Undoing Ruin is the fourth full-length studio album by Darkest Hour, released on June 28, 2005.

It was the band’s first album to enter the Billboard 200 albums chart, debuting at #138. “Convalescence” served as the album’s single with amusic video that aired frequently on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball.

Track listing

1. “With a Thousand Words to Say But One” – 4:22
2. “Convalescence” – 4:12
3. “This Will Outlive Us” – 3:48
4. “Sound the Surrender” – 3:41
5. “Pathos” – 1:34
6. “Low” – 3:04
7. “Ethos” – 1:21
8. “District Divided” – 2:28
9. “These Fevered Times” – 3:09
10. “Paradise” – 3:44
11. “Tranquil” – 6:22

One of the only albums from high school I still listen to. Enjoy.

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Hardcore / Metalcore

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61.87mb

Tracklists:

1.Devolution Of The Flesh
2.Death Worship
3.The Tides
4.No God
5.Bitter
6.Blessed Infection
7.Transcendence
8.A Distorted Utopia
9.Black Sun
10.Into The Grey

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Godmorgon på er alla läsare! Trots lite It strul med bloggen så har jag ändå uppdaterad den. En ny visningsbild vill säga .. bilden tog jag för ett bra tag sen .. den 17 oktober .. Det är vad jag gjort hittills .. tänke jag skulle spela lite under tiden jag dricker min öl … blir nog både Darkest Hour och Rome: Total War !

O juste snackade lite med en norsk nationell tjej igår på nätet också .. jätte trevlig .. vi kom överens om en del politiska spörsmål .. alltid kul att bekanta sig med nya människor

En glad överraskning idag en gammal klasskamrat från låg- och mellanstadiet blev vän med mig på ett nätforum .. jättekul !

Tjatja!

Har skrivit lite till NI o spelat lite Darkest Hour som är ett andra världskrigs onlinespel mkt realistiskt .. ska lägga upp nån bild på när jag spelar spelet så får ni själva se ..

Darkest Hour, strid i en stad som heter Stoumont. Foto: Christoffer Thunberg

Darkest Hour, strid i en stad som heter Stoumont. Foto: Christoffer Thunberg

Har inte fått ams-pengar ännu så jag har inte kunnat köpa ut nån bira till denna helgen .. synd hade vart kul! Man lever ju bara en gång haha!

Tänkte jag skulle skriva en krönika framöver också om nåt .. får se vad det blir

CARPE DIEM!!!!

Ott voltam rendkívül jól éreztem magam azt leszámítva hogy a helyszín szívemtől teljesen távol áll… jól ismertem a vonat állomást amelyet az előtt pár hónappal egy szombati napon könnyes szemmel hagytam ott, az út most annyi különbséggel hogy a borzasztó hőség miatt teljesen száraz volt… és semmit se borított hó vagy a fák zöldje ugyan azon a megszokott úton vezetett…na mind1.

Majd leírom melyik koncerten voltam ott egyelőre legyen elég a tény…hogy ott voltam…

Augusztusban eljutottam az Azfeszt Zenei fesztiválra ahol több fellépő között egyik most már kedvenceim közé emelkedett Darkest Hour is fellépet. A fesztivál előtt is hallgattam a számaikat és szerettem is őket de áhh élőben úristen mennyire más mennyivel jobb sokkal jobb. A nagy színpadon léptek fel egy viszonylag nem nagy számú közönség előtt de a hangulat amit csináltak fergeteges volt. Elmondhatom hogy egy pár zenekar koncertjén voltam már de eddig ez toplistás élmény volt számomra. A koncert kb 1-1óra 10percig tarthatott. A közönség aki ott volt jól érezte magát , tombolt , ordította a szöveget és egy rendkívüli jó pogó alakult ki (már amennyire egy pogó jó lehet) nah és most következzen az egyik kedvenc számom tőlük nektek…

Another day, another orderless update. Just keep chugging along, trying to get this shit all caught up. That Dangerdoom record has been unavailable at retailers for quite awhile and the Darkest Hour record is out of print (if my memory is actually working right)…just thought I’d share, you know.
Alice in Chains – Black Gives Way to Blue (2xLP)
Anti-Pop Consortium – Fluorescent Black (2xLP, Import)
Crime in Stereo – Select Wreakage (Black & Gold & White)
DANGERDOOM – The Mouse and the Mask (2xLP)
Darkest Hour – Undoing Ruin (Purple)
Day To Remember, A – For Those Who Have Heart (Maroon)
De La Soul – Buhloone Mindstate (2xLP, Import, Promo)
De La Soul – Is Dead (180 Gram)
Dear Landlord – Dream Homes

Various Artists – Def Jam 25 DJ Bring That Back Volume 1 and 2
Common – Thisisme Then: The Best of Common (2xLP)
Common – Universal Mind Control (2xLP)
Copyrights, The – Learn the Hard Way
Cradle of Filth – Godspeed on the Devil’s Thunder
Wilco – A.M. (180 Gram)
Williams, Lucinda – Happy Woman Blues
Williams, Lucinda – Ramblin’

Artist: Emmure
Album: Felony
Label: Victory Records
Website: http://www.victoryrecords.com

Some bands write music to fit into a genre, while some push the envelope of a genre. Others try to create a genre or sound  all their own. Emmure attempts to cover all heavy genre’s to appease all fans of heavy music.

