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<title><![CDATA[Coalesce, Bracewar, and ALL]]></title>
<link>http://getfresh.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/coalesce-bracewar-and-all/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>getxfresh</dc:creator>
<guid>http://getfresh.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/coalesce-bracewar-and-all/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sun Dec 6 Bracewar Backtrack Scourge @The Glass Door Brooklyn, NY Wed Dec 30 Coalesce Coliseum A Sto]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Sun Dec 6</p>
<p>Bracewar<br />
Backtrack<br />
Scourge</p>
<p>@The Glass Door<br />
Brooklyn, NY</p>
<p>Wed Dec 30</p>
<p>Coalesce<br />
Coliseum<br />
A Storm of Light<br />
My Skull Your Closet<br />
Tournament</p>
<p>@ Club Europa<br />
Brooklyn, NY<br />
8pm, 18+, $18<br />
<a href="http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&#38;eventId=2939094">tickets here</a></p>
<p>Sat Jan 9</p>
<p>ALL</p>
<p>@ <a href="http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com/event/3839">Music Hall of Williamsburg</a><br />
7pm, 16+, $22</p>
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<title><![CDATA[METROMORFOSI 28]]></title>
<link>http://lapoesiaelospirito.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/metromorfosi-28/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Emanuele Kraushaar</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lapoesiaelospirito.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/metromorfosi-28/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Metromorfosi 28 infocritica free-magazine musica, cinema, teatro, arte, scrittura, tic in distribuzi]]></description>
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<p><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Metromorfosi 28</span></strong></p>
<p>infocritica free-magazine</p>
<p>musica, cinema, teatro, arte, scrittura, tic</p>
<p>in distribuzione gratuita in oltre 100 punti a Roma e dintorni</p>
<p>è anche leggibile e scaricabile su <a href="http://www.metromorfosi.com">www.metromorfosi.com</a></p>
<p><!--more--></p>
<p>In questo numero:</p>
<p>Porcupine Tree</p>
<p>Bud Spencer Blues Explosion</p>
<p>Emufest &#8211; Festival Internazionale di Musica Elettroacustica del Conservatorio S. Cecilia</p>
<p>Hofesh Schechter :: Uprising/ In your rooms</p>
<p>Amorphis, A Storm of Light, Minsk, Therapy?, Woven Hand, Isis, Dälek, Karma To Burn, Orange Sunshine, Dzjenghis</p>
<p>Quingnian</p>
<p>My flash my blood</p>
<p>Jerzy Grotowsky</p>
<p>Jazz Labels Film</p>
<p>Castelli Animati</p>
<p>Terry Gilliam &#8211; Parnassus</p>
<p>Fausto Paravidino &#8211; La malattia della famiglia M</p>
<p>Intervista a Gaspare Balsamo e Mario D&#8217;Angelo</p>
<p>Jan Fabre :: Le Temps Emprunté/ Camere #9: Fagana</p>
<p>Volare sulla schiena del fiume &#8211; Note a margine de &#8220;La città incantata&#8221; di Hayao Miyazaki</p>
<p>Senza nome nessuno ci ama</p>
<p>e l&#8217;underground, la classica-contemporanea, il jazz, la danza, il cinema, il teatro,l&#8217;arte a Roma e dintorni</p>
<p>Metromorfosi è pubblicato da Tic Edizioni <a href="http://www.ticedizioni.com">www.ticedizioni.com</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.metromorfosi.com">www.metromorfosi.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm Of Light, Abril de 2009]]></title>
<link>http://laisp.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/a-storm-of-light-abril-de-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>laisp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://laisp.wordpress.com/2009/11/01/a-storm-of-light-abril-de-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Storm of Light, Oeiras, Novo Espaço/Auditório do Teatro Independente de Oeiras, 3 de Abril de 2009]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A STORM OF LATITUDES.]]></title>
<link>http://shels.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/a-storm-of-latitudes-shows-album-reviews/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 07:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>*shels</dc:creator>
<guid>http://shels.wordpress.com/2009/10/19/a-storm-of-latitudes-shows-album-reviews/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Latitudes&#8217; have confirmed the following UK shows with Brooklyn heavy hitters A Storm of Light ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#bb44a3;"> </span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#c71585;"><strong> </strong></span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Latitudes&#8217; </strong>have confirmed the following UK shows with Brooklyn heavy hitters <strong>A Storm of Light</strong> and others.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Oct 28 </span>- London &#8211; Islington Bar Academy w/ <strong>A Storm of Light</strong> &#38;<strong> Minsk</strong><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Oct 25</span> &#8211; Kingston &#8211; The Fighting Cocks w/ <strong>A Storm of Light </strong>&#38;<strong> Minsk</strong><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Oct 31</span> &#8211; Ipswich &#8211; The Swan w/ <strong>These Monsters </strong>&#38; <strong>The Freezing Fog</strong><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Nov 8</span> &#8211; Hitchin &#8211; Club85 w/ <strong>Trippy Wicked</strong><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Nov 29</span> &#8211; London &#8211; The Old Blue Last w/<strong> Rinoa</strong> + more tba</p>
<p>The debut album <strong>&#8220;Agonist&#8221;</strong> is now available at all good record stores (if they still exist) and www.shelsmusic.com<br />
here are some of the first reviews in:</p>
<p><em>&#8220;&#8230;<span style="color:#c71585;">a staggering debut</span>&#8220;</em> &#8211; <strong>4KKKK</strong> Kerrang! Magazine<br />
<em>&#8220;&#8230;</em><em><span style="color:#c71585;">dark, dreamy, beautiful and monumentally heavy&#8230;</span>&#8220;</em> &#8211; <strong>13/13</strong> Roomthirteen.com<br />
<span style="color:#000000;"><em>&#8220;&#8230;<span style="color:#c71585;">inspiring</span>&#8230;&#8221; </em>- <strong>4/5</strong> Rockmidgets.com<br />
</span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>&#8220;&#8230;<span style="color:#c71585;">some heavy shit right there</span>&#8230;&#8221;</em> <strong>9/10</strong> Planetloud.com<br />
</span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>&#8220;<span style="color:#c71585;">breathtaking</span>&#8230;&#8221;</em> &#8211; <strong>8/10</strong> Rock Sound Magazine<br />
</span><span style="color:#000000;"><em>&#8220;<span style="color:#c71585;">bold, energetic, moody, atmospheric&#8230; everything a debut should be</span>&#8220;</em> &#8211; <strong>8/10 </strong>UKmetalunderground.com<br />
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<div><span style="color:#c71585;">click below to order &#8220;Agonist&#8221; now</span></div>
<div><a href="http://www.shelsmusic.com/label/store.php"><img src="http://www.shelsmusic.com/latitudes/images/agonist_ad1.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
<p>adios!</p>
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<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;"><strong>shelsmusic.com</strong></p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/shels</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/blacksheepwallmusic</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/admiralangry</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/latitudesmusic</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/sonsofnoelandadrian</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/parliamentofowls</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/theascentofeverest</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/noiserv</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/brotherghostband</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">pre-end.com</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/kopekmusic</p>
<p style="font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;margin:0;">myspace.com/officialmahumodo</p>
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<div><a href="http://www.myspace.com/admiralangry"> </a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.myspace.com/admiralangry"><span style="font-size:x-small;"><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color:#cc33cc;"> </span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.shelsmusic.com/"><img src="http://www.shelsmusic.com/label/images/logos/davelogo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm of Light - Black Ocean]]></title>
