Lament Cityscape/The Torn/Battleground Records/2015 CD Review

  Lament  Cityscape  are  a  band  from  Oakland,  California  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  doom,  post  and  industrial  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2015  album  "The  Torn"  which  was  released  by  Battleground  Records.

  Dark  sounding  drones  and  fly  sounds  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavy  and  atmospheric  doom  metal  direction  along  with  some  industrial  style  shouting  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  songs  bring  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge.

  Elements  of  post  metal  can  be  heard  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  and  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  as  the  album  progresses  clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  on  some  tracks  the  vocals  get  more  melodic  and  one  song  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  violins  while one  track  is  all  instrumental  and  the  whole  album  sticks  to  a  very  slow  musical  direction  from  beginning  to ending  of  the  recording.

  Lament  Cityscape  plays  a  style  of  post  metal  that  is  very  dark  and  atmospheric  along  with  some  industrial  and  noise  elements  while  also  bringing  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  to  create  a  musical  style  of  their  own,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark  and  philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Lament  Cityscape  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  industrial,  sludge,  doom  and  post  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Turn  Inward"  "The  Final  Son"  and  "Never  Ended".  8  out  of  10.

      

 

Snow Burial/Victory In Ruin/2015 CD Review

  Snow  Burial  are  a  band  from  Chicago,  Illinois  that h as  been  featured  before  in this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  doom,  post  metal,  thrash,  shoegaze  and  math  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2015  album  "Victory  In  Ruin".

  A  very  heavy  doom  metal  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  angry  and  aggressive  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  and  you  can  also  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  their  side  of  the  recording  along  with  some  math  rock  style  melodies  and  the  vocals  also  bring  in  clean  singing  at  times.

  Clean  playing  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  along  with  some  elements  of  shoegaze  and  the  guitar  solos  and  leads  also  bring  more  of  a  melodic  sound  to  the  songs  when  they  are  utilized  and  the  songs  also  bring  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge and  when  the  music  speeds  up a   small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  and  they  also bring  in  an  instrumental  track  before  going  back to   vocals  and  also  adding  in  thrash  influences  and  there  is  also  a  brief  use  of  spoken  word  parts.  while  some  songs  also  add  in  a  touch  of  psychedelia.

  Snow  Burial  creates  another  recording  that  remains  true  to t heir  hipster  doom  metal  style  while  also  mixing  in  more  math  rock  elements  this  time  around,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a  self  released  recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark   and  real  life themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another great  sounding  recording  from  Snow  Burial  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  sludge,  doom  and  post  metal,  you  should  enjoy  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Price  To  Pay"  "Thieves"  and  "Smoke  Trials".  8  out  of  10.

Kielkropf Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
Not a lot – to be honest. We've been playing some shows in the greater area of Vienna, and are working on some new material.

2.In November you had released an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?
I think it's raw, slow, heavy, dark, intense - at least that's what's it supposed to be. We went for a pretty straight forward production, that's not to far from our live sound and I think that worked out nicely.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
The lyrics reflect a disillusioned view on life. The topics are things like failed relationships, the struggle of everyday life, or just things learned the hard way. They are not always to be taken seriously, though. Gallows humor, is a typical thing for people from the eastern part of Austria.

4.I know that the bands name came from 'Germanic Mythology', do you have a huge interest in this topics?
We were looking for a name that doesn't make you think of a specific music genre at first glance. It's an old German word (means something like changeling), that hardly anybody knows. In fact we didn't - it was a friend who came up with it and we kind of liked it. Of course it's nice, that you don't get a lot of hits (apart from the band) if you google it. But no, we are not really into 'Germanic Mythology'.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and also how would you describe your stage performance?
The best shows have been supporting "Corrosion of Conformity" and another time "Crowbar" in Vienna. It's nice to play in front of a lot of people that are actually are into this kind of music.
Hmm, it's hard to describe you own stage performance, especially since there are not a lot show elements or calculated moves and poses. I think the audience experiences a band that is really into what we are doing in this moment of time and this also shows physically.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
There is no tour planned right now. It would mean one of two things:
Buying into a tour of a known band. That would be expensive and it's hard to find something at all, even harder to find the right fit.
Or we could do it on our own, which would probably mean playing in front of 10 people each evening, that would be a lot of effort for a poor result. We don't fancy that either. But we are going to continue doing shows in Austria from time to time.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
We haven't received any interest or offers - but we also are not looking very hard. I suppose we don't trust there is a deal out there for us, that's worth singing.