Emmure is confusing to me! Musically they sounds like a hybrid of Pantera, Slipknot and the Deftones, but  incorporate theses sore thumb rappy vocal parts that remind me of Downset.  Simply put, Emmure’s schtick sounds dated to me. Incredibly simple metalcore meets death metal vocals! The higher pitched guitar work is SO simple, Rob Flynn probably fingers these in his sleep. To say I am not a fan of this record is an understatement.

“Don’t Be One” is the album that really irritated me. It starts off with a Chino Moreno like melody, breaks into a Pap Roach like rappy section- then goes death metal vocally. All the while the music tries to imitate a Killswitch Engage melody. It is a felony that Emmure wrote a song that is so scattered- I don’t get it!

Not good! Thankfully Victory Records has bands like Between The Buried And Me and Darkest Hour to hang their hat on, because I can’t see any fan of metal finding anything progressive, moving or remotely interesting about this record. It simply lacks identity and tries to imitate far too many bands. Sorry guys!

Rating: 6 out of 10
Suggested Tracks:

Track Listing:

1. “Sunday Bacon” – 2:37
2. “I Thought You Met Telly and Turned Me Into Casper” – 2:53
3. “I<3 EC2″ – 2:45
4. “Felony” 2:47
5. “You Sunk My Battleship” – 3:09
6. “The Philosophy of Time Travel” – 2:36
7. “First Impressions” – 2:18
8. “R2deepthroat” – 2:17
9. “Bars in Astoria” – 3:28
10. “Lesson from Nichole” – 2:26
11. “Don’t Be One” – 2:55
12. “Immaculate Misconception” – 1:26

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Artist: Revocation
Album: “Existence is Futile”
Label: Relapse
Website: www.relapse.com

If you took a bit of thrash, a bit of death metal, some Darkest Hour style
vocals and some virtuoso guitar riffing and threw it into a blender, most
likely you’d end up with Revocation or something pretty damn close.  That
certainly isn’t an attempt to pigeonhole this band, as they prove on
“Existence” the sky’s the limit.

“Enter the Hall” begins with a futuristic, technical sound that builds up
when a virtuoso sounding riff kicks in.  It gains steam before ultimately
turning into brutal death metal with bone crushing riffs.  It flows right
into “Pestilence Reigns”, which is death metal with Darkest Hour style
vocals.  You’d think John Henry was fronting this band by the sounds of
it.  This track has plenty of in-your-face attitude and some sweet blast
beats; the brutality is in full force on this track.

“Deathonomics” begins with a metalcore sound and more pissed off vocals
that preach against corporate greed.  It pummels you like a sledgehammer
to the skull.  ”Across Forests and Fjords” chugs along at the beginning
with rattling drums and crunching guitars, slowly building up.  Epic in
nature, it has the makings of a bad ass Halloween song to me.  ”Dismantle
the Dictator” begins quickly with technical, almost progressive riffing
that quickly shifts to full on death metal with vocals that trade-off
between growls and Darkest Hour style venom.

This band surely can bring it; they are excellent musicians.  They have a
lot of potential and should be a force to reckon with in the metal scene
for a long time.  My only complaints are that some of the songs are a bit
long winded and there are way too many twists and turns.  If there was
more of a focus on songwriting instead of fitting in as many different
parts as possible I think this band could do well for themselves.  That
being said, I still think their talent shines on this record and it should
appeal to those who love thrash and it may even appeal to death metal fans
as well.

Rating: 7 out of 10.
Recommended tracks: Pestilence Reigns, Deathonomics, Dismantle the
Dictator

Track Listing:

01. Enter The Hall
02. Pestilence Reigns
03. Deathonomics
04. Existence Is Futile
05. The Brain Scramblers
06. Across Forests And Fjords
07. ReaniManiac
08. Dismantle The Dictator
09. Anthem Of The Betrayed
10. Leviathan Awaits
11. Tragedy Of Modern Ages


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In Exodus 13 the Lord instructs Moses to set apart (’sanctify, consecrated – dedicated) for Him every first born male offspring in Israel – they belong to the Lord (this relates to the first born in all of Egypt being slaughtered). The animals were to be put to death but the first born sons could be redeemed (through another sacrifice). Eventually, the Lord would exchange the males of the tribe of Levi for these males in Israel and they would be the priestly tribe, consecrated to offer sacrifices for Israel. The feast of unleavened bread (connected with the Passover) is also instituted. All of this foreshadows in various ways, God giving his only son as an offering for all nations.

We have to face total despair before we will realize how great true salvation from the Lord is. This is illustrated in Exodus 14. The Lord is arranging circumstances so that the people will know He is truly the one saving them, not themselves, and that Egypt might glorify the Lord as well. He leads the Israelites to meander in the Egyptian desert until they reach the read sea. At the same time, Pharaoh sends his army to destroy them. The sons of Israel react in typical fashion – “Did you bring us here to die in the desert? Why didn’t you leave us alone?” (they are in despair). But, Moses had told them the Lord would do a great thing before their eyes – and to stand by and see the salvation of the Lord. They need only surrender to the Lord in trust. Thus, God would completely destroy their captors in the Red Sea crossing and bring every Israelite through safely. This was the Lord’s salvation and this is a picture of the wiping out of our sins that enslave us when we are baptized (1 Cor. 10). Note especially the emphatic language at the end of Ex. 14.

Exodus 13-14

I want to end my very difficult year by extending my gratitude.

I want to dedicate my last blog of the year to two people who have stood beside me like twin Rocks of Gibraltar. Ironic since one of them was born within sight of Gibraltar itself. It takes a special kind of courage to stand with someone in their darkest hour and not want to run from it.

I am so moved that each of you took the time out of your busy lives to counsel and console me. Thank you for digging into your deepest selves and finding patience and compassion for me over and over. Thank you for letting me lean on your strength. Thank you for letting me find peace in your company and in your arms. Thank you for knowing the simple tricks it takes to help me find my sense of humour again and again. Thank you for believing in me.

You have all my love, always.

For all of those people who lost patience with me, who ignored me, shunned me, forgot about me, and abused me; for all those who took the easy way out and extended lip service, arm-chair friendship….I forgive you. May you remember how to be kind. May you remember what’s really important in life. May you find peace and happiness. May you remember in which dusty corner you left your patience and compassion and learn how to use them again. May your life never get so comfortable that you become complacent. May you remember it could be you next and who will stand in your corner?

My girlfriend, one of the two beloved above-mentioned Rocks, called me a few minutes ago and told me her first thought this morning upon wakening was that Linda is going to have a brilliant year in 2007.

hahahhaaa….I believe her. I have the strength. I have the desire. I have the will. A little bit of luck and I’ll be good to go.

I was going to wish Good Fortune visit you, but I think I’d rather wish you all love instead. Most of us came into the world blessed by love. If we’re lucky we will leave surrounded by love. But it’s now when it counts.

Interview By: Jack Walker

In the beginning, it almost seemed like a terrible mistake, but it was destiny that heavy metal and punk would eventually crossover. In the early 90s, heavy metal was bloated and uninspired while punk rock was becoming more and more pretentious and disgruntled. Aggressive music needed a rebirth; moreover the two styles needed a renaissance. It was this marriage of thrash/speed metal’s power and the savagery of hardcore punk that would ultimately spawn a new age in heavy music.

Bands like Venom, Exodus, Discharge, Cro-Mags and Integrity took that initial spark of the crossover ethos and reinvigorated the sound each and every time, thus continuing the legacy and inspiring countless followers.

Fast-forward to 1995 in Washington DC where (what many would consider the home of modern hardcore music) another chapter of both hardcore/punk and metal history would be written. Classically unassuming and, in many ways, keeping in true punk spirit, DC gave birth to the band that would bring both genre’s even closer.

That band is DARKEST HOUR.

A bastard child born of the mid 90s punk/metal/hardcore movement, DARKEST HOUR combines the passion, energy, and soul of punk/hardcore with the style, speed, vengeance and fury of melodic speed/thrash/death metal.

In this decade-without-a-name, DARKEST HOUR defined the entire New Wave Of American Metal sound and gave the metal and hardcore/punk world a revitalization it surely needed. This new style blended the raw, hardcore punk of the 80s with the Scandinavian death metal of the 90s and forged a sound that would later become the template for modern metal.

Their first recordings, The Misanthrope and The Prophecy Fulfilled, although bitter and raw with the sound of a young band searching to find its own identity, planted the initial seeds in the late 1990s for what was about to become legendary. DARKEST HOUR would eventually cross paths with producer Brian McTernan who then recorded their first full length, The Mark of the Judas. It was one of the most talked about debut albums of the period; an absolute monster of a thrash record. Plagued by label problems, The Mark of the Judas, although not widely promoted caught the attention of Chicago, IL based VICTORY RECORDS and in 2001 they joined theVICTORY RECORDS family. Later that year, DARKEST HOUR recorded and released their second full length, So Sedated So Secure.