<link>http://metalethard.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-storm-of-light-black-ocean/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nono68</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalethard.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-storm-of-light-black-ocean/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Bio de A storm Of light]]></title>
<link>http://metalethard.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/bio-de-a-storm-of-light/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>nono68</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalethard.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/bio-de-a-storm-of-light/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Storm of Light, trio new-yorkais, prend ses racines avec Josh Graham (Battle of Mice, Blood and Ti]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[A Storm of Light, trio new-yorkais, prend ses racines avec Josh Graham (Battle of Mice, Blood and Ti]]></content:encoded>
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<title><![CDATA[Neurosis - Retrospective]]></title>
<link>http://unartignyc.com/2009/09/23/neurosis/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>unartignyc</dc:creator>
<guid>http://unartignyc.com/2009/09/23/neurosis/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I was shooting the shit at a show with Ty from Team Robespierre. At one point of our]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm of Light]]></title>
<link>http://metalmusicmania.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/a-storm-of-light/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:49:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>molco</dc:creator>
<guid>http://metalmusicmania.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/a-storm-of-light/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Storm of Light is a band from New York City, which is sometimes referred to as post-metal. Critic ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[woda, lód, kwas i miód]]></title>
<link>http://hajlajfloryda.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/woda-lod-kwas-i-miod/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 23:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>120daysodomy</dc:creator>
<guid>http://hajlajfloryda.wordpress.com/2009/05/03/woda-lod-kwas-i-miod/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Na szczęście istnieją jeszcze zespoły, które na okładkę swojej płyty dają coś ciekawego, stylowego, ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mono &amp; A Storm of Light live @ Fuzz]]></title>
<link>http://blankwithink.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/mono-a-storm-of-light-live-fuzz/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 10:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>blankwithink</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blankwithink.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/mono-a-storm-of-light-live-fuzz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Word of the night: F R E N Z Y . από όποια άποψη θέλετε να το πάρουμε. Χωρίς λόγια λοιπόν. Υ Ε Α R N]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Word of the night: F R E N Z Y . από όποια άποψη θέλετε να το πάρουμε.</p>
<p>Χωρίς λόγια λοιπόν.</p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080881.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="A storm of light" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080881.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080902.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080902.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080907.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080907.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080909.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080909.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080910.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080910.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080915.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080915.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080927.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080927.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080928.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080928.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080929.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080929.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080935.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080935.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080936.jpg"><img class="alignnone" title="Mono" src="http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/P1080936.jpg" alt="" width="553" height="311" /></a></p>
<p>Υ Ε Α R N I N G. από όποια άποψη θέλετε να το πάρουμε.</p>
<p><a href="http://s261.photobucket.com/albums/ii71/thelxi/Mono%20live%20at%20Fuzz/">photoalbum</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sunday Metal Minute: Krallice, "Wretched Wisdom"]]></title>
<link>http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/sunday-metal-minute-krallice-wretched-wisdom/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ryan Buege</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2009/03/15/sunday-metal-minute-krallice-wretched-wisdom/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I already clued you all in on the fact that we&#8217;re having some brilliant black metal tours comi]]></description>
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<p>I already <a href="http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2009/02/11/black-metal-storming-into-minnesota-in-may-2009/" target="_blank">clued you all in</a> on the fact that we&#8217;re having some brilliant black metal tours coming to the Twin Cities this summer, but now things are just getting <img class="alignleft" title="Krallice, Krallice" src="http://www.profoundlorerecords.com//images/stories/krallicecover_250.jpg" alt="" width="100" height="89" />ridiculous. This week, the announcement was made that the visionary BM minds of <a href="http://www.wittr.com/" target="_blank">Wolves in the Throne Room</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/krallice" target="_blank">Krallice</a> would join together in what is sure to be <em>THE</em> &#8220;must-see&#8221; underground metal tour to pass through Minneapolis this spring. On May 15th, Wolves in the Throne Room will be playing at the <a href="http://www.triplerocksocialclub.com" target="_blank">Triple Rock Social Club</a> with Krallice supporting. While I&#8217;ve already <a href="http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/album-review-wolves-in-the-throne-room-malevolent-grain/" target="_blank">mentioned</a> the scathing-yet-epic majesty that is WITTR on the site, Krallice is a band that has not gotten enough attention from me so far (besides the one sentence I gave them in my end of<a href="http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/12/30/ryans-year-in-metal-2008/" target="_blank"> 2008 honorable mentions list</a>). Reading descriptions of the band, you might think that their entrancing style of progressive black metal would already have an established predecessor. However, upon hearing Krallice&#8217;s fervent, psychedelic, rampaging, technically superior sound, it doesn&#8217;t take long to pick up on the freshness of this band&#8217;s delivery. Metal has never sounded so simultaneously brutal, ferocious, and atmospheric, which is certainly saying a lot. Krallice is a underground band that is literally pushing the limits of sound. This is a band to watch out for, and the free &#8220;Wretched Wisdom&#8221; track we have linked below will show you why.</p>
<p>MP3: <a href="http://www.profoundlorerecords.com/mp3/Krallice_Wretched.mp3" target="_blank">Krallice, &#8220;Wretched Wisdom&#8221;</a> (from <em>Krallice</em>, 2008)</p>
<p>Keep reading for all the Krallice and Wolves in the Throne Room spring tour dates (including several shows with<a href="http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/spotlight-on-a-storm-of-light/" target="_blank"> A Storm of Light</a>)&#8230;<!--more--></p>
<p>Wolves in the Throne Room and Krallice summer tour dates:</p>
<p><span class="newstext">May 13th Denver, CO &#8211; Marquis Theatre<br />
