Dead/Idiots/Eolian Empire/2013 CD Review

  Dead  are  a  duo  from  Australia  that  plays  a  mixture  of  metal,  noise  rock,  experimental  and  punk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Idiots"  which  was  released  by  Eolian  Empire.

  Drums  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  drumming  with  no  fast  playing  or  blast  beats  being  present  on  this  recording,  while  the  sound  effects  bring  in  experimental  and  avant  garde  elements,  as  for  the  bass  playing  it  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  which  is  as  powerful  as  a  regular  guitar  which  is  absent  from  this  recording  and  it  takes  over  as  the  lead  instrument  along  with  some  bass  leads.

  Vocals  range  from  aggressive  style  shouts  and  screams  to  clean  singing  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  female  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  dark,  violent  and  hateful  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on t his  recording  with  the  last  song  being  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  In  my  opinion  Dead  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  metal,  noise  rock,  experimental  and  punk  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "The  Carcass  Is  Dry"  "Murder  Hollow"  and  "Inherit  The  Wind".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

Dogs For Breakfast Interview

Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?
Everything is going right, we’re working for next season, we’re speaking for some italian and European gigs, meanwhile we’re writing two new songs cause we’ll be out this winter with a split.


.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album?
Well…I have read every kind of title for The Sun Left These Places’s sound, so can’t give it a name, but we think is a mix of some kind of components like noise, metal, hardcore and a right amount of experimentation.

What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
We love write about love, death, passion and everything moves feelings in the human mind. In this brand new album there’s an underlying theme: the darkness. The lyrics are a collection of tales about situations and episodes where darkness feel on the characters. There are a tribute to Billie Holiday (The Lady) and one to Skip James (Cypress Grove Blues), too.
Two good examples of love, death, passion and lives lived in darkness.


What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
There are no special hidden meanings, only it sounds good.

What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
Well…Every show is intense and addictive for us, so we really love play on stage and I can’t identify a particular show. Our shows are intense, strong, vigorous and professional.

 Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?
We played some Italian gigs and in these days we’re working on some European tours, we’re trying to close two tours for next fall, but is not easy, then if anyone is interested in one of our show, can write us.

 The new album came out on both Subsound Records and Escape From Today, do you feel that working with 2 different labels is a huge benefit for the band?
Certanly. Both labels are small labels, so it’s important to join forces and money.

 On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of metal and hardcore?
We play for many years, but the band and the name are young, so we’re working to promote us. In that countries when we have important distributions like Uk, Germany, France, Belgium and Holland is good, we can get reviews and interviews and people write us to inquire, we’re getting in touch with many people in Europe. We sell some albums in USA too, but is more complicate there.

 Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?
For me (Fabio) and Paolo is the only one band, Andrea, however, plays in some other bands.

 What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
We don’t know exactly, but certainly we’ll work hard to develop the sound we met in this last album, in particular in songs like Red Flowers, January 21 and Vision.

 What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
We have very different backgrounds, we’re listening to countless albums, bands, genres, we all love metal, rock, but so jazz, blues, folk and electronic. For example, in metal/rock scene we’re listen to Red Fang’s records at this moment…
Many bands have influenced and influence our music every day, an example? Black Sabbath.


Outside of music what are some of your interests?
Oh…nice question, unusual. We all love arts, food, cinema and girls, but for me and my brother Paolo the first interest is to practice Downhill. Andrea studies music and plays in several bands.


 Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?
Hope to meet Dogs For Breakfast on your way!
Bye.

Indicative Interview

1. Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?

Indicative born as an instrumental project with no stylistic limits in which we melt our musical influences and experiences.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?

We can define our sound as a mix of math rock, metal, prog and also post rock.

3. What are some of the concepts and images the band brings out with the music?

A Rubik's cube...totally green.

4. Currently the music is all instrumental, are you planning on using vocals in the future?

Absolutely not!

5. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?

During the creation of songs we usually define as "indicative" the riffs that are only a starting point.

6. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?

Every show is a different emotional experience.
In our live set we play songs alternated to electronic interludes without any breaks; during the performance a video is played behind us. We use green lights on the stage to create a connection with our green Rubik's cube.

7. Do you have any touring plans for the future?

We are currently working on an acoustic live set and on the new songs for the next album.