We caught up with Darkest Hour guitarist, Mike Schleibaum via e-mail.

JW: What’s Darkest Hour’s inner darkest secret?

JH: Really, it’s to do what you want when you want. We’ve toured for almost 14 years and have seen, well, more then a few unspeakable things. But the one thing we have learned is that, as an artist, you must first please yourself in order to create something that has a chance of pleasing others. Oh, and it has to both fun AND hard or you’re just not trying!

JW: What artist would make your dream matchup, that is, which artist/group in another genre would the band like to perform with? Record with? both?

JH: Hmm, we have been lucky enough to play with some of Metal’s greats (Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Slayer, At the Gate) and we would love to perform with some of the others: Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, Opeth, In Flames. Also, I love NIN, and shit, I wouldn’t mind even rocking a show or two with Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, or even the man himself, Snoop!

JW: Why did you add a second guitarist to your group prior to your first LP release, “The Mark of the Judas?”

JH: I was writing all the guitars at that point, and although I would write parts that sounded great on the record, playing live without another guitarist, things just didn’t seem full. It was impossible to make the twin guitar harmonies stand out and sound good when just one dude was playing them.

Definitely, adding a second guitarist rounded out the sound of the band and made it a much better experience live. There are many things I like better about being the only guitarist in a band, but none of those reasons outweigh the fact that live, nothing sounds better then two sick ass guitars harmonizing!

JW: Your group bounced around from a couple of independent labels from, including the defunct M.I.A. label, eventually securing a deal with Victory Records. Did the changes in labels distract the group from making music? Are you enjoying your new home at Victory?

JH: Label changes and record distribution problems always interfere with creativity. And, yes I would say that all the different things this band has been through definitely are distractions. I mean it’s hard to create a record when you’re worried about how you’re going to keep the lights and heat on. At the same time we’ve survived, and you know what they say, what doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger.

JW: Why did the band form? Did you guys have an objective? And when did the group know that it made the transformation from garage band to pro recording artists?

JH: We started the band in high school for only one reason, to rock hard! Our sole mission was to do one thing, play a show! Once we met that goal, we just kept rolling. Soon our goal was to tour, travel the world, and next thing you know, 14 years later, we’re touring musicians! Who knew! I know we never did! The trick in the music biz is that you have to always adjust your goals. Right now, I think our goal is to put out bad-ass tunes, rock killer metal shows, and hang hard!

JW: Brian McTernan’s work as producer in 2000 was a pivotal point in the group’s success. What did Brian bring to your follow-up collaboration “The Eternal Return?”

JH: Brian brought a lot of things to the table as a producer, but the one thing that was undeniable was his perspective. Brian understands where the band has come from but also had a good sense of where it should head. He made sure to help keep us on the right path, and for that we will be forever grateful!

JW: What advice would you give to future start-up groups as to how to develop staying power that is needed to be successful in the music business?

JH: Man, I always say this, keep your eyes on the real goals of musical life. If money, fame, and fast times are all you crave, I fear you will end up empty and probably making bad music. You have to stay focused and understand that the ONLY thing that is timeless, the only thing that matters is music. Everything else is just smoke and mirrors.

JW: How stoked was the group to have their song “Demon(s)” as part of the Guitar Hero video game?

JH: Oh very stoked! We love the game and play it all the time. Although we would much rather encourage kids to rock a real guitar and jam with their friends, I have to admit that shit is fun. So take a break from rocking every once and while and check it out. Guitar Hero is fun; it’s just not a replacement for real guitar and really making music. – Oh but I fucking love the Weezer song on GH5! So awesome!

JW: The group has been together since 1995 and has seen a lot and experienced a lot both on and off the road. How will the group prepare for their upcoming tour with Trivium?

JH: The same way we always do; a long band practice or two and an even longer party!

JW: How do you guys define the Genre “melodic death?” and how does the group drive that genre?

JH: To me, it’s obvious, the “melodic” refers to the guitars (ala. In Flames, Dismember, Dark Tranquility, The Haunted, Arch Enemy, Dimension Zero etc.) and sometimes the vocals. The “death,” this is derived more from the speed and fury of the band. It’s like this: melodic crushing guitars, thundering bass, powerful driving drums, and pissed as fuck dark ass vocals! – That’s a recipe for some killer ass Melodic Death!