May 14th Iowa City, IA &#8211; The Picador<br />
<strong>May 15th Minneapolis, MN &#8211; The Triple Rock</strong></span></p>
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also with A Storm Of Light:<br />
May 16th Chicago, IL &#8211; Bottom Lounge<br />
May 17th Hamilton,  ON &#8211; The Casbah<br />
May 18th Toronto, ON &#8211; Wreck Room (feat. Thrones)<br />
May 19th Montreal, QC &#8211; Sala Rosa (feat. Thrones)<br />
May 21st Boston, MA &#8211; Great Scott<br />
May 22nd Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Europa (feat. Thrones)<br />
May 24th Providence, RI &#8211; Club Hell (no Krallice)<br />
May 25th Wallingford, CT &#8211; American Legion<br />
May 26th New York, NY &#8211; Webster<br />
May 28th Philadelphia, PA &#8211; Kung Fu Necktie (two shows)<br />
May 29th Richmond, VA &#8211; Gallery 5<br />
May 30th Johnson City, TN &#8211; The Hideaway<br />
June 01st Athens, GA &#8211; Caledonia<br />
June 02nd Atlanta, GA &#8211; The Earl</span></p>
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<link>http://returntothepit.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/photos-astronomer-gozu-amenra-a-storm-of-light-zoroaster/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>returntothepit</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm of Light release new song from collaboration with Nadja]]></title>
<link>http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/a-storm-of-light-release-new-song-from-collaboration-with-nadja/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:14:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ryan Buege</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Josh Graham&#8217;s A Storm of Light has announced plans for a collaboration with the amazing post-d]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright" title="A Storm of Light" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3139/3100688216_6661801224_o.jpg" alt="" width="205" height="301" />Josh Graham&#8217;s A Storm of Light has announced plans for a collaboration with the amazing post-doom/ambient noisemakers of Nadja(!!!), and they have even given us a taste of what we can expect. Go to their <a href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank">myspace page</a> now to listen to &#8220;Sister&#8221;, the latest release from A Storm of Light.</p>
<p>This song is huge, and I really dig the Isis approach of diving right into the song that they embrace here. However, as I mentioned in my <a href="http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/spotlight-on-a-storm-of-light/" target="_self">previous review</a>, this is a band that really enjoys indulging in jamming hard on the moments where most bands lose focus.. For some reason, (from my point of view) their riffs during the quiet parts and segues are even more infected and interesting than when they crank out heavy shit during the epic parts. Whatever the case, it&#8217;s really refreshing to hear a doom band that is actually surprising and which demands my attention &#8211; rather than one that slowly drowns me to sleep with epic riffage. If A Storm of Light can continue to produce such unpredictable AND unforgiving songs, there will be no one to stop them. Really, Josh only needs to continue doing what makes him unique; eventually I could imagine this band being mentioned in the same  breath alongside the &#8220;post-metal&#8221; innovators like Neurosis and Isis.</p>
<p>More than anyone I&#8217;ve heard in a long time, A Storm of Light sound like they have more contributions to make.</p>
<p>LISTEN NOW -&#62;<a href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank"> &#8220;Sister&#8221;</a> (from collaboration with Nadja)</p>
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<link>http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/spotlight-on-a-storm-of-light/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Ryan Buege</dc:creator>
<guid>http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2008/11/12/spotlight-on-a-storm-of-light/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ahhhhhhyessss&#8230;.. Finally, two weeks of midterms are done with and I am free to write at the in]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Ahhhhhhyessss&#8230;.. Finally, two weeks of midterms are done with and I am free to write at the infamous mind inversion once again. So&#8230; &#8220;what should I write about this time?&#8221; &#8211; this is something that I often ask myself. With every one of these posts, I get to choose the topic; right now I feel like telling you about the best sludge metal band that I&#8217;ve heard of recently.</p>
<p>A Storm of Light is amazing. Blaze and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank">listen in</a>.</p>
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<p>Josh Graham&#8217;s strikingly bleak outlook and unwavering artistic effort have always been the perfect visual complement to Neurosis&#8217; likeminded visions of despair. With Red Sparowes debut release, we saw that he could translate the majestic beauty of his visual images into an aural soundtrack with ease. In A Storm of Light, we see Graham and his band of cronies charging the way in one the of the most innovative, engaging, and interesting doom metal bands in recent memory (..notice I said charging, and not plodding &#8211; this is music on a mission!). This is a band that draws influences from every aspect of life; I won&#8217;t even begin to drop band names, because that won&#8217;t even begin to do them justice. As I said, just blaze and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank">listen in</a>. I strongly recommend their album <em>And We Wept the Black Ocean Within</em>, and if you&#8217;re having a hard time finding it, hit me up privately and I&#8217;ll be glad to share.</p>
<p>If you aren&#8217;t convinced yet, I&#8217;ll just say that former members of Swans, Tombs, Satanized, and Unsane joined Graham to complete this band. From my point of view, &#8217;nuff said&#8217;. This shit is massive&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;and now I&#8217;m off to see Gojira, In Flames, and 36 Crazyfists! Thank God midterms are done!</p>
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<link>http://janblurr.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/a-day-at-the-record-store-v/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>janblurr</dc:creator>
<guid>http://janblurr.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/a-day-at-the-record-store-v/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I found a new job last week so after three months of unemployment and tight budgets I was finally ready to splash out some money on records to congratulate myself. I hadn&#8217;t been to the record store in quite some time so I had a lot to catch up to, although I wasn&#8217;t really following who released what over the past half year. This is what I found today. <!--more--></p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_DV-18juNIOo/SC6rjZLvf7I/AAAAAAAABVA/_-wE93_Pz5Q/s400/a+storm+of+light.JPG" alt="" width="149" height="151" /><strong>A Storm Of Light <em>&#8220;And We Wept The Black Ocean Within&#8221;</em> 2xLP</strong><br />
I had seen <a title="Myspace - A Storm Of Light" href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank">A Storm Of Light</a> at the <strong>Neurosis </strong>show in August and I also listened to their record before but I never had a chance to buy a copy. This is a real beauty. The cover is wonderful as it is not some black and white fuzzy picture but a very colourful and distinct work with lots of details on it. The gatefold sleeve only adds to my excitement. As for the music it&#8217;s what you expect from a band which features <strong>Josh Graham </strong>on vocals and guitars (and visuals). There&#8217;s no real surprise when you listen to it and I think because of the vocals this band is rather low on the list of Mr Grahams works which include <strong>Red Sparowes </strong>or <strong>Battle Of Mice</strong> to name but a few, but I like to dive into such music and listen to it for hours and hours and the maritime atmosphere of the cover only increases this impression.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518cxoi1o6L._SL500_.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>Me First &#38; The Gimme Gimmes <em>&#8220;Have Another Ball&#8221;</em> LP (+CD)</strong><br />
