Tag Archive: Mike Patton

From The Archive: The Dillinger Escape Plan w/Mike Patton – Irony Is A Dead Scene

Filed Under: Albums You Should Hear, Bands That Made Me Heavy, From the Archive

Apr.13, 2011

From The Archive

The discovery of a new band is always exciting. Will it be something you’ve heard countless times? An experience that leaves a bad taste in your mouth? Or is it a treat from which you cannot stop consuming? I wanted to take a trip back in time to reminisce about bands/albums that not only introduced me to heavy music, but kept me coming back for more…

From The Archive: The Dillinger Escape Plan w/Mike Patton – Irony Is A Dead Scene

DEP-Patton - Irony Is A Dead Scene

The last time I spoke about these guys was back in November of 2010, where I discussed my love for their self-titled EP. Now I must return to this band of mischief makers simply because they are not only a gnarly band, but for a short period of time, combined their forces with one of the most legendary voices in music history. The sheer manic nature of both these parties coming together and making music is simply a treat for ones ears and mind. They only released an EP, but the 4 tracks contained within were enough to create an everlasting impact…

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Tags: Faith No More, Irony is a Dead Scene, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, The Dillinger Escape Plan

Pin-Up Went Down – 342

Filed Under: Reviews

Jun.25, 2010

Pin-Up Went Down

342

1. Diapositive
2. Escargot
3. Porcelain Hours
4. Essence of I
5. Khabod of my Aba
6. Home
7. Vaginaal Nathrakh
8. Pictures to Speak To
9. Murphy in the Sky with Daemons
10. Paradoxical Sarabanda
11. Aquarium

It’s gotten to the point where it’s hard for me to come across music that’s weird enough to boggle my mind, but if anyone can do it, surely it’s the French. Avant-garde metal band Pin-Up Went Down are sure to keep you weirded out and fully entertained on their sophomore album, 342.

If you don’t know about Pin-Up Went Down, now is the time to look into them. The lineup consists of a trio of musicians, including multi-instrumentalist Alexis Damien, his brother Nicolas Damien handling piano and keyboard duties, and vocalist Asphodel, who has to be the most talented and versatile singer I’ve heard since Mike Patton. The band combines a gothic-tinged style of progressive metal with jazz, funk, and classical music to create this bizarre experimentation.

This album was certainly hard to wrap my head around, because the band takes songs into often unexpected places. Instead of going into the much hinted at and dabbled in all-out inaccessibility that this genre is known for, Pin-Up Went Down can turn what could be an otherwise unstable song into something of remarkable beauty, as is the case in “Essence of I” and “Murphy in the Sky With Daemons.” To really get a grasp on this album’s eccentricity, the music on this album ranges from something out of a Tim Burton movie, to death metal and j-pop. How they manage to turn experimental clusterfucks into something that’s even remotely catchy and memorable is something that is deserving of praise.

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Tags: Alexis Damien, Asphodel, Mike Patton, Mr. Bungle, Nicolas Damien, Pin-Up Went Down

ECDEU’s Murmurs: Bromances

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Apr.30, 2010

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This is my new series of posts as of now as seeing that I wanted a new post. The last series was very random with posting and so this one will hopefully be weekly and consistent. Also, this one has less to do with anything but metal, but will actually deal with metal. So, enjoy!

Yes, welcome to the first post of ECDEU’s Murmur! If you know anything about anything, you know that Cynic is the best thing around right now (or at least that’s what I have been digging on for the past few weeks). If you know that Cynic is the best thing around right now, then you should know the song “Adam’s Murmur”, which by now, I would hope, that you have guessed to be the source for this series’ title. But other than having the common sense to love Cynic, why else name my series after that wonderful song? Well, this starts from a few weeks ago.

At Metalsucks.net, they have been posting a series called Metta Mind Journal, written by the lead singer and guitar player of Cynic, Paul Masvidal. These posts have been amazing. They are truly stepping beyond the normal blog post and stepping into the next genre of writing called novelism (which I totally just made up for the sake of flow). I honestly feel like if he just wrote a book of these little posts, the book would fly off of the shelves. I know I would buy a copy. I actually commented on one of his posts saying that he should write a book and sub-comments reveal that other Metalsuckers believe the same way I do.

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Tags: Ben Weinman, brent hinds, bromances, Cynic, Dave Mustaine, Dillinger Escape Plan, Joe Duplantier, Mastodon, Mike Patton, Paul Masvidal

Chuck Mosely Performs With Faith No More, Sucks

Filed Under: General News, Video

Apr.16, 2010

I love me Mike Patton something fierce. I hear recent effort Mondo Cane is stellar. Fantomas‘s The Director’s Cut is a work of genius, and I nearly cacked my pants when I heard Faith No More were reforming.

I don’t know about the possibility of a new album, but their string of live shows have been pretty well received. The PRP today posted fan-shot footage of last night’s concert in San Franciso. They were joined for the encore by original vocalist Chuck Mosely.

Callin’ me a liar? Direct your eyes downwards for evidence sir.

I quote our glorious leader: “Wholly unremarkable”. Bang on.

Next to Mikey P, it’s not surprising, but the man barely moves. Come on son, bit of effort?

I’m sure it was a big coup for them, and probably better in person, but I feel it was more a gimmick than anything.

“Hey, Reggie, remember that time Chuck Mosely, former lead singer of Faith No More performed with Faith No More except it was twenty-two years after he left Faith No More?”

“Sure do Cletus, that shit was BITCHIN’!”

“Naw man, he sucked harder than your mom.”