I honestly feel a little bit silly missing out the cover for ‘Baroness – Blue Record’ on the Album Covers article. John Baizley, as well as being the awesome lead singer and rhythm guitarist for Baroness, is also a very good artist. He has an incredibly unique style and it is instantly distinguishable from other covers and artworks. But that doesn’t mean its simple – they are all very intricate. Lots of bands have commissioned him to do artwork like Darkest Hour, Torche, Kylesa, Pig Destroyer, Skeletonwitch…etc. Here is the artwork for ‘Blue Record’ -

‘Darkest Hour – Deliver Us’ -

‘Baroness – Red Album’ -

‘Kylesa – Static Tensions’ -

‘Torche – In Return’ EP -

Think I’ll go back to being a music blog next week.

I was thinking the other day about the fact that some years are great
for heavy music while others aren’t so great. Take 2008 for example.
There were probably 5 new albums that came out that I liked in
2008, with three of them being live Clutch albums ( 1 live album
and 2 bootlegs).

2007 was one of those years where I ended up having more than 10
good albums to choose from for my annual top 10 albums of the year.
Those who didn’t make the cut garnered honorable mention status
because they still deserved a mention. Call me a loser for geeking out
over stuff like this, but I still enjoy picking my top 10 every year and
sending it to my friends. They may not enjoy it as much as I do, but
that’s not the point.

2009 is shaping up to be a lot like 2007 was, a great year for heavy
music. In my opinion a handful of good albums have been released
already with several more due out over the remaining five months of
2009. Let’s take a look, shall we?

Stoner & doom legend Scott “Wino” Weinrich released his first-ever
soloalbum earlier this year. If you’re a fan of his earlier work
in bands such as The Obsessed, Saint Vitus, Spirit Caravan,
The Hidden Hand, and many others, then you will have no problem
enjoying this album as much as I did. Wino is the type of guy who’s
consistenly good and who doesn’t rest on his laurels; he’s constantly
writing new music. There isn’t a ton of variety between his various
bands, but sometimes it’s better to do what works for you than to
stray from the familiar.

Mastodon put out one of the year’s best albums so far in “Crack
the Skye”. After putting out the bizarre, trippy mindfuck that was
“Blood Mountain”, the Atlanta quartet decided to come back to
earth and put out a better, more focused effort this time around.
“Oblivion” is a great start to the album and it’s followed by the song
of the year (so far), “Divinations”. This hauntingly beautiful song
feels epic as it gets its’ hooks into your brain and won’t let go until
its’ ready. I’m glad they got back to what made them great and
put out a very strong new album.

Lamb of God released “Wrath” earlier this year. Personally, I was not
impressed with this album but it does have it’s moments. With LOG it
seems like every other album is good. “As the Palaces Burn” was
fantastic, then they followed that up with “Ashes of the Wake”, which
wasn’t so fantastic. They followed “Ashes” with “Sacrament”, which was
very good, and they’ve followed “Sacrament” with another clunker.
Just my opinion. I like LOG, but their inconsistency baffles me
sometimes. Hopefully their next album will be better than “Wrath”.

Hatebreed put out a very good covers album earlier this year. I really
enjoyed this album and have had it in constant rotation ever since I got
it. My favorite covers include “Ghosts of War”, “Escape”, “Hatebreeders”,
“Thirsty and Miserable” and “All I Had I Gave”. Whether you like metal,
hardcore or punk, you’ll surely find something enjoyable on this covers
album. The Best Buy version contains a few live tracks, making it even
more desirable for those of us who love Hatebreed. Rumor has it that
Hatebreed had enough covers done to do 2 albums so hopefully they’ll
put together another covers album in the very near future.

Darkest Hour continue their dominant reign with another great
album, “The Eternal Return”. They’re consistent, which is a plus, but
they also try something new each time out. While I still favor the
unrelenting thrash of earlier albums such as “So Sedated, So Secure”
and “The Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation”, I really do like this
album quite a bit, as well as 2007’s “Deliver Us”. While I feel like the
older albums have a bit more personality, I can’t knock DH for
going back to their roots and creating an album that tries to
bludgeon you with every listen.

Killswitch Engage is a band that I used to really love. Now,
not so much. I’m not a big fan of how their sound has progressed
ever since Jesse David Leach left them. I have nothing against
Howard Jones. I think he’s an excellent vocalist, but I think Jesse
was a better fit for them and I feel like they wrote better songs when
he was in the band. While I haven’t spun their new album all that
much, I haven’t heard much that warrants me giving it many more
spins. Sorry, I’m just not feeling it guys. I don’t feel like there are any
songs that fit the ear candy category for me and the album as a whole
seems too bland in my opinion.

