When an EP is presented, it’s easy to cast it off as a minor installment added to a band’s overall body of work. But Dirge composed four independent, uniquely structured tracks that makes their self-released, self-titled opus bigger and more complex than what the runtime would suggest.
The three-man deathsludge machine, known simply as Primitive Man, has dropped four new blistering tracks in the form of an EP entitled Insurmountable (Closed Casket Activities). Mixing funeral doom, black metal, and harsh noise elements, this powerhouse from Denver, Colorado is one of the most abrasive, yet satisfying bands out there. After thirty-eight minutes, any first listeners will certainly start working on the rest of the group’s discography.Continue reading
Ask a proud American to identify the EoB and they’ll gaze, either wistfully or with revolution in mind, toward a grand old building not far from Pennsylvania Avenue. 2018, however, has given birth to another EoB – the Evolution of Boom, a kind of cultural reworking of the Low-End chords which brought all manner of sounds into the realm of enjoyment for the average music listener.Continue reading
Parisian quartet Dirge can surely be termed a veteran of the post-Metal scene, now nearing a quarter of a century of active service. A new album is always hotly anticipated and seventh long-player Lost Empyrean (Debemur Morti Productions) is no different.Continue reading
Hailing from Canterbury, UK, Ohhms specialise in long, doomy dirges. Their first two EPs – 2014’s Bloom and 2015’s Cold – along with last year’s debut full-length The Fool established them as the one the country’s go-to acts for 20-minute long deep dives into all things slow and heavy. Their new effort, Exist (all Holy Roar), continues in that same vein and manages to satisfy, even if it doesn’t rock the boat. Continue reading
Although initially billed as an Industrial Metal band, France’s Dirge have long left the confinements of the classification. And although electronic sounds abound on their latest EP, Alma | Baltica (Division), the style here is somewhere even further down the post-metal rabbit hole. I’m not quite sure even if Alma | Baltica falls under metal anymore. These five tracks seem more like the score of a science fiction film that’s yet to be filmed. Continue reading
Denver based post-metal merchants Cult Of The Lost Cause have released a new single, ‘Hessian Crucible’, from their new album, Contritions, out next week on Sailor Records. You can hear ‘Hessian Crucible’ exclusively from Ghost Cult at this link or below:
Previously the band released streams for ‘All Those Opposed’ and ‘The Drowned God’. Contritions was recorded at Flatline Audio by acclaimed producer Dave Otero (Cephalic Carnage, Khemmis, Native Daughters). Combining dirge-laden riffs and sly atmospherics, the instrumental band has found a common ground with greats of the genre such as Rosetta, ISIS, Pelican and Russian Circles.
Contritions track listing
1. All Those In Favor
2. All Those Opposed
3. Hessian Crucible
4. The Drop
5. The Cloud Collector
6. The Drowned God
7. Wall of Bones
8. The Gemini
Cult Of The Lost Cause has booked a home town record release show next weekend, at The High Dive on 2/27.
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French noise/dark hardcore outfit Death Engine has a string of upcoming European tour dates, supporting their new album Mud out now via Throatruiner Records and Apocaplexy Records. Stream “Still” below.
Mud tracklist :
1. Medusa
2. Organs
3. Cure
4. Zero
5. Still
6. Entertain
7. Negative
Mar 13: Scène Michelet – Nantes (FR)(w/ Dirge & Machete)
Mar 14: Chapeau Rouge – Troyes (FR)(w/ Valve)
Mar 15: No Man’s Land – Volmerange-Les-Mines (FR) (w/ Valve)
Mar 16: Molodoï – Strasbourg (FR)
Mar 17: L’Usine – Genève (CH)
Mar 18: Klubi – Zurich (CH)
Mar 19: Kapu – Linz (AT)
Mar 20: Azyl Pivni – Liberec (CZ)
Mar 21: Piekarnia – Opole (PL)
Mar 22: Alive – Wroclaw (PL)
Mar 23: Cassiopeia w/ Easy Lover – Berlin (DE)
Mar 24: Reil78 – Halle (DE) (w/ Ckomono)
Mar 25: Black Hammer – Leipzig (DE)
Mar 26: Bunker – Bruxelles (BE) (w/ Crowd Behavior, Lotus)
Mar 27: Le Bateau Ivre – Mons (BE)
Mar 28: Emporium Galorium – Rouen (FR) (w/ Anna Sage, Like Pigs On Embers, Tromblon)
Apr 18: Le Manège – Lorient (FR) (w/ Godflesh)
