If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll already know we’re big fans of Chelsea Wolfe and Wolves in the Throne Room. Both acts topped most of our lists last year in almost every category. So it’s with extreme jealously that I present Genji’s review of the joint bill at Echoplex last Thursday night. There’s a...
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Cleveland's Cloud Nothings have arrived with Attack on Memory. There was no doubt this album would be my pick for this first month of 2012. It's inevitable that I miss out on a band at Fun Fun Fun fest every year and it seems 2011 was no exception. I had no...
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Absu -Abzu (Candlelight, 2011) This is the sixth album from the Texas-based blackened thrash metal band led by Proscriptor McGovern. Having been around for over 20 years now, my first introduction to this band was their opening slot for Immortal back in February. As impressive as it was to see McGovern croak out intense...
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It’s Friday night in the RiNo district of Denver, a clever abbreviation for the River North Art District, which is actually just a deceiving name for an area most known for its popularity on police scanners. The harsh sounds of hometown doom band, Skully Mammoth,escape from the space they call Rhinoceropolis. I am outside,...
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Wolves in the Throne Room – Celestial Lineage (Southern Lord, 2011) A trilogy of albums that started with 2007‘s Two Hunters and continued through 2009‘s Black Cascade comes to an end with Celestial Lineage. The Weaver brothers once again enlisted Jessika Kenney to provide angelic clean vocals to close out this opus the way...
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In a year when most genres are lacking in original material, extreme music has stepped in to pick up the slack. Here are 13 extreme releases that are worth your time. Dark Castle – Surrender To All Life Beyond Form (Profound Lore, 2011) Sophomore release from St. Augustine, Florida‘s female-led doom duo, Dark Castle....
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When Chelsea Wolfe and her band took the stage at Bottom of the Hill just after 10:00pm on Wednesday night she wore an air of confidence that made her almost unrecognizable. The black veil over her face now just aesthetic, a barrier between her and the crowd was no longer necessary. The house was...
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Locked in a garage on a summer night while five guys beat some of the loudest noise you’ve ever heard out of their instruments might not be everyone’s idea of a good time, but for the thirty people who stuck around after a hardcore evening in Denver, Deafheaven were serving up exactly what we...
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Deafheaven – Roads to Judah (Deathwish Inc., 2011) The San Francisco Muni Metro schedule (or lack thereof) has been known to cause fits of extreme rage among the city’s commuters, but instead of turning to vandalism or random acts of violence, George Clarke and Kerry McCoy channeled their fury into Roads to Judah, by...
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This guest post comes from Genji from Los Angeles. Look for more metal/punk posts from our California correspondent… On a slow Tuesday night in Hollywood, Decibel magazine decided to bring the Apostles of Darkness tour to the Key Club. With a slew of bands on the bill including Lecherous Nocturne, Abigail Williams and Hate, this is one tour you should...
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ILSUHD2 will be on a posting hiatus for two weeks while on holiday in Cambodia and Thailand from March 26th – April 10th, but this does not mean you have to start listening to 106.7 KBPI or your city’s equivalent…we’ve got you covered! With all the interviews, features and live shows lately, we’ve gotten...
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