Monday, October 22, 2007

JedBlog for October 30th


***ACT VI: SICK WIT IT SICK WIT IT SICK WIT IT***

manoman i luff dat nu metl

Yakuza- Transmutations
Jazzy, experimental prog/doom/post-metal
LIYL: Shels, Acid Bath, Cephalic Carnage

Zatokrev- Bury The Ashes
Hypnotic, down-tempo doom/post-metal
LIYL: Cult Of Luna, Esoteric, Hyatari

Hacksaw To The Throat- Wastelands
Multifaceted, melodic grind/death/prog metal
LIYL: Cynic, Lykathea Aflame, Vehemence

Agoraphobic Nosebleed- A Clockwork Sodom
Snarling, lethal noise/cybergrind, members of Pig Destroyer
LIYL: Dataclast, Cephalic Carnage, Pig Destroyer

Canvas Solaris- Cortical Tectonics
Textural, expansive instrumental prog/tech metal
LIYL: Dysrhythmia, Spiral Architect, King Crimson

Kaamos- Scales Of Leviathan
Thrashy, guttural traditional Swedish death metal, ex-members of Serpent Obscene/Repugnant
LIYL: Grave, Vomitory, Dismember

Mistress- The Glory Bitches Of Doghead
Brutal, churning grind/sludge/doom metal, members of Anaal Nathrakh/Frost/Exploder
LIYL: Napalm Death, Narcosis, Iron Monkey

Lakes Of Russia- Self Titled
Ambient, melodic instrumental post-rock
LIYL: GY!BE, The Hunting Portrait, Mono

The Axis Of Perdition- Deleted Scenes From The Transition Hospital
Horrific, haunting avant-garde black metal/ambient noise, members of Bal-Sagoth
LIYL: Blut Aus Nord, Anaal Nathrakh, Silent Hill OST

Forceed- Idyl Of Estreya

Forceed- Ivory Marsh
Crushing, monolithic post-metal
LIYL: Impure Wilhelmina, Unfold, Breach

Pozvakowski- Microtron
Dynamic, pulsing jazz-influenced post-rock/post-metal
LIYL: Paik, Tortoise, Surface of Eceon

Brazen- Aura, Dora
Dreamy, flowing indie/post-rock
LIYL: Death Cab For Cutie, Aereogramme, Sunny Day Real Estate

Killie- Afterall, The Opinion Of One In A Hundred Million Will Not Reach Anyone
Passionate, noisy Japanese screamo
LIYL: La Quiete, Ampere, Daitro

Monolithe- Interlude Premier
Bleak, droning funeral doom metal, ex-members of The Old Dead Tree
LIYL: Skepticism, Esoteric, Deinonychus

Membrane- A Story Of Blood And Violence
Searing, melancholy noise/post-metal
LIYL: Unsane, Knut, Tantrum

Wake Up On Fire- Self Titled
Brutal, unrelenting blackened sludge metal/crustcore
LIYL: Remains Of The Day, Noothgrush, Wormwood

Strong Like Bear- Self Titled
Dreary, monstrous sludge/post-metal, ex-members of Thundersaw/Battlefields
LIYL: Manatees, Castle, Whitehorse

Arachnotaur- Slo=w Pertinacious Threnody On The Abnegation Of Succour
Raw, atmospheric blackened doom/drone/sludge metal
LIYL: Wormphlegm, Sunn O))), Warhorse

Envenomed- Self Titled
Gloomy, demolishing blackened sludge/crust
LIYL: Gallhammer, Amebix, Garmonbozia

Motek- Self Titled

Motek- Urban
Echoing, fluid post-rock/post-metal/shoegaze/chamber-rock
LIYL: GY!BE, Sickoakes, Massive Attack

Swords- Self Titled
Epic, colossal sludge/dirge/post-metal
LIYL: Old Man Gloom, The Ocean, Rosetta

Batoche- Terra Incognita
Grinding, merciless noise metal/metalcore
LIYL: Catharsis, Converge, Raised Fist

Vulcans- Demo 2007
Spastic, complex math/noise/synth metal, ex-members of Curl Up And Die
LIYL: Hella, Genghis Tron, Melt Banana

Anagnorisis- Demo 2007
Vicious, dismal black/death metal
LIYL: Enslaved, Mirzadeh, Goatwhore

Officer Jones And His Patrol Car Problems- Memorial
Complex, chaotic math/noise metal
LIYL: Botch, Dillinger Escape Plan, Ed Gein

Ephel Duath- Pain Remixes The Known
Remix of Pain Necessary To Know
LIYL: Ephel Duath, Ephel Duath, Ephel Duath