“FAITH NO MORE! WOO!”

Or something. I got nothing else to add.

- CG

Tags: Chuck Mosely, Faith No More, Mike Patton, San Francisco

Review: Hunab Ku – The Rewiring Process [EP]

Filed Under: Reviews

Apr.07, 2010

Heavy Blog Is Heavy? We should have chosen the name Proggy Blog Is Heavy. It would not only be less redundant, but it’d also be more accurate, considering I choose to cover more artful, progressive bands over traditionally structured bands. I’m a huge fan of bands who aren’t afraid of doing what they want, and I like hearing music that breaks the mold.

Hunab Ku are a band I’ve covered countless (6, actually) times. Each time, I think I’ve made it clear how much this band flat out kills it. Their debut album The Gaze Inward is a strong record which, as I’ve said before, picks up the torch that The Dillinger Escape Plan and Mike Patton lit with their Irony Is A Dead Scene collaboration and sprints with it.

And now, three years later, they release The Rewiring Process, a 4 song EP that features the same technical avant-garde intensity that Hunab Ku has established for themselves. There is a similar mood that flows throughout the EP’s four tracks that tie this strange foray into alien-like weirdness with mathcore intensity together. It is dark, twisted, and schizophrenic.

In between the clusterfuck of barked vocals, mathcore riffs, wacky samples (*boing*), and frantic drumming, you’ll find creepy and haunting vocal melodies and ambient guitar lines. The opening track, “The Other I,” sums up the type of sound you’ll expect througout the EP quite nicely.

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Tags: Hunab Ku, Meshuggah, Mike Patton

LEAK: Mike Patton – Mondo Cane

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Apr.02, 2010

Time to get super classy. You know the drill: it’s out there, sample it, buy it if you like it.

If you’re an upstanding citizen and want to wait till May 4th to pick it up, here’s a video of “Deep Down“.

- JR

Tags: Mike Patton, Mondo Cane

Listening To Mondo Cane Will Make You Seem 10x Cooler

Filed Under: Live, Upcoming releases

Mar.23, 2010

You’d be hard pressed to find anything cooler than Mike Patton and a full orchestra doing covers of Italian pop songs. If there’s anything out there more awesome, please let me know.

Here’s the tracklist to Mondo Cane, Mike Patton’s tribute to classic Italian pop music.

1. Il Cielo In Una Stanza
2. Che Notte!
3. Ore D’Amore
4. Deep Down
5. Quello Che Conta
6. Urlo Negro
7. Scalinatella
8. L’Uomo Che Non Sapeva Amare
9. 20 KM Al Giorno
10. Ti Offro Da Bere
11. Senza Fine

The album drops May 4th, but in the mean time, you can watch them perform the above songs an more via this youtube playlist. Get classy!

- JR

Tags: Mike Patton, Mondo Cane

Mike Patton Whips Out His Dick At Soundwave

Filed Under: Live, lolwut, Video

Feb.25, 2010

During a performance of “Just A Man” (how fitting) at Faith No More‘s appearance at the Soundwave Festival, Mike Patton jumped down off stage and commandeered a camera. After turning it on the audience, he turned it on himself.

Wowie. Mike’s been known to do crazy shit on stage, so I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone.

After the jump, the picture. It’s obviously NSFW, so beware.

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Tags: Billy Gould, Faith No More, Mike Patton, Soundwave Festival

Blackjazz Is One Shining Record.

Filed Under: Audio, Live, Reviews, Video

Feb.04, 2010

Every now and then I just kinda feel like things are getting stagnant. I wouldn’t say I was getting bored with the music scene, but sometimes I crave a new sound and I just want to be enthralled by something I haven’t heard before. Luckily, I came across Norway’s SHINING.

Not to be confused by the blackened emo Swedish band by the same name (he says as he alienates a portion of his audience), SHINING play a style of music that amalgamates jazz fusion, black metal, and industrial. Some of you may cringe at the thought, but this blend of genres makes for a truly engaging and challenging listen. The music is weird, but sometimes weird is good; and with Blackjazz, weird is spectacular.

The music is abrasive in nature, although it wouldn’t take a genius to come to that conclusion by the album’s title alone. The first few tracks, “The Madness and Damage Done” and “Fisheye“, make heavy use of fuzzy distorted guitars and vocals with synth accompaniment; Shining wear the industrial influence on their sleeves. As with anything jazz related, expect odd time signatures and changes in meter. Don’t expect to be turned off if you think this will be too hard of a listen, however, as a lot of the synth lines and guitar riffs are catchy and memorable, serving as hooks. In “Fisheye“, we get our first taste of saxophone, played by vocalist/guitarist Jorgen Munkeby, who also played sax in Ihsahn‘s After, which I praised as the first great album of 2010.

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Tags: Enslaved, Ihsahn, King Crimson, Mike Patton, Shining

Ben Wienman Makes Bring Me The Horizon Less Dreadful

Filed Under: Audio

Jan.11, 2010

Axl from Metalsucks posted this video today of Dillinger Escape Plan mastermind Ben Weinman‘s remix of some Bring Me The Horizon song. The first minute or so is BMTH’s original, but from there on after is some crazy awesome IDM cut up with samples from the song. Sounds like Aphex Twin on a good day. Most definitely an improvement. But if you’re Ben Weinman, that’s easy to do.

Speaking of Aphex Twin and Dillinger, here’s DEP’s cover of Aphex Twin’s “Come To Daddy” with Mike Patton from 2002′s Irony Is A Dead Scene, set to the original Aphex video.