any of the Yakuza games in the past and you own a PS2 or a PS3 then you are missing out. I mean they aren't exactly masterpieces but they are good games. Well Dead Souls takes their basic Yakuza gameplay from previous games and adds the only enemy that is common to almost every video game genre: zombies. In the past 4 games you used to wander around the city, get approached by random thugs and then a fight would start. You would punch, kick and smash bikes around the heads of your opponents [...]

Speaking of cool live team-ups... Just yesterday, Vince praised "The Atlas Moth's mindblowingly tight and incredible sounding set" at SXSW - and now comes video of the band performing with another metal luminary, Bruce Lamont of Yakuza fame. (That's Lamont with the saxophone, in case you're confused.) And it seems that Lamont was gettin' 'round [...]

Hard rockers Local H have returned to the studio to record the group's first full-length album in nearly four years. And the band is allowing fans to check out the results. The duo of Scott Lucas and Brian St. Clair filmed themselves during varying parts of the recording process and posted the clips to the band's Facebook page (like this one ). It looks like most of the new jams, such as "Another Februrary" and "Paddy Considine," that surfaced during last year's touring cycle will appear on the new [...]

Wrekmeister HarmoniesAlong with the city's vibrant metal community, one of the things I miss the most about living in Chicago were Tuesdays at the Museum of Contemporary Art (220 East Chicago Ave.). Admission was free, and quite frankly, you couldn't put a price on some of the oddities on display. Goes to show that art is alive and well, depending on your definition of "art."Tonight, as part of

photo by Scott Irvine Admittedly, I am not the resident doom expert at MetalSucks, but for my money, the genre is not having a terrific year. To wit: I have heard two doom releases which really knocked my beard off: Rwake's Rest, and Batillus' Furnace (my review here). I've spoken plenty about the former in the past [...]

Harvey Milk Three I-just-realized-how-amazing-su nblock-is-like-it-really-works reasons to just keep wiping your brow on your way to the Beat Kitchen tonight: 1. Athens, Georgia's enigmatic maybe metal band Harvey Milk come a-rumbling through town. Formed in the early 902s, Harvey Milk has seen the proverbially line up changes and disbandment only to re-emerge in 2005. They've gone from some painfully slow heaviness to more straight forward rock and continue to follow their own odd little muse. Recognition has come slowly but it feels like folks [...]

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Sebadoh It may be April Fool's, but I pity tha fool who stays home this weekend. See what I did there? Chicago is ALIVE with the sound of music. (OK I'll stop) There's a bevy of big name acts passing through our fair (and rainy) city like Queens of the Stone Age at The Rivieria tonight or the reunited Sebadoh occupying Lincoln Hall on Sunday. Rest assured there is plenty of sexy, vivacious and completely awesome local acts hanging around town to brighten your weekend days. So let's [...]

Three I-never-need-a-reason-to-dress -all-in-black-but-pour-me-a-sh ot-of-Jim-Beam-anyway reasons to head down to the Double Door for the Johnny Cash Birthday Bash tonight... 1. While Mr. Cash's 79th birthday is technically on Saturday, the fine folks at the Double Door couldn't wait to celebrate the Man in Black in style. Headlining this monster tribute to the "Ring of Fire" crooner is Bruce Lamont, saxophonist and vocalist of experimental Chicago metal outfit Yakuza . Lamont has proved on his atmospheric rock solo album Feral Songs For The Epic Decline that he has the chops to pull off [...]

Another good release day for metal! This week sees the release of the latest from DM titans Ulcerate, as well as the debut solo album debut from the already-legendary Bruce Lamont. Our previews of those releases and others coming out this week after the jump. Bruce Lamont – Feral Songs for the Epic Decline (At [...]

Thanks to the good folks at Stereogum, the soon to be released solo album by Yakuza front man Bruce Lamont is available for your ears free of charge . The record, Feral Songs For The Epic Decline , somehow sounds both totally surprising and not unexpected all at once. Lamont's propensity to explore many genres makes the odd Middle East-meets-Americana vibe of "Feral Songs" totally sensible. Don't believe me? Well, check it out for yourself. Or wait for At A Loss [...]

Seeing how our staff has distinct tastes and opinions on music, it would be nearly impossible for us to determine a 10 Albums of 2010 list as a single entity without excessive bloodshed. Therefore in the next two weeks, we'll be posting multiple Top 10 Albums of 2010 lists as determined by Loud Loop Press editors and contributors. Today, things get hot and heavy as contributor Ross Meyerson reveals his list for Top 10 Albums of 2010. 10. In Tall Buildings - [...]

When we last reported about Bruce Lamont's upcoming solo record, Feral Songs For The Epic Decline, we said that Seldon Hunt was going to do the album cover, though no such cover was present. Sure, we gave you a stream of a song, a track listing, and Bruce's live itinerary, but some of you don't live in Chicago and/or are perhaps not much for Led Zeppelin tributes. You just wanted the album

Bruce Lamont may not have a 10.0 from Pitchfork, but that's not to say the Chicago musician hasn't had a hell of a year. Most notably, his metal quartet Yakuza, where he plays saxophones and does vocals for, put out a new record, Of Seismic Consequence, AND opened for Tom G. Warrior's Triptykon. He's also starred in Nachtmystium's video for "Every Last Drop," recorded the Circle of Animals record

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More festival news to make you jealous! This time it's about Roadburn, which we've salivated over like most men do over Christina Hendricks. If you thought they couldn't rival last year...well, they did. Trust us.Godflesh are playing Streetcleaner in its entirety. Swans are headlining one night. Candlemass will perform their classic debut Epicus Doomicus Metallicus as a whole, featuring original

Rejoice, wackos of the wax!Chicago jazz metallers Yakuza's latest record, Of Seismic Consequence, is now available on vinyl. While they've been selling them on their tour with Triptykon and 1349, Profound Lore has a limited amount for sale here. It was only released in 250 blue copies and 250 clear, so get steppin! Yakuza's Sonny Rollins-meets-Slayer style of brutality was meant to be heard this

by Andrew Wilhelm (TX)One good thing about Austin is that most of the major music venues are located in one part of town. One of the only time this backfires, though, is Halloween. Downtown turns into a giant clusterfuck of bad costumes, even worse face paint, drag rats, corner evangelicals, and drunken maniacs. Do not even think about driving down unless you are a taxi driver, or you are getting

BADABOOM! We promised you more awesomeness from Triptykon today, and here it is: an exclusive stream of Shatter: Eparistera Daimones Accompanied, the new EP from the legendary Tom G. Warrior's incredible new band, a full week before its October 26 release via Century Media. Featuring three previously-unreleased songs from the Eparistera Daimones studio sessions, plus [...]

BADABOOM! We promised you more awesomeness from Triptykon today, and here it is: an exclusive stream of Shatter: Eparistera Daimones Accompanied, the new EP from the legendary Tom G. Warrior's incredible new band, a full week before its October 26 release via Century Media. Featuring three previously-unreleased songs from the Eparistera Daimones studio sessions, plus [...]