PRESUMABLY MANY OF YOU WILL CARE THAT ISIS HAS A NEW ALBUM COMING OUT IN MAY

File Isis under “bands I just don’t get.” I mean, I GET it… long, drony songs, heavy, fuzzed out bass, big, loopy riffs, raw production, lack of traditional song structure… but I don’t GET IT get it. As in, see what all the fuss is about. Im fully aware of the importance and influence of this band, especially to those who grew up with more of a punk background as opposed to a metal background… but man, every time I try to listen to an Isis record (a feat I’ve attempted many times) I just get bored, zone out, and forget I’m listening to it. Kinda like when you’re reading a book but your mind is elsewhere and you get to the bottom of the page only to release you can’t actually remember anything you just read… actually, listening to Isis is exactly like that for me. Consistently.

ANYWAY, I’m sure I’ll get tons of shit for the above, but fuck it, bring it on. Presumably said shit-givers are the same folks who will be really excited to learn that Isis has set May 5th as the release for their forthcoming album Wavering Radiant (Ipecac Recordings). The album was produced by Joe Baressi of Tool and Queens of the Stone Age fame, so at least there’s that. And Tool’s Adam Jones contributed guitar to two songs on the record; so there’s that, too. But still, ya know….

Meh.

-VN