Now there is absolutely no reason to buy a record like this when you are alyways on the hunt for the newest shit and don&#8217;t like bands who repeat themselves. Wrong band here. When you pick up a record by the <a title="Myspace - Me First &#38; The Gimme Gimmes" href="http://www.myspace.com/gimmegimmes" target="_blank">Gimmes</a> you know what you can expect and you won&#8217;t be disappointed. I admit I am a freak for cover versions and those guys are my absolute heroes. This is a collection from the time when their first record <em>&#8220;Have A Ball&#8221;</em> came out and they released an enormous amount of two-track 7&#8243;s. This record is the b-sides of those 7&#8243;s. Of course I own a few of those Singles (and I am still hunting for some others) but I just can&#8217;t pass on this. It&#8217;s always fun to listen to their music (or at least to their renditions of famous pop songs). Recently it seems that Fat Wreck tries to become even more customer friendly as this record includes a CD version as well. I also found something like that with the new LP of <strong>No Use For A Name</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://media.prefixmag.com/site_media/uploads/images/reviews/t/tombs/150x150_tombs.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>Tombs <em>&#8220;self-titled&#8221;</em> LP</strong><br />
<a title="Myspace - Tombs" href="http://www.myspace.com/tombsbklyn" target="_blank">Tombs</a> is yet another band the aforementioned Josh Graham has connections to and &#8211; believe it or not &#8211; you can definetely hear that from the music they play. This one follows the footsteps of all the bands that came before them and it delivers the sound I really dig at the moment. Slow grinding hard hitting metal influenced rock music, very atmospheric. And I always like to say that the band tries to create landscapes before the listener&#8217;s eyes with the sound the make on their record. I wonder if they also use visual effects during their live shows just as <strong>Neurosis</strong>, <strong>Red Sparowes </strong>and <strong>A Storm Of Light</strong>. It would make some sort of sense. So, yeah, there is really no surprise on this one, as it sounds slightly like the old stuff <strong>Neurosis </strong>used to do, a little rougher, a slightly harder edge than the songs they do today. I think I even sense some sort of hardcore influence in the way the vocals are recorded, but that might as well be just me and me faulty hearing. So if you dig sound like this this one&#8217;s something for you.</p>
<p><strong><img class="alignleft" src="http://a677.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/22/l_439f16833632900de940425ebf6a9eac.jpg" alt="" width="151" height="143" />This Will Destroy You <em>&#8220;self-titled&#8221;</em> 2xLP</strong><br />
Now whoever had the idea for this cover should at least be punished with listening to stupid German holiday techno nonstop for one week. Give me a break, will ya? What the hell is this?! This looks like some kid who is just staring to learn the basics of Photoshop and tries to make a cover for his or her father&#8217;s coverband, who plays songs of all those country heroes of the 60&#8217;s and 70&#8217;s at class reunions or other horrible occasions no one with a clear mind wants to be at. Or one of those terrible 80&#8217;s metal bands, does anyone remember those record covers? The lightning says it all. What&#8217;s even worse is that I fear that people will just not recognize how beautiful the music is which is hidden behind this crime. Brilliant instrumental tracks in the vein of <strong>Explosions In The Sky </strong>with a little bit more punch.  I really love <a title="Myspace - This Will Destroy you" href="http://www.myspace.com/thiswilldestroyyou" target="_blank">this band</a> since I seen them play live in Cologne a few months ago and I am really looking forward to their next concert. My oh my, I still can&#8217;t get over the cover sleeve&#8230;</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.deadwintermedia.com/btg666/torche/images/booklet_out_mockup1.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>Torche <em>&#8220;self-titled&#8221;</em> LP</strong><br />
Doom, doom, doom. Alright, this is slow, but it&#8217;s a lot more rocking than other bands from this genre. Seems like <a title="Myspace - Torche" href="http://www.myspace.com/torche" target="_blank">Torche</a> deliver a whole variety of hard &#8216;n&#8217; heavy sounds, sometimes it&#8217;s just pure slow mosh, sometimes it can even get highly melodic with fine and clear guitar leads. To me this record is somewhere in between <strong>Cave-In</strong>&#8217;s <em>&#8220;Antenna&#8221;</em> masterpiece and the slow and heavy sounds of bands like <strong>Pelican </strong>(with whom they will play a show in Cologne in October). It&#8217;s not something I will be able to listen to nonstop for a long time but this record has the feeling as if I can put it on my record player any time and enjoy it just as I am doing it right now while listening to it.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.1234gorecords.com/catalog/images/ACT021.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /><strong>The Gaslight Anthem <em>&#8220;Senor &#38; The Queen&#8221;</em> 10&#8243;</strong><br />
I had this one for quite some time now but somehow it slipped under my radar for a review so I will write something about it now. I bought this at their show in Cologne in June and therefore this was new stuff for me as I didn&#8217;t know the new record back then. Let&#8217;s face it, it&#8217;s what you&#8217;d expect from <a title="The Gaslight Anthem Official Homepage" href="http://www.gaslightanthem.com/" target="_blank">the Jersey boys</a>. Great rock &#8216;n&#8217; roll influenced punkrock which lets you dream of youth, first kisses, freedom and all the stuff you did when you were young. The ever apparent comparison to the boss, <strong>Bruce Springsteen </strong>won&#8217;t be missing here as I have to say again that these guys really sound like a punkrock version of this rock dinosaur. I&#8217;d really like to see them perform at least one damn Boss song once. But they are such a shy bunch, I guess I will have to wait forever. Four tracks on this little gem and titles like <em>&#8220;Blue Jeans &#38; White T-Shirts&#8221;</em> live up to their promise. Great band, great songs, great record, must have!</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://www.denyeverything.de/pics/Speaking_Treason_Cover.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="153" /><strong>Deny Everything <em>&#8220;Speaking Treason EP&#8221;</em> 7&#8243;</strong><br />
<a title="Deny Everything official Homepage" href="http://www.denyeverything.de/" target="_blank">Cologne&#8217;s best dancers</a> released this wonderful piece of music with a bang a few months ago and now I finally find the time to write a few lines about it. Ever since they burst out onto the German hardcore and punkrock scene it seems there&#8217;s nothing that can stop these guys from pushing forward. Highspeed hardcore tracks with lots of punkrocking melodies and pissed yet melodic vocals with great and thoughful lyrics. What else can you with for? There is absolutely no need to look for bands from the states when you have great acts like this one right in front of you doorstep. And with bands like Cobretti or Kingdom following in their footsteps and groups like Hit &#38; Run shows setting up wonderful gigs the future of Cologne&#8217;s scene surely looks a little bit brighter than it did a few years ago. I wonder if I will ever be disappointed by a record <strong>Deny Everything</strong> put out? At the moment I can&#8217;t imagine something like that happening. Seven brilliant songs on this one</p>
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<link>http://baronedelmale.com/2008/08/27/pietre-dal-cielo-di-senigallia/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://baronedelmale.com/2008/08/27/pietre-dal-cielo-di-senigallia/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, The Ocean 23/08/2008 Mamamia Music Club Senigallia (An) Sapevo. Sapevo b]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;"><em>Neurosis, A Storm Of Light, The Ocean<br />
23/08/2008<br />
Mamamia Music Club<br />
Senigallia (An)</em></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Sapevo. Sapevo benissimo già da molto tempo che non sarebbe stato un semplice concerto, ma un vero e proprio giro di boa.<br />
