Reason number two: This debut?!! The oldest one?
It's Profane Existence, man! Thanks a lot, Slobodan Burgher! You're really made my day!
+ Pic taken from here.Read about this news today. Apparatus is definitely one of the best D-Beat bands from Malaysia. They've been around since the year of 2000; if I'm not mistaken. I'm glad that they're still thrashing hard until nowadays. So better hurry up and wait no more. Get this EP as soon as possible because I believe it's gonna be very limited in numbers!
Alright, I end this entry with a cheesy (somehow cliché) quote; “D-Beat raw 'crust' punk in your fuckin' sorry face!!!”
Fuck. Off. And. Die.The Norwegian ‘New Wave of Black Heavy Metal’ band, Darkthrone (1987 - present) is back with their (new) 13th album, “F.O.A.D” (an acronym for “Fuck Off and Die”) on the October 1st this year. Some sources stating that this album had actually released on September 25th (some also said it was on September 13th); on which I don’t know the exact date. But on June 29th, in the Darkthrone site it has stated that this album will be released around September (without stating on which day). “F.O.A.D” obviously in musical term is the continuity from the previous 12th album, “The Cult Is Alive” (Peaceville Records, 2006). Where the influences (for both of the releases) came from various genres such as Thrash Metal, Power Metal, NWOBHM (akin to Motorhead, Hellhammer, Celtic Frost etc), mixed with a tasteful joy of numerous Hc/Crust Punk bands (name it yourself!) and of course, Death/Black Metal (in the vein of their earlier stuffs). Peaceville Records still responsible to produce this album and it contains 9 songs. I can’t decide whether this is a crossover album or not, but the strongly essence of Lemmy Kilmister in the Nocturno Culto vocals gave me a hint of Motorhead and the groovy drum beats of Fenriz reminds me of G-Anx, Totalitar, Amebix and the like. It’s also stated in their site that, “This album is the soul of a lifetime of rock and metal, and it sounds like a war between Atlantis and the rest of the planet”
Judging to the musical preferences, “F.O.A.D” should be interesting… plus the sound is somewhat unpolished and raw. Instead of going to hi-tech (to get the hi-fi ‘metal’ sound), they’ve decided to record themselves on their own little studio, Necrohell Studios. Which made “F.O.A.D” is kind of like ‘old metal with old sound’. Added to it, Fenriz also said, “The demo sound is like an architects’ dream... and the plastic modern album sound is the result of the architects compromise with the little people, trying to please everyone (and everyone sucks)".
Okay, for me this is the best Darkthrone’s stuff ever since their debut album, “Soulside Journey” (Peaceville Records, 1990) because it defines and includes all the best riffs that anyone could create for the rest of old metal/crust punk madness. Name it yourself those oldies, I bet they’re all including in here precisely.
So then, never mind Driller Killer gone metal, here come Darkthrone for the punks! Haha!
The tracks of “F.O.A.D”:
1. These Shores Are Damned
2. Canadian Metal
3. The
4. The Banners Of Old
5. Fuck Off And Die
6. Splitkein Fever
7. Raised On Rock
8. Pervertor Of The 7 Gates
9. Wisdom Of The Dead
+ Last but not least: Up the punks (err… and the metalheads also)!
Darkthrone in the 90's
Darkthrone, this present day
Yes, the picture above is a new album by The Dillinger Escape Plan/TDEP. It will be the third full-length album by this New Jersey based Mathcore band which is named after an American bank robber, John Dillinger (or better known with the nickname, "Jackrabbit"). This album is to be released on November 13th, 2007 thru no other than Relapse Records. Judging from the band's previous releases (especially 'Calculating Infinity' and 'Miss Machine'), I wish they’d maintain (therefore continue) their intensity of great musicianship and creativity in 'Ire Works'.
+ A quick update: Where Calculating Infinity was a combustible technical tour-de-force and Miss Machine juxtaposed the band’s explosive song crafting with dark, mature melodies, Ire Works is all about channeling the collective experience and a lot of, well, ire. “I would say these songs are just pissed off”, describes Ben Weinman. “This record is all about feel. Even the electronic elements on this record are very emotionally driven". - TDEP in JamNow.com.
This picture is taken from here.
Gothik Malam Raya. Haha!
+ Sekadar gambar hiasan.
Hasilnya aku akan membaca separuh jalan; kurang berminat utuk menghabiskan pembacaan.
Dulu, aku senang membaca fakta² berkaitan sejarah seperti kronologi, autobiografi dan yang seangkatan dengannya. Namun kini aku dapati aku lebih senang membaca omong² kosong membunuh masa yang meniti di bibir setiap orang yang aku temui.
Media cetak membentuk semacam budaya; mengeluar, mengedar dan kemudian menemui pembaca yang ingin membaca.
Kebelakangan ini juga aku seakan ketagih membeli bahan bacaan tidak kira apa saja bentuknya. Sebut sahaja dari bacaan remaja urban masa kini hinggalah kepada bacaan yang tertumpu kepada permasalahan rumah tangga ataupun perihal wanita² se-Malaysia. Tapi tetap tidak semua aku habis baca. Aku lebih gemar berimaginasi daripada menyuap terus fakta² yang diharapkan dapat terus disogok masuk kepada sang pembeli... macam aku.
Aku tak pasti sama ada ini elok untuk minda aku ataupun tidak. Cuma aku agak senang dengan imaginasi² yang aku cipta selari dengan pembacaan. Terkadang imaginasi aku tersasar jauh dari makna perkataan tertera. Dan aku gagahi semula mencari di mana aku tergelincir sebentar tadi. Selalu juga aku terpaksa membaca berulang kali dari mula perenggan hingga ke kawasan gelinciran supaya aku tak tersasar lagi maksud sebenar apa yang
Sahih... aku sekarang bergelar 'slow-reader' bagi para cendikiawan. Bagus juga... daripada menjadi 'fast-reader' yang mudah² saja diperkotak-katikkan.
Tammat.
