This my friends is the final record from the Insect Warfare-influenced, vicious Florida grindcore outfit Cellgraft. After their final show on September 1st at the Brass Mug in Tampa, Florida they’re calling it quits. They’ve generously left this unrelenting, jagged shard of grindcore as their final word, and they’ve done so for free or pay-what-you-can via their bandcamp page.

Their records have been tremendous, truly doing the grind scene proud, and it’s really a shame that they’ve split — especially considering they deserve a ton of attention for their hard work and dedication to face shredding grindcore over their short 3 year existence.

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Spanish Skater Kilian Martin has just taken part in a skate video directed by Brett Novak that will blow your mind. This dude does shit with a skate that seems impossible, plus he combines both freestyle and street. Fuck all of the talking, check out this insane video after the jump!

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Alaric have just released their new video for their song “Weep,” which was directed and edited by Sarah R. Brady. This visual is pure majestic, raw and uncut black magic – