So since everyone seemed to enjoy my latest Cursed offerings, and because I'm too lazy to post anything new, I thought I would re-post a video I made a while ago using the song Magic Fingers from Cursed III playing over top of a clip from 1968's "The Devil Rides Out", AKA "The Devil's Bride". The song somehow worked perfectly with the clip using almost zero editing. And, if you didn't know already, this is the movie that birthed the legendary He-Goat that you see on all things Cursed. Enjoy!
TOP FIVE OF 2015
I honestly can't tell you what the best releases of 2015 were because all I listen to is Cursed. I encourage you to do the same. ~ADAM1. Cursed - III: Architects of Troubled Sleep
2. Cursed - II
3. Cursed - I
4. Cursed - The Rest
5. Cursed - Live @ The Che Collective 3/20/2004
MERRY CURSEDMAS!
Great Falls-The Fever Shed LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Init Records
Tracks: 7
Length: 25.5'
Great Falls is a three piece band from Seattle, Washington who formed in 2010, from the looks of things. Great Falls features members of Playing Enemy, Jesu, Kiss It Goodbye, and Undertow. Great Falls play a killer style of music that incorporates elements on hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock within their sound. Musically, Great Falls can be said to be influenced by bands such as Harkonen, Fight Amp, Engineer, and Breather Resist. Since their inception in 2010, Great Falls have released an impressive amount of material that includes a split cassette with Japan's Kenji Siratori in May of 2010, a split with Tonal Pastor in May of 2010, a nine song LP titled Fontanelle in July of 2011, a two song single titled Bank Agnostic/Frank Apple in May of 2011, a split Cdr with A Death Cinematic in October of 2011, an eight song demo in July of 2011, a single titled Everything But Lightening in February of 2014, a cover of Robocop's battle theme in February of 2014, an eight song LP titled Accidents Grotesque in February of 2014, and a split 7" with Thou in May of 2015. The Fever Shed is Great Fall's latest full-length LP, which was released via Init records on November 14th, 2015. On The Fever Shed, Great Falls offers up seven tracks of dirty, noisy, and completely blown-out sounding hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock. Overall, The Fever Shed is an amazing LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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(U.S.) Magic Circle-Journey Blind LP (2015)
Genre: Doom, Metal, Stoner Metal
Label: 20 Buck Spin
Tracks: 6
Length: 44.5'
Magic Circle is Boston, MA based band featuring members of Rival Mob, No Tolerance, Stone Dagger, Innumerable Forms, Doomriders and Battle Ruins. Magic Circle play an unabashed style of metal with a killer Black Sabbath influenced. Musically, Magic Circle can be loosely compared to bands such as Saviours, Orchid, and Elder. Magic Circle's sound has a 70's psychedelic/stoner vibe, which definitely adds an additional layer of complexity to their modern stoner metal vibe. Since their inception in 2011, Magic Circle have released a self-titled full-length LP on Armageddon Shop records as well as 7" titled Scream Evil b/w Light Her Fire on Massacre Heavy Label. Journey Blind is Magic Circle's latest full-length LP, which was released via 20 Buck Spin records on November 20th, 2015. On Journey Blind, Magic Circle offer up six tracks of killer doom, metal, and stoner metal. Overall, Journey Blind is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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(U.S.) Parquet Courts-Monastic Living 12" (2015)
Genre: Indie Rock
Label: Rough Trade
Tracks: 9
Length: 31.0'
Parquet Courts is a four piece band from Brooklyn, New York who formed in April of 2010. Parquet Courts play a killer style of off-kilter, grunge influenced indie rock. Since their inception in 2010, Parquet Courts have released a full-length LP titled American Specialties in 2011, a full-length LP titled Light Up Gold in 2012, a third full-length LP titled Sunbathing Animal in 2013, and a fourth LP titled Constant Nausea in 2014. The prolific nature of Parquet Courts always gives me something to look forward to because the band's sound is constantly evolving and each release brings something new and refreshing to the table. Monastic Living is the band's latest nine song 12", which was released on November 13th, 2015 via Rough Trade records. Monastic Living is a lot different than the band's previous works because Parquet Courts delve into experimentation with psychedelia and possibly even bits of angular and distorted post punk. Overall, Monastic Living is much different then Parquet Court's previous efforts, but that by no means makes this album great in it's own right. After about my third listen, this album really grew on me. Overall, if you're a fan of Parquet Courts, you'll find something you'll like on this EP. Enjoy!