Primordial- To The Nameless Dead (Part I)
Foreboding, sorrowful Celtic black/folk/doom metal
LIYL: Bathory, Celtic Frost, My Shameful

Primordial- To The Nameless Dead (Part II)
Foreboding, sorrowful Celtic black/folk/doom metal
LIYL: Bathory, Celtic Frost, My Shameful

Taint- Secrets And Lies
Abrasive yet melodic sludge/stoner/post-metal
LIYL: Entombed, High On Fire, Lent0

Men Eater- Hellstone
Overwhelming, expansive sludge/crust/doom/post-metal, members of For The Glory/Blacksunrise/Riding Panico
LIYL: Doomriders, Kyuss, Mouth Of The Architect

Moonshine- Self Titled
Apocalyptic, swampy sludge/doom/crustcore, ex-members of Wake Up On Fire
LIYL: Crowbar, Burning Witch, Nausea

Charger- Spill Your Guts
Nihilistic, punishing rock/doom/sludge metal
LIYL: Eyehategod, Motorhead, Cable

Flatlands- Vermuyden
Gloomy, surging sludge/post-metal
LIYL: Conifer, Buried At Sea, Callisto

Fresnel & Vancouver- Split
One brand new song from each of these great post-metal bands
LIYL: Burst, Shora, Unfold

New update in a few days! Keep checking back!

-Jed <3

Sunday, October 21, 2007

JedBlog for October 24th

***ACT V: PROTECTION REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF SKULL-CRUSHING RIFFS***

Have at it, kids :D

Volt- Rörhät
Raw, grimy noise rock
LIYL: The Melvins, The Jesus Lizard, Unsane

Johnny Truant- In The Library Of Horrific Events
Chaotic, off-kilter metalcore
LIYL: Dillinger Escape Plan, Zao, Botch

Pusher- Self Titled
Volatile, destructive noise metal/rock, ex-members of Breather Resist/Lords/Lickgoldensky/Coliseum
LIYL: Aforementioned bands

Orthodox- Amanecer En Puerta Oscura
Monolithic, primitive drone/doom metal, ex-members of Tierra/The Forge
LIYL: Moho, Sleep, Earth

Blunderbuss- Self Titled
Piercing, dirty hardcore-influenced noise rock, members of Don Caballero
LIYL: Big Black, Helmet, Halo Of Flies

Eminence- Passion
Australian-based symphony orchestra playing orchestral renditions of popular RPG music
LIYL: John Williams, Nobuo Uematsu, Koh Ohtani

Genghis Tron- Triple Black Diamond
Maniacal, sporadic death/grind/synth/math metal
LIYL: Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Plague Bringer, Dataclast

Monno- Error
Discordant, relentless free-jazz/noise rock/metal
LIYL: Zeni Geva, Clockcleaner, Skullflower

Bison- Earthbound
Thunderous, riff-heavy sludge/stoner/doom metal, ex-members of S.T.R.E.E.T.S./Goatsblood/Deathrays
LIYL: High On Fire, Motherboar, Scissorfight

Tunturia- Maps
Orchestral, epic instrumental post-rock/ambient noise
LIYL: Explosions In The Sky, GY!BE, Caspian

Flies Are Spies From Hell- Mountain Language
Dark, brooding instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Isis, 65daysofstatic, A Silver Mt. Zion

Parhelia- Oceans Apart
Fractured, pounding instrumental post-rock/post-metal
LIYL: God Is An Astronaut, Isis, Disappearer

Robotosaurus- Sayra Bahk Volume 1 (The Last Refuge Of The Exiled Man)

Robotosaurus- Sayra Bahk Volume 2 (Trifornais)
Hyperactive, frenzied grindcore/electronic noise, ex-members of Love Like Electrocution
LIYL: Dillinger Escape Plan, Genghis Tron, Discordance Axis

Light Pupil Dilate- Snake Wine
Raucous, abrasive metallic rock/post-hardcore
LIYL: The Jesus Lizard, American Heritage, Fugazi

Tephra- A Modicum Of Truth
Crushing, atmospheric sludge/post-metal
LIYL: Callisto, Breach, Elodea

Towers- Self Titled
Cacophonous, grating metallic punk/noise rock/post-metal
LIYL: pg.99, Old man Gloom, Deadguy

Enablers- Output Negative Space
Oblique, dreamy post-rock/experimental rock/spoken-word
LIYL: Slint, Rodan, Shellac

Zonderhoof- Self Titled
Acrid, bleak instrumental sludge/doom/noise/post-metal
LIYL: Breach, The Melvins, Keelhaul