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of sludge metal?
 Of course there has not been a lot of promotion, but we were actually surprised of how good the feedback was. There have been a view reviews, all of them were quite good (typically 8 out of 10). We even got some great reactions from the US and Australia - we didn't really expect that much recognition.

9.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?
There are none – so sorry, no story there.

10.When can we expect a full length album and also where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Right now the band is a hobby to us and we are pretty preoccupied with our dayjobs. Since our working process is a rather slow one, it would take a long time to come up with enough material for a full album, but it's also a financial issue since we are funding ourselves. So there won't be a full length album in the nearer future, probably never.


11.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
The members of the band have been listening to all kinds of rock music over the years (from Art Rock to Death Metal and everything in between). Most influential to the Kielkropf sound was probably, when our drummer and our guitar player went through their "Crowbar" and "Down" phase. Nowadays some bands we are listening to are Mastodon, High on Fire, Sleep or Baroness.

12.What are some of your non musical interests?
Some of our interests are – and I quote: "women, reading, beer", "gardening", "golf, computer games, running", "watching movies".

13.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?
We wanted to thank you for the interview, the review (which we think is very accurate) and just for recognizing us, really.
Cheers, Jerry

Throes Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording and release of the new album?
We celebrated the release of 'Koro' with a concert in Vienna which – of course – was followed by a wild release party.
Since then we've been busy with promotional work. A lot of people all around the world are curious and of course we are eager to spread the word and use every occasion to promote 'Koro'.

2.In December you had released a new album, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

Compared to our first output 'Use Your Confusion I – VII' not only the sound but also the music is much more elaborated yet also rawer. We've evolved in various respects which really helped us to forge our own style. Since we improved the process of writing songs together, every single band member could fully contribute to 'Koro'. Also, we've grown as a unity and therefore were able to nail our vision better than on the previous record. Thus, the recording process became an amazing experience for everyone of us. This was not just because we arrived at being a welded unit but also because the people we collaborated with were great: Michael Zachhuber, with whom we recorded the instrumental tracks at Primitive Studios in Vienna, and Lukas Haidinger, with whom the vocal tracks were recorded and who mastered and mixed the album at DeepDeepPressure Studio in Braunau, had an immense impact on making 'Koro' sound as fat as it does.


3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

Well, let's start with the records title, 'Koro', which means two things: It's the word for 'heart' in Esperanto, but derived from various south-eastern Asian languages it signifies a rather unpleasant mental disorder, also known as 'genital retraction syndrome'. This pun served me right when looking for a title because the lyrics basically orbit around the theme of the broken heart; a heart broken by the classical – or some may say - clichéd love type of thing as well as one broken by the doubts and anxieties life has to offer for us. 'Zepsuta' and 'Planet Lobotomy' for instance deal with the difficulties many of our generation face with the multitudinous possibilities of getting lost in the partying and mating rituals of the average western city. Never has it been easier to go out and without any inhibitions find someone to, you know, enjoy yourself. But most of the time these things just turn out to be a numbing of oneself, a distraction from the everyday lives we live and the hopes we still have but don't trust anymore. We are traders as well as traded goods on a meat market of superficial fun until we become cynical and finally hollow, empty, disgusted. This emptiness is reflected in these two songs while 'Everything is Hostile' deals with another kind of emptiness that can result not just from love gone wrong but from anything that leaves a deep scar in your life and leaves you with the feeling that you are not in control of your lives' circumstances. It's also maybe the most personal thing I've ever written, because the lyrics came to me when I found myself in a situation exactly like that.
So, finally, also 'Crepusculo Decrepitude' is about anxiety and emptiness. It was pretty much inspired by Samuel Becketts 'Molloy' and the strange atmosphere of stumbling around searching without knowing exactly what or why and having those blurred memories plunging around you like dead birds falling from the sky.

So, you see: pretty depressing and absurd stuff.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Throes'?