Ricordo ancora perfettamente quella mattina in cui lessi che i <em>Neurosis </em>avrebbero suonato in Italia, il mio stupore fu tanto che stentavo a crederci. In quei giorni l&#8217;incredulità veniva smorzata dall&#8217;allora recente reperimento di <em>Eternal Kingdom</em>, ma nonostante ciò scandagliavo il web da capo a piedi in cerca di notizie più chiare e attendibili. Da quel momento la presa di coscienza di ciò che sarebbe accaduto qualche mese a venire diveniva sempre più ponderata, e la data del 23 Agosto si incideva, autonomamente e lentamente, a fuoco sulla mia vita, divenendo inevitabile ed irremovibile quanto la scoperta della morte per un bambino che compie i primi passi nel mondo degli adulti.<br />
Arriva così la calda mattina di quel sabato di fine estate, tanto calda da render poco immaginabile il serale concerto della band Californiana. A questo punto manca davvero poco, le distrazioni sono ridotte all&#8217;osso, neppure il traffico autostradale mi distoglie dal pensare a ciò che di lì a poco sarebbe accaduto.<br />
Il sudore gronda ma le fatiche del tribolato viaggio svaniscono subito, quando, dal parco che antecede il <em>Mamamia</em>, si scorgono due panciuti buontemponi sulla quarantina. <em>Scott Kelly</em> e <em>Steve Von Till</em> sono lì: è tutto vero.<br />
Panini e birre in contemporanea con gli ultimi ritocchi dei gruppi spalla e siamo pronti per addentrarci nel luogo del delitto.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Dall&#8217;esterno si capisce che il breve soundcheck dei <strong><em>The Ocean</em></strong> si sta trasformando nel vero e proprio live set delle band tedesca, mi affretto, ed una volta al cospetto del palco, mi accorgo che c&#8217;è qualcosa che non quadra: il collettivo è ridotto all&#8217;osso e mancano ben tre (fondamentali) elementi. I quattro crucchi attaccano e danno l&#8217;impressione di aver ben chiaro che il loro obiettivo è quello di limitare i danni ed evitare figuracce nel cinico confronto con gli artisti che suoneranno di lì a poco. Tuttavia, con una formazione così rimaneggiata, è praticamente impossibile soddisfare il palato del pubblico dei <em>Neurosis</em> e tanto meno esser giudicabili. <em>Staps</em> e compagni si agitano cercando di dare il meglio, ma il risultato resta anacronistico e non capace di rispecchiare le loro potenzialità (chi li ha visti al completo ne sa qualcosa). La setlist va esaurendosi giustapponendo pezzi di <em>Precambrian</em> ad altri <em>Aeolian</em> e, colpa anche delle pacchianissime e “dillingerose” luci e di un soundcheck forse affrettato, inizia a stufare un pubblico in cerca di suoni di altro tipo. Col senno di poi credo che quella di inserire i <em>The Ocean</em> nella serata sia stata una scelta sbagliata, sarebbe stato meglio dar spazio ad una buona realtà del nostro paese più in linea con lo style dell&#8217;evento (vedi <em>Ufomammut</em> e <em>Lento</em>). In definitiva, come incipit della nottata, i riffoni metalcore dei quattro potrebbero anche esser stati utili per ambientarsi, ottimi per capire come muoversi nel locale e prendervi confidenza senza incupire prima del dovuto un&#8217;atmosfera che va pian piano oscurandosi. Ma l&#8217;aria sta cambiando e si nota subito, il sole è calato e gente continua a confluire nel club marchigiano.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Inizia il cambio di palco, momento perfetto per abbeverarsi e provvedere a predisporre i neuroni ad un assorbimento più totale del live, ma le tempistiche si dilungano e riprender la posizione iniziale al fianco della troupe baronale è ormai impresa ardua. Per fortuna il rado manto erboso mi viene in soccorso, rivelandosi, poi, fondamentale per una fruizione che sarebbe potuta divenire molto più faticosa del previsto. Nel frattempo anche gli <strong><em>A Storm Of Light</em></strong> han preso posto e son pronti per accompagnarci fin davanti alle porte dell&#8217;inferno.<br />
Quella di New York alla vigilia era una creatura che mi lasciava perplesso. Un solo disco, decisamente monocorde, sulle spalle di una line-up indiscutibilmente professionale, rappresenta un bagaglio troppo esiguo per poter prevedere le dinamiche di uno show dai forti contenuti visivi. La curiosità non è poca. La proiezione dell&#8217;artwork di <em>And We Wept The Black Ocean Within</em> sul telo e le due batterie sotto il cielo stellato incuriosiscono ancor di più. Ci siamo, <em>Graham</em> e compagni attaccano, i suoni ed i volumi non sono affatto gli stessi di quelli usati dai <em>The Ocean</em>, l&#8217;aria è cambiata e si sente. Plettrate sludge e tempi monolitici si pongono a binari del percorso filmico alle spalle dei musicisti e proprio in quel momento capisco perché ho faticato a digerire il loro album: gli <em>A Storm Of Light</em> esplicitano che la loro musica non è valutabile in sé, ma necessita di esser inserita in un immaginario definito in cui la clip alle loro spalle è padrona assoluta. Oceani, iceberg, balene, squali martello e tempeste fanno da sfondo ad accecanti raggi di luce, allo stesso modo i tappeti sonori ricamati con voce e chitarra dall&#8217;ex <em>Red Sparowes</em> evidenziano la solennità delle ritmiche del monumentale <em>Signorelli</em>. Col passare del tempo il live diventa sempre più monotono e manieristico rivelando azzeccata la scelta di restar seduto a terra, posizione ottimale per estrapolare godimento dal derivativo “Naufragio della Speranza”.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ormai manca davvero pochissimo al ritorno nello stivale di una delle band più influenti degli ultimi anni, lo si sente nell&#8217;atmosfera, sulla pelle. Mi alzo di scatto e guadagno un posto nelle prime file. In quel momento la mente è sgombera, pronta per assistere ad uno show atteso da troppo tempo. Il pubblico sembra teso ed allo spegnersi delle luci tutti gli interrogativi che addensavano le  giornate precedenti al concerto sembrano non aver più alcun peso. Chi come me era stato attento alle indiscrezioni sapeva a cosa andava incontro, sapeva quale sarebbe stata la probabile setlist, l&#8217;eventuale durata del live, sapeva che la cricca di <em>Von Till</em> non era più quella di <em>A Sun That Never Sets</em> e che negli ultimi anni vi era stato un ennesimo e rivelatorio cambio di direzione dal nome <em>Given To The Rising</em>.<br />
Ultime rifiniture cullate da atmosfere synth-dream pop di marca Stereolab e la sensazione di star per assistere ad uno spettacolo musicalmente totalizzato. Ma non c&#8217;è più tempo per pensare, un catartico paesaggio ambient/drone in tre dimensioni invade la notte, l&#8217;oscurità avvolge ogni cosa&#8230; i <strong>Neurosis</strong><em> </em>sono pronti ad aprire le danze. Il primo riff della titletrack dell&#8217;ultimo disco, come uno tsunami di olio bollente deflagra sulla platea, ma l&#8217;effetto non è così apocalittico quanto ci si aspettava, colpa di un&#8217;amplificazione che in quanto a potenza dimostra tutti i suoi limiti. Anche i cinque esperti musicisti sembrano restar per un attimo delusi dall&#8217;impatto, ormai non c&#8217;è tempo per le idee, la posta in palio è troppo alta. I primi a prenderne coscienza sono loro stessi; la seconda parte di <em>Given To The Rising</em>, infatti, alza il livello apparendo, agli occhi di un pubblico non uniformemente sbalordito, più sentita del suo inizio. Il live comincia ad entrare nel vivo ed una seconda psichedelica trama, intrecciata con le immancabili proiezioni sferiche e monotonali, palesa che il set è più implosivo, velenoso e subdolo delle attese, oltre che pervaso da una radicalizzata attitudine composta e minimalista. La discesa nell&#8217;inconoscibile procede, le selvatiche fascinazioni simil <em>Jack London</em> lasciano il posto a visioni più sinistre ed apocalittiche in cui gli spigoli di <em>At The End Of The Road</em> lacerano gli ultimi brandelli di umanità lasciati illesi dall&#8217;oscuro cerimoniale purificatorio. Seppur la band lamenti qualche anno e chilo di troppo, e la probabile stanchezza di fine tour il pubblico è ipnotizzato. La proposta sonora dei Nostri, come si direbbe per un buon vino, è invecchiata molto bene, e nelle botti di abete californiano nelle quali ha riposato in questi anni ha saputo miscelare la recuperata disperazione noise-core degli albori agli aromatici sapori folk-apocalittici di <em>The Eye Of Every Storm</em> producendo un siero dalle solenni alchimie post-doom. Perfettamente in tempo per sottolinearlo arriva <em>Distill.