Tag Archive: Whitechapel


Betraying The Martyrs Apparently Not A Man Made Disaster!

Filed Under: New music, Upcoming releases, Video
Sep.05, 2011

I totally understand why some people don’t like Betraying the Martyrs. The clean vocals and orchestrations may turn some people off. I, on the other hand, absolute adore them. Their vocalist has a low that is comparable to Phil Bozeman (of Whitechapel fame), and it’s all well arranged, orchestrated, and epic. So imagine my day when I found their new video, which you can see here:

My day did indeed become boneriffic, and so should yours, if this kind of thing appeals to you. The video is well shot and well edited but it brings the cheese, and at its core is nothing more than the band doing this awesome tune, which debuted in the form of this video. The song, entitled “Man Made Disaster“, is a total tour-de-force of well produced, well balanced metal, changing moods and time with ease.  Some parts honestly remind me of a toned down Deconstruction gone deathcore, which is not a bad comparison at all.

Breathe In Life will be released on Sumerian Records and Listenable Records on September 20th, and I’m foaming at the mouth for it.

- GR

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Chimaira – The Age of Hell

Filed Under: Reviews
Sep.02, 2011

Chimaira

The Age of Hell

01. The Age of Hell
02. Clockwork
03. Losing My Mind
04. Time Is Running Out
05. The Year of the Snake
06. Beyond the Grave
07. Born In Blood
08. Stoma
09. Powerless
10. Trigger Finger
11. Scapegoat
12. Samsara

[08/16/11]
[eOne Records]

Cleveland, Ohio’s finest are back with another concrete slab of American metal. After shedding half their lineup last year, they have come back leaner and meaner by adding Daath’s Emil Werstler on bass, Daath’s Sean Z on keyboards/samples and backing vocals, and Bleed the Sky’s Austin D’Amond on drums(although their producer Ben Schigel hammers all the skins on the album). I had the priviledge of seeing this lineup play it’s first ever live show a few months back and they fucking dominated, so I was more than excited to hear what a revitalized Chimaira could come up with for The Age of Hell.

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Ingested – The Surreption

Filed Under: Reviews
Aug.30, 2011

Ingested

The Surreption

01. Crowning The Abomination
02. Decline
03. The Consequence
04. A Coming Unperceived
05.  This Disgusting Revelation
06. Castigation And Rebirth
07. Manifesting Obscenity
08. 22
09. Kingmaker
10. The Alpha
11. Omega

[06/06/11]
[Siege of Amida]

If you’re already a fan of Ingested then you’ve probably come across some of the promotion for The Surreption and have most likely spotted the stand out word that lies in every single piece. The Surreption is more mature and like a small child learning a new swear word, I shall attempt to get it all out of my system straight away. This is a mature brutal death metal that is more mature compared to the brutal death metal shown on the previous record Surpassing The Boundaries Of Human Suffering mostly because they’ve matured by dropping a lot of the misogynistic gore elements and instead replaced them with slightly less misogynistic gore elements. How mature. For a little more in depth analysis of the sound then, by all means, feel free to read on but for those of you who are already familiar with the sound of Ingested then your best bet is scroll straight down the score and then comment on how lazy/wrong/dashingly handsome I am.

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Chelsea Grin – My Damnation

Filed Under: Reviews
Jul.21, 2011

Chelsea Grin

My Damnation

01. The Foolish One
02. Everlasting Sleep
03. Behind A Veil Of Lies
04. Kharon
05. My Damnation
06. Cursed
07. Calling In Silence
08. Oblivion
09. Last Breath
10. All Hail The Fallen King

[7/19/11]
[Artery Recordings]

I’m sure you’ve heard of Chelsea Grin, and by now you either love them or you hate them.  I’m quite positive that our opinion on the matter has been well-voiced on HBIH — we aren’t fans at all.  However, I was willing to try it out.  Let it be known that I did not enter into this record with high hopes.  I was, however, optimistic.  This is their second album, and third release overall.  Perhaps an evolution was made in a short time?