We wanted the bands name to be one short, strong word, not like those band names that go like 'We Came As A Plague But Stayed To Haunt You' or all those band names that consist of three to 639 words and are so common these days... But of course most of the words suitable for a band grappling with the topics just mentioned were already assigned to the bands we admire, or – at least – know. And then along came 'Throes' which was perfect, because it was not only short, but stood for both the pains of dying and the pains of giving birth to something. As you already have seen with the title of 'Koro' we like ambiguities and this particular one seemed to be just perfect for our musical vision. And, on the side, it's a great word, because it only exists in the plural form and you can't put a 'the' in front of it.

5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

The best ones for sure were two rather small ones. Sharing stages with bands that inspire you, like in our case with Crowbar or Eyehategod, is always great, sure. But these two stand out because we had the time of our lives both on stage and after the show. The first one has to be our gig at 'Butterwach', which is also known as 'Viennas loudest breakfast' (and translated from Viennese would mean 'drunk as fuck') in November 2014 at Arena in Vienna. Arena is a former slaughterhouse which now is a huge location with various floors and stages for concerts, clubbings, et cetera.
There is this monthly party with the whole location filled with people the whole night and after most of the floors are being closed, the 'Beisl', a small pub on the premises of the Arena, is still open and the people who still aren't tired or haven't finished their pickup can go there and drink some more or – and that's the special thing about this afterhour – have breakfast while a band plays live from 6 a.m. to... well, that depends. We were invited to play there and already when we were setting up our equipment on the stage there were people stumbling and mumbling their way through the rest of the night. Some of them were very talkative and curious, so we had hilarious conversations already when preparing everything. After the short soundcheck we decided to smoke another cigarette at the bar and get some beers for the stage there which lead some to believe that we were already finished with playing – that's how shitfaced some people in the audience already were. The gig itself was great fun with a full location and people who really just let go of any inhibitions and just enjoyed the power of our low-frequency sonic assault. Through the windows you could see the rising sun already but nobody seemed to care and we went on playing our own songs and a version of Danzigs 'Twist of Cain' and finally repeated some of the set because we ran out of tunes but the audience still wanted more – and they wouldn't notice. Finally, when it all was over, we also had breakfast and kept on boozing until the evening (remember: we only just had started at 4 a.m.) with some of our friends – but that's another story.

The second of the most remarkable gigs so far was also in Vienna, at EKH. This is a huge occupied house in which there is also a small stage in the cellar where mostly punk bands play. For some reason we and our friends from TarLung had a gig there with OtiumAdei, a rather experimental band from France. There were only a handful of people genuinely interested in seeing Throes or TarLung there and most of the audience were punks who just happened to be on-site that evening. We played first and besides obviously not looking as if we were part of the punk scene, we started our, you know, more or less metal-kind of stage-thing with looking grim and mysterious and stomping on-stage and the like... well, at first the reaction of the audience was rather cautious but with time the music took over and our punk audience adapted to our heavy groove. Only one guy, who was about 17 or so, came to me in one of the breaks between two songs and asked me if we could play something more 'crumbly' – whatever that means... Altogether the scenery must have been as from some Lynch-film in which a bunch of punks that really look the part do their thing while a band that looks and acts more like something Beavis and Butthead would watch on MTV pounds out their tunes made of lead. Maybe like that legendary Beavis and Butthead scene when they watch a Crowbar-clip but not with those two as spectators but with an audience that you'd expect on an Exploited gig in 1980.


6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We are open to play anywhere but the next step will be to conquer Germany together with our buddies from TarLung. As the plan to take over our neighbouring country is still top secret more information will be provided as soon as possible or necessary ;)

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
Just as with recording and touring we have a strong D.I.Y.-attitude towards releasing as well – or, to put it better maybe: D.I.T. (Do it together)! Of course as a band you need to work together with people but we prefer to work with the people who we know well and whom we trust rather than getting ripped off by someone promising you pie in the sky. So, yes, of course we are interested in taking opportunities to bring our music to broader audiences with the help of someone who has the means to do so. And yes, of course it's only fair that they'd participate if it turned out to be a success, even if just a small one. But so far not one of the requests/offers we received looked to be like that. So we keep on standing on our own feet even if that means we stay very underground forever!