8. on a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your album by fans of underground music?

Ahah!!! Next question?!

9. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?

Everyone of us have other musical projects; particularly 3/4 of us plays in a music project called "Evita Cidni" that mixes movies fragments, electronic music and two guitars.

10. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

The new drummer and the use of a baritone guitar are certainly some of the innovations that will move us to a different sound.

11.What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Tool and 65 Days of Static, Fu Manchu and Porcupine Tree, Motorhead and Motorpsycho, Nine Inch Nails and Devin Ocampo… and King Crimson.

12.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

More music…everything about music.

13.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Let's have a beer!

La Colpa Interview

Can you tell us a little bit about the band for those that have never heard of you before?
LA COLPA, IS A PRODUCT OF THE MADE IN ITALY LIKE THE PIZZA OR THE ESPRESSO, BUT THIS IS ROCK. ROCK MADE IN ITALY. THE BAND IS FROM MILAN AND IT START WORKING TOGHETER IN THE EARLY 2012, AFTER ONE HARD YEAR OF WORK TOGHETER, WE ENTEREED IN THE NOISE FACTORY STUDIO FOR THE RECORDING SESSION, WE’VE FOUND OUT THAT OUR TRACK'S WERE VERY STRONG AND POWERFUL, SO WE DECIDED TO CHOOSE ONLY FIVE SONGS (BETWEEN THE EIGHT TRACKS THAT WE’VE RECORDED) FOR THE CREATION OF THE FIRST PROMOTIONAL EP THAT WAS CALLED “MUTUO PERPETEUO”. WE WANTED TO PLAY IT LIVE AND GET OFF FROM THE STUDIO. IN OUR OPINION IT IS ONLY IN THE LIVE DIMENSION THAT YOU CAN LIFE TO A SONG. SO FROM FEBRUARY 2013 WE STARTED TO PLAY IT IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE AROUND ALL THE ITALIAN PENINSULA.

2. How would you describe your musical sound?
OUR SOUND IS A BALANCED MIX BETWEEN THE POWER OF THE RIFFS AND THE LYRICS MELODY. THE ALL EP SOUNDS AS THE SAME WAY WE PLAY LIVE. IT WAS RECORDING LIVE IN STUDIO.

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?
IN OUR LYRICS WE TRY TO TAKE ALWAS PLACE FROM THE REALITY AROUND US. FROM OUR CITIES, FROM OUR LIVES, IT ISN’T IMPORTANT TO GO IN TO THE SPACE IF YOU CAN’T UNDERSTAND ALLA THE SMALLEST THINGS AROUND YOU. WE TALK ABOUT THE ESCAPE, ABOUT THE ITALIAN COLONIALISM, ABOUT THE BERLUSCONI’S 20 YEARS OF POWER IN ITALY AND WE TRY TO DESCRIBE HOW IT GET OUR LAND INTO RUINE, THEN WE TALK ABOUT THE ECONOMICS PROBLEM AND THE NEED TO GET AN ACTION AND TO GET AWAKE ALL OUR GENERATION BECAUSE IN THE FUTURE WE’LL CAN CHANGE ALL THIS ECONOMIC WAY OF LIFE, BUT WE MUST AWAKE OURSELF AND GET OUR EYES OPEN WIDE, ABOVE THE REALITY, NOT THE TELEFILMS THE TELEVISION, THE FUCKING REALITY.

4. What is the meaning and inspiration behind the bands name?
“LA COLPA” MEANS “THE BLAME” OR “THE FAULT” TO TAKE OUR FAULTS IS THE ONLY REVOLUTIONARY WAY THAT WE HAVE TO FREE OUR SOUL AND TO TRY TO RESTART OUR WAY OF LIFE.

5. What are some of the best shows that the band has played so far and how would you describe your stage performance?
WE HAVE PLAYED ALREADY 26 SHOWS THROUG ITALY IN ALL THE MAIN CLUBS OF THE NORTH. OUR STAGE PERFORMANCE IS A VERY PHISICAL EXPERIENCE, WE ENDED THE LIVE COMPLETELY WET FROM THE SECOND SONG, SOMETIMES THE DRUM WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED, OUR SINGER WAS LOST IN THE CROWD AND THE STICK’S OF THE DRUMMER WERE FLYING THROUG ALL THE STAGE. IT’S A BATTLE EVERY NIGHT, WE THINK THAT YOU CAN BE CONVINCE YOUR CROWD ONLY IF YOU ARE REALLY GENUINE, SO WE TRY TO GIVE THE 100% IN EVERY CONCERT TO CREATE AN INCREDIBLE WAVE OF POWER TO SHARE WITH THE PEOPLE. FIRST OF ALL WE LOVE TOO MUCH PLAY TOGHETER AND BE ON THE STAGE!