I can easily admit that I’m a big homer when it comes to Clutch. In my
opinion they can pretty much do no wrong musically. Their latest,
“Strange Cousins From the West”, is a bit stripped down from previous
albums like “Robot Hive: Exodus” and “From Beale Street to Oblivion”,
but it is very good nonetheless. It sneaks up on you with it’s grooves
and Neil Fallon’s infectious vocal hooks. I wouldn’t say that it’s in the
same class as their self-titled debut or “Beale Street”, but I do think it’s
a very good album and one that’s closer to the top than the bottom.

As far as the rest of the year, there are plenty of forthcoming release
that are getting me more excited than Dennys Reyes at an
all-you-can-eat buffet. It begins with thrash legends Slayer and
“World PaintedBlood”. Over the past year or so I’ve quickly become
obsessed with this band. I loved their past 2 albums, “God Hates Us
All” and “Christ Illusion”, along with all of the older material, so I’m
sure that this one will be getting much love from me when it drops in
early November. If you haven’t listened to the title track or
“Psychopathy Red” online you really need to do so. From the sounds
of those 2 tracks, the new album is going to be excellent.

Wino isn’t done for the year as he’s joining Neurosis’ Scott Kelly among
others for a supergroup called Shrinebuilder. I have no idea what this
is going to sound like but I am intrigued. Either way, I have a feeling
that it’s going to be good. I’m thinking it’s going to be doomy and slow
but I guess I’ll just have to wait until this fall when the album drops.

Hardcore heavyweights Hatebreed will be putting out a self-titled
album of new material in late September. If ever there was a band
who fit the definition of the word consistent, Hatebreed would be
it. They always come out with something great. Hopefully Jamey
Jasta has enough anger left to put together another classic album
with this alter ego of his.

Massachusetts thrash kings Shadows Fall have a new album
coming out in September as well. That is something you won’t want
to miss. I’ve heard a few new songs already and I’m very excited for
this one. If it’s anywhere near as good as “Threads of Life” was then
you surely won’t be disappointed. This is my darkhorse contender
for album of the year. Shadows Fall consistenly bring it so there’s no
reason to expect anything less this time around.

And last but certainly not least, Ohio’s Skeletonwitch will also be
releasing a new album this year called “Breathing the Fire”. If you
missed out on “Beyond the Permafrost” then I suggest that you go
and get that record right now. If you love thrash then you’ll love this
record. I bought it on a whim and I’m so glad that I did. It easily one
of the best records I’ve ever heard. I hope their new one is just as loud,
fast and sick as “Permafrost” is. If the cover artwork is any indication
of what the album’s going to be like, it’s going to be a great year for new
music.

This year has already been a good one for heavy music. Let’s hope that
the forthcoming albums push it into great status. I have a feeling that’s
not going to be a problem. All of this is my opinion of course and I
know I’m leaving out a ton of bands but I merely wanted to talk about
bands that I’m into. Feel free to comment or talk about any new albums
that I may have missed.

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So, there’s a handful of albums on my hard drive you all should know about, but they are too old for full reviews. Gotta stay current, right? So, here are four album reviews in 300 words or less!

Hacride-Lazurus

This one came out in April and it is one of those need to own and listen to obsessively albums. Combining the experimental progressive tendencies of Tool, with a firm grasp on post Meshuggah death metal, Hacride are not a put on and listen to in the background band. Besides, when you begin your album with a seventeen minute epic, you know you in for one hell of a ride.

Tombs-Winter Hours

Noise. It might be the first thing you think of when listening to Winter Hours. However, when you scratch the feedback laden surface, you find yourself with a band that has one foot firmly in artsy post hardcore and the other in death metal. “The Great Silence” is just about as perfect of a song to showcase this fact. One complaint; repeated ideas do rear their ugly heads.

Oceano-Depths

More deasthcore for the elite to hate on. The band goes through all the motions; blast beats, chunky, slow breakdowns, At the Gates “riff offs,” etc. However, when the band slow themselves down from grinding and chugging away, there are moments of eerie darkness. Listening to the instrumental title track will probably give you chills! Just be prepared to wade through a bit of mediocrity to get there.

Darkest Hour- The Eternal Return

Heavier than Deliver Us. Darkest Hour do their best Swede and showcase a new guitarist. Quality stuff that will make you bang your head, but probably proclaim, “haven’t I heard this before?”

Have a happy, metal Friday!

-Dan

Shut up unto the faith (Gal. 3:23)

God, in olden time suffered man to be kept in ward by the law that he might learn the more excellent way of faith.  For by the law he would see God’s holy standard and by the law he would see his own utter helplessness;  then he would be glad to learn God’s way of faith.

God still shuts us up to faith.  Our natures, our circumstances, trials, disappointments, all serve to shut us and keep us in ward till we see that the only way out is God’s way of faith.  Moses tried by self-effort, by personal influence, even by violence, to bring about the deliverance of his people.  God had to shut him up forty years in the wilderness before he was prepared for God’s work.