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of sludge and doom metal?

Besides the rather dubious offers of small labels the feedback by the press and fans was really good, better than we expected. There were reviews from literally all over the world, our songs were featured in radio shows in the United States, Italy and Austria and one Brazilian webzine even included 'Koro' in the highlights of 2015 next to the releases of such greats as Napalm Death, Paradise Lost or Ahab. The red chord of the reviews was that our music can't be pigeonholed and for us that's just as great a compliment as the interest so many people show.

Of course comments like 'In a way, this album makes me finally understand why sludge appeared in the metal scene in the first place' or 'heavier will be hard to find' and especially 'Throes are anything but a 'by numbers' sludge band' are really motivating and inspiring and therefore we appreciate the feedback so far.

9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

That's hard to say because we've only just begun writing new material. Some tendencies that can be seen already, though: our sound is getting rawer and rawer over the years and that the next album will feature more up-tempo stuff while the slow stuff will be even heavier and face-in-the-dirt-like. And there will be some surprises, too.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

When we started, High On Fire, Crowbar, Yob, Melvins and Carnivore inspired us a lot and through the years they still stand tall as the columns on which we build our own sound, while we all still listen to the heroes of our youth, all those 80s and 90s metal and hardcore bands we grew up with. But besides that everyone of us has his own special musical interests which vary and from time to time and also find their way into our music somehow. So, maybe the best idea concerning those musical preferences is to let each of us tell you in his own words:

Mani: I was, am and will always be a die-hard 80s and 90s thrash / death / grind fan, but since I listen to Roxy Music I feel the urge to found a reggae band.

Leebi: ...if I had to play in a reggae band, I'd be lucky to be the bass player! However, I only listen to the music of my buddies Rachmaninoff, Neurosis and Miles Davis.

Helmut: Bands that have impressed and fascinated me recently are for sure Hate Eternal, Behemoth, Mgła and especially Nails. Nails are like the perfect band, everything about them – the sheer brutality of the music, their raw sound, the nasty lyrics, their reserved yet hateful stage performance – is just perfect. Their two releases have become like a prayerbook to me and I can't hardly wait for their upcoming release. Until then I summon my demons by meditating to "Hosianna Mantra" by PopolVuh.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

Again and even more so, as we differ quite a lot in this respect, each one of us will speak for himself:

Leebi: I was born into a dynasty of blacksmiths and therefore not only work for my living but live for my work. I craft garden doors, grave crosses and decorative horseshoes. Nowadays the real horseshoes are produced industrially by those damn Hungarians! The times when horses were allowed to be individuals are over! Sorry to disappoint you, my friend!

Mani: My dearest hobby is travelling and I combine it with the crafting of crucifixes made of root wood. I plan to start an online retail site offering them so you can order them. You can also hang them upside down!

Helmut: Iron discipline is the master of my days, so I get up at 4 a.m., do my workout, on my way to work I read on the train for an hour – the great philosophical classics of all cultures known to man or some drug-impregnated work of fiction that might open a different angle on what is called "truth" but is in truth just a name for the unnameable – and do the same thing on my way back home. Thus prepared for the weekends you will find me at a lake in the woods and mountains marvelling at and meditating on the songs of the birds, the creeks, the leaves in the wind and the rocks when they crash after their fall. Hail C'thulhu! Hail Shub-Niggurath!


12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

Do yourself a favour and listen to "Koro", support your local scene and keep on drinking them brews! Culture!

Etherial Riffian/I AM, Deathless/Robustfellow Prods/2016 EP Review

  Etherial  Riffian  are  a  band  from  Ukraine  that  has  had  their  previous  album  recently  reviewed  in  this zine  and  plays  a  psychedelic  mixture  of  sludge,  stoner  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2016 ep  "I AM.  Deathless"  which  will  be  released  in  May  by  Robustfellow  Prods.

  Drum  beats  start  off  the  ep  and  give  the  music  a  tribal  feeling along  with  some  clean  yet  distorted  guitars  and  ethnic  instruments  a  few  seconds  later  and  after  awhile  the  music  starts  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  direction  along  with  some  melodic  singing  that  is  more  closer  to  a  traditional  style  of  doom  metal.