6. Do you have any touring plans for the future?
THE “MUTUO PERPETUO” SUMMER TOUR 2013 THAT WILL END ONLY IN SEPTEMBER, THAN WE’LL START WITH THE WINTER TOUR AND AT THE SAME TIME WE WOULD LIKE TO REENTERING IN THE STUDIO AND BEGIN TO WORK ON THE NEW MATERIAL, NEW MATERIAL, TO GET THE NEW EP, OR MAYBE THE NEW ALBUM. IF WE’LL LIVE WE’LL SEE IT.

7. on a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your ep by fans of hard music?
NOW WE TRY TO GET OFF FROM THE CONFINES OF THE ITALY, AND WE HOPE THAT THE FANS WOULD APPRECIATE OUR WORK IT’S ALL GENUINE, IN THIS EP THERE ARE OUR LIVES.

8. Are there any other musical projects besides this band or is this a full time line up?
THIS IS A SERIOUS PROJECT, SO IT IS THE MAIN FULL TIME LIME UP FOR EVERYONE.

9. What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?
WE HOPE THAT OUR MUSIC CAN MATURE WITH US, MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE START TO PLAY DRUM’N’BASS OR WE START TO BECAME  CHEF. THE PRESENT RULEZ, THE REST IS DUST.

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?
THE BANDS THAT HAD INFLUENCED US ARE TOO MUCH TO WRITE HERE. EVERYONE OF US HAS HIS INFLUENCES DIFFERENT BY THE OTHER.  AN INFLUENCE THAT WE SHARED TOGHETER ARE THE BEATLES, OF COURSE.

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?
WE LIKE TO READ, TO EXPERIMENTING IN THE STUDIO, AND TO DO THE INTERVIEWS LIKE THIS ONE, BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER  THAT OUR ENGLISH IS VERY BAD . WE HAVE TO IMPROVE A LOT. I’M JUST RETURNED YESTERDAY FROM LONDON BUT MY ENGLISH IS THE SAME SPAGHETTI-ENGLISH THAT I TALKED BEFORE THE DEPARTURE.

12. Any final words or thoughts before we wrap upt his interview?
SORRY FOR OUR ENGLISH.

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Serpent Crown/Self Titled/Horror Pain Gore Productions/2013 CD Review

  Serpent  Crown  are  a  band  from  California  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  and  thrash  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  2013  album  which  was  released  by  Horror  Pain  Gore  Productions.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  strong  and  powerful  sound  with  heavy  riffing  that  dominates  throughout  the  recording.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  riffs  that  combine  sludge  and  thrash  metal  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  hardcore  elements,  while  the  lead  guitars  are  very  old  school  and  melodic  sounding  thrash  metal  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  old  school  power/thrash  metal  vocals,  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness  and  mythology  themes,  as  for  the  production   it  has  a  very  strong,  powerful,  heavy  and  professional  sound  where  you  can  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  Serpent  Crown  are  a  very  great  sounding  hybrid  of  thrash  metal  and  sludge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Prelude  To  The  Netherworld'  and  "Children  Of  The  Night".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

The Chewers/Chuckle, Change, And Also/2013 CD Review

  The  Chewers  are  a  band  from  West  Virginia    that  plays  a  very  experimental  form  of  rock  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2013  album  "Chuckle,  Change,  And  Also".

  Drums  are  all  slow  playing with  no  fast  drumming,  while  the  guitars  range  from  slow  to  mid  paced  riffs  that  combine  rock,  experimental,  avant  garde  and  blues  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  a  brief  use  of  metal  influences  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  as  for  the  sound  effects  when  they  are  utilized    bring  more  avant  garde  elements  to  the  album.

  Vocals  are mostly  spoken  word  parts  with  some  clean  singing  being  used  at  times,  while  the  lyrics  cover  humorous  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  dark,  raw  and  primitive  sound  while  you  can  still  hear   all  of  the  musical  instruments  that are  present  on  this  recording.

  In  my  opinion  The  Chewers  are  a  very  sounding  sounding  avant  garde,  experimental  rock  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of t his  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Can't  Sleep"  "(LATER)"  "Down  There"  and  "Funnel  Head".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.

New Keepers Of The Water Towers Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what is going on with the band these days?

 

We've been rehearsing the new material a lot, moulding it to a live setting. Next week we have the first date of many where we will preform the cosmic child in its entirety so were just about heading out of the two year process of creating this thing and are readying ourselves to ride this wave, in to the cosmos.  

And yeah! We've got an old friend joining us on keyboards and that's pretty awesome 

 

2.How would you describe the musical sound of the new album and how it differs from previous releases?

 

To me, it's less traditionall rock and metal, and more what made the older music stick out from the stoner metal scene.  We've tried to refine what makes us what we are as a band and we'll continue doing so is the plan. Having less musical influence from other people, diving deeper in to unknown sounds and new moods.

 

3. What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the new release explores?

It's a reflection of the lives we, the writers, have lived so far. Like my young minds hybris and victors hate for monotonus work and needless process and conflict. Then we've put those experiences and insights through different theistic standpoints. I've ingenered it to progress as a path from ignorance to enlightenment. We strongly oppose religion and are firm believers in the mothods of science, reason and eternal death.

4.I know that the album title was inspired by Carl Sagan, can you tell us a little bit more about your interest in his theories

 

Well as far as I know, Sagan hasn't brought any substantial new theories to the table. What he did was to publish the cosmological theories of his time in an accessible and pretty awesome package, with a great original soundtrack. Our new album reflects a cosmic perspective of lifes begginings and ends. Carl, with a little help from our collective friend cannabis, have helped me and many others to gain the intrest and base knowledge to find out the relative truths in these subjects.

 

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

Oh that is a very tricky question to ask oneself! For me, a great show is where I can feel calm and be absorbed in to the music. Those are often the small dark venues with irattionally loud stage volumes. We've done loads of lovely shows but one in a semi-legal club, where I ended up working as stage manager for a year, stands out. 20 people in the audience and we were a little drunk, smoking on stage. I think our standards are higher now so I don't know if it'll ever be that much fun again.

6.Do you have any touring or show plans for the new album?

A small bunch of festivals and a short European tour have been booked so far, but our booking and management deals are still fresh out of the oven so we'll get up to speed as time progresses.

7. On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to the new album by fans of doom metal?

It has been overwhelming, I was almost prepared to have the album refused by the label since I didn't think this kind of music suited the typical metal head. But we've received great reviews all around so far and people seem to get what we are trying to accomplish. A big thanks to all the people who decide to head out of their comfort zone to give us a fighting chance is in order!

 

8.What is going on with the other musical projects these days?

We're jamming out with grass eating man regularly. Me and our stage keyboard player, Adam, formed the first incarnation of GEM more than 10 years ago and we are just now working on our first EP! It's a brutal doom band were I play the drums and everyone sings. And the material we have going on now is just bloody gruesome. I'm fucking exited about that.

 

9.What direction do you see your music heading into on future releases?

We're working on new music right now, you can expect the same kind of bombastic dynamics and doomyness but were trying to scale down a bit on the grandiose and are stepping in to even more obscure harmonies. It's gonna be a blast ripping out some new stuff, we're actually playing a few new things live already.

 

10. What are some bands or musical styles that have influenced your newer music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Nothing fancy, 70s prog, some metals. I listen to a selective few bands in most genres. From yob through electric wizard to camel ,tame impala, eek a mouse and Gösta berlings saga. Depends on the set and setting! I've found a lot of inspiration for the cosmic child in the 70s wave of British prog, genesis, king crimson and all that.

11.Outside of music what are some of your interests?

Not much time left over between work, rehearsals and chillin with da herb I'm afraid. Some of us have been having some epic conquestadorial campaigns in heroes of might and magic VI lately haha.

12.Any final words or thoughts before we wrap up this interview?

Thanks for not asking about our bands name. Cheers!