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We Butter the Bread With Butter – Projekt Herz EP

PromoImage4We Butter The Bread With Butter

Projekt Herz EP

01. Intro
02. 1000 Volt
03. Mayday
04. USA
05. Western Beta
06. Euphorie
07. Soldat
08. Supernova

[06/04/13]
[Self Released]

We Butter The Bread With Butter, known for having the song with the “slowest breakdown of all time”, are back to impress yet again with Projekt Herz. Eight tracks of Attack Attack! meets Raunchy meets piss poor attempts at being Between the Buried and Me at a few points on the EP. Each track plods along from uninspired riff to uninspired riff, backed by the only truly interesting thing on that album, the electronics and synth parts. The inclusion of said elements give the music some depth, but nothing worthy of praise.

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Darren Cesca (ex-Arsis) And Joshua Berry Take On Castlevania II

castlevania

If you’re reading this right now, there a good chance you’ve whiled away a good chunk of your life in videogames shadowing colossi, defending ancients and hiding in cardboard boxes — so, like myself, you’ve probably got a soft spot for when metal and videogames collide. Many bands have tried with varying degrees of success  Recently, Darren Cesca (ex-Arsis) and Joshua Berry joined forces to take on some classic tracks from Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, ‘Dwelling of Doom‘ and ‘Monster Dance‘, translating them into what is essentially some extremely melodic and technical death metal:

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Tommy Thomas Giles Rogers

Solo albums from members of established bands are wildly hit or miss in the grand scheme of things. Often, these outings end up disappointing because the magic that musician had was either lost without the rest of the band or the music winds up being completely redundant, as if it should have been released under the original band to begin with.

Between the Buried and Me frontman Tommy Rogers’ solo project Thomas Giles is neither of those; 2011′s Pulse showcased the singer’s multi-instrumental skill and songwriting abilities in a way that differs greatly from BTBAM, which made the record such a delight. THAT’s how you do a solo album! I was worried that with the band’s busy schedule for the next few years supporting The Parallax II: Future Sequence that we wouldn’t get another Thomas Giles record for quite some time. Thankfully this isn’t the case, as Rogers is currently working on a new solo album!

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Ex-Gaza Members Become Cult Leader

Cult Leader

From the crusty, strewn ashes of Gaza, rises a new band Cult LeaderAnnounced last night through the former band’s Facebook page, the group looks to be comprised of all members of Gaza barring vocalist Jon Parkin, or at least that’s what the cover photo would have you believe. Here’s what they had to say:

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Acid_Bath_-_When_The_Kite_String_Pops

You can learn a lot from an album’s artwork. When The Kite String Pops is no exception, emblazoning a piece taken straight from the deranged mind of serial killer John Wayne Gacy that was painted when he was awaiting execution. It’s childishness is unnerving to say the least and, naturally, Acid Bath muster up some equally unnerving sludge to go with it that cements When The Kite String Pops status as a cult classic.

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evan brewer your itinerary

The longstanding stereotype of metal bassists is unfortunate. They’re often depicted as failed guitarists and we’re all pretty quick to make jokes about how the bass tracks don’t matter since they’re going to be mixed out anyway. This genre of music is largely for guitarists, though there are a handful of bassists who rock their instruments with pride and prowess. One of the most influential big names in metal when it comes to bass has got to be Evan Brewer (The Faceless, ex-Animosity). Brewer wowed tech metal nerds in 2011 with his solo bass record Alone, and will continue to do so with broader appeal with his sophomore record Your Itinerary.

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Eye Ra Haze

One up-and-coming alt-rock band to keep an eye on is Eye Ra Haze, a female-fronted group from New York that combines the eight string guitars and floating atmospherics of Deftones with the melodic cadence of Chevelle. The group are releasing a new EP Eye Of The Storm in the coming weeks, and in preparation, the group are releasing a series of vlogs and guitar playthroughs which will be posted exclusively to Heavy Blog!

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Deafheaven - Sunbather

Fans got a surprise this week when Deafheaven pre-orders went live. If you pre-ordered the album, you got a high quality digital download instantly ahead of release. If that’s not an incentive, I don’t know what is. Now those of us not committed enough to purchase something before giving it a test drive first can get a taste of the post-black metallers’ opus over at Pitchfork!

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Revocation-ST

It’s hard not to love Revocation. Well I say that, we’re on the internet so I’m sure someone could come up with pertinent reasoning probably involving my inferior taste and some reference to my mother, but regardless they’re one of those bands that you can just count on to kill it every single time.

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Meek Is Murder TourMeek is Murder

Meek is Murder are one of the most promising bands sporting the ambiguous whatevercore blend of grind, math, and hardcore. We’re talking one-or-two-minute chaotic tracks that are technical and absolutely crushing. This fledgling band is totally independent (labels, get on this or something! They’re perfect for Relapse or Deathwish, Inc.) and booked a short set of dates around the East Coast this month. Check out our photos from their set at The Pariah in Philadelphia, PA courtesy of local photeggrapher (yes) Maclyn Bean below.

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