</em> Il colare dal progressivo incedere delle note è forse fra i più alti momenti del live, le voci dei due frontman si intersecano alla perfezione in una song tanto maligna quanto struggente che sotto il cielo stellato ci spazza via dalla realtà, abbandonando il nostro razionale e caduco conscio nella solitudine lunare di verdastri alambicchi, vetrate polverose e rilucente e nera pece. Il percorso iniziatico adesso non dà alcun adito alla speranza, non vi è più distinzione fra archetipi reali ed immagini misteriche, i <em>Neurosis </em>han scavato nel profondo e sono pronti a sguainare lo stiletto per immergerlo a fondo nel cuore. L&#8217;acuminato arpeggio di <em>Locust Star</em> è una ferita mortale. Ora la definitiva perdita dei sensi coincide con il cambiamento cromatico delle proiezioni, colori più caldi accompagnano gli spasimi del nostro corpo nell&#8217;oltretomba. Quello che forse possiamo considerare come uno dei più importanti pezzi della prima era, in “quel” modo ed in “quel” momento, dimostra che la band è ben consapevole della sua evoluzione e non dimentica neppure per un istante i fasti del suo passato. A sancire il trapasso ci pensa il delicato incipit di <em>To The Wind</em> gonfiato d&#8217;umanità da qualche semi impercettibile pecca nell&#8217;esecuzione. Ma è un&#8217;umanità cosmica e pronta ad eclissarsi dietro sconosciute silhouette astrali fatte di impastati riff e stratificazioni sonore dalle infatuate movenze. Il <em>Mamamia</em> non esiste più, darsi una collocazione fisica ora è impossibile.<br />
I pezzi più vecchi sono praticamente assenti dalla setlist, eccezione fatta per <em>Locust Star,</em> scambiati con una maggior organicità espressiva dei contenuti che però inizia a pesare; ecco infatti tirar fuori dal cilindro un eco di <em>The Eye Of Every Storm</em>: <em>Left To Wander</em>. I suoi rarefatti landscape dai colori aurorali si disciolgono a bassa quota sul prato del locale parendo vaganti spiriti di dannati.  La musica acquista una tridimensionalità pazzesca, seppur limitata dalla forma non smagliante di <em>Scott Kelly </em>e dagli spazi troppo aperti della location. Ormai siamo pienamente nella seconda parte del live, quella della redenzione. I <em>Neurosis</em> sanno di non aver più nelle loro corde il contatto stretto col pubblico, la soluzione, quindi, è delegare il suono. Paesaggi sonori poliedrici e caleidoscopici infatti invadono la notte, la narcosi ora è nella sua fase più onirica. Sinceramente, alla vigilia, avrei preferito altri brani dal penultimo disco, ma mi devo ricredere, la tenuta live del pezzo appena eseguito è fra le più sorprendenti dell&#8217;intero show. Si torna a <em>Give To The Rising</em> con <em>Fear  And Sickness</em>: un groviglio di pennate “flangerate” e frasi “sabbathiche” fanno da monolitici apri strada ad uno schermo che diviene sempre più portale dimensionale. Il palco è un&#8217;orgia di ectoplasmi e sentimenti reconditi. A tratti si ha l&#8217;impressione che i cinque abbiano accademizzato il loro passato: forse non sono loro ad averlo voluto, ma la storia del rock. L&#8217;immensa qualità dei ripetuti drone infatti testimonia la padronanza lessicale della formazione. Mancano pochi tasselli alla quadratura della performance: le aspettative per il finale sono altissime. Molti nostalgici dei fasti di <em>Through  Silver In Blood</em> si sono appena ambientati nel nuovo climax, chi li ha persi un po&#8217; di vista confida nell&#8217;esecuzione di molti altri pezzi per portar a termine l&#8217;orgasmo, stimolato forse con un po&#8217; di ritardo. Siamo all&#8217;apice della tensione ed i barbuti chitarristi sanno di aver in pugno i loro fruitori. <em>Water Is Not Enough</em> casca a fagiolo, il suo riffing serrato e sludge prende a schiaffi gli storditi spettatori e la stanchezza cerebrale inizia ad affiorare; lo stridere dei synth fa accapponare la pelle ma nonostante la devastante carica nevrotica la gente non accenna a somatizzare il pezzo, preferendo un rapporto più intimistico con le sfumature del suono. Lentamente, forse con latitante  tempismo, anche i fonici si sono adoperati per migliorare la resa, sottolineando un set crescente . I “custodi del fuoco” continuano a frustare e quando il pezzo giunge al termine non si può  che portar le mani al petto e spalancare gli occhi: un miracolo sta per compiersi. Dopo averci avvelenato, picchiato, ucciso, dopo aver frustato il nostro cadavere&#8230; la resurrezione è prossima. Adesso è il silenzio a far paura, il vuoto e la sua mancanza di riferimenti; le anime perse nel loro isolazionismo sono in attesa di tornare a nuova vita, di riaver in dietro la loro esistenza depurata. Il cielo di Agosto fa sentire la sua pressione ed il peso di quelle sue “pietre” luminescenti come stelle. <em>Stones From The Sky</em> è il sigillo sul concerto. I rintocchi delle campane ed il funereo volo del corvo si liberano nella loro maestosa possenza annichilendo e benedicendo con il loro sublime romanticismo. La trance è totale e penetra nella rinnovata carnalità di chi si pone sotto il palco. Lascio immaginare chi non c&#8217;era e ricordare chi ha presenziato. La finale prova chitarristica di <em>Von Till</em> è totale e strappa più di qualche lacrima, il suono dei <em>Neurosis</em> è strepitoso.<br />
Il live termina tornando nel vaso di Pandora da cui si è liberato.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;"><a href="mailto:marco@baronedelmale.com">Marco Marzuoli</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[At The End Of The Road]]></title>
<link>http://damnzine.wordpress.com/2008/08/24/at-the-end-of-the-road/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Matteo</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[E&#8217; l&#8217; evento dell&#8217; estate, forse dell&#8217; anno per molti (compreso il sottoscri]]></description>
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<p>E&#8217; l&#8217; evento dell&#8217; estate, forse dell&#8217; anno per molti (compreso il sottoscritto): i <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neurosis" class="bbcode_artist">Neurosis</a><br />
tornano in Italia dopo anni di assenza per una sola data, al centro, in<br />
quel di Senigallia, tra l&#8217;altro in contemporanea con l&#8217; appuntamento<br />
annuale del <a href="http://www.summerjamboree.com/" rel="nofollow">Jamboree</a>.<br />
Non che i due concerti si possano fare concorrenza, vista l&#8217;<br />
eterogeneita&#8217; delle 2 manifestazioni, ma e&#8217; stato simpatico beccare le<br />
enormi cadillac in giro per senigallia, al rientro dalla serata al <a href="http://www.mamamia.it/" rel="nofollow">mamamia</a>.</p>
<p>A supportare il sestetto di Oakland ritroviamo i <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Ocean" class="bbcode_artist">The Ocean</a> e i compagni di merende <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/A+Storm+of+Light" class="bbcode_artist">A Storm of Light</a> e il compito di aprire la serata va ai <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/The+Ocean" class="bbcode_artist">The Ocean</a>,<br />
in formazione ridotta, che offrono comunque un discreto spettacolo<br />
lasciando pero&#8217; l&#8217; amaro in bocca a chi li ha gia&#8217; visti con una lineup<br />
piu&#8217; consona. Freddino il pubblico, immobile e poco reattivo&#8230;<br />
peccato, speriamo si rifacciano a dicembre, di spalla agli <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Opeth" class="bbcode_artist">Opeth</a>.</p>
<p>Gli <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/A+Storm+of+Light" class="bbcode_artist">A Storm of Light</a>, forti del primo disco uscito proprio per <a href="http://www.last.fm/label/Neurot/" class="bbcode_label">Neurot</a>, offrono uno spettacolo intenso, musicalmente forse un po troppo debitori  proprio nei confronti dei <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neurosis" class="bbcode_artist">Neurosis</a><br />
ma comunque fautori di un ottima prova sul palco, mentre sul telo alle<br />
loro spalle venivano proiettati filmati rappresentanti cetacei, orsi<br />
polari, ghiaccio e onde, d&#8217;altronde, visto il concept del disco e la<br />
presenza di <a href="http://www.suspendedinlight.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">Josh Graham</a> (gia&#8217; <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Red+Sparowes" class="bbcode_artist">Red Sparowes</a> e <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Battle+of+Mice" class="bbcode_artist">Battle of Mice</a>, fra gli altri) a tirare le fila del tutto, era abbastanza scontato. </p>