  At  times  the  vocals can  get  very  aggressive  and  the  solos  and  leads  the  band  uses  are  done  in  a  very  melodic fashion  and  both  of  the  tracks  are  very long  and  epic  in  length  and you  can  also  hear  a  lot  of  psychedelic  elements  in  the  music  along with  a  brief  use  of  female vocals  and both of  the songs  stick  to  either  a  slow  or  mid  paced  musical  direction  and  you  can  also  hear  some  Eastern  style meditation  as well  as  some  whispers  and  spoken  word  parts  on  the  second  track  along  with  some  acoustic  guitars  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Etherial  Riffian  creates  another  recording  that  takes psychedelia  and  world music  and  mixes  it  with  stoner,  sludge  and  doom  metal,  the  production  sounds  very professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  Esoteric  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Etherial  Riffian  and  if you  are  a  fan  of  psychedelia,  stoner,  sludge  and  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Sword  of  the  Deathless".  8/2  out  of  10.    

 

Monster Coyote Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?
Well...
Amilton Jr. - We are from the northeast of Brazil, from a town called Mossoro. Monster Coyote started in 2011. We had other bands before, but we were never satisfied with the music we made. MC was the band that we thought: "hey! this sounds really good! let's keep going this way"... And that way we started with a more stoner sound, but kept going through a "sludgier" path in every song we composed since. And now we are heavier than ever, and happier than ever with the songs we putted out on NECKBREAKER. In resuming, Monster Coyote are just 3 normal guys (me - guitar and vocals, Daniel Araujo - drums, and Julio Cortez - bass and vocals), with pretty normal lifes and pretty normal jobs, that play loud music together and we fuckin love doing it.


2.So far you have released 2 full lengths and an ep, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recordings and also how do they differ from each other?
As I mentioned before, we started in 2011 with the ep "Stoner to the boner" and the name says pretty much everything about it. In 2012, we released "The Howling", and that was when we saw we were getting where we wanted with our music. "The Howling" has a much deeper atmosphere, heavier riffs, darker lyrics and brutal vocals. And was a big turn over after the ep, but we were experimenting, trying new elements. And although it wasn't well recorded (we did all the recording within 2 days!), it had a good repercussion and good reviews on websites and magazines. Now with the NECKBREAKER, we feel we are more experienced and this helped with all the process, making it more professional. Also we worked harder to make the songs sound as good as they sounded in our heads, and the result was better than we expected.

3.Your lyrics cover Werewolves, Legends and tales, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in those topics?
It started in "The Howling". We love horror movies and novels, and our former bassist used to tell a tale about his great grandfather that was killed because people thought he was a werewolf, and that became kind of a legend for us. So we decided to make it a conceptual album: a werewolf's tale. There are songs telling his story before he turned into a werewolf, about his transformation, about the killings, his struggle with his curse... But other issues like religion, faith, death, suffering, are implicit in the lyrics.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Monster Coyote'?
We live in a really dry area on the northeast of Brazil. It's called "caatinga", but we nicknamed it "The Desert" after Palm Desert, where many bands that we like started. And we don't have coyotes here, but we thought it would give a good name for our band since it's a desert animal and then, we added the "Monster" in refer to our scary lyrics.


5.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?
As a independent/underground band, we usually play small gigs and some of our best shows were in small venues playing to a 50 people crowd. That is nothing like being face to face with the crowd, the energy is really amazing. But we have also love to play on bigger stage as we have played at some great festivals all over Brazil and as supporting band for known names in heavy/stoner music as Sepultura, Kadavar, and Truckfighters. And about our performance all I can say is that if ever you go to a MC concert, you'll probably need a neck collar on the day after. Can't say I didn't warn you!

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?
We are currently rehearsing with our new bassist/vocalist Julio Cortez, and that's why we haven't played on the past weeks. But we already have shows scheduled for April and are planning some local short tours for the next couple of months, so he can pick up the pace. After this we are planning on making a longer tour, probably on South America.

