God I love Autumn

Band: Various Artists

Album: Paradigms Recordings - Autumn Sampler 2011

Origin: Various

Genre: Electronic, Drone, Noise, Experimental, Black Metal, Jazz, Psychedelic Folk, Metal

Year: 2011

I stumbled upon this free label sampler without ever having heard about the label and only knowing one of the artists, Aidan Baker (Nadja), and I have to say, there is quite some awesome stuff to discover on this compilation. Paradigms describes itself as 'a boutique record label based in London, England specializing in exclusive mailorder editions from the esoteric music underground'.
If you like experimental music, then this is definitely worth checking out. Enjoy!

...To launch this Autumn's carefully curated selection of upcoming releases, we're very pleased to unveil a FREE download sampler compilation today featuring one exclusive track from each of our new and upcoming releases this season...(Label Description)

1) Rashomon - Jigora
2) IXTAR - Amulet
3) Kinit Her - Mosaic Of The Hyacinths
4) Tele.S.Therion with Wilderness Perversion[Mortuary Drape] - Grimoire XIII
5) Aidan Baker - Loop Study Six
6) Owlfood - End Of Distance
7) Yr Iliad - Grow In
8) A Sending Service - Toward It's Ideal
9) Iron Forest - Wintermute
10) Höhlenmusik Ensemble - Xibal
11) The Slaves - Angel
12) Heinali And Matt Finney - Tinderbox

Paradigms Recordings - Autumn Sampler 2011

...As He Wades Through The Buildings Toward The Center of Town...

Band: Dot [.]

Album: Stay Smoke, Stay Stone EP

Origin: Japan (Tokyo)

Genre: Sludge/Doom, Stoner Metal

Year: 2001

This is a repost in the sense that I originally posted this over at 99 Miles Of Bad Blogs! back when I was a contributor over there, and I've decided that it deserves to be on this blog as well.

Stay Smoke, Stay Stone is the first EP (limited to 332 copies) by Dot, featuring current and former members of Coffins (drummer You and guitarist/vocalist Uchino). They have both left Dot, and although I have nothing against Uchino, I still think it's cool that the guitar duties have been taken over by a tiny lady.
This release contains two long tracks and you can compare them to bands like Electric Wizard, Bongzilla and Weedeater. Enjoy!

Dot [.] - Stay Smoke, Stay Stone EP

It's raining riffs...

Band: Various Artists

Album: The Power Of The Riff 2011 Mix Tape

Origin: Various

Genre: Metal, Punk, Black Metal, Sludge, Doom

Year: 2011

I think that the description, the package and the links say enough. Enjoy!

In preparation for THE POWER OF THE RIFF 2011, with five West Coast shows announced to take place later this month, Southern Lord is giving away a brutal 20-track mix tape featuring artists set to appear during the upcoming melee! The free download includes tracks from ALL PIGS MUST DIE, BAPTISTS, EYEHATEGOD, PENTAGRAM, BLACK COBRA, PELICAN, NOOTHGRUSH, WINTER, TRAP THEM and more, as well as a collection of flyers from all of the upcoming TPOTR shows.


GET IT HERE!


1) All Pigs Must Die - Pulverization
2) Baptists - Good Parenting
3) Eyehategod - Jack Ass In The Will Of God
4) Masakari - Trapped In The Mold
5) Alpinist - Hak Nam
6) Skin Like Iron - Consequences
7) Early Graves - Wraiths
8) Seven Sisters Of Sleep - Sundown
9) Pentagram - Call The Man
10) Black Breath - Children Of The Horn
11) Plagues - Breathing
12) Harassor - Glory Raped
13) Acephalix - Interminable Night
14) Black Cobra - Negative Reversal
15) Æges - Roaches
16) Slave - Rise Of Shame
17) Trap Them - Carnage Incarnate
18) Noothgrush - Oil Removed
19) Pelican - Strung Up From The Sky
20) Winter - Eternal Frost


The Power Of The Riff

Band: Various Artists
Album: For To Listening
Origin: Various
Genre: Metal, Punk, Hard Rock, Experimental, Sludge
Year: 2011

Hydra Head Records have released another free sampler which you can procure in the same way as the last one. It has 11 tracks including a Pyramids remix by Justin Foley (The Austerity Program), Cave In covering Black Sabbath and a booklet with pictures and information in it. Enjoy!

