metalhead gallery

This week I took a brief sojourn from blood, guts, and mystical occult metal in order to soak in some progressive jazz metal from Chicago. The term 'progressive jazz metal' alone should tell you that Yakuza isn't for everyone - there is a lot going on here: tribal drone, psych noodling, clean and harsh vocals....and saxophone. So. Much. Saxophone. Imagine a bizarre hybrid of Remission-era Mastodon, any number of Isis-esque post rock ripoff bands, and this guy:



Sounds vaguely atrocious on paper, but the we all know that the folks over at Profound Lore know what they are doing. Of Seismic Consequence is an album completely unconcerned with boundaries, genre restrictions, or popular trends - it's expansive as it is eclectic, and as enjoyable as it is challenging.

And this is coming from a dude who hates the saxophone.

Tracklist:
1. The Ant People
2. Thinning The Herd
3. Stones And Bones
4. Be That As It May
5. Farewell To The Flesh
6. Testing The Waters
7. Good Riddance (The Knuckle Walkers)
8. The Great War
9. Deluge

I still believe

**Bonus:

Transmutations (2007)
Samsara (2006)
Way of the Dead (2002)

Empty Space is the thirty-second studio album by guitarist Buckethead. Its the second album in the "Buckethead Pikes" series. The album was released directly into iTunes. It will at some point in time be released as a physical CD as well, with a release date to be determined.

Empty Spaces (2011)http://www.mediafire.com/?sr5ng55m108thsd

The music of mr. Gnome has been described as utilizing elements of AltRock, Metal, Post Punk, and Prog, but land in a realm of their own making, crafting a compelling sonic-psychedelic melange of indie rock. Since their conception in 2005, the Cleveland duo has released two EPs, receiving wide-ranging and honorable comparisons to Massive Attack, PJ Harvey, Tool, Portishead, Cat Power, Pelican, Death From Above 1979, Bjork and Blonde Redhead.

Reminds me a lot of Julie Christmas which is always a good thing!

Echoes on the Ground (2005)http://www.mediafire.com/?udihqkpc9019mtk

Deliver This Creature (2008)
http://www.mediafire.com/?kygdjljy3n2

Heave Yer Skeleton (2009)http://www.mediafire.com/?4jy3ba882143zv2

Missouri's Jute Gyte continues to lead an impressive double life as an experimental/ambient obscurity and an adventurous black metal combo. Verstiegenheit is the latest evocation of the latter, following upon the poignant heels of prior efforts like Old Ways (2008) and Eagle Heart (2010). Wrought from a moral haze, sauteed in emotional escapism, and primed in a stark poetic discourse. You'll of course experience all of the baleful repetition and raw potency you'd expect from other 'bedroom' acts within the black metal genre at large, but Adam Kalmbach assures more than a mere mirror to the familiar nihilistic pandering, but layers of nuance and substrate that catch at the edge of perception like muted specters hidden in a watercolor painting.

From the onset, Versteigenheit operates under the deceit of a straight black metal affair than either of the other albums I've covered, "Gates of Day and Night" providing roughly nine minutes of grim, charging abandon. However, despite the monotony of the drum sequence, and the Burzum-like grated torment of Kalmbach's vocal presence, the choice in chords is incredibly curious, almost like a mesh of accelerated grunge and 90s noise rock rather than the bleeding Scandinavian miasma of oppression. This is further expounded within the next track, "Apparitions in the Woodlands at Dusk", in which a similar rush of pummeling chords are affixed to a hissing layer of distortion. This track is where the experimentation truly arrives, first in the mellow, muddled bluesy breakdown at 2:00, then later in the jarring rock riffs and curving bass-lines after 4:00.

Trust me, you've not heard anything quite like this before, and such strange hypnosis provides one of the compelling reasons that Jute Gyte deserves further examination aloft the saturated spectrum of underground darkness. Most of the tracks follow a comparable formula in that they are between 8-12 minutes in length, opening with steady rhythmic charges, but they've all got surprises in store for those who dread that ennui might set in. There are several deviations in the tonal ambiance of brief interlude "Church Not Made With Hands" or the resonant guitar instrumental "To Return and Revere the Desolate Places (Late Idyll)", but on the whole the pieces fit with a formidable, haunting balance. Verstiegenheit might require several exposures before it seeps into the listener's skin, but as usual, Kalmbach is not interested in accessibility, nor the cheap rewards of the easier road. This is impressive, important music, but it flits across the depths of the surreal and secret. It's not coming to you. You're going to have to chase it.

Verdict: Win [8/10] (an echo from the ageless hills)

http://www.jeshimoth.com/jutegyte/

With an aching and yearning to break free from the normal confines of hardcore and metal, Radiation 4 was born, a band bent on raising the bar both creatively and aggressively as evident on their debut album, Wonderland.

Wonderland (2003)http://www.mediafire.com/?dey3yrb69u6yf3f

they also have a self titled ep released in 2001. If anyone has it, care to send it to me?