<p>Inutile comunque dire che la folla accorsa alla serata e&#8217; li&#8217; per i <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neurosis" class="bbcode_artist">Neurosis</a>, folla che con il passare del tempo si e&#8217; fatta sempre piu&#8217; numerosa e che verra&#8217; presto ipnotizzata dal concerto dei sei. <br />
Buoni i suoni, la scaletta non e&#8217; una sorpresa visto che sono gia&#8217;<br />
state fatte delle date in Europa e le set list ovviamente sono comparse<br />
su internet immediatamente, per la gioia di tutti i curiosi come me.<br />
Purtroppo lo sperato bis o l&#8217; aggiunta di qualche canzone extra, come<br />
molti speravano, non sono arrivati e non resta che accontentarsi dell&#8217;<br />
ora e mezza scarsa (o forse sarebbe piu&#8217; corretto dire un oretta<br />
abbondante?) di concerto che ci e&#8217; stata offerta.</p>
<p>Il concerto e&#8217; stato meraviglioso, ma la serata non e&#8217; di certo stata<br />
perfetta, purtroppo diverse situazioni lasciano il fianco a piu&#8217; di una<br />
critica, cominciando dalla durata dell&#8217; esibizione dei <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neurosis" class="bbcode_artist">Neurosis</a><br />
che alcuni troveranno insoddisfacente, passando per il banchetto del<br />
merchandising che non era proprio imperdibile, poche taglie, poche<br />
magliette, poco o nulla dal catalogo <a href="http://www.last.fm/label/Neurot/" class="bbcode_label">Neurot</a>&#8230;<br />
insomma ci si poteva sforzare un po di piu&#8217;, ridicola anche la scelta<br />
di negare l&#8217; uscita dall&#8217; area del concerto per prendere da mangiare,<br />
non c&#8217;era un timbro per poter rientrare, se si usciva l&#8217; unica<br />
soluzione possibile per rientrare era ripagare per intero il costo del<br />
biglietto.<br />
Ciliegina sulla torta l&#8217; inizio della normale serata al <a href="http://www.mamamia.it/" rel="nofollow">mamamia</a><br />
che dopo 30 secondi netti dalla fine del concerto dei nostri vanifica<br />
in un attimo l&#8217; atmosfera creatasi, con becera musica commerciale e<br />
ondate di gioventu&#8217; dal dubbio gusto musicale e dall&#8217; abbigliamento<br />
pittoresco.</p>
<p>Il bilancio della serata rimane comunque piu&#8217; che positivo, ora non resta che sperare che la prossima data dei <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Neurosis" class="bbcode_artist">Neurosis</a> in Italia non avvenga fra un altra decina di anni. Chissa&#8217;, magari anche un tour invernale di <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Scott+Kelly" class="bbcode_artist">Scott Kelly</a> e <a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Steve+Von+Till" class="bbcode_artist">Steve Von Till</a> con i rispettivi progetti solisti&#8230;</p>
<p><b>Matteo</b></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Neurosis @ Essigfabrik, Cologne]]></title>
<link>http://janblurr.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/neurosis-essigfabrik-cologne/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>This show flew a little bit under the radar as I only learned about it a few weeks ago. It has been quite some time since <strong>Neurosis </strong>went on some sort of a tour in Europe so the expectations were quite enormous. Previously the only chance to catch a glimpse of their live shows was at festivals or exclusive shows in the U.K. and I know quite a few people who especially went to those shows. <!--more-->I remember standing outside the venue on their last tour some years ago watching through the doors and only catching small bits and pieces of their visual effects. But I had never been the biggest fan of <strong>Neurosis</strong>. The first time I heard the name was on the <em>&#8220;Virus 100&#8243;</em> compilation on <strong>Alternative Tentacles</strong> on which they contributed their version of <em>&#8220;Saturday Night Holocaust&#8221;</em>. It never stuck with me and so I had to take the detour via <strong>Isis </strong>to get into their sound. I guess now that I have listened to their records I know what I had been missing out on. And I know why people still think that <em>&#8220;Souls At Zero&#8221;</em> is considered to be their masterpiece. I wasn&#8217;t expecting the band to play any songs from that record at the show though.</p>
<p>The show took place at the <strong>Essigfabrik</strong>, a formar factory for vinegar, which is located on the other side of the Rhine river. I had never been there before since the venue usually hosts reggea events or huge and expensive festival shows. When we arrived there black was the colour in fashion. I felt a little bit out of place with a blue hoodie. The room it self was big, though not huge. The only problem was that it was a little too wide so people had to stand on the far ends and thereby didn&#8217;t see everything on stage. But nevermind, the bar personnel was quick and the sound was good.</p>
<p>Up first were <strong><a title="Myspace - Taint" href="http://www.myspace.com/taintuk" target="_blank">Taint</a> </strong>from the U.K., a trio lashing out rocking riffs to get the audience started for what was to follow. They were fitting in to the line up of the evening but somehow their sound was a little bit too &#8220;stoner-rocking&#8221; for me. What&#8217;s also striking is that people who play that kind of music always look a little bit like American rednecks. And we are talking about guys from Britain here. Well, I only caught two songs, so I cannot really give a full judgement, but what I was didn&#8217;t convince me.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://a825.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/39/l_9377f1e3265fa84c9b7ac06ccbdea9c0.png" alt="" width="151" height="100" /><a title="Myspace - A Storm Of Light" href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank"><strong>A Storm Of Light</strong></a>, who were up next, is yet another band which features Josh Graham (<strong>Neurosis </strong>Visuals, <strong>Battle Of Mice</strong>, <strong>Red Sparowes</strong>, and so on) and to be honest, you can hear that from the music. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I like all the bands I mentioned. It&#8217;s just that I have the feeling they all sound very much alike. Still there are things which set them apart. In <strong>Battle Of Mice </strong>you have female vocals, <strong>Red Sparowes </strong>is an instrumental band. And <strong>A Storm Of Light</strong> sound a bit more brutal to me. Also a trio the sem to stretch their songs to extremes, the vocals also dragging out the words as to accompany what&#8217;s being played. The also use visuals (of course) and the pictures of huge waves crashing down seemed very fitting to me while listening to the songs. The desperation and the brutality simply want you to abandon all hope of a change for the better. I really like listening to their songs live and watching the visuals, but they found their way out of their set at the right time. The difficulty with this kind of music is how to keep people interested in it and after maybe 45 minutes they were on the verge of losing it.</p>
<p><img class="alignleft" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2336/2264631086_403c48990a.jpg?v=0" alt="" width="151" height="100" />So it was all set for the band everybody had been waiting for. After some small intro piece the took the place apart like a slow swinging battering ram. I was talking to a friend before the start of the show and with the first chord we were completely pressed to the whole. One word? L O U D! Loud yet very distinguished, polished and brilliant. This was nearly perfect. The band themselves was simply standing on stage, it was the presence of their music which kept people nodding their head all the time. The only thing I would have like to see were the lights being turned off. They always had blue and red lights facing the audience and I believe the impact of the visuals would have been a lot stronger had the lights in the room been turned off. But nevermind, the music itself was just breathtaking. The longer the concert was going on the deeper you felt like you were being sucked into a maelstrom. The last three songs were pure mayhem and it was rather disappointing that just when they got into the great ending riff the sound was falling apart. The friend who accompanied me to the show put it quite right when he described what we just witnessed. He said it feels like a carrier approaching the harbour with noone behind the steering wheel. And accident waiting to happen, you know you should run away but you wait because you want to know what happens next.</p>