'... our new, free, digital sampler entitled For To Listening. It's got a bunch of jams you probably haven't heard before, and if you have then congratulations.' (Hydra Head)

1) Helms Alee - Elbow Grease
2) Gridlink - Orphan
3) Oxbow - Daughter Bent & Floating
4) Neurosis - Prayer
5) Buzzov•en - Drying Out
6) Discordance Axis - Oratorio In Grey
7) Clouds - Secret Potion
8) Cave In - N.I.B.
9) Gridlink - 3 Miles Below Sea Level
10) Jesu - Annul
11) Pyramids - Monks (Justin Foley Remix)

Various Artists - For To Listening

Say You Love Satan

Band: Acid King

Album: Live At Roadburn 2007

Origin: U.S.A. (San Francisco, California)

Genre: Stoner/Doom Metal

Year: 2007

By now, Acid King has probably finished their set at Roadburn and I'm guessing that it must have been awesome. So I decided to post this recording of their set at Roadburn 2007. The sound of this bootleg is just amazing(probably soundboard) and the setlist is quite awesome, especially since they open with my favourite track. It's a must have, Enjoy!

Purveyors of sludge / doom since 1993, ACID KING is a great tonic for  sore throat, nausea, hives, itchy rashes, vapors, hysteria, and  general fatigue syndrome. Apply Acid King liberally for up to 1 hour  at a time, then rest in a dark place until symptoms disappear. Acid  King can be used in combination with most other drugs without fear or side effects. When taken with Cannabis and Alcohol, the effects of Acid King may be enhanced. Acid King should only be used responsibly  under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. Caution:  there is some evidence that long term use of Acid King may become  addictive.(Roadburn Description)

1) Busse Woods
2) 2 Wheel Nation
3) Heavy Load
4) Electric Machine
5) Bad Vision
6) On To Everafter
7) Into The Ground
8) Sunshine And Sorrow

Acid King - Live At Roadburn 2007

The Horde Is Coming (Again)!

Band: Khanate

Album: No Joy EP

Origin: U.S.A. (New York City, New York)

Genre: Doom, Drone, Metal, Experimental

Year: 2003

This one is for Darsh, who asked me for some Khanate (I also think that it fits the time of the year). I have actually posted this one before on 99 Miles Of Bad Blogs, back when I was a contributor to that blog. I can still recommend that blog to anyone who likes extreme and heavy music.

Khanate is an extreme doom metal supergroup headed by bassist James Plotkin (O.L.D., Phantomsmasher, ...), guitarist Stephen O'Malley (Sunn O))), Burning Witch, ...), drummer Tim Wyskida (Manbyrd, Blind Idiot God, ...) and vocalist Alan Dubin (O.L.D., Gnaw, ...).

This EP was limited to 2000 copies (300 on red and 1700 on black vinyl) and it contains two tracks. The first one is a remix by James Plotkin of a song from their debut release. The second one is taken from the recording sessions which spawned their next release, Things Viral. Enjoy! 

Khanate - No Joy EP

The one that got away

Yes, another compilation, and you can also expect some laziness in my posting since I'm studying for my exams. I stumbled upon this one but I actually can't download it (I'm not on facebook and I hope I never will be). Still, I thought it might be worth posting it, since it's a free sampler from Relapse Records and contains some awesome bands (Baroness, Red Fang, Titan, Cough,...). Enjoy!

Relapse Records Sampler

The Pheasant Has No Agenda!

Band: Various Artists
Album: "Phoning It In" A Hydra Head Digital Sampler
Origin: Various
Genre: Experimental, Metal, Punk, Drone, Shoegaze, Jazz, Black Metal
Year: 2010

My first (real) post since my exams ended and I decided to start with this awesome compilation that I discovered a couple of days ago. As it's from Hydra Head records, it contains some of the forerunners in experimental and/or heavy music. To download this sampler you need to:
1) add it to your cart
2) check out
3) give an email address
4) download it
5) and Enjoy!  

This is what the label wrote about it:

Regardless of the fact I/we shouldn't need to convince the public to download this sampler because... well... sampler = free, I/we plan on doing a little persuading... Please refer to list of reason for checking out the sampler below:

1. Free Jams!
2. 22 Free Jams!
3. Contains Some Unreleased Jams For Free!
4. Free Photos of the Lovely HHR Staff Having a Laugh and an Ice Creams!

Ok, so that seems like enough convincing...

Tracklisting:
1. Oxbow + Philippe Thiphaine - "Coalking" From Songs for the French (5:46)
2. Daughters - "The First Supper" From "s/t" (3:18)
3. Bohren & Der Club Of Gore - "Unkerich" From Dolores (5:31)
4. Knut - "Calamity" From Wonder (1:43)
5. The Austerity Program - "Song 27" From Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn (4:04)
6. Pyramids With Nadja - "Another War" From Pyramids With Nadja (15:27)
7. Helms Alee - "Lionize" From Lionize/Truly 7" (2:45)
8. Hayaino Daisuki - "Ghosts of Purgatory" From The Invincible Gate Mind of the Infernal Fire Hell, or Did You Mean Hawaii Daisuki? (2:43)
9. Harvey Milk - "I Know This Is No Place For You" From A Small Turn of Human Kindness (5:07)
10. La Gritona - "Tony Alamo" From Demasiado Tonto Para Los Ninos Listos. Demasiado Listo Para Los Ninos Tontos (4:38)
11. Stephen Brodsky - "Here In Spirit" From Here's to the future (5:54)
12. Jodis - "Continents" From Secret House (7:27)
13. Nihill - "Mundus Subterreanus" From Krach (5:16)
14. Cave In - "Retina Sees Rewind" From Planets of Old (2:30)
15. Kayo Dot - "II. Whisper Ineffable" From Coyote (11:13)
16. Keelhaul - "THC for One" From Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity (3:34)
17. Clouds - "New Bombs" From B Chuggas May Be Logging (2:08)
18. Xasthur - "UNTITLED 4/05" From 2005 Demo (7:02)
19. GridLink - "Amber Gray" From Amber Gray (1:06)
20. Greymachine - "Wasted" From Disconnected (8:43)
21. Bergraven - "Hunger" From Till Makabert Vasen (7:08)
22. Torche - "UFO" From Songs For Singles (2:01)

V/A - "Phoning It In" A Hydra Head Digital Sampler

La Vida Non Vale Nada

Band: Boris

Album: Live at Roadburn 2008 Bootleg

Origin: Japan (Tokyo)

Genre: Punk, Metal, Experimental, Drone

Year: 2008

It's going to be my first Roadburn this year, so I decided to post some Roadburn related material. It's only natural for me to start with some Boris. The quality of this recording isn't that bad, but you can hear people speaking on it (which you might find disturbing). Enjoy!

Set:
1) Buzz-In/Shoot!/Pink
2) Message/ Floor Shaker
3) My Neighbor Satan
4) My Neighbor Satan Outro
5) You Were Holding An Umbrella
6) Untitled

Boris - Live At Roadburn 2008 Bootleg

Finally...

Band: Pelican
Album: Pink Mammoth EP
Origin: U.S.A. (Chicago, Illinois)
Genre: Metal, Experimental
Year: 2007

This EP contains only 2 tracks. The first one, Pink Mammoth, is an updated version of Mammoth from Pelican's first EP. The second track, End of Seasons, is a remix/mashup by Prefuse 73 using Aurora Borealis and the untitled track from The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw. It's actually a good combination, the first track being more metal like while the second track is much more ambient.  Enjoy (Yes, I promise that more will come and hopefully a lot faster)!

Pelican - Pink Mammoth EP

While I fuck the world...

Band: Various Artists

Album: Resurrection

Origin: Various

Genre: Drone, Doom, Metal, Experimental, Punk, Black Metal

Year: 2009

I know that things are still going slow here and that I've been saying that I would get more active a lot, so I'm just going to promise that again. And since I love compilations, I'm starting with another Southern Lord label sampler. It's the newest one so it should reflect the label's most recent work/releases. This was supposed to be up a week ago, but I had problems uploading it. Enjoy!

