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Helveticore: The Art of Ox

Filed Under: Helveticore
Feb.11, 2011

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First I would like to apologize for leaving such a long time between posts. My head has been floating in a world of WordPress templates and Objective C for weeks. Second, before I get to my main thesis I would like to share this week’s random Photobomb of something metal or design related. Below you can see a screen cap from the short-lived show Party Down which I am currently re-watching. It was a very well done show about working in the catering industry and is especially funny if you have worked in that industry for many years as I did. Anyway in the image, you can see a charming bathroom scene featuring event manager, and all around tool, Ron peeing in front of a poster for The Bled’s 2007 effort Silent Treatment. It’s an alright album but no where near as good as Heat Fetish. So that’s a little fun thing I saw while writing this post, now on to the task at hand.

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New Music Coming From Coalesce And Russian Circles

Filed Under: Upcoming releases
Jan.14, 2011

Not that these two bands really occupy similar spheres of existence, but news dropped about the same time, so…

First up: an update from Coalesce

“Hey, quick update on what’s going in over here in the Coalesce circle…

1. Our new years show with Mac lethal and other Kc acts was a total blast. We feel recharged and ready to start stabbing our guitars, drums, and so on and so forth at something new this year. thanks KC, it was real fun. Loved watching all your drunk fights late at night too. Especially the guy who got pummeled by 3 fat chicks. word.

2. Looks like the BBC sessions got sidetracked by lots of paperwork and legal garbage which is too bad, because that was us at one of our finest moments. But, the reprint of Give Them Rope on Cd and vinyl is moving forward under the Relapse banner and Ingram is hard at work getting all the pieces together. The original masters from 1996 were thought lost forever until he found them in a box with some Star Wars toys.

So, lucky you, we’re going to do our best to Un-George-lucas-ify Give them rope by having the cd come with 2 discs, the 1996 version on disc 1, and the 2002 version on disc 2, and absolutely NO FUCKING SPECIAL FEATURES. Just both versions of the record so you can play the one that gives you the most street cred with your friends, and toss the other. We promise not to make a big hooplah about it, we just want that record to stay in print so that it doesn’t get lost on a real format forever. ie: your blog is not a real format asshole, neither is a media fire link (that’s broken too by the way. get it fixed).

So in short, there’s gas in the tank, and we are feeling inspired. Deal with it.”

New stuff from them would be good; Ox was a best. I know they said they were on hiatus, but it seems it was just a short one this time.

Russian Circles‘ message was decidedly briefer (140 characters or less), but no less exciting:

“and so the writing has begun, new album…”

Thassit really.

- CG

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Axe to Fall U.S. Tour

Filed Under: Live, Tours and Rumors of Tours
Feb.08, 2010

Metalcore giants Converge are launching a U.S. tour for their newly released album “Axe to Fall” for the year 2010. It will feature Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath, and Harvey Milk all juggling around appearance dates. Here are the dates so far.

04/30: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/01: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/02: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/03: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/04: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/05: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/06: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/06: TBA @ TBA w/ Special guest, Lewd Acts, and more
05/07: Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/08: Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath, and more
05/09: Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge w/ Lewd Acts, Black Breath, and more
05/10: Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/11: Denver, CO @ Marquis Theatre w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/13: Seattle, WA @ Neumo’s w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/14: Portland, OR @ Satyricon w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/15: San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s w/ Coalesce, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/16: CA @ TBA w/ TBA
05/17: Anaheim, CA @ Chain Reaction w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/18: Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/19: Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/21: Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ Coalesce, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/22: TX @ TBA w/ TBA
05/23: Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/25: Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/26: Louisville, KY @ TBA w/ Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/27: Nashville, TN @ Rockettown w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/28: Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath
05/29: North Carolina @ TBA w/ Harvey Milk, Gaza, Lewd Acts, Black Breath

It’ll probably be a blast to go to whether you like the bands or not. I don’t know if I’ll go because the only band I really like enough to see live is Gaza. idk man idk. Shit looks cool for you hxc kiddies though.

-MW

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Coalesce. Ox. Listen. Now.

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases
Jun.02, 2009

Influential hardcore/mathcore band Coalesce‘s long-awaited new album OX is currently streaming over at Lambgoat.com. It’s their first album in like ten years and they are back in great form.

OX comes out in North America June 9th and internationally June 15th on Relapse Records.

GO. LISTEN. NOW. It’s pretty rad, guys.

- JR

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Relapse Releases New Compilation That Kicks All Kinds Of Ass

Filed Under: Upcoming releases
Jun.02, 2009

01. BARONESS – “Isak”
02. GENGHIS TRON – “I Wont Come Back Alive”
03. TOMBS – “Gossamer”
04. COALESCE – “Wild Ox Moan”
05. THE END – “The Never Ever Aftermath”
06. BURIED INSIDE – “V”
07. ZOMBI – “Orion”
08. BURNT BY THE SUN – “Inner Station”
09. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN – “Dead As History”
10. DON CABALLERO – “Lord Krepelka”
11. MASTODON – “Mother Puncher”
12. KINGDOM OF SORROW – “Free The Fallen”
13. PIG DESTROYER – “Loathsome”
14. GRAVES OF VALOR – “Bridles Of Incitatus”
15. NECROPHAGIST – “Seven”
16. OBSCURA – “Incarnated”
17. TOXIC HOLOCAUST – “Wild Dogs”
18. HIGH ON FIRE – “Turk”
19. ALABAMA THUNDERPUSSY – “Void Of Harmony”
20. PENTAGRAM – “Forever My Queen”
21. AMORPHIS – “Better Unborn”
22. BRUTAL TRUTH – “Evolution Through Revolution”
23. ORIGIN – “The Aftermath”

So much win on one album, it’s unbelievable. Relapse released the newest “Contamination“ label sampler exclusively as an iTunes digital album. “Contamination 2009“ includes all 23 tracks above for just $5.99, including an exclusive advance download of the new Coalesce track “Wild Ox Moan“ from their upcoming album “Ox”.

Baroness, Dillinger, Genghis Tron, Pig Destroyer, Necrophagist, High on Fire, Mastodon… *head spins*

Relapse has one of the best rosters of any metal label out there. Check this out.

- JR

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