Grizzlytwister- Ont Blod
Bludgeoning, crazed metallic hardcore/noise metal
LIYL: Refused, Eden Maine, Raindydayfuckparade

Titan- The Chrysanthemum Pledge
Monstrous, destructive screamo/sludge/doom/noise metal
LIYL: Buried Inside, Tragedy, Uranus

June Paik & Titan- Split
Epic, passionate screamo meets monolithic sludge/noise metal
LIYL: Orchid, One Eyed God Prophecy, Song of Zarathustra

Balmorhea- Self Titled
Sprawling, hypnotic instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Yndi Halda, Set Fire To Flames, Six Parts Seven

Destroyalldreamers- Glare/Halo

Destroyalldreamers- Wish I Was All Flames
Somber, transcendental instrumental shoegaze/space/post-rock
LIYL: Mogwai, Slowdive, Foxhole

Scale The Summit- Monument
Technical, jazzy instrumental post-rock/prog metal
LIYL: The Fucking Champs, Dysrhythmia, Spiral Architect

Architects- Ruin
Harsh, mechanical metalcore/tech metal
LIYL: Devil Sold His Soul, SikTH, Dillinger Escape Plan

Steel Nation- Soul Swallower
Brutal, unforgiving metallic hardcore
LIYL: Ringworm, Reign Supreme, The Break In

Get Destroyed- Self Titled
Rage-filled sludge metal mixed with thrashy powerviolence
LIYL: No Comment, Neanderthal, Mind Eraser
***LINK FIXED***

Masterpiece- Cruel Summer
Intense, furious old school hardcore
LIYL: Shark Attack, Outbreak, No Warning

DoF- Red Pine Pasture
Soothing, intricate instrumental post-rock/neo-classical/IDM
LIYL: Boards Of Canada, Fennesz, I'm Not A Gun

Identified- I
Burly, incendiary instrumental post-rock/psych metal
LIYL: Kinski, Mogwai, Kyuss

Beneath Oblivion- Existence Without Purpose
Evil, dismal sludge/doom metal
LIYL: Indian, Graves At Sea, Warhorse

Aughra- The Book Of Habidabad Volume II
Haunting, minimalist noise/ambient drone, members of Forensics/This Will Destroy You
LIYL: Mosh Patrol, Destructo Swarmbots, Sparrows Swarm And Sing

Stafraenn Hakon- Gummi
Majestic, chiming electronic post-rock
LIYL: Efterklang, Sigur Ros, The Album Leaf

This Flood Covers The Earth- Barnburner
Frenetic, mathy hardcore/screamo/post-hardcore
LIYL: Drive Like Jehu, Funeral Diner, Sunny Day Real Estate

Terhen- Eyes Unfolded
Grim, oppressive atmospheric death/doom metal
LIYL: My Dying Bride, Officium Triste, Swallow The Sun

Vic Chesnutt- North Star Deserter
Ethereal, yet explosive indie/folk/post-rock featuring guest appearances by members of Fugazi/GY!BE/A Silver Mt. Zion/Hangedup/Frankie Sparo/The Quavers/Esmerine/The Arcade Fire
LIYL: Homemade Knives, Uncle Tupelo, Calexico

Brume Retina- Linéaire Des Libres
Tumultuous, impassioned post-metal/screamo
LIYL: Mihai Edrisch, The Sons Of Saturn, Funeral Diner

The Austrasian Goat- Self Titled
Crushing, apocalyptic funeral doom/black metal
LIYL: Nortt, Grief, Ahab

Thema Eleven- The Great Misanthrope
Devastating, tempestuous post-metal/crustcore
LIYL: Cortez, Lvmen, Ekkaia

More to come soon!

-Jed <3

Friday, October 12, 2007

Thrice- The Alchemy Index Volumes I & II: Fire & Water

Yeah, I'm really excited about this, so here ya go:

Thrice- The Alchemy Index Volumes I & II: Fire & Water

-Jed <3

Thursday, October 11, 2007

I know GigaSize sorta sucks

So I will be trying another site on the next update, possibly MediaFire. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know

-Jed <3

Monday, October 8, 2007

GigaBlog for October 10th

***ACT IV: I LUFF TO MAEK LEMONAD NOT P P LEMONAD***

Fixed the Kinski link from the previous post, so get that shit!