Paul and Silas were bidden of God to preach the gospel in Europe.  They landed and proceeded to Philippi.  They were flogged, they were shut up in prison,  their feet were put fast in the stocks.  They were shut up to faith.  They trusted God.  They sand praises to Him in the darkest hour, and God wrought deliverance and salvation.

John was banished to the Isle of Patmos.  He was shut up to faith.  Had he not been so shut up, he would never have seen such glorious visions of God.

Dear reader, are you in some great trouble?  Have you had some great disappointment, have you met some sorrow, some unspeakable loss?  Are you in a hard place?  Cheer up! You are shut up to faith.  Take your trouble the right way.  Commit it to God.  Praise Him that He maketh “all things work together for good.” And that “God worketh for him that waiteth for him.”  There will be blessings, help, and revelations, of God that will come to you that never could otherwise have come, and many besides yourself will receive great light and blessing because you were shut up to faith. – C. H. P.

Great things are done when men and mountains meet,

These are not done by jostling in the street.

Source:   “Streams in the Desert”  Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

Calendario aggiornato al 14/08/2009

THE ADICTS

15/08/2009 VERSCIO – TIGLIONE FESTIVAL

THE REAL MCKENZIES

15/08/2009 VERSCIO – TIGLIONE FESTIVAL

20/08/2009 BRESCIA – FESTA DI RADIO ONDA D’URTO

STRENGTH APPROACH

28/08/2009 CAPITOLO (BA) – KIDS WANNA MOSH FEST

THE BRIGGS

28/08/2009 FINO MORNASCO  – SHOW HOUSE

29/08/2009 CECCANO – ETNIKA ROCK

30/08/2009 BOLOGNA – ESTRAGON SUMMER FEST

THE GET UP KIDS

29/08/2009 CECCANO – ETNIKA ROCK

30/08/2009 BOLOGNA – ESTRAGON SUMMER FEST

DARKEST HOUR

30/08/2009 CECCANO – ETNIKA ROCK

BURNING HEADS + VICE SQUAD con PUNKERAS

03/09/2009 MILANO – PALASHARP

COBRA SKULLS

11/09/2009 TORINO – UNITED CLUB

12/09/2009 FINO MORNASCO – SHOW HOUSE

13/09/2009 MONTEBELLUNA (TV) – OSTERIA DA TOCCHETTO

NEBULA

21/09/2009 BOLOGNA – LAZZARETTO

22/09/2009 VICENZA – SABOTAGE BAR

23/09/2009 TORINO – UNITED CLUB

24/09/2009 ROMA – SINISTER NOISE

25/09/2009 PISA – LA CENTRALE

26/09/2009 MEZZAGO – BLOOM

SONIC BOOM SIX + RANDOM HAND

23/09/2009 SEREGNO (MI) – HONKY TONK

DR.KNOW

07/10/2009 TORINO – UNITED CLUB

08/10/2009 ROMA – FORTE PRENESTINO

09/10/2009 MILANO – COX 18

RAISED FIST + DEEZ NUTS + ENDWELL

24/10/2009 MEZZAGO – BLOOM

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The 5th Guitar Hero will feature the following songs:

# 3 Doors Down – “Kryptonite”
# A Perfect Circle – “Judith”
# AFI – “Medicate”
# Arctic Monkeys – “Brianstorm”
# Attack! Attack! UK – “You and Me”
# Band Of Horses – “Cigarettes, Wedding Bands”
# Beastie Boys – “Gratitude”
# Beck – “Gamma Ray”
# Billy Idol – “Dancing with Myself”
# Billy Squier – “Lonely is the Night”
# Blink-182 – “The Rock Show”
# Blur – “Song 2″
# Bob Dylan – “All Along the Watchtower”
# Bon Jovi – “You Give Love A Bad Name”
# Brand New – “Sowing Season”
# Bush – “Comedown”
# Children Of Bodom – “Done With Everything, Die For Nothing”
# Coldplay – “In My Place”
# Darker My Love – “Blue Day”
# Darkest Hour – “Demon(s)”
# David Bowie – “Fame”
# Deep Purple – “Woman From Tokyo (‘99 Remix)”
# Dire Straits – “Sultans of Swing”
# Duran Duran – “Hungry Like The Wolf”
# Eagles Of Death Metal – “Wannabe in L.A.”
# Elliott Smith – “L.A.”
# Elton John – “Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting”
# Face To Face – “Disconnected”
# Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains”
# Gorillaz – “Feel Good Inc.”
# Gov’t Mule – “Streamline Woman”
# Grand Funk Railroad – “We’re an American Band”
# Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
# Iron Maiden – “2 Minutes to Midnight”
# Jeff Beck – “Scatterbrain”
# Jimmy Eat World – “Bleed American”
# John Mellencamp – “Hurts So Good”
# Johnny Cash – “Ring of Fire”
# Kaiser Chiefs – “Never Miss a Beat”
# King Crimson – “21st Century Schizoid Man”
# Kings Of Leon – “Sex on Fire”
# Kiss – “Shout it Out Loud”
# Love and Rockets – “Mirror People”
# Megadeth – “Sweating Bullets”
# Mötley Crüe – “Looks That Kill”
# Muse – “Plug in Baby”
# My Morning Jacket – “One Big Holiday”
# Nirvana – “Lithium”
# Nirvana – “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
# No Doubt – “Ex-Girlfriend”
# Peter Frampton – “Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)”
# Public Enemy Featuring Zakk Wylde – “Bring the Noise 20xx”
# Queen & David Bowie – “Under Pressure”
# Queens Of The Stone Age – “Make it With Chu”
# Rammstein – “Du Hast”
# Rose Hill Drive – “Sneak Out”
# Rush – “The Spirit of Radio (Live, 2008)”
# Santana – “No One To Depend On (Live)”
# Scars On Broadway – “They Say”
# Screaming Trees – “Nearly Lost You”
# Smashing Pumpkins – “Bullet With Butterfly Wings”
# Sonic Youth – “Incinerate”
# Spacehog – “In the Meantime”
# Stevie Wonder – “Superstition”
# Sublime – “What I Got”
# Sunny Day Real Estate – “Seven”
# T. Rex – “20th Century Boy”
# The Bronx – “Six Days a Week”
# The Derek Trucks Band – “Younk Funk”
# The Duke Spirit – “Send a Little Love Token”
# The Killers – “All the Pretty Faces”
# The Police – “So Lonely”
# The Raconteurs – “Steady As She Goes”
# The Rolling Stones – “Sympathy for the Devil”
# The Sword – “Maiden, Mother & Crone”
# The White Stripes – “Blue Orchid”
# Thin Lizzy – “Jailbreak”
# Thrice – “Deadbolt”
# Tom Petty – “Runnin’ Down a Dream”
# Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – “American Girl”
# TV On The Radio – “Wolf Like Me”
# Vampire Weekend – “A-Punk”
# Weezer – “Why Bother?”
# Wild Cherry – “Play That Funky Music”
# Wolfmother – “Back Round”

SUPER EXCITED for the Darkest Hour song Demons! Too bad In Flames doesn’t have a track in here. August Burns Red would have been nice too.

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Well-Oiled Machine Head crushes an already Limp Bizkit

An internet war of words was finally put to rest Sunday when Machine Head played directly before Limp Bizkit at the U.K. Sonisphere festival. Machine Head initially dropped off the festival due to unknowingly being bumped down a slot in favor of Limp Bizkit. A day before the show, front man Rob Flynn vowed on the bands message board to “fucking CRUSH LIMP BIZKIT!”
After the festival, the war of words continued as Limp Bizkit’s DJ Lethal tweeted/twitted/twatted: “Just finished playing at Sonisphere festival in London with NIN and METALLICA…as for (MACHINE HEAD), hahaha, the only thing crushed was your egos. Lol…Suck it!!!!”

In response, Mr. Flynn posted the following:

“Tonight was one of the biggest ego boosts we’ve ever had! Not that we had shit to do with it, but it was funny how the crowd chanted ‘MACHINE FUCKING HEAD’ in between every song that LIMP BIZKIT played tonight, and they didn’t say SHIT about it onstage except ‘MACHINE HEAD is hard, and their fans are hard.’ Now that their they’re away from our crowd and our stage, now [DJ Lethal's] an Internet tough guy. And this is coming from the guy wearing a MACHINE HEAD shirt ONSTAGE tonight… hmmm… NICE!
“By the way, we had 21 circle pits today!! That is a new record for the U.K. Our previous record at [U.K.'s] Download [festival] was 12 circle pits.
“Today we made fucking history, Sonisphere!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!
“If there’s any doubt, footage from both sets will appear sooner or later.”

In the end, Machine Head did the only thing they needed to do; play a concert. There’s no need for the internet grumbling back and forth, the music speaks for itself. Machine Head are on top of their game, Limp Bizkit is old news. It makes both bands look stupid for arguing over the internet and makes Machine Head look almost worse for continuing the typing war. In the end your playing for the fans; and in this case, the fans quite obviously let it be known who’s side they were on.

Let the Fall touring begin!

Mastodon and Dethklok will co-headline a North American tour with support coming from High on Fire and Converge. Dates here.

Trivium have also announced headlining dates with White Chapel, Darkest Hour, and Dirge Within supporting. Dates here.

-Chris