1) Wino - Release Me
2) Pelican - Embedding The Moss
3) Eagle Twin - Murder Off ...
4) Wolves In The Throne Room - Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog
5) Black Cobra - Omniscient
6) The Accüsed - Splatterbeast
7) Orcustus - Asphyxiokenisis
8) Black Breath - Murder
9) Virulence - Blank Stare
10) Earth - Junkyard Priest (Live In Vienna)
11) Sunn O))) - Isengard (Chopped And Screwed)

V/A - Resurrection

The first empty bottle that makes me smile...

Band: Boris
Album: Live At Empty Bottle, Chicago, 20/07/08 Bootleg
Origin: Japan (Tokyo)
Genre: Metal, Punk, Drone, Shoegaze, Experimental
Year: 2008

This is a bootleg from Boris (with Michio Kurihara) after they played the Pitchfork Music Festival that very same day. They apparently succeeded in blowing out the power twice at the festival (and after the second time they just called it quits). The Empty Bottle luckily had the juice to support a Boris gig. The setlist is basically Smile with pink and rainbow thrown in. Enjoy!

Setlist:
1) Flower Sun Rain
2) Buzz-in
3) Laser Beam
4) Pink
5) Statement
6) Floorshaker
7) Rainbow
8) My Neighbor Satan
9) No One's Grieve
10) You Were Holding An Umbrella
11) [ ]

Boris - Live At Empty Bottle

A Blunt Cobra

Band: Black Cobra
Album: Black Cobra EP
Origin: U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California)
Genre: Sludge, Doom, Metal
Year: 2004

Black Cobra is a two man band that plays thick dirty sludgy doom. Drums are handled by Rafael Martinez (also bassist for Acid King) with Jason Landrian (formerly Cavity) playing guitar. This Ep was self-released on cd but has been re-released on 7" by Blackflash Records in 2006. It has only three short songs, but it gives you a good idea of what this band is all about. Enjoy!
(and yes, I am going to try to keep that promise of posting more often).

Black Cobra - S/T EP

Did You Drink Spermatozoa?

Band: Boris
Album: Demo Vol. 3
Origin: Japan (Tokyo)
Genre: Metal, Doom
Year: 1994






I know it has been a while so I'm making it up with this gem. It's a rip of one of the two known Boris demo tapes. This means that it is one of the rare recordings with Nagata on drums (it also labels Takeshi as Otani). The quality is great and you can really hear how they are influenced by The Melvins on these recordings.
You can find the artwork here. Enjoy!

Tracklist:
1) Scar Box "Misery in your arms."
2) Mosquito "Knife blowing in to my eyes."
3) Matozoa "Did you drink spermatozoa?"
4) Deep Sucker "Taking ever harpy."

Boris - Demo Vol. 3

P.S. : The file contains 2 extra songs, Loud and Water Porch. I think they are hidden tracks on the tape.

Fiat Lux II

Band: Various Artists
Album: Let There Be Doom II (A Kult Collection Of Massive Sub-Harmonics)
Origin: Various
Genre: Doom, Sludge, Metal, Black Metal
Year: 2004

The Second Let There Be Doom Sampler from Southern Lord Records. Enjoy!

1) Goatsnake - Black Cat Bone
2) Outlaw Order - Illegal In 50 States
3) Orcustus - Death Becomes You
4) Korog - Worshipping Of Current
5) Thorr's Hammer - Troll
6) Graves At Sea - Cirrhosis
7) Teeth Of Lions Rule The Divine - New Pants & Shirt
8) Khanate - Dead
9) Place Of Skulls - The Watchers
10) Saint Vitus - I Bleed Black
11) The Obsessed - Climate Of Despair
12) Earthride - Grip The Wheel
13) Warhorse - I Am Dying
14) Sunn O))) - Hell-O)))-Ween
15) Probot - Shake Your Blood

Let There Be Doom II (A Kult Collection Of Massive Sub-Harmonics)

Fiat Lux...

Band: Various Artists
Album: Let There Be Doom (A Kult Collection Of Massive Sub-Harmonics)
Origin: Various
Genre: Doom, Sludge, Drone, Metal
Year: /

I'm still busy with my exams, so I decided to post this label sampler from Southern Lord Records. Enjoy!