As The Poets Affirm- Awake
Upbeat, energetic indie/post-rock
LIYL: Cursive, Fugazi, June Of 44


September Malevolence- Tomorrow We’ll Wonder Where This Generation Get Its Priorities From
Moody, cathartic instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Explosions In The Sky, Scraps Of Tape, Up-C Down-C Left-C Right-C ABC + Start


Eternal Elysium & Black Cobra- Split
Intense, nihilistic doom/sludgecore meets chugging, fuzzed out psych-metal
LIYL: Floor, Torche, Melvins


Vonn- Victim One: Agony
Noisy, torturous drone/funeral doom
LIYL: Stabat Mater, Monolithe, Khanate


Blackthroat- Suffer Your Own
Filthy, bitter doom/crust rock/sludge metal, ex-members of Bad Luck 13 Riot Extravaganza
LIYL: Buzzov*en, Earthride, Eyehategod


Mills Of God- The Seed
Throbbing, atmospheric drone/doom/post-metal
LIYL: Pelican, Earth, Sunn O)))


Kehlvin- The Mountain Daylight Time
Crushing, monolithic post-metal
LIYL: Buried Inside, Ira, Transmission0


Secret Order Of Tusk- Sick Of Living…Unwilling To Die
Torturous, grinding stoner/sludge metal, ex-members of Neurosis/Damnweevil/Tarrakian
LIYL: High On Fire, Eyehategod, Kalas


Jose Gonzalez- In Our Nature
Dreamy, minimalist acoustic indie/alt-folk
LIYL: Junip, Zero 7, Low


Black Shape Of Nexus- Self Titled
Downtuned, buzzing drone/doom metal, ex-members of Corpse Prose/The Ghost Dance Movement/Prone
LIYL: Monarch!, Corrupted, Fleshpress


MGR vs. SirDSS- Impromptu
Ambient, melancholy synthdrone collaboration between Mustard Gas And Roses (Mike Gallagher of Isis) and SirDSS (experimental artist David Scott Stone)
LIYL: Phantomsmasher, Destructo Swarmbots, Isis


All Traps Set- Council Of Desperation
Haunting, dissonant experimental synth/noise, members of Voice Of The Seven Woods
LIYL: Boards Of Canada, Deathprod, Can


Cold World- No Omega
Vicious, mosh-friendly traditional hardcore
LIYL: Judge, Cro-Mags, Biohazard


Stephen O’Malley And Z’ev- Magistral
Hazy, turbulent industrial noise/drone/synth
LIYL: KTL, Merzbow, Aethenor


Ramparts- Whiteboys Love The Blues
Furious, riff heavy psych metal/hardcore punk/rock, ex-members of Ceremony/Sabertooth Zombie/All Bets Off
LIYL: Baroness, Black Flag, Social Cirkle, All Bets Off


Glory Fckn Sun- Vision Scorched
Ethereal, spacey psych/noise, members of Mrtyu/With Throats As Fine As Needles
LIYL: Sunn O))), Keiji Haino, Flies Inside The Sun


Zoroaster- Dog Magic
Thundering, epic southern sludge/doom metal
LIYL: Weedeater, Warhorse, Dove


Serpent Cult- Trident Nor Fire
Dense, churning doom/sludge metal, ex-members of Thee Plague Of Gentlemen/Leng Tch’e
LIYL: Crowbar, Godflesh, Corrupted


The Angelic Process- Weighing Souls With Sand
Cacophonous, wailing synth/post-metal
LIYL: Neurosis, Swans, Hyatari


Cue- Wedding Song
Graceful, harmonious instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Esmerine, Samuel Jackson 5, Unwed Sailor


Joy Wants Eternity- You Who Pretend To Sleep
Lush, lilting, dynamic instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Caspian, Capulet, Sigur Ros


Disnihil- Self Titled
Frantic, noisy Swedish-style crust/d-beat hardcore
LIYL: The Helm, Wasteland, Tragedy


The Pirate Ship Quintet- Self Titled
Somber, orchestral instrumental post-rock/post-metal
LIYL: Blueneck, Red Sparowes, Angel Eyes


Beware Of Safety- It Is Curtains
Jagged yet beautiful instrumental post-rock/post-metal
LIYL: Explosions In The Sky, The Cancer Conspiracy, Pelican


Droids Attack- Fatal/Error
Raucous, maniacal stoner rock/doom metal
LIYL: Motorhead, Clutch, The Melvins


El Ten Eleven- Every Direction Is North
Subtle, emotionally complex instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Sigur Ros, The Mercury Program, Tortoise


Seasick- Awakenings
Thrashy, pissed-off hardcore/rock
LIYL: Tear It Up, Negative Approach, Infest


Himsa- Summon In Thunder
Raw, sinister thrash/melodic death metal, ex-members of Undertow/Nineironspitfire/Trial
LIYL: In Flames, Dark Tranquility, At The Gates