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Palehorse-Rumors Of War 7" (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: Trip Machine Laboratories
Tracks: 5
Length: 12.3'
Palehorse is a four piece band from Waterbury, CT who formed in 2003. Palehorse play a killer style of music that mixes equal parts NYHC and equal parts Clevo-style Holy Terror style hardcore. Musically, Palehorse can be loosely compared to bands such as All Out War, Merauder, Ring Worm, and Integrity. Rumors Of War is Palehorse's first material in eight years, which totally psyched the hell out of me because I've been a fan of Palehorse for quite some time. Rumors Of War features five tracks of uncompromising and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore. Overall, Rumors Of War is a killer 7" and is an absolute must listen for fans of Integrity, Rot In Hell, and Ringworm. Highly recommended! Enjoy! Rumors Of War was released via Trip Machine Laboratories on September 14th, 2015.
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(Au) My Disco-Severe LP (2015)
Genre: Post Punk,Noise Rock, Industrial Pop
Label: Temporary Residence Ltd.
Tracks: 8
Length: 35.0'
My Disco is a three piece band from Melbourne, Australia who formed in 2003. My Disco play a harsh and discordant style of music that incorporates elements of punk, post punk, industrial pop, and noise rock within their sound. Since their inception in 2003, My Disco have released multiple LPs with a sound that has progressed a lot since their early post hardcore leanings early on in their career.
MY DISCO have always employed space as an instrument. Space between notes; space between instruments; even space between albums, as the Australian trio prepare to release Severe, their first full-length record in nearly five years. More than just a title, Severe pushes MY DISCO’s subtle, intensely focused, minimalist sound to its most terrifying extreme. It is bleak, occasionally uncomfortable, and unpredictably profound. Severe is an album of aggravated tonal darkness and long breaths of disturbing silence, punctuated by pounding stabs and heavy, hypnotic rhythms. It is a minimalist approach to maximum sound, and by far the band’s darkest, heaviest, and most consistent album of MY DISCO’s burgeoning career. (Press Note)
Severe is My Disco's latest full-length LP, which was released via Temporary Residence Ltd on October 30th, 2015. On Severe, My Disco offer up eight tracks dark, stark and bleak sounding post punk, noise rock, and industrial pop that is difficult to describe and almost impossible to pigeonhole. Overall, Severe is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Ex-Breathers-Past Tense LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Post Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Hex Records
Tracks: 12
Length:23.0'
Ex-Breathers is a three piece band from Tallahassee, Florida who formed in 2011. Ex-Breathers play a tense, discordant, and dirty as hell sounding style of music that seamlessly melds equal parts hardcore, punk, post punk, and noise rock in their sound. Musically, Ex-Breathers can be said to draw inspiration from a variety of sources of underground such as the driving hardcore of bands such as Drive Like Jehu or Hot Snakes, the violent unpredictability of bands like Swing Kids or Blood Brothers, or the post punk leanings of bands such as Pissed Jeans. Tying the band's sound together in a tight package is a dark, dirty, and negative undercurrent, which keeps Ex-Breather's sound exciting, refreshing, an unpredictable. I've been fortunate to be able to watch this band progress since first being ask to review them back when Elementary Revolt was active. Past Tense is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Hex records on August 1st, 2015. On Past Tense, Ex-Breathers offer up twelve tracks of tense and discordant hardcore, punk, post punk, and noise rock bliss that's an absolute must listen for fans of early 31G San Diego style hardcore, discordant hardcore, post punk, and noise rock. Overall, this is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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(U.S.) Gag-America's Greatist Hits LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: Iron Lung Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 18.0'
Gag is dirty, raw, and noisy as fuck sounding hardcore/punk band from Olympia, Washington who formed in 2012, from the looks of things. Gag is one of those well off the radar bands and have little, if any social media presence on the web. Gag play a snotty, raw, and unsettling style of hardcore/punk that can be loosely be compared to bands such as Crazy Spirit, CREEM, White Wards, and Society Nurse. Since their inception in 2012, Gag have released a self-titled EP, a 7" titled Skimask 95, a flexi 7" titled Gasmask 95, a 7" titled 40 oz Rule 90, a 12" titled This Punk Shit Is Cool, But I Hope I'm Rob Zombie When I'm 28, and a 7" titled Locker Room. America's Greatest Hits is Gag's latest nine song LP, which is slated for release via Iron Lung records on December 31st, 2015. On America's Greatest Hits, Gag offer up nine tracks of dirty, raw, and unsettling sounding hardcore/punk. Overall, America's Greatest Hits is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Hexis-XI LP (2013)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Black Metal
Label: Dead Tank Records
Tracks: 7
Length: 21.0'
Hexis is a band from Copenhagen, Denmark, playing a mix of Hardcore and doomy black metal for fans of Celeste. The band has existed since 2010, but has already played 200 shows in Cuba, Russia, the UK and all-over Europe.
“Into the darkness. Darkness amidst the ice. Darkness amidst the grey days. Darkness warping every note and sound. Cold isolation. Frozen warnings. Hexis makes hardcore drained of machismo and the warmth of human companionship. There is no celebration, no brotherhood, no cathartic violence.
Hexis makes black metal that pays no allegiance to deities or archetypes, black metal that is immersed in the foul grit of the human condition. All you are left with is your own pointless thoughts being battered blind by this overwhelming force of sound. Every note on “XI” is blown out and damaged beyond repair, sonics pushed into abusive levels. Strings breaking. Vocals emanating from your buried, atavistic lizard brain. Contempt and pity at the same time. From Copenhagen, did you even have to ask?” (Press Note)
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Tiger Magic-If Nothing Works, At Least I Do LP (2015)
Genre: Punk, Emo, Screamo, Indie Rock
Label: Contrazst! Records
Tracks: 11
Length: 35.0'
Tiger Magic is a six piece band from Lepzig, Germany who formed in early 2013, from the looks of things. Tiger Magic features members of Diskosport, Final Force, Insel Des Lächelns, Moksha, Panta Rhei, Rhône, Sputum, Violated Seizure, Lost In Despair, Black Instruments, Wrakk, and Shutcombo. Tiger Magic play a tense, discordant, and urgent sounding style of punk, emo, screamo, and indie rock. Musically, Tiger Magic can be said to be influenced by European emo bands from the mid to late 2000's that include Shokei, Culm, The Falcon Five, Kids Explode, and The Falcon Five. Since their inception in 2013, Tiger Magic have released a seven song 12" titled Crush On You in March of 2013. If Nothing Works, At Least I Do is Tiger Magic's latest full-length LP, which was released via Contrazst! records on October 3rd, 2015. On If Nothing Works, At Least I Do, Tiger Magic offer up eleven tracks of tense, urgent, discordant, slightly melodic, and socially conscious tracks of punk, emo, screamo, and indie rock. Overall, If Nothing Works, At Least I do is a killer LP and should not be missed. Seriously, this album is insanely good. I really wished more bands played this style of emo. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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False Flags-Hexmachine EP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 25.0'