7.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?
That's a huge struggle for us, man. We received some proposals, but none have been serious. We are still trying to find a good label to release the NECKBREAKER on cd/vynyl and we really hope we can find a good label the help us releasing this beast. So, if you that are reading this, are the owner of billion-dollar label and is looking for the next greatest band of all time... please let us hear from you. You can start sending us a fat check, that will do it. But if you have a low budget label that is looking for a good sludge metal band, you can also contact us, ok? Please?

8.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of sludge metal?
We have received many messages and e-mails from different parts of the globe, and sometimes we cannot believe how far our music has gone. It's hard to be heard when you are a small band from a distant and small city of Brazil, but the reception to our music from the stoner/sludge/metal community couldn't be better. We have heard good compliments from music blogs, magazines and fans, and that makes us very happy and leave us wishing to go further and further.


9.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?
Well, with the change on the band's formation is more than natural that the sound will also change, specially when you trade a such important piece as the vocalist. But where we see MC heading? I don't know. I have some different riffs and ideas that I would like to experiment, and for sure Julio and Daniel have some ideas of their own. And I see this as a good thing, because we'll probably end up making something new and different, and that's what MC is all about.

10.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
That's a funny question to answer because we all have different bands and styles we like, and some of them have nothing to do with the music we make, but in the end all theses bands have influenced us somehow. For example, on a daily basis I like to hear bands like Led Zeppelin, Kyuss, Mastodon, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, High On Fire, Slayer, Municipal Waste, Seasick Steve, Helmet, NOFX, Bison, Motorhead, Graveyard, Fu Manchu, Ghost, just to name a few. Daniel, the drummer, listens to some of these bands, but also likes Sepultura, Black Cobra, NIN, Greenleaf, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats... And Julio loves grunge and 90's bands but also bands like Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Machine Head, Backstreet Bo... No? Ok, Julio, I won't tell them. Lately I've listening to some Brazilian bands like Saturndust, Muñoz and Son of a Witch, and from abroad, I can name Fight Amp, Blues Pills, Stoned Jesus and Black Sabbath. ALWAYS. Black. Fuckin'. Sabbath.


11.What are some of your non musical interests?
Speaking for myself, I love any kind of movies (but specially the old ones), biography and fiction books, video games, Star Wars, soccer, travelling (specially to concerts) and sex. Not necessarily in that order.


12.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

If you ever, ever, EVER get to see us in your town, don't miss that fuckin' gig and invite all your friends so we can have a good time and drink some cold beer while breaking our necks to heavy music. Alright? Oh, and support your local bands, dude, don't be a prick. Cheers!

Child Bite/Negative Noise/Housecore Records/2016 CD Review

  Child  Bite  are  a  band  from  Michigan  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  metal, post  hardcore,  punk,  prog,  noise  rock  and  surf  and  this is  a review of  their  2016  album  "Negative  Noise"  which  will  be  released  in  April  by  Housecore  Records.

  A  very  distorted  noise  rock  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  melodic  yet  aggressive  vocals  a  few  seconds  later  and  the  riffs  also  use  a  great  amount  of  melody  while  you  can  also  hear  all  of the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  the  recording  and  the  music  also  mixes  in  a  lot  of  early  80's  hardcore  punk  influences.

  Elements  of  surf  music  can  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  songs  and  the  music  also  starts  incorporating  some  post  rock  melodies  once  leads  are  added  into  the  songs  and  the  guitar  riffs  also  mix  in  the  heaviness  of  sludge  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  it  really  brings  out  the  punk  style  a  lot  more  and  after  awhile  you  can  also  hear  a  touch  of  harsh  noise  and  some  tracks  also  bring  in  a  small  amount  of  spoken  word  parts.

  Child  Bite  plays  a  musical  style  that  is  very  hard  to  classify  with  elements of  sludge  metal,  noise  rock,  post  hardcore,  punk  and  surf  music  being  mixed  into  all  of t he  songs,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  real  life  and  philosophical  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Child  Bite  are  a  very  decent  sounding  mixture  of  sludge  metal, post  hardcore,  punk,  prog,  noise  rock  and  surf  music  and  if  you  are  a  fan  o  those  musical  genres,  you  should c heck  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Death  before  Dementia"  "Born  A  Hog"  "Beyond  Th  Dirt"  and  "Heretic  Generation".  7/8 out  of  10.