Hrsta- Ghosts Will Come And Kiss Our Eyes
Otherworldly, gently foreboding post-rock/psych/alt-folk, ex-members of Set Fire To Flames/GY!BE/Jackie-O Motherfucker
LIYL: GY!BE, Vic Chestnutt, Comets On Fire


Time To Burn- Is.Land
Melancholic, mammoth sludge/post-metal
LIYL: Keelhaul, Breach, Knut


Tesa- Nekad
Dark, spacey post-metal, ex-members of In.Stora
LIYL: Shora, Old Man Gloom, Rosetta


Witchcraft- The Alchemist
Aggressive, fuzzed-out psych/stoner/doom metal
LIYL: Sabbath, Pentagram, Cathedral


Shaped By Fate- The Unbeliever
Pummeling, violent UK metalcore, ex-members of Eden Maine/Agent Of The Morai
LIYL: Beecher, Sylosis, old Cave In


Dirge- Wings Of Lead Over Dormant Seas
Crushing, ominous funeral doom/post-metal
LIYL: Tides, Wreck Of The Hesperus, Mouth Of The Architect


TenHornedBeast- The Sacred Truth
Powerful, organic dark ambient drone/noise
LIYL: Earth, Merzbow, Lustmord


Byla And Jarboe- Viscera
Collaboration between Byla (dreamy drone/post-rock, members of Behold…The Arctopus/Dysrhythmia/Infidel?Castro!) and Jarboe (experimental metal/noise, ex-member of Swans)
LIYL: Byla, Jarboe, Tribes Of Neurot


The Narrows- Benjamin
Morose, depressing post-metal/math rock/slowcore
LIYL: Rebreather, Slint, Low


Dead In The Water- Echoes…In The Ruins
Majestic, abrasive sludge/doom/post-metal, ex-members of Sharpeville
LIYL: Minsk, Breach, Whitehorse


Sika Redem- Entheogen
Brooding, passionate doom/post-metal
LIYL: Envy, Neurosis, The Ocean


Daymares- Can’t Get Us All
Burly, unrelenting sludge/doom/crust/death ‘n roll
LIYL: Cursed, Entombed, Eyehategod


Bossk- .2
Crushing, atmospheric post-metal/post-rock
LIYL: Pelican, Conifer, Angel Eyes


Medea- We Alone Define Our Distance
Harsh, guttural metalcore/grind
LIYL: Despised Icon, Pig Destroyer, Between The Buried And Me


Strong Like Bear- Nature Red In Tooth And Claw
Dreary, monstrous sludge/post-metal, ex-members of Thundersaw/Battlefields
LIYL: Manatees, Castle, Whitehorse


Don The Reader- Self Titled
Feverish, tumultuous math metal/noise rock
LIYL: Breather Resist, Curl Up And Die, Blues


Reign Supreme- Fuck The Weak
Devastating, sludgy metallic hardcore, ex-members of Blacklisted
LIYL: Crowbar, Ringworm, Integrity


Destructo Swarmbots- Clear Light
Ambient, textural noise/drone
LIYL: Darsombra, House Of Low Culture, Lotus Eaters


Blackwaves - II
Driving, down-tempo instrumental post-metal
LIYL: Souvenir's Young America, Isis, Year Of No Light


Bird Eater- Utah
Caustic, epic death/grind, members of Day Of Less/Gaza
LIYL: Pig Destroyer, Ed Gein, The Red Chord


Coffins & The Arm And Sword Of A Bastard God- Split
Doomy Japanese death metal meets sludgy, downtuned doom/crust
LIYL: Graves At Sea, Asunder, Hellhammer


.Crrust- Pain Is A Mere Sensation
Experimental, chaotic metallic hardcore from Russia
LIYL: Curl Up And Die, The Great Redneck Hope, As The Sun Sets


Snake Eyes- Self Titled
Pissed-off, unrelenting hardcore, ex-members of Carry On/Terror/Betrayed
LIYL: Guns Up!, Internal Affairs, Ruiner


North- Ruins
Melancholy, haunting instrumental post-metal/post-rock
LIYL: Irepress, Explosions In The Sky, Cardinale


Ovum- Under The Lost Sky
Dreamy, ethereal instrumental Japanese post-rock
LIYL: Yndi Halda, Mono, Magyar Posse


Empires- Through Trial And Tribulation Comes Triumph
Harsh, pummeling doom/post-metal
LIYL: Battlefields, Across Tundras, Cult Of Luna


Devil Sold His Soul- A Fragile Hope
Weighty, devastating ambient prog metal/metalcore, ex-members of Mahumodo
LIYL: Will Haven, Architects, Eden Maine