False Flags is a four piece band from Leeds, Inited Kingdom who formed in early 2015, from the looks of things. False Flags play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock within their sound. Musically, False Flags can be said to be influenced by bands such as Give Up The Ghost, The Hope Conspiracy, Breather Resist, Botch, and The Minor Times. Hexmachine is the band's debut six song EP, which was released on November 20th, 2015. On Hexmachine, False Flags offer up six tracks of discordant and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, noise rock, and sludge. Overall, Hexmachine is a killer EP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Terry Green/Huge Cosmic-Split EP (2015)
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emo, Math Rock
Label: Zegema Beach/NDE Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 13.0'
Here's a killer split featuring new material from Mississauga, Ontario's Terry Green and Huge Cosmic. Terry Green is a new Canadian based band who formed in 2014. Terry Green play a killer style of post hardcore, punk, screamo, emo, and math rock. Musically, Terry Green is influenced by bands such as Animal Faces, The Reptilian, Caravels, Naive, Touche Amore, and At The Drive-In. This amalgamation of sounds and styles result in a sound that can be described as being reminiscent of Van Johnson, Alexis On Fire, and State Faults. On their side of the split, Terry Johnson offer up two songs of brilliantly executed post hardcore, screamo, emo, and math rock. This split EP serves as Terry Green's follow-up to their Visiting Hours EP, released in August of 2014. The second two songs for this split come courtesy of Big Cosmic. Big Cosmic is a two piece band from Mississauga, Ontario who formed in late 2013, from the looks of things. Big Cosmic play a killer style of experimental screamo tinged post hardcore, that can be said to be influenced by bands such as Book Of Caverns, The Appleseed Cast, and Weatherbox. Since their inception in 2013, Big Cosmic have released an eight song LP titled Microcosmic in December of 2013. On their side of the split, Huge Cosmic offer up two tracks of tense and hard to pigeonhole tracks of post hardcore, emo, and screamo. Overall, this is a killer split and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy! This split EP was released on cassette via Zegema Beach and NDE records on November 3rd, 2015.
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People's Temple Project/мятеж-Split 7" (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence
Label: Zegema Beach Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 12.0'
Here's a killer split featuring new material from NYC's People's Temple Project and US/Canada musical collective мятеж. People's Temple is a three piece band from NYC who formed in the spring of 2013, from the looks of things. People's Temple Project features members of The Story Of Floating Weeds and the band plays an interesting style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, emo, off-kilter screamo, and bits of shoegaze within their sound. Since their inception in 2013, People's Temple Project have released a four track demo in August of 2013, as well as three additional singles for the Empathy compilation and Zegema Beach's label sampler. On their side of the split 7", People's Temple Project offer up three tracks of killer post hardcore, emoviolence, and shoegaze tinged screamo. The second two songs for the split come courtesy of мятеж. мятеж is a two piece outfit featuring Chris Story, who has played in bands that include Makara, Jenny Poccolo, Yaphet Kotto, Anal Knieval, and The Anasazi and Dave Norman, who runs Zegema Beach records. мятеж play a killer style of spazzed out and chaotic as fuck sounding screamo and emoviolence similar to bands such as Jerome's Dream, Orchid, and Loma Prieta. On their side of the split, мятеж offer up two tracks of completely unhinged screamo and emoviolence. Overall, this is a killer split and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy! This split was released via Zegema Beach records on November 21st, 2015.