<p>A very good show worth all the money spent. And yesterday I found out the <strong>Pelican </strong>will play in Cologne in October so there&#8217;s another concert to look forward to. Although they didn&#8217;t convince me the last time I saw them play live. That won&#8217;t ever happen with <strong>Neurosis</strong>, I believe. Those guys can&#8217;t have a bad day. <a href="http://www.roadburn.com/frames.html">Please note that they will set up one day at the Roadburn Festival in Tilburg in 2009.</a></p>
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<link>http://noktowizor.wordpress.com/2008/08/15/zdeptany-zmiazdzony/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Długo wyczekiwany i wymarzony koncert Neurosis przeszedł już do historii. Do tej pory jeszcze nie oc]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm of Light - And We Wept The Black Ocean Within]]></title>
<link>http://zombizarre.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-storm-of-light-and-we-wept-the-black-ocean-within/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Luis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://zombizarre.wordpress.com/2008/08/14/a-storm-of-light-and-we-wept-the-black-ocean-within/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[1. Adrift 01:47 2. Vast &amp; Endless 07:26 3. Black Ocean 09:10 4. Thunderhead 07:53 5. Undertow 03]]></description>
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<td>Adrift</td>
<td align="center">01:47</td>
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<td>Vast &#38; Endless</td>
<td align="center">07:26</td>
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<td>Black Ocean</td>
<td align="center">09:10</td>
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<td>Thunderhead</td>
<td align="center">07:53</td>
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<td>Undertow</td>
<td align="center">03:15</td>
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<td>Mass</td>
<td align="center">08:04</td>
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<td>Leaden Tide</td>
<td align="center">07:49</td>
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<td>Breach</td>
<td align="center">02:06</td>
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<td>Descent</td>
<td align="center">05:00</td>
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<td>Iron Heart</td>
<td align="center">10:20</td>
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<title><![CDATA[Tile and some other stuff]]></title>
<link>http://fullmetalgerbil.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/tile-and-some-other-stuff/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:09:15 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Check these guys out, my brother plays bass in this band and they&#8217;re rather crushing. Also I]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Check<a title="Tile" href="http://tilenoise.com"> these guys</a> out, my brother plays bass in this band and they&#8217;re rather crushing.</p>
<p>Also I&#8217;ve been on a metal kick as of late with these three bands getting the most playage:</p>
<p>Electric Wizard (heavy sludgeified Blue Cheer meets Sab 45 played on 33 rpm under the influence of huffed rubber cement sounding medieval alchemical disasters)</p>
<p>Black Tide ( Metal like those longhaired dudes in ripped jeans and leather jackets used to blast at keg parties back in &#8216;87. Fucken-A!)</p>
<p>A Storm of Light (Ok, technically post-metal. Dark and atmospheric and waay off the chart on the heavy meter)</p>
<p>Besides the metal stuff I got the Texas is the Reason s/t today and its pretty good (though admittedly not spanky dank new), plus after adding some extra wire to my speakers earlier tonight I test drove everything with <em>Liar</em> by The Jesus Lizard-an old favorite I never get sick of.</p>
<p>So yeah, I was getting really bored with shit around here at the blog so I figured I&#8217;d blather about music for a change. I&#8217;m going to try to hit some shows this summer, hopefully I&#8217;ll be able to catch Aggro Hippie again and it would be killer to see Cave but most of the shows around here are in bars so I&#8217;ll have to see.</p>
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<link>http://baronedelmale.com/2008/05/26/a-storm-of-light-and-we-wept-the-black-ocean-within/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 17:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[(2008, Neurot) Un apocalittico ed oscuro affresco in cui i titanici deliri di onnipotenza del Capita]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:center;">(2008, Neurot)</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><img src="http://baronedelmale.wordpress.com/files/2008/05/4a4e4a1bb27e6cfc361803dba3d009c6_full.jpg?w=200" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">Un apocalittico ed oscuro affresco in cui i titanici deliri di onnipotenza del Capitano Achab si giustappongono alle plumbee e catastrofiche tinte con cui Gericault intesse la sua “Zattera della Medusa”, mentre, nel profondo degli abissi, le insidie di “Ventimila leghe sotto i mari” si destano dal loro torpore millenario.<br />
La tempesta di post-sludge e post-doom, pesante ed inesorabile, è innalzata al cielo da una line-up il cui background attraversa le migliori produzioni degli ultimi anni, proponendosi da subito come una delle sorprese di questo 2008.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">Il progetto “A Storm Of Light” nasce dalla fervida e visionaria mente di Josh Graham (Red Sparowes, Battle Of Mice, Blood And Time e soprattutto visual artist dei Neurosis), che, dopo aver dato addio alle divagazioni storiografico-postrock dei Red Sparowes, si concede con tutto se stesso alle mastodontiche plettrate di questo “And We Wept The Black Ocean Within”; a render ancor più solenne il disco ci pensano le ritmiche di Vincent Signorelli, seminale metronomo di Swans ed Unsane.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;" align="justify">Quetsa le coordinate polari delle dieci oceaniche e manieristiche tracce che compongono il disco  in questione. Un&#8217; opera prima in balia degli echi di Minsk, Buried At The Sea, Neurosis e Battle Of Mice in cui i colori delle mistiche ed esotiche immagini rievocano la tavolozza immaginifica con cui i Mastodon hanno dipinto il loro Leviathan.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">“And We Wept The Black Ocean Within” è un macigno, arrogante, nauseante ed oltranzista in cui è facile annegare senza trovar acuti degni dei nomi che vi girano intorno.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;">Artwork sopra le righe e produzione pressoché perfetta.<br />
Un capolavoro mancato.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0;"><em><strong>Tracklist: </strong></em><br />
1. Adrift<br />
2. Vast &#38; Endless<br />
3. Black Ocean<br />
4. Thunderhead<br />
5. Undertow<br />
6. Mass<br />
7. Leaden Tide<br />
8. Breach<br />
9. Descent<br />
10. Iron Heart</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Storm of Light - nowy zespół Josh'a Graham'a]]></title>
<link>http://gentletime.wordpress.com/2007/12/17/a-storm-of-light-nowy-zespol-josha-grahama/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Josh Graham znany ze swojej pracy w Red Sparowes oraz wizualizacji Neurosis założyłnowy zespół o jak]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="center">Josh Graham znany ze swojej pracy w <strong>Red Sparowes</strong> <a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewAlbums&#38;friendID=272827035" id="ctl00_Main_ctl00_UserBasicInformation1_hlDefaultImage"><img src="http://a31.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/98/m_407edee1599994eadb4de43403cd38a6.jpg" align="right" height="149" hspace="3" width="97" /></a>oraz wizualizacji <strong>Neurosis</strong> założyłnowy zespół o jakże post-rock&#8217;owej nazwie <strong>A Storm of Light</strong>. Na swoim myspace określają się jako Rock/Post Punk/Metal a w tabelce &#8220;<em>Sounds Like</em>&#8221; wpisali &#8220;Sinking&#8221; ["tonięcie"]&#8230; Cóż niewątpliwe czuć tu wpływ Nerwozy a zarazem można zauważyć, że czegoś tu brakuje&#8230; Pierwszy, nie poddany masteringowi utwór nazwany <em>Mass</em> można odsłuchać na <a href="http://www.myspace.com/astormoflight" target="_blank">ich stronie myspace. </a></p>
<p>Długogrająca płyta wyjdzie na początku kwietnia 08.</p>
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