Kruger- Redemption Through Looseness
Menacing, technical sludge/doom/post-metal
LIYL: Knut, Kyuss, Entombed


Hail!Hornet- Self Titled
Sleazy, abrasive sludge/doom/stoner rock, members of Sourvein/Weedeater/Beaten Back To Pure/Alabama Thunderpussy/Buzzov*en
LIYL: Any aforementioned band


Ryokuchi & Fire Witch- Split
Ultra dense blackened doom/noise/sludge meets torturous, downtuned drone/sludge/slowcore
LIYL: Sunn O))), Ruins, Eyehategod


Xur & Mich!gan- By The Beard Of Zeus Split
Churning doom/post-metal meets frenzied noise/math metal
LIYL: Botch, Old Man Gloom, Cave In


Sweet Jesus- Self Titled
Brutal, sludgy stoner/doom metal
LIYL: Entombed, Weedeater, Backwoods Payback

Enjoy, buttsniffers

-Jed <3

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

GigaBlog for October 2nd

***ACT III: DIS SHIT BE OVERDUE***

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know...

[nara]- EP #2
Hypnotic, cascading instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Mono, Caspian, Unwed Sailor


Rameses III- Honey Rose
Ambient, haunting drone/folk
LIYL: Coil, Red House Painters, Lanterna


Logh- North
Epic, anthemic post-rock/shoegaze from Sweden
LIYL: Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Songs: Ohia


Keen Of The Crow- Hyborea
Bleak, atmospheric death/doom metal, ex-members of Morgion
LIYL: Mael Mordha, Swallow The Sun, Primordial


L'homme Puma- Self Titled
Frantic, heartfelt post-rock/screamo
LIYL: Envy, Capulet, From Monument To Masses


Rosetta- Wake/Lift
Cerebral, swirling ambient post-metal
LIYL: Callisto/Cult Of Luna/Explosions In The Sky


Wang-Wen- 7 Stuffs In Another Infinite Space
Melodic, innovative instrumental post-rock from northeastern China
LIYL: Mogwai, Mono, Sequence Pulse


Tulsa Drone- Songs From A Mean Season
Sweeping, progressive instrumental folk/post-rock, ex-members of Aurora Paralysis/Labradford/Pan Am
LIYL: Godspeed, Calexico, Homemade Knives


Memfis- The Wind-Up
Chaotic, crushing prog/post-metal
LIYL: Opeth, Isis, Textures


Humanasaur- Monster Saviour Song
Desolate, jagged noise/sludge/doom metal
LIYL: The Melvins, Unsane, Eyehategod


Sweet Cobra- Forever
Noisy, scathing riff-heavy crust/noise metal
LIYL: High On Fire, Keelhaul, His Hero Is Gone


Valkyrie- Self Titled
Unbridled, grandiose classic doom revival
LIYL: Pentagram, Earthride, The Sword


Llorah- Self Titled
Churning, textural French post-metal
LIYL: Breach, Year Of No Light, Overmars


Atheist Prayer- Des Lignes Qui Se Brisent A L'Horizon
Spacey, discordant post-metal
LIYL: Callisto, Cult Of Luna, Conifer


Kongh- Counting Heartbeats
Bestial, sludgy doom/post-metal
LIYL: Neurosis, Fugue, Switchblade


Coalesce- Salt And Passage
No description necessary, new EP on Second Nature Recordings


Mi Amore- The Lion
Grimy, noisy death 'n roll/noise metal
LIYL: High On Fire, Entombed, Cursed


Deathkiller- New England Is Sinking
Passionate, intense punk rock/old school hardcore, ex-members of Hatebreed/Most Precious Blood
LIYL: Good Riddance, Black Flag, Sick Of It All


Torche- In Return
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAVY shit, bro


Akimbo- Navigating The Bronze
Gritty, thundering metallic rock/hardcore
LIYL: Helmet, Black Flag, Harkonen


Junius- The Fires Of Antediluvia
Haunting, brooding space rock/new wave/post-metal
LIYL: Isis, Failure, Joy Division


Bad Blood- Inner Peace, Outer Grief
Intense, raging Sydney hardcore
LIYL: Iron Age, Guns Up!, Ringworm


Picastro- Whore Luck
Lush, melancholy art rock/chamber pop/post-rock, ex-members of Final Fantasy
LIYL: GY!BE, Espers, Destroyer


Dustheads- Collected Sounds
Dirty, volatile hardcore punk/rock
LIYL: Black Flag, Born Against, Suicide File


Omega Massif- Geisterstadt
Churning, monolithic post-metal
LIYL: North, Pelican, Rosetta


