Montreal based tech death outfit Neuraxis are currently streaming their new album Asylon over at StereoKiller. I myself am not a big fan of the band (mainly due to a lack of commitment and an abundance of neglect) but I’ll be checking out the stream. Listen before it disappears!
They’re also out on multiple tours with bands like Keep of Kalessin, Sepultura and Deicide. Check out the dates and see who they’re touring with (using the legend at the bottom of the page provided by Prosthetic Records) after the jump!
By browsing through my library and surfing YouTube on a cold, rainy day in Houston, I have stumbled across more bands that fit this list! And what better way to spend the early part of this shitty evening (generally speaking, that is – I fucking love rain) than writing on Heavy Blog Is Heavy! I mean, I could go play Super Meat Boy or Demon’s Souls, but fuck that. I don’t need to break my face because of those games more than I already have. Without further adieu, part 2!
Sybreed – Electronegative
Oh, Sybreed, the mixed vibes you send me so often. It’s hard to quantify where my dislike comes from. Whatever the reason is, Sybreed has always been a meh band. Whenever they released The Pulse of Awakening, I decided to give them another shot. My opinion should be clear of what I thought so I’ll spare the mini-review and just say the only track I really liked was “Electronegative.” The riffs throughout are kick ass and that instrumental middle section is killer. I seem to not be alone in the thought that this is the best song on the album:
Swallow the Sun – Psychopath’s Lair
Swallow the Sun walks up to the plate. The pitcher stares them down before receiving the call from the catcher. With a swift motion, the pitcher throws a fast ball at blazing speed, causing Swallow the Sun to preemptively swing in a knee-jerk manner.
“STEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERIIIIIIIIKE THREE!” the umpire shouts.
Descending into baseball analogies may not be the most clever, but certainly the most accurate. Time and time again this band shows to me that doom metal rarely fits my palette. And yet, this track does something. The riff is just so monstrous and the tone is dreary and depressing. Unfortunately, everything else they’ve mustered up falls short by a long shot and thus their spot on my list is well-deserved.
In an interview, found at this link, a member of the Finnish folk metal band Finntrollcalled Trollhorn (ugh, really? that’s how you know he’s a tool) said “Eurovision song contest is to music what Kentucky Fried Chicken is to food. Black Metal = no compromise. If KoK wants to penetrate some unexplored areas in the homosexual community, I feel no harm done, yet we leave our crowd raped by other means than participating in vain and futile contests on something we consider a blasphemy of an Art anyway.” when asked about Keep of Kalessin entering the Eurovision song contest and if they would ever do something similar.
What a trite piece of shit; seriously. What in the name of god would you guys know about black metal or art, and “no compromise” in it? The contest might be really dumb but Keep of Kalessin are still making more worth while music (and trver blakk metal than thou) than you ever will even if they are “trying to penetrate the homosexual community” you jackasses. What a piss poor attitude from a piss poor musician. I did get a good laugh out of Finntroll bashing other people though, at least.