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Cassus-This Is Dead Art, This Is Dead Time, But We May Still Yet Live LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence
Label: React With Protest, Structures//Agony Records
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Tracks: 9
Length: 17.0'
Cassus is a four piece band from Norwich, United Kingdom who formed in late 2011, from the looks of things. Cassus play a completely chaotic, unhinged, and volatile style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence within their sound. Musically, Cassus can be said to be influenced by bands such as Saetia, You And I, Orchid, Ampere, Capacities and other-like minded bands. That great thing about Cassus, is that they off-set their seething and chaotic sound with hints of melody to keep things from getting stale or repetitive. Since their inception in 2011, Cassus have released a song for the Real Screamo Volume II compilation in 2012, a split with I Don't Want To Know Why The Caged Bird Sings in June of 2012, and a split with ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio! in November of 2013. This Is Dead Art, This Is Dead Time, But We May Still Yet Live is Cassus' latest full-length LP, which was released via React With Protest, Structures//Agony, Don't Care, Framecode, and Samegrey records on November 28th, 2015. On This Is Dead Art, This Is Dead Time, But We May Still Yet Live, Cassus offer up nine tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence. Overall, This Is Dead Art, This Is Dead Time, But We May Still Yet Live is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Corpspazm-S/T Cassette (2015)
Genre: Punk, Crust, Black Metal
Label: Broken Limbs Recordings
Tracks: 6
Length: 14.0'
Corpspazm is a three piece band from southern California who formed in the summer of 2014, from the looks of things. Corpspazm play a raw and filthy style of music that incorporates elements of blackened punk, crust, and black metal within their sound. This is Corpspazm's debut six track cassette, which was released via Broken Limbs recordings on October 13th, 2015. On their self-titled debut Corpspazm offer up six tracks of dirty, nasty, raw, and filthy tracks of blackened punk, crust, and black metal. Overall, Corpspazm's debut EP is brutal as fuck and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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Abaton-We Are Certainly Not Made Of Flesh LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Metal, Doom
Label: Martire, Unquiet, Drown Within Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 46.0'
Damn, I didn't realize that these dudes had a new album out until someone alerted me in the chatbox about it. Abaton is a four piece band from Forlì, Italy who formed in 2009. Abaton play a dark and ominous style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, sludge, and doom within their sound. Musically, Abaton can be loosely compared to bands such as Celeste, Hexis, Planks, Young And In The Way, and other like-minded bands. Since their inception in 2009, Abaton have released a six song LP titled Hecate in September of 2011 and a two song 7" with Viscera titled Diade(ms) in June of 2015. We Are Certainly Not Made Of Flesh is Abaton's latest nine song LP, which was released via Martire, Unquiet, and Drown Within records on October 1st, 2015. On We Are Certainly Not Made of Flesh, Abaton offer up nine tracks of stark, oppressive, and ominous sounding tracks of hardcore, punk, sludge, metal, and doom. Overall, We Are Certainly Not Made Of Flesh is a killer LP and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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(U.S.) Condition-Actual Hell LP (2015)
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, D-Beat
Label: Iron Lung Records
Tracks: 8
Length: 14.0'
Condition is a five piece band from Los Angeles, CA who formed in 2013, from the looks of things. Condition play a vicious as fuck and ultra negative style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat within their sound. Musically, Condition can be loosely compared to bands such as Bastard, Impalers, No Power, From Ashes Rise, and other like-minded bands. Actual Hell is Condition's latest eight song LP, which was released via Iron Lung records on November 27th, 2015. On Actual Hell, Condition offer up eight raging slabs of brutal and completely unhinged sounding hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat. Overall, Actual Hell is fucking amazing and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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(U.S.) Utah Jazz-Ivory Wave LP (2015)
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Garage Rock
Label: Black Dots
Tracks: 10
Length: 23.0'
Utah Jazz is a three piece band from Buffalo, New York who formed in late 2010, from the looks of things. Utah Jazz feature former members of Brown Sugar and Mayday, which is definitely a good thing in my book because I was a huge fan of Brown Sugar. Utah Jazz play a hook laden and at times psychedelic sounding style of music that incorporates elements of punk, grunge, and garage rock within their sound. Musically, Utah Jazz can be said to be influenced by bands such as the MC5, Iggy And The Stooges, as well as more modern bands such as Karp and Hot Snakes. Since their inception in 2010, Utah Jazz have released an eight song demo cassette in January of 2011 and a self-titled five song EP in March of 2012. Ivory Wave is Utah Jazz's debut full-length LP, which was released vinyl and cassette via Block Dots records on August 18th, 2015. On Ivory Wave, Utah Jazz offer up ten tracks of bratty and snotty sounding punk, grunge, and garage rock. Overall, Ivory Wave is a killer album and should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!
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