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I Have Heard The Three Guitar Thing Done Properly, Actually

Filed Under: Editorials
Jul.20, 2011

As much as I hate to undercut my good man Jeff, I figure I could offer up an argument for the opposing side of the three guitar player approach. Jeff cited Periphery, asking, “What’s stopping Periphery from writing a few crazy proggy sections where all three guitars are doing something completely different but complementary to each other?”

Absolutely nothing, because they’ve already done it. It happens all over their debut album, albeit often in a subtle fashion, because they’re either tucked behind vocals, or overpowered by production that isn’t actually as good and clear as it could be. The best example I can give is Periphery’s epic “Racecar,” which you can hear above. There are moments throughout the track where there are two harmonizing rhythm tracks playing alongside each other with a cleaner delicate melodic part over it—for example, 5:30; harmonies are panned left and right and there’s a centered clean ambient track being layered that you have to really listen for). There are moments where there are two melodic leads and a rhythm track—6:50, harmonizing leads and a chuggy rhythm being laid down underneath. Most importantly (and properly answering Jeff’s rhetorical question), there are even moments where there are three different guitar tracks being played simultaneously where nothing is doubled—clean atmospheric layering, killer guitar lead, and a low rhythmic chugging during the song’s major hook at 9:55. It takes more than a passing listen to pick out several different guitar parts, especially when they’re all being challenged in the mix alongside bass and drums.

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I Still Haven’t Heard Anyone Do The Three Guitar Thing Properly

Filed Under: Editorials
Jul.20, 2011

So over the weekend I finally got around to checking out the Foo Fighters latest, Wasting Light. I’ve never been a huge fan, but I have nothing but respect for Dave Grohl and the boys for consistently delivering high quality rock records. And since Wasting Light has sold about a billion copies so far and has received nothing but high praise, I decided to give it a spin.  Sure enough, it is a damn fine rock album. BUT-one thing I was really looking forward to that slowly drove me nuts while I was listening to it, is their brand new three guitar attack-specifically, the lack of it.

Despite reading an interview with the Foo Fighters in Guitar World a few months back stating that they have all these crazy, interwoven guitar lines throughout Wasting Light and Grohl saying something to the effect of “with three guitarists, you have to be really careful or everything turns into a big fucking mess…”, I found myself desperately searching each track for a part, ANY part, where I could even tell there were three different guitars playing. Much less playing three separate parts….

Which brings me to my point, and I think all bands with three guitarists (Periphery, Whitechapel, Chelsea Grin, Iron Maiden) suffer from this.  I’ll call it “trying so hard to not overplay that everybody underplays” syndrome.  Or to reference Grohl’s statement above, they try so hard not to make a mess with their three guitar attack, that they end up sounding like they don’t have three guitars at all.

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Suicide Silence – The Black Crown

Filed Under: Reviews
Jul.11, 2011

Suicide Silence

The Black Crown

01. Slaves to Substance
02. O.C.D.
03. Human Violence
04. You Only Live Once
05. Fuck Everything
06. March To The Black Crown
07. Witness The Addiction
08. Cross-Eyed Catastrophe
09. Smashed
10. The Only Thing That Sets Us Apart
11. Cancerous Skies

[07/12/11]
[Century Media]

Suicide Silence catch the ire of many a metal fan, myself included. I can’t say I can blame anyone who does on passing, with relentless breakdowns and an annoying birdlike frontman who doesn’t have much of an employment prospect available outside of being a vocalist. Luckily for him, Suicide Silence is doing just fine, and if The Black Crown is any indication, they will continue to be.

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Catch Chimaira! Er…Not The Virus, Obviously

Filed Under: Audio, Upcoming releases
Jun.20, 2011

We were given an extremely short sneak-peek of new music from Chimaira a couple of weeks ago, and although it sounded pretty good, it lefts us wanting more. Well, we’ve got our wish, as the band recently premiered not one, but two brand new tracks through iTunes, entitled “Trigger Finger” and “Born In Blood“. Both will of course be featured on the band’s forthcoming album The Age of Hell.

