Sh*t That Comes Out Today: September 30, 2014
Hi MetalSucks reader! Welcome back to Shit That Comes Out Today, your satanic bible of each week’s heavy new releases. We list ‘em, we spotlight ‘em, we link you to their preview jams and full streams — and everybody wins. And if we missed any legit new shit, we beg you to email us! Thanks! Now crank it up!
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Thank You Scientist
Maps of Non-Existent Places reissue (Evil Ink)
On a playlist with: Between The Buried And Me, The Human Abstract, The End
Listen “My Famed Dissapearing Act” (here)
Ever come across a band and immediately wonder why they’re not more popular? Of course. Thank You Scientist has it all: progressive pretensions, digestible vocals, and unstoppable pop. Should be a wiener, right? Well, maybe not: The singing’s not awful, but it dampens TYS’s Grade-A mega soft guitar passages. And the nice drum rolls. And the good songwriting. Any good sound editors out there which can buff them out? Free of charge?
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Nightbringer
Ego Dominus Tuus (Season of Mist)
On a playlist with: Aosoth, Antaeus, Ascension
Listen Ego Dominus Truus full stream (here)
Zen is in. Some people like to put on moody, candlelight music for their departure into semi-consciousness. Others listen to nature sounds, yet others just sit in silence, minus the occasional grumble. I prefer fucking black metal! And Ego Dominus Tuus is as about essential as it gets — it’s wildly intense but atmospheric. Oh, and evil. The beginning of “Lantern Of Eden’s Night” is so thick and so juicy that you end up knocking yourself out just to take it all in!
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Come The Dawn
The Light Of The World (Sumerian)
On a playlist with: I See Stars, Abandon All Ships, That’s Outrageous!
Listen “Game Over” (here)
Sumerian records might be the new melodic Rise Records. Remember those thick, ethereal albums by Born Of Osiris, Veil Of Maya, Conducting From The Grave, and company? Not these limp-wristed deals from bands with mag-cover names. Unless you for some reason dig whimpy vocals and cookie-cutter riffing, you best skip Come The Dawn and stick with the pros.
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Capsize
The Angst In My Veins (Equal Vision)
On a playlist with: Last Witness, The Effort, Landscapes
Listen The Angst In My Veins full stream (here)
Despite its title, The Angst In My Veins is a refreshing take on West Coast hardcore — straight-up metallic hardcore without oversimplifying or sounding too classic. And while the genre can be a turnoff for some omg tru metal folk, the fullness of TAIMV‘s energy should be universally palpable. Despite this, though, it still doesn’t satisfy my buds like, say, Alpha & Omega — but it has a place alongside it as a softer, gentler cousin!
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Evergrey
Hymns For The Broken (AFM)
On a playlist with: Ihsahn, Manowar, Textures
Listen “King Of Errors” (here)
Nerdy, progressive power metal (with mystical references and shit) is hard to get into, especially with all the hyperspace singing and predictable song structures and wind-blown hair. But what happens when one of these bands gets innovative? Hymns For The Broken doesn’t shed all cheesiness, but damn is it ever good. “King Of Errors” (above) is indicative of what you’re in for: big, dramatic openers, hard riffage, burner solos, and space-man vocals. It’s moody and hard, well-versed, and not cringeworthy! But most importantly, it completely violated my expectations. #themoreyouknow
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Torch Runner
Endless Nothing (Southern Lord)
On a playlist with: Seven Sisters Of Sleep, Dead In The Dirt, Anal Cunt
Listen “Bound By Misery” (here) “Godlust” (here) “Circle Of Shit” (here)
Some music says: “Fuck you and your weak shit.” Endless Nothing is that music. The first one. Torch Runner has managed to combine all the chainsaw insanity of bands like Anal Cunt (lol) with the dexterity and and progression of your favorite post-grindcore outfit. But even with the nuances thrown in, Endless Nothing hits harder than about anything else this year. Just listen and believe, then comment below. I foresee it on some year-end lists!
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OTHER SHIT THAT COMES OUT TODAY
» Amplifier Mystoria (Superball) listen
Ancestral Legacy Terminal (Whispering Voice) listen
Between The Buried And Me Future Sequence: Live at the Fidelitorium DVD/Blu (Metal Blade) watch
Black Autumn Losing The Sun (Rain Without End) listen
Black Crown Initiate The Wreckage Of Stars (eOne) listen listen
Butcher Babies Uncovered EP (Century Media) listen
Corova Rise Of The Taurus (Bastardized) listen
Davey Suicide Worldwide Suicide (Standby) listen
Decapitated Blood Mantra (Nuclear Blast) listen
Die Choking II (The Compound) listen
Dire Peril Queen Of The Galaxy EP (Dead Inside) listen
Dream Theater Breaking The Fourth Wall DVD/Blu (Roadrunner) watch watch
Electric Wizard Time To Die (Spinefarm) listen read
Emil Bulls Sacrifice To Venus (AFM) listen
Enchant The Great Divide (Inside Out) listen
Excel Split Image reissue (Southern Lord) listen
Finch Black To Oblivion (Razor & Tie) listen
Flying Colors Second Nature (Mascot) listen
Household With Or Without (Blood & Ink) listen
Internal Bleeding Imperium (Unique Leader) listen listen read
J.B.O. Nur die Besten Werden Alt (AFM) listen
Various Celebrating Jon Lord box (Eagle Rock) listen
Katatonia Last Fair Day Gone Night 2CD/2DVD (Peaceville) watch watch
Khold Til Endes (Peaceville) listen
Kissin’ Dynamite Megalomania (AFM) listen
Laika Somnia (Filth Regime) listen
» Marmozets The Weird And Wonderful Marmozets (Roadrunner) listen
Meshuggah I reissue (Nuclear Blast) listen
Meshuggah The Ophidian Trek DVD/CD (Nuclear Blast) watch
Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins (UDR) listen
» Mr. Big …The Stories We Could Tell (Frontiers) listen listen
» Necroholocaust Holocaustic Goat Metal (Iron Bonehead) listen
Nonpoint The Return (Razor & Tie) listen read
Overcharge Accelerate (Unspeakable Axe) listen
Phobocosm Deprived (Dark Descent) listen
Puig Destroyer Puig Destroyer (No Sleep) listen
» Sempiternal Dusk Sempiternal Dusk (Dark Descent) listen
Sick Of It All The Last Act Of Defiance (Century Media) listen listen
Soulbender Soulbender II (Rat Pak) listen
Steve Rothery Band Live In Rome (Inside Out) listen
» Temple Of Void Of Terror And The Supernatural (Rain Without End) listen
1349 Massive Cauldron Of Chaos (Season of Mist) listen read
Threshold For The Journey (Nuclear Blast) listen
Touche Amore Live On BBC Radio One Vol. 2 EP (Deathwish)
Unwilling Flesh Between The Living And The Dead (Eihwaz) listen
White Empress Rise Of The Empress (Peaceville) listen listen
» Witch Mountain Mobile of Angels (Profound Lore) listen listen
Woodtemple Forgotten Pride (Sacrilege) listen
Zodiac Sonic Child (Prosthetic) listen
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