Welcome all the guys and girls over at Metal Blade Records to club.kingsnake. We like all different genres of music here, including of course all flavors of metal, so Metal Blade's support of our web site is much appreciated. We approached a number of record companies and Metal Blade jumped in with both feet. We are glad to have you on board.
We will be working with Metal Blade to bring you lots of neat stuff like reviews of their shows (including Ozzfest) and their artists (like Cannibal Corpse) and podcast interviews with some of their artists. HOPEFULLY we can talk them into letting us give away some neat Metal Blade swag along the way.
For those of you not familiar with Metal Blade Records, their first release contained songs by some then-unknown bands called Metallica and Ratt, and the label has been the home of many of todays bigger metal acts, like Slayer and Gwar. Started by Brian Slagel in 1982 on a shoestring and a dream, Metal Blade has been an important influence in the careers of many bands.
A special shout goes out to Michelle at Metal Blade, who not only has a thing for metal, but is also a ball python owner (natch!) and was able to hook us up with press access, photo badges and more, making our job so much easier. You guys at Metal Blade should give her a raise, she talked us into giving her all our prime ad spots. ;)
Korn Front Man Jonathon Davis is down for the count with a rare blood disease called ITP (Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura). While I am not a fan of Korn, I really don't like hearing of someone being that ill.
ITP stands for idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. "Idiopathic" means that the cause is unknown. "Thrombocytopenic" means the blood doesn't have enough platelets. "Purpura" means a person has excessive bruising. You may also hear ITP called "immune thrombocytopenic purpura."
The following singers stepped in at the Donnington Festival for Jonathon: Corey from SLIPKNOT/STONE SOUR, Dez from DEVILDRIVER, Jesse from 10 YEARS, Benji from SKINDRED, Shadows from AVENGED SEVENFOLD, and Matt from TRIVIUM.
Jonathon expects to be back to normal shortly. For more information, click here
It's time to quit playing with your pod and do something serious with it.
Today is now officially WTF Friday where YOU tell US WTF is on your IPod or other music player. Hit the Random or Shuffle button and jot down the first 10 songs that come up. A random sampling of my music player today comes up with the following:
1. "The Weed Song" - Butthole Surfers
2. "Too Many Puppies" - Primus
3. "Blackstar(Acoustic)" - Radiohead
4. "Cracking Up" - Nick Lowe
5. "Hear my train a comin" - Jimi Hendrix
6. "Blue in Green" - Miles Davis
7. "Johnny B. Goode/Roadrunner" - Sex Pistols
8. "Spiders" - System of a Down
9. "Daisies of the Galaxy" - The Eels
10. "The Dregs" - 3
According to Pollstar, a blood disease has sidelined Korn's lead singer, Jonathan Davis, sending him to the hospital and forcing Korn to cancel the remainder of their summer tour. Snow Patrol's lead singer Gary Lightbody's throat problem has not improved forcing them to cancel the remainder of their tour as well.
Those looking for that cure to the summertime blues might try looking at the new Beavis & Butt Head Collection DVD that released on Tuesday.
New Model Army
Thursday 25th May 2006
The Concorde II Club
Brighton - England
Ok, so I've been a New Model Army fan for some 20 years now. Going to see them is nothing new having toured with them almost every year. (Both here and across Europe.) I pretty much know what to expect. Although I do sometimes talk about giving it up and only going to hometown gigs I somehow always get roped in.
As the tour approaches I get increasingly frequent phone calls from others following around the country, checking that I'm gonna be at heir hometown gig, do I need a crash, can they stay at mine, do I fancy sharing petrol costs to the Shetlands, that kind of thing. Then before I know it I'm doing the whole tour.
This tour has followed a much similar recipie to all of the others. Arrive in a town sometime in the afternoon. Get some food and find the pub where everyone is meeting. It’s not always the closest pub. Often the town hosts have a favourite pub they use and it becomes a mission to find the crew. Sometimes we arrange to hook up with the band, (who are by now friends of ours) and we watch a match, like we did in Norwich for the Leeds/Watford game. This is usually a good opportunity to buy the guys drinks as a thank you for guest list places.