They’re both very traditional-sounding metal track names, and as you might expect the content is pretty standard. It’s a bit pedestrian for my tastes, but then again I’m not happy if there isn’t a 15/8 time signature or something similar in sight, so don’t take my word for it. ”Born In Blood” notably features a guest spot from Phil Bozeman of Whitechapel, so if you’re a fan of both then in theory you should be pretty happy with this.

The Age of Hell is due out on August 16th through eOne Music.

- CG

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Fit For An Autopsy – The Process Of Human Extermination

Filed Under: Reviews
Jun.09, 2011

Fir For An Autopsy

The Process Of Human Extermination

01. The Conquerer
02. The Colonist
03. The Desecrator
04. The Juggernaut
05. The Wolf
06. The Consumer
07. The Locust
08. The False Prophet
09. The Jackal
10. The Executioner

[06/21/11]
[Black Market Activities/Good Fight]

I’m usually picky about the deathcore bands I listen to. Though I do appreciate it more than my peers at times, most likely because I was there for the birth of the genre. You see if I hadn’t mentioned it prior, I’m from Arizona and I was able to witness the evolution of a band by the name of Job For A Cowboy. I actually saw their CD release party for Doom which featured them as the headlining act with a supporting cast of Suicide Silence (who was touring on their very gritty sounding self-titled EP) and The Faceless (who hadn’t even released Akeldama yet).  I’m one of those guys who hated to see JFAC evolve from deathcore to death metal. As a result, I have a soft spot for the genre.

Though don’t misunderstand me, I still remain critical. I’m not a fan of bands like Atilla or Chelsea Grin. I’m sure most can agree, the genre is over-saturated with terrible acts like the aforementioned bands and Oceano.  When I first heard of Fit For An Autopsy’s debut release I was intrigued as to whether or not this would be one of those terrible acts, or something much better. What I discovered was something in between.

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Miseration Undergo Lineup Changes; New Album In The Works

Filed Under: General News, Upcoming releases, Video
May.31, 2011

Swedish death metal act Miseration posted news today that they have undergone some lineup changes and it’s not all bad! Multi-instrumentalist Jani Stefanovic (Solution .45, The Few Against Many) has rejoined the band, taking over once more his duties on lead guitar. Here’s the statement he wrote in regards to rejoining:

Hello everyone!

A short input from my part. As you all have noticed I am back in business again and this feels extremely good. I am so happy that the rest of the guys gave me the benefit of a doubt to come back although I decided to leave awhile ago.

To briefly explain why I left: I was simply in a place in life where I needed to focus on other things, which did not include Miseration. And rather to hold back the band I decided to leave, so that they could carry on without me holding them back from any future plans they had. I was unemployed at that time and had been that for quite some time, which just ate me up. Coming out from a really bad life situation, in every aspect, I needed to recharge my batteries. My life is just great now, being married to a wonderful girl and having a great steady day-time job. In fact, I can´t remember the last time I felt this happy.

However, during this off-period from the band, I never stopped having contact with Christian, since we are good friends outside our bands as well. So there were no hard feelings whatsoever when I left. Needless to say, as my life situation got better, my hunger for music grew strong again and I started to regret my decisions, cause I assumed that I would never be able to rejoin. But life is smiling at me right now and things turned out pretty good from my point of view. I was a part of creating Miseration, so it has a very special place in my heart. I am really excited to be back and I am so glad the band decided that they wanted me back. It warms my heart endlessly. I think we have a strong unit, with a lot of potential and so I am ready to strike at full force again. Hope to see you all out there soon.

Cheers people!

Awesome! He’s a killer guitarist and his resignation last year didn’t sit all that well with me. Sadly, though, there is also bad news. Tobias Alpadie, the guitarist who replaced Jani, has left the band. While we did never get to see him in action as he only joined the band in 2010, it’s always a little sad to see a band member leave. But it seems to be a mutual departure as he has his schedule conflicts with other bands and Miseration truthfully has no need for 3 guitarists (I’m looking at you Whitechapel). But that’s not all the changes Miseration have undergone.

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