Yearly Archives: 2011
Evacuate London
I’m not even kidding, if you live in London, you may want to evacuate now! Or at least prepare to. Puddle of Mudd (otherwise known as the worst band known to Man, as well as being Fred Durst’s biggest crime against music) have been confirmed as support for The Damned Things at The Borderline on June 8th.
At the moment though, I’m just thanking my lucky stars that at least it’s not a headline show. But seriously people; it’s 2011, why in God’s name do Puddle of Crudd still exist?
More information (in case you want to prepare your escape) can be found at Metal Hammer.
Lacuna Coil recording new album
You know, I used to really really like Lacuna Coil back when I was 16. Well, I say I liked them… Actually I was just at that age where I was thinking with dick; by which I mean, I “liked” Cristina Scabbia. Once I went past the puberty stage, I realized their music was dull and bored me rigid.
So, if you’re male, and between the ages of about 14 and 17, you may be interested in this news. No, Cristina isn’t about to pose nude you pervs, but the band have begun recording a new album. You can get all the information here.
Decapitated are back
Fucking brilliant news. Yeah, I know, you’re all going to tell me that Decapitated never actually went away, aren’t you? I have to be honest though, after the tragic death of drummer Vitek, I kind of lost touch of what these guys were up to I regret to say.
So what are the Death Metal masterminds up to? Well, according to Blabbermouth, the band are back and have been working on a brand new album. The album is called Carnival Is Forever and is due for release on July 12th. The tracklisting can be found after the jump.
And now listen to ‘Spheres of Madness’ to remember why these guys kick so much ass!
Kailin release Remnants
UK newcomers (and incomers), Kailin have released a new track called ‘Remnants’. Well, they released it nearly a month ago, so it’s not really that new, but I’m not the fastest guy around. Slow and steady wins the race, and all that…
The track has various ‘tags’ on Soundcloud, such as ‘please download this song and we will give head’ So by writing about this song I’m hoping I’m going to be owed a lot more than just head. Hopefully full intercourse? I can only dream. The image above also may not be the current lineup, but luckily they’re so far away, no one will be able to tell.
So is the new track any good? You can press play below and find out for yourselves, but my opinion is pretty damn epic in all honesty, so go ahead and read what I have to say too. The track is heavy and melodic, taking the kind of direction they had with previous track ‘Colours’ and pushing the envelope further. The ambient elements and breakdowns seen in ‘Colours’ are still a feature of ‘Remnants’ and the stark contrast of melodic harmonious instrumentation and aggressive screams make for a stunning combination. If this is a sign of the progress Kailin have made so far, I for one cannot wait to hear what the band come up with next.
The song can be downloaded in a full CD quality WAV file from Soundcloud. I’d download it myself, but that’s 48 megabytes I could be using on porn. Just kidding, I did download it, and now it’s your turn.
Click here to find Kailin on Facebook.
Glassjaw’s lucky break
Glassjaw have announced that they are moving away from traditional album releases. Why? Because pirates made them do it. Just kidding, read this:
“People are so hung up on us not having a full-length out that they’re overlooking the fact that record labels are becoming increasingly irrelevant, that full-length records are becoming irrelevant and the whole album/tour cycle is pretty irrelevant.”
Can’t really argue with anything said right there, except… These guys haven’t put out an album since 2002. They’ve actually waited for so long, they’ve lived to see a shift in the music industry. Not many bands get away that “easy.” But it makes you wonder, if Axl waited some more to release Chinese Democracy, he could have used the same excuse logic.
I guess down the line, internet song packs and EPs are the future (while pop music will probably be reduced to singles only), and don’t get me wrong, I hate albums which have 40% of filler material just as much as the next guy and I see the good side of this, but I still really like albums. Then again, I also like to watch donkey shows, so maybe I’m not the one to pass any judgment.
