Stone Diamond - Konzerteinladung für's Kölner Blue Shell

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Seit 20 Jahren schon sind die drei Musiker im Musikgeschäft und bringen nun mit Stone Diamond aufregenden und ungestümen Sound ganz nach dem Motto Cologne meets Brooklyn auf die Bühne.

Am 17.10.2013 gibts heavy groovenden, Blues getriebenen Rock´n´Roll live im Kölner Blue Shell.

BLACKOUT: New Track Streaming At The Obelisk

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Today the volume dealers at The Obelisk offer up a stream of "Amnesia" from New York City psychedelic doom weavers BLACKOUT! The latest psalm of audio enormity comes off the trio's forthcoming We Are Here debut, slated for release later this month.

Recorded at Vacation Island Studio with engineer/producer Rob Laakso (Diamond Nights, Swirlies, Kurt Vile), the glassy-eyed, six track beast of long player is already earning critical fuck-yeahs for its inexorable riff worship and planet rupturing bottom end. Notes The Obelisk, "[BLACKOUT] show up with big riffs, big stomp, and underpinnings of quirk that give their unabashed tonal weight a sense that's both lighthearted in not taking itself too seriously and a huge part of what makes the album overall so effective.

CRUEL HAND: Metal Injection Premieres Video From Maine-Based Hardcore Outfit

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Closed Casket Activities confirms the pending release of a furious new 7" from Portland, Maine-based hardcore henchmen, CRUEL HAND.

Influenced by the likes of the Melvins, Entombed, Smashing Pumpkins and Biohazard, CRUEL HAND is about CRUEL HAND and there are no boundaries. The band's style puts them in a league of their own. Following an LP on 6131 Records and two subsequent LPs on Bridge 9, the upcoming Born Into Debt, We All Owe A Death 7" bears two high octane anthems and a cover to hold fans over until their next full-length is released.

EAR OF THE GOAT Awarded Best Debut Album By Metal Hammer; European Tour Confirmed

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Angels' Necropolis, the infernal maiden LP from Östergötland/Norrköping, Sweden-based outfit YEAR OF THE GOAT,received the heralded Best Debut Album by Metal Hammer.

On September 13th, YEAR OF THE GOAT reigned supreme at this year's installment of the illustrious annual Metal Hammer award ceremony in Berlin, Germany, listed among heavy metal's elite including Metallica, Slayer, Motörhead, Nightwish, Doro Pesch, Amorphis and others, in recognition of their blazing Angels' Necropolis.

HULL: Brooklyn Sludge Rock Alchemists Added To Roadburn 2014 Lineup

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Brooklyn, New York sludge rock alchemists, HULL, are pleased to announce their appearance on the 2014 edition of Roadburn! Held annually in Tilburg, The Netherlands, the illustrious event has become Europe's leading underground festival for psychedelic, avant-garde, doom or any other variation of leftfield sonic pleasures that push the boundaries of music bringing together bands, fans and media from around the globe.

TOXIC HOLOCAUST: Free Download Of "Awaken The Serpent" Now Available At Amazon.com

Verfasst von Mike Langer am 06. Oktober 2013.

Today Relapse Records, in conjunction with Amazon.com, delivers a special label sampler featuring opening ear bleeder, "Awaken The Serpent," from Portland metal/punk perpetrators, TOXIC HOLOCAUST. The tune serves as the intro track of Chemistry Of Consciousness, the band's forthcoming new full-length. A cantankerous sonic assault of punk-laden angst, brazen metal hostility, thought-provoking concepts, and enough vocal venom to seize a nation, Chemistry Of Consciousness is unquestionably one of the most anticipated records of the year.