Anyway, Thursdays gig in Brighton Concorde 2 started like many others. We arrived in Brighton with Big Bill and managed to park on the sea front. After a quick bite to eat we soon found the crew in the Heist pub and started the customary consumption of alcohol. Come 8.30 we reckoned the support band had finished and we headed for the venue. Tommy Tee is behind the merch stall as we jump the queue and get out of the rain. Guest list places ROCK!
A few hellos to the stragglers and the people whose face you know from years of gigging but have yet to build a relationship with. The front of the venue near the stage starts to fill up with the eager locals and a few of the big faces from the following. Me and a few of the others stay near the Merch stall with Tommy Tee, waiting for the kids to tire themselves out and for one of the old songs to be played. Only then will we make an appearance en mass at the front.
The longer I follow this band, the less songs I know. I haven't played the new albums as much as I still do the old ones. I'm not the same guy I was 20 years ago and the new songs are much different nowadays. The old tracks bring back memories and are linked to some very strong emotions, to some special people and to a time ion my youth when things were very different. The old songs take me back to those times.
I know the set list starts with a few new tracks. I personally use this time to watch the band on stage as there is no chance to do this when in the pit later. (I remember years ago when Jez, the lead singer shaved off his long hair. It was halfway through the set till we noticed!) Stood at the back with Speedy, Dawn, Danny and Bernie I try to neck my beer before they play "Here Comes the War!" which is our cue. The tension rises in increments as we pace around, catching each others eye and smiling. "Want some of this?" I ask Speedy, offering my beer, which he takes and skulls in a mouthful.
Then the drums started, the heavy dull beat which for the band is the intro and gives Jez some time to swap guitars. The boys at the back take off our shirts revealing trademark tattoos. Suddenly there seem to be a dozen faces heading towards the front from different places in the venue. Nod stern hellos at some of the part time faces and arrive in the heaving, sweaty pit to catch the eye of the boys. It's going to go.
Anyone who has been to a New Model Army gig knows it is rough. Not as bad as it used to be, I mean, we are all getting a bit old now and can't go to work with Black eyes and fat lips. I remember Dr Joan (who is a GP) ended up with a black eye after every tour for about 6 years running. Poor lass. Speedy is a stock broker, Dawn is a financial advisor and I ran healthclubs, so not the alternative lifestyles which would tolerate such battle wounds. I'm glad it is less extreme now as there are less real fights at the front, and I always hated that.
It would usually be some local with a reputation as a "Hardcore NMA fan" who would want to stamp his authority on the gig. The music is pumped full of adrenalin and bravado and the kid would want to show everyone who was boss. Unfortunately the following are usually a good 30 strong (more in the old days) and so picking a fight with one of us is just stupid. Usually it would be Bill or I who would put a stop to it, hopefully before Jed noticed. That usually got messy.
As "War" kicks in the pit goes mad. The lightweights usually end up on their arse or make fast exits. There's usually a suprisingly handy local lass giving her all, trying to stay with it. So the boys go easy and make sure she stays upright and doesn't get nailed by one of the try-hards. This gig it was a really pretty skinhead girl from Holland who I have seen before. I'm just nodding my hello when I feel a "Whack!" in my jaw.
There in the middle of the pit is this dread youth with a Thunder and Consolation knot tattooed on his back. I see him head towards Bill with his elbows at head height and hope that Bill gives him some leeway. He does, the kid splits his lip with a very inconsiderately placed elbow. This is not good. As the song continues the kid gets a couple of hefty shoves that send him across the dance-floor and sprawling on his back or face. This usually ensures they get the message and they tone it down a bit, but this boy is a bit stupid. Bill catches my eye, so does Baby Bill. Dawn shakes here head 'cos she's seen this before. The boy comes back at Bill with venom and malice. He only gets halfway there as I catch his ponytail and pull him towards me. Dawn steps over and starts whispering in the pretender's ear and Bill, Speedy, Justin, Danny and some guy we call Freddy Boswell stand around looking like they want to eat his kidney. I've still got a handful of dreads and he's going nowhere, despite some effort.