Baroness- Red Album
No description necessary


Blues- Snakepit
Coarse, chaotic math metal/noise rock
LIYL: Botch, Breather Resist, Young Widows


Hannu- Worms In My Piano
Lilting, delicate instrumental post-rock/electronic folk
LIYL: Magyar Posse, Deaf Center, Elegi


Hacavitz- Katun
Raw, blazing blackened death metal
LIYL: Death, Autopsy, Angelcorpse


Zillah- Substitute For A Catastrophe
Monstrous, guttural sludge/metalcore
LIYL: Zeni Geva, Napalm Death, Neurosis


Manatees- We Are Going To Track Down And Kill Vintage Claytahh, The Beard Burning Bastard Tour EP
Droning, tribal doom/sludge
LIYL: Swans/Boris/SunnO)))


Amiina- Kurr
Dreamy, intricate post-rock/experimental folk
LIYL: Sigur Ros, Mum, Bjork


Harlots- Betrayer
Ferocious, overwhelming technical/progressive metal
LIYL: The End, Dillinger Escape Plan, Discordance Axis


Kinski- Down Below It's Chaos
Explosive, fuzzed out psych metal/post-rock
LIYL: Mastodon, Jesu, Comets On Fire


Pellinore- Memento Mori/Hell Mouth
Manic, evil-sounding hardcore
LIYL: Rorschach, Siege, Born Against


Bloodhorse- EP
Dark, gloomy stoner sludge rock/doom metal, ex-members of The Red Chord/American Nightmare
LIYL: High On Fire, Doomriders, The Fucking Wrath


Jakob- Solace
Meticulous, expertly crafted instrumental post-rock
LIYL: Mogwai, Isis, 65daysofstatic


Centurions Ghost– The Great Work
Off-kilter, bleak death/doom metal
LIYL: Venom, Keen Of The Crow, Neurosis


The Grasshopper Lies Heavy- GUN
Atmospheric, droning sludge/post-metal
LIYL: Tides, Godflesh, Isis


Ocean Chief & Runemagick- The Northern Lights Split
DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
LIYL: Sleep, Electric Wizard, YOB


Dysrhythmia & Rothko- Fractures Split
Instrumental math/post-rock meets somber, foreboding drone
LIYL: Don Cab, Darsombra, Cult Of Luna


Nahrayan- The End
Hateful, epic sludge/death/doom metal
LIYL: Black Sun, Fugue, Grief


*Shels- Sea Of The Dying Dhow
Dissonant, spacey post-metal, ex-members of Mahumodo/Eden Maine
LIYL: Kayo Dot, Agalloch, Callisto


Pelican- Pink Mammoth
2 track EP with an updated version of "Mammoth" and a remix/mashup of "Untitled" and "Aurora Borealis"
LIYL: Pelican, Pelican, Pelican


Angel Eyes- ...And For A Roof, A Sky Full Of Stars
Cataclysmic, dramatic post-metal/post-rock
LIYL: GY!BE, Boris, Giant


The Pax Cecilia- Blessed Are The Bonds
Ambient, complex post-rock/prog metal
LIYL: Circle Takes The Square, Maudlin Of The Well, Anathallo


Lvmen- Mondo
Perfectly crafted, hypnotic post-metal/doom
LIYL: Minsk, Red Sparowes, Tantrum


The Ghost Of A Thousand- This Is Where The Fight Begins
Cascading, violent hardcore punk/rock
LIYL: Bars, The Bronx, Gallows


Tombs- Demo
Couldn't find a complete track listing, but I did the best I could, ex-members of Versoma/The Heuristic/Speedloader/Anodyne


Una Corda- Proper Position For Floating (1881)
Haunting, droning post-rock/post-metal
LIYL: As If By Ghosts, Mogwai, Isis


Lo-Ruhamah- The Glory Of God
Ambient, symphonic black metal with post-rock/neo-folk leanings
LIYL: Agalloch, Mirzadeh, Ulver

There ya go. I'll be adding random albums as they come out or as I get them. Enjoy!

-Jed <3

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

GigaBlog for August 29th

***ACT II: I LUFF U GUYZ!!***

Sorry for the delay, guys. This blog is horrible when it comes to formatting, etc. so it took me a little while longer than I expected. I am going to be adding cover art later on when I get a chance. Until then, enjoy the muzak!