1) Place Of Skulls - Last Hit
2) Sourvein - Bang Leaf
3) Earthride - Deception
4) Sunn O))) - The Gates Of Ballard
5) Grief - I Hate You
6) Warhorse - I Am Dying
7) Weedeater - God Luck And Good Speed
8) Toadliquor - Interstellar Space (Love)
9) Boris - Huge
10) Khanate - Skin Coat (Live)
11) Earth - German Dental Work

Let There Be Doom (A Kult Collection Of Massive Sub Harmonics)

The King's Name Is A Tower Of Strength.

Band: Isis
Album: SGNL>05
Origin: U.S.A. (Los Angeles, California)
Genre: Metal, Experimental
Year: 2001



I saw these guys last night, and they were awesome. But I'm still tired because of that so, here you go:

"SGNL>05 was originally released inbetween Isis's debut album 'Celestial' and their second 'Oceanic', it's hard to define it as merely an EP or a stopgap though. At 35 minutes in length, it is easily as long as many classic albums, and Neurot recordings have been kind enough to re-issue it fleshed out with an exclusive remix from Brummie industrial metal don Justin Broadrick (Jesu, Final, ex-Godflesh, ex-Napalm Death). The music itself is quite different from the 'proper' Isis albums which is maybe why it didn't receive quite so much hype on it's original release, but this is exactly what makes it so interesting. The album starts with the title track, a Lynchian mix of tape recorded piano and industrial clanks and groans - killer intro, only 3 minutes in and we're blasted into the Neurosis-style metallic epic 'Divine Mother' which surely ranks as one of the bands most crushing tracks. At this point they had not defined their 'post-metal' sound quite so obviously, but the traces of this are present and obvious in 'SGNL>05' far more than with 'Celestial'. Third track 'Beneath Below' takes an overdriven drum line and drenches it in ancient synthesizer sounds and 'Constructing Towers' is Isis at their droning, epic and harmonic best. 5 years on since its original release there are quite a few more open minded metal fans in the world and 'SGNL>05' is a crucial jigsaw piece in the history of one of the scene's finest acts. Highly recommended." (Boomkat)

Isis - SGNL>05

Scarred...

For his second compilation, The Whale wanted to give his own twist to the 'Best Of 2008' theme. He decided to make a retrospect of the gigs that he saw between September and December 2008. Because of this he used the most recent material of each band available to him and decided to keep the bands in the chronological order in which he saw them. Enjoy!

1) Porn (The Men Of) - Mastodon Entrée
2) Big Business - Shields
3) (The) Melvins - The Smiling Cobra
4) Sardonis - Nero D'Abola
5) Demented Are Go - Mongoloid
6) The Hellacopters - Dirty Women
7) Motorpsycho - The Alchemyst
8) The Killbots - The Whore (Without A Name)
9) My Sleeping Karma - Hymn 72
10) Hypnos 69 - Vertigo
11) Los Natas - No Es Lo Mismo
12) Brant Bjork And The Bros - Oblivion
13) Diablo Blvd. - Scarred And Undefeated
14) Hermano - Exam Room
15) El Guapo Stuntteam - Back From The Grave
16) The Datsuns - Who Are You Stamping Your Foot For?
17) Lento - Earth
18) Ufomammut - Stigma
19) Isis - Dulcinea

The Whale Presents Vol. 2: You Weren't There Man!

History...

Band: Iron Maiden
Album: The Soundhouse Tapes
Origin: Great Britain
Genre: Metal
Year: 1979



This is the very first EP by Iron Maiden. It features three songs taken from their demo Spaceward. Line-up for this EP was: Paul Di'Anno(Vocals), Dave Murray(Guitar), Steven Harris(Bass Guitar) and Doug Sampson(Drums). Enjoy!

Iron Maiden - The Soundhouse Tapes

Sundering...

Band: The Sword
Album: Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians (Single)
Origin: U.S.A. (Austin, Texas)
Genre: Metal
Year: 2008


This is the single for The Sword's sophomore record: Gods Of The Earth. Enjoy!

The Sword - Fire Lances Of The Ancient Hyperzephyrians (Single)