The song finishes and we all stand around, waiting for the youth to throw a punch. He doesn't and retreats to the sidelines where his friends are standing at a safe distance. The next couple of songs are ballards so we don't see him for a while. We get chance to catch our breath and some of the lads have a fag. I'm watching the boy and his buddies, checking their facial expressions, watching them point. Bill wipes the blood from his still bleeding lip and raises his eyebrows. The intro to “The Hunt� comes on. If it's gonna go, it's gonna go now. "Not to ‘The Hunt’," I think, "That's a mistake."
The boy steps in, followed by two of his mates. We stand there and look at him, coiled and ready. Why does this have to happen? Why don't people just play nicely? He walks over to Bill and offers his hand. Then he turns to me and says "Sorry mate." in a thick Dublin accent "We just came all the way from Dublin for this one gig. We just get a bit excited you know."
"No worries mate, but I like my teeth where they are."
"Sorry mate, we're cool yeah?"
"Yeah, what's your name?"
"George."
"I'm Tony and that's Bill."
"Let's have some fun, yeah?"
"Yeah"
And the rest of the gig goes off without incident. It's rough, almost as bad as the old days. George and Co hold their own in the pit with the faces, giving as good as they get. Yeah, he caught me with a couple of stray shots, but he did the right thing and apologised. We pick up the fallen and smile at the girls on the outskirts. This is how it should be; a big outpouring of adrenalin, testosterone and bravado but without the need for any stupidness. This is why I love this band.
Aideen comes into the pit with a few bottles of water as the band churn out a couple of slow tracks, giving us time to recover. I pass one to George and we chat about a mutual friend in Dublin. “I wouldn't have cracked you if I knew you were a mate of Martin's!" he joked. As “125mph� starts up we know rest time is over and it's down to business again.
After the gig we stand around comparing war wounds and stories. The bouncers try to kick us out, but we have after-show passes, and get a couple for George and his crew. Tommy moans about having to find our t-shirts from behind the merch stall as usual so Silke passes him a Becks. He shuts up and counts the stock. Not a bad night by the looks of it; rolls of cash held in his hand as he does the load out. We all watch out for him, remembering our swag friend Darryl who was shot and mugged in South Africa. Not that we could do much, but it is on the front of everyone's minds, although it remains unspoken.
As the last of the crowd peel away the band come out and chat with some of the faces. I pass Micheal a bottle of Baileys which Dawn and I bought him as a thank you for our guest list places. Baileys, very rock and roll Micheal, very rock and roll. Mark from the Levellers appears, with Brighton being his hometown gig. He invites us to a friends bar for a lock in. Tommy Tee stipulates a 2am road time. We all laugh, knowing it's never gonna happen.
"You gonna come George?" I ask.
"Is that cool?"
"Yeah, sure, follow us."
"Are you the lad who bust Bill’s lip?" asks Dean, the keyboard player.
"Errrr."
"He only weighs as much as your leg Bill, you're turning into a girl in your old age," he laughs at Bill.
"Fuck off!" says Bill, all 19 stones of him. "Don't take the piss, I beat anorexia."
At the bar it is three o'clock before we leave. Warren pulls the tour bus us outside the front window and flashes his full beams at us inside, while Tommy Tee tries to round up the band. "I'm not leaving says Nelson. You're fired then!" says Tommy. "Get on the bus, there's beer on there."
Dawn has a similarly tough task trying to round up the boys for her car. Bless here for staying sober and driving us on the whole tour! I know there is a bottle of JD back on my boat and that it will not see the morning. Sure enough, come 7am its gone and we all find a space to crash. Dawn gets the bed cos she's driving; I end up in the galley with my head next to Bill, who snores.