Band: This Will Destroy You
Genre: Post-Rock/Experimental
Country: USA

One of the few albums I've liked this year.Tremendous effort,and this one's definitely worth checking out.A good start,and the tempo is maintained throughout the album,as it gets more and more intense with every track.

Tunnel Blanket(2011)

Band: Necro Deathmort
Genre: Electronic/Ambient/Drone/Metal
Country: UK

Quite the eclectic listen that still manages to retain a certain chill dark vibe throughout. The band jumps from dark ambient to sludge to noise to trip-hop and even hints of dubstep. This is a truly unique listen you don't want to miss.

This Beat Is Necrotronic

Saw in the shoutbox someone complaining about some recent posts and asked whats next? metalcore or nu metal. So i figured i would grab some brand new nu metal for him. Remember, just because you don't like something, doesn't mean the whole internet shares the same view.

Atavist is the fifth full-length studio album by American metal band Otep.

Atavist (2011)http://www.mediafire.com/?x9vdhl2qdh5h359

Meshuggah is a Swedish five-piece experimental metal band formed in 1987. Meshuggah first attracted international attention with the 1995 release Destroy Erase Improve for its fusion of fast-tempo death metal, thrash metal and progressive metal.

If you like this post be sure to check out Strapping Yound Lad!

Contradictions Collapse (1991)

http://www.mediafire.com/?z99jpb1qb1mj8k4

None EP (1994)

http://www.mediafire.com/?lfcipswmak80f4e

Destroy Erase Improve (1995)

http://www.mediafire.com/?rxn1598tzrq3xr9

Chaosphere (1998)

http://www.mediafire.com/?l207d2xawnkk0lp

Nothing (2002)

http://www.mediafire.com/?pyie718ri03i2a5

Catch Thirtythree (2005)

http://www.mediafire.com/?l207d2xawnkk0lp

obZen (2008)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ztugta427dw4t5l

Alive (2011)

http://www.mediafire.com/?5ck664xg8ybsyg8

Wars of the Roses is the eighth studio album by the Norwegian experimental band Ulver. Ulver (Norwegian for “wolves”) is a musical group from Norway. Since their first, folklore-influenced black metal release entitled Bergtatt - Et eeventyr i 5 capitler (1995), Ulver’s musical style has been fluid and increasingly eclectic, blending genres such as rock, electronica, symphonic and chamber traditions, noise and experimental music into their oeuvre, but with a heavy reliance on electronic recording techniques.

War of the Roses (2011)http://www.mediafire.com/?cqzvyj841husly5

If you liked Easter, then you will probably like this one, and if not, you probably won't. If you want to check this band for the first time then I would suggest to do so with Easter, which can be found HERE.

Sorry for not writing a lengthy review as I usually do, but I've been fairly busy. However, I did not consider it acceptable to keep delaying this post, as I had promised to get it up.

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If you liked Easter, then you will probably like this one, and if not, you probably won't. If you want to check this band for the first time then I would suggest to do so with Easter, which can be found HERE.

Sorry for not writing a lengthy review as I usually do, but I've been fairly busy. However, I did not consider it acceptable to keep delaying this post, as I had promised to get it up.

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Brian Carroll (born May 13, 1969), better known by his stage name Buckethead, is a virtuoso guitarist, and multi instrumentalist who encompasses several genres of music. He has released 29 studio albums, 4 special releases and an EP as of 2010. He has performed on over 50 more albums by other artists. His music spans such diverse areas as progressive metal, funk, blues, jazz, bluegrass, and avant-garde music.

I FUCKING FINALLY ALMOST HAVE IT DONE!!

http://www.mediafire.com/?aahdnok63y44z24

Bucketheadland 2 (2003)

http://www.mediafire.com/?t5uwvjje0ww8akw

Island of Lost Minds (2004)

http://www.mediafire.com/?n8x6mrl8gy5aw6s

Inbred Mountin (2005)

http://www.mediafire.com/?i57b6x66gcrxi05

Enter The Chicken (2005)

http://www.mediafire.com/?43z7m167883k00j

Crime Slunk Scene (2006)http://www.mediafire.com/?iw4cwvpanxjzwjy

http://www.mediafire.com/?453rzwlgrjcndir

Pepper's Ghost (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ecgnqxlryuusq4s

Cyborg Slunks (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?71pmhracau53hzg

Buckethead Blue-Prints (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?gxjfh87l6arh04e

Acoustic Shards (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?c2keh8pswld2477

Decoding the Tomb of Bansheebot (2007)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ph47qf653ktjhpt

From The Coop (2008)

http://www.mediafire.com/?c4bb0q43y5b33bc

Slaughterhouse of the Prairie (2009)

http://www.mediafire.com/?ckyf9n40nocwa70

Spinal Clock (2010)

http://www.mediafire.com/?83vg2gg5njp1d8h

Needle In A Slunk Stack (2009)

http://www.mediafire.com/?5y5pxdokzfo48a4

Shadows Between The Sky (2010)

http://www.mediafire.com/?714hhnsxtv3yy18