Earthless- Rhythms From A Cosmic Sky
Monolithic instrumental psych rock/free jazz a la Comets On Fire/Acid Mothers Temple, members of The Black Heart Procession/The Fucking Champs/Hot Snakes

Coffins & Otesanek- Split
Mid paced death metal + dooooooooooooooooooooooooooom

Motherboar- Raise The Death Toll
Titanic, despair-filled stoner/sludge metal for fans of Scissorfight/The Sword/Fistula

The Austerity Program- Black Madonna
Howling, violent, minimally-layered math metal in the vein of Big Black/Harvey Milk/Fugazi

Hearts Of Black Science- The Ghost You Left Behind
Haunting, ethereal synth/shoegaze a la loveliescrushing/M83

Pisschrist- Nothing Has Changed
Raw, brutal d-beat hardcore/crust, ex-members of Schifosi/ABC Weapons

Celeste- Pessimiste(s)
Chaotic, melancholy metal in the vein of Breach/Acme, ex-members of Mihai Edrisch

Queen Elephantine & Elder- Split
Epic, buzzing psych metal meets hateful doom/sludge metal

Christian Club- Final Confession
Furious, shredding hardcore a la Strung Up/Direct Control/Dr. Know

Jesu & Eluvium- Split
Great split from two amazing bands

Minus The Bear- Planet Of Ice
Angular, spacey post-punk/indie/prog rock, ex-members of Botch (!!!!!)

Modern Life Is War- Midnight In America
Newest album by these modern hardcore favorites

Coliseum- No Salvation
New album, who doesn't love this band?

The Grasshopper Lies Heavy- Self Titled
Southern sludge meets crushing post-metal, for fans of Rwake/Generation Of Vipers/Cambodia

Dodheimsgard- Supervillain Outcast
Avant-garde thrash/industrial black metal, ex-members of Cadaver/Aura Noir

This Flood Covers The Earth- Drawing A Line
Chaotic, angular screamo a la Heroin/Funeral Diner/Hot Cross

Whitehorse- Self Titled
Bowel-loosening dirge doom/metallic post-rock in the vein of Khanate/Isis/Corrupted

Sofy Major- Self Titled
Noisy hardcore/metallic post-rock for fans of Funeral Diner/Cortez/Year Of No Light

Grayceon- Self Titled
Engaging, mesmerizing post-rock with a slight sludge metal influence, ex-members of Giant Squid

Moly- Hello Shut Up
Lilting, euphoric instrumental shoegaze/synth a la Saxon Shore/God Is An Astronaut

Scraps Of Tape- This Is A Copy Is This A Copy
Somber, emotional post-rock for fans of Gregor Samsa

California Love- Reaping The Whirlwind
Maniacal, blasting powerviolence/old-school hardcore, members of Talk Is Poison/Look Back And Laugh

Lesbian - Power Hor
Relentless, chugging sludge/noise/math metal a la Neurosis/Skullflower/Boris, members of ASVA/The Abodox/Golgothan Sunrise

Souvenir's Young America- An Ocean Without Water
Majestic, hypnotic instrumental post-rock akin to Pelican/Sleep/Isis

Lotus Eaters- Wurmwulv
Eerie, oddly atmospheric ambient doom/drone, members of Isis/Sunn O)))

Ufomammut And Lent0- Supernaturals Record One
Mesmerizing, dirge-like collaboration between one of the premier space rock/doom bands and one of the best new psych metal/ambient post-rock bands around

Lights Out Asia- Tanks And Recognizers
Melancholic instrumental electronica/shoegaze for fans of Sigur Ros/Bitcrush/Mogwai

The Fucking Wrath- Season Of Evil
Thrashy, crushing sludge metal/rock/crust in the vein of Motorhead/Discharge/Cavity

Ringworm- The Venomous Grand Design
New album from one of Clevo’s best metallic hardcore bands

Blood Of The Black Owl- Self Titled
Destructive blackened doom, members of The Element Chrysalis/Ruhr Hunter

Ares Kingdom- Return To Dust
Primal, blistering blackened thrash/death metal akin to Bathory/Venom, ex-members of Order From Chaos/Vulpecula

[nara]- EP #2
Hypnotic, cascading instrumental post-rock in the vein of Mono/Caspian

65daysofstatic- The Destruction Of Small Ideas
Epic, ambient electronics-driven instrumental (mostly) post-rock in the vein of EITS/Godspeed

Battlefields- Stained With The Blood Of An Empire
Dissonant hardcore/post-metal/doom in the vein of Cult Of Luna/Red Sparowes, ex-members of Eclipse Of Eden/Dispensing Of False Halos

Beehoover- The Sun Behind The Dustbin
Manic, minimalist free-form jazz/doom akin to The Melvins/Colour Haze/Stinking Lizaveta, members of Voodooshock

I have a bunch more shit to upload, so check for updates in the coming week or two. Yay!

-Jed <3