George and his boys left for the airport as we said goodbye at the bar. We have a place to stay in Dublin anytime, and we don't have to worry about his elbows any more.
It's hard to imagine that a remake of the old Kansas chestnut "Dust in the Wind" could find new life as an indie/alt rock vocal over an eletcro-tech-trance-house dance beat. And even more bizarre, that it would be so fucking good.
But San Francisco dj/producer duo Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden do all that and more on their debut album Organized Nature. From the massive club hit "Tracking Treasure Down" (don't miss the Francis Preve remix) to standout tracks like "One Step Closer" and "Enemy," this scorching mix of vintage guitar, high tech gadgetry, powerful lyrics, and engaging melodies is kicking dance floor ass all over the US and Europe.
Vocals on "Dust in the Wind," "One Step Closer," and two other songs are handled by Atlanta's indie rock vocalist Molly Bancroft, and four others, including "Enemy" are sung by London-based Josh Burton, whose voice at times bears an uncanny resemblance to that of David Sylvian.
It's true that Gabriel & Dresden are best known for producing the massive trance hits "As the Rush Comes" by Motorcycle and "Way Out West" by Mindcircus, but a little trance goes a long way with me, and I loved this album. Although frankly dance music and certainly electronic, it plays with the boundaries of many genres, including rock and pop, for a sound that's easily recognizable as their own.
Gabriel & Dresden have also done remixing chores on songs by Annie Lennox, Dido, Sarah McLachlan, Depeche Mode, and a number of other artists. This is the first release on their own label, also called "Organized Nature."
By the way, you don't have to take my word for it... the album is streaming free here.
You never know where legendary Texas musician Kinky Friedman will show up next, with his trademark black hat and big cigar, it might be in Dallas leading the St. Patty's day parade or talking with Jay Leno on the Tonight Show.
Saturday he showed up to chat with us and we had a great talk about Texas Music, Dogs, and other interesting stuff. Oh, and I think he MIGHT have mentioned (once or twice)that he is running for Governer of Texas as well. Click on the player below to listen or on our Podcast Page.
It's awfully hard to think of any band that sounds stranger than Primus, but Primus frontman Les Claypool apparently finds even Primus too constricting at times. Thus begat Les' latest solo project "Of Whales and Woe."
This disc is a lot like eating sushi with a a variety of tastes and textures, flavors and smells. Some of the dishes you want to go back for seconds on, others just may not be your thing. Certainly his music is not designed to appeal to the great unwashed masses, but to push the boundaries of what music is and what it is composed of at the nuclear level.
My best description aurally of this new release is that of an MTV deathmatch between Primus and the Mothers of Invention with the blow-by-blow commentary provided by Buck Owens of Hee-Haw and a guest appearance by Ravi Shankar. Les is flat out all over the place on this disc as usual (was that a theremin I heard?), and being un-bounded by the restrictions (?) of Primus, it gets kinda funky and kinda freaky.
Some of the tunes are annoying at best, filler at most, some of them are wonderfully bouncy and funky. "Vernon The Company Man" is a strange tale with some odd sitar work. "Iowan Gal" is a bluegrass tune that left its harmony in my head and took days to shake. The song "Nothing Ventured" sounds like a something taken from the King Crimson's Discipline song book . "Of Whales and Woe" and "Phantom Patriot" have a Mothers-esque vibe that is helped by some neat xylaphone work. "One Better" and "Rumble of the Deisel" are just flat out funky in a Parliment/Funkadelic meets Zappa kind of way. "Robot Chicken" is pure Primus and "Filipino Ray" and "Off White Guilt" have some of the wickedest bass riffs you'll ever hear.
Not for beginners, Les Claypool is definitely an aquired taste.
Favorites:
One Better
Nothing Ventured
Rumble of the Deisel
I went to this show with a lot of preconceived notions about this band based on their press and television appearances, and was completely ready and willing to dismiss them as a bunch of immature, pretentious, young British snots. After winning both "Best New Band" and "Best British Band" at the 2006 NME, and then being touted at SXSW as leading the next British Invasion, only to see them trash the SXSW 2006 critics, and then later their amps on their SNL appearance, I was afraid I was being led down the garden path again, a la Spacehog and The Stone Roses.
Let's get something straight. The Arctic Monkeys are not bigger than Jesus, nor are they bigger than the The Beatles, and they aren't better than Oasis, at least in terms of musicianship. What they are, however, is a young, fresh, raw, talented band with a distinctive sound. Given time, they'll likely produce some really neat material. Lead vocalist Alex Turner has a voice that is unmistakeable in a way similar to, say, Stan Ridgway or Richard Butler, and it clearly helps this band distiguish themselves from the great grey cloud of other U.K. bands clawing for U.S. airplay.
I don't expect the Arctic Monkeys to produce an intricately worked masterpeice with "Dark Side of the Moon" longevity, nor do I see them producing any massive anthems of teen angst or tomes of deep political thought. With songs like "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor," I expect them to make good, fun, party music that a lot of people enjoy, and see a career similar to the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
This power pop foursome has been unfortunately and unfairly saddled with the label of being the "next big thing" from the U.K. to invade North America, and the monstrous P.R. machine behind that promotion was very much in evidence at Stubbs (even though it somehow missed us when handing out camera passes). That is an enormous amount of pressure for a bunch of literal 20 year olds in their first band to expect to live up to, and it's pretty obvious that the band is uncomfortable with all the hype.
Aside from that, it was only the 100+ heat, the sold out crowd, and the long lines at the beer stands that made the audience at the show uncomfortable. All of that was forgotten when the band took the stage. Looking every bit like a high school garage band, these guys blasted through a short set of only about an hour. Simulcast on KROX 101X, the band had a very smooth mix from the sound board and did not sound much different than they do on disc. Very twangy, jerky and poppy, in a White Stripes-meets-Mersey-tone, they ripped through essentially everything on their only album and their EP, stopping occasionally to banter with a woman in the audience requesting they remove first their pants, then their shoes. All I can say is that at least she didn't request "Free Bird." I really like this band and would pay to see them perform again when they have more material. It would be a shame to see this bands rough edges sanded off by some slick producer, or to see them succumb to the hype that preceeds them.
Opening for the Arctic Monkeys was the California band We Are Scientists with about a 30 minute set. This is another good band but unfortunately I wasn't familiar at all with their music. They have a good sound and are very much a college band, with a substantial Austin audience that germinated with their 2005 SXSW performance where they were labeled as one of the "Must See Unsigned Bands."
Deicide was to release their new album on this day. Earache states the Deicide album isn't ready for full release and is releasing an EP on ITunes as well as a video through You Tube instead.
Slayer was to release their new album and kick off their tour, but had to postpone the start of their tour so Tom Araya could heal from gall bladder surgery. Slayer is, though, releasing an EP through Hot Topic stores and a special t-shirt commemorating the day.
Maybe the bands can write it off as divine intervention?
Also on 6/6/06:
It's International Slayer Day. KFK Industries is slated to release their new album. The Omen remake is being released this day.
And here's a link to Slayer's Kerry King's guest chat with us at kingsnake.com.
Cannibal Corpse, the forefathers of death metal as we know it, are back with a vengeance. Kill is hard. Not like Cannibal was ever pussified, but this one is hard. It starts off like a punch in the chops and a kick in the nether regions and does not let up. Hearing it, I yearn for the hella pits I have been in. As I have said before I always worry when a band I have loved for a long time starts releasing things these days. Are they going to change? Well Cannibal has proven that they, much like a good whiskey, only get better with age.
This album brought back they days of Eaten Back to Life for me for some reason. Hard, fast, and straight in your face. They show the delicate balance between death and nlack metal.
I really liked some of the changes between the chunk guitar and an almost melodic tone on both "Murder Worship", "5 Nails In Your Neck" and "Necrosadistic Warning," however, the pauses in "Necrosadisitic Warning" left me bored (a second of silence in the pure aggression that is Cannibal). The solo, though, was lovely.
The drumming is flawless. Double bass that when turned up can make your heart stop.
The first video and single off this album is "Make Them Suffer," a kick ass song. Over the years, I have always defended the aggression of the land of death metal, and recently some of the newer acts are too busy sounding evil in their growls while losing themselves completely lyrically. That is one thing I have always adored about Cannibal, be it back in the Chris Barnes days or present. They don't try too hard to be what they are, they just be.
Whatever mix that is needed to create the perfect death metal band has always been present in the land of Cannibal Corpse.
Favorite Tracks:
Time to Kill is Now
Purification By Fire
The head liner of this show is a band of legendary proportion. The fact they made a stop on their one and only tour here in Austin was a stroke of luck. But before I get to that I will have to mention a little about the other openers and the show in general.
I missed the very fist band Split Eye, so I have nothing to say about them, but I will tell you I wish I missed the second band too. I read a few comments about this Biolich band on the net and people were saying how great they were. I guess they were replaced by these imposters cause I can not believe how god awful they were. One of the worst guitar sounds I have ever heard and an over all mish mosh of worthlessness. I could not wait for them to end, and I think the majority of people at the show felt the same. Terrible.......
Sothis took the stage in full on Black Metal attire. Spiked from head to toe. It was a shame that they had technical difficulties delaying and shortening their set. When they got their shit together they really put forth an effort to deliver the goods. Serious thrashing and full on assault with their fierce music and some great shredding incorporated into Black Metal, something you just do not see a lot of. I was pissed they only played 3 songs....but for a band I was totally unfamiliar with I have to say they were memorable and were a band I’d want to see live again. I hope these guys get a record deal soon, I think they’d make a great disc.
Abythos are locals, and I had seen them before a few years back. They have improved but the singer got on my nerves; in my opinion he is the weak point of the band. The problem with the band in general is they seem to be influenced by a few genres of metal and incorporate that into songs that just go into too many directions. I think the guys can play well, but they need someone who can help bring focus to them, to get them writing songs in a specific style that a listener can associate the band with. They have a decent sound, and some of the slower guitar parts were played with emotion showing some promise. But that singer's wannabe-ish one minute this, one minute that style makes it hard to know where they're coming from.
Averse Sefira have been around for many years now with several releases under their bullet belts and have traveled quite extensively in support of their records. I had hoped to get a few questions answered but in all honesty I was too busy listening in on and contributing my own questions with Demilich. It is my guess they’d have said they think as I do, that the Austin scene sucks for extreme metal but they would not pass the chance to play with a band like Demilich. These guys had a good response from the crowd, and do have some hardcore fans who truly appreciate their efforts. A band like Averse Sefira cares not for quantity as far as support, but for quality, meaning people who exist for the underground, not the mainstream crap that misinforms people to what extreme metal is really all about. The show would have been much more enjoyable if the lineup was Abythos, Sothis, Averse Sefira and Demilich, but none of that mattered once Demilich hit the stage.
I assured Jeff [Barringer, who met me there with his cameras] during the openers that Demilich was going to be a spectacle to behold and holy fucking shit were they ever. This band is nothing short of legendary with only one full length record released and re-released, which was recorded over a decade ago. The addition of a third guitar player for this tour had me worried as far as a lousy mix, but the sound was absolutely devastating. The drumming was flawless, the execution of the songs was perfection, and the champion of THE most gutteral growls ever recorded delivered by Antti Boman did not disappoint at all. He sounded exactly like the record. The stage presence and performance were incredible, but the timid talk between songs was the only evidence that this is not a touring band. This was well known to all and was the only thing that could make you believe they did not play live much but it did not at all take away from the show. They were one of the best bands I have ever had the pleasure of seeing. The crowd was blown away and anyone who saw this tour will be rubbing it in the faces anyone who did not get off their asses to witness this one last chance to see such a phenomenal band. Horns up to Demilich, for me I’d rate them a solid 10 out of 10 skulls, absolutely incredible!
I spent a lot of time before the show listening to the never ending questions some of us had for these guys. We were shocked to hear their biggest fan base was here in the US. These guys are from Finland and most would assume since metal is accepted more widely in other parts of the word, especially Europe....that they’d have been much more popular elsewhere, but this is not the case. Lyrically the band is weird as hell, and not very typical of death metal; I got the impression they did not even truly consider themselves to be death metal but it was apparent that is the type of bands they preferred to be associated with (does that make sense?). Lyrically it is an odd sci fi poetry, multi dimensional misery, fear of death and violent entities devouring souls....very off the wall shit. Two examples of their song titles are "When the Sun Drank the Weight of Water" and "The Sixteenth Six-Tooth Son of Fourteen Four-Regional Dimensions (Still Unnamed)."
Antti let us all hang when the question of certain letters being replaced by numbers when their lyrics are printed as far as what that means....?what is its significance? We’ll never know...dammit! The only good news as far as the disbanding of Demilich was that all the members planned to continue playing music, and Antti said he would continue signing in his unique style of the lowest of the low burping gutteral vocal style. The icing on the cake for Jeff and me was that he mentioned he had kept reptiles in the past including, of course, the ever popular corn snake. Funny how some of the most brutal bands out there are just regular guys and are so completely laid back and mellow. These guys from Finland were all very cool and even a bit quiet, but they let if rip on stage and were nothing short of impressive. By far one of the best shows I have seen in years. When asked if they thought their record would be worshiped with a kult status all these years later they said absolutely not. It was also revealed the album was recorded on a small budget (which to some was obvious but hell, some bands with great budgets for recording cranked out some total shit). Their English was fine, that is now....and I hinted that since their record was recorded many years back that I wondered if they could change anything (especially the lyrics). would they. The answer was yes, but unfortunately I could not find a way ask if they meant the lyrics without sounding insulting towards their knowledge of the English language back then ... but myself I will always wonder.... since these lyrics are just so damn weird.
Regardless, they are one hell of a band and should be very proud of their achievement in the archives of metal history. I feel extremely lucky to have witnessed this show and to have had the chance to meet the band. I encourage you to seek out this record and get an earful of something that is so unique, yet blends into the scene and sound of death metal like a nightmare you hoped would never end, but this was it. This was a closure for the band, I wish them the best and thank them for coming to the US and giving their fans one chance to see them tear it up. It is something I won’t soon forget.
Releases........
Demilich Nespithe 1993 Necropolis Records
then the European rerelease of
Nespithe on Repulse Records in 1996 which included “ The Four Instructive Tales........ of Decomposition� demo and new artwork
One of the new records which will be released on LP only limited too 397 autographed copies from Morbid Thoughts Records should be available soon titled em9t2ness of van2s1ing
The other final release form the band will be in CD format through Xtreem Music soon titled v34ish6ng 0f emptiness
I heard both pressings of these rare gems are all pre sold and considered sold out...
For more info and downloads go to http://www.anentity.com/demilich/.
Tony Jones has joined our staff to cover the live music scene in and around the U.K. Based in London, Tony is a well positioned to write about one of the greatest live music scenes in the world and we are glad that we can extend our coverage across the pond. Tony just got back from touring a bit with New Model Army around the U.K. and though he's a bit bruised and bloodied he's back and ready to write.
We always are looking for new writers to join our staff. Right now we especially need authors and photographers to cover the live music scene in Southern California and New York City, but really we are interested in the live music scene around the world. If you like alternative music, punk, metal, indie, like to go clubbing for live bands, like to write or take pictures, and are interested in joining our music community as a staff blogger, contact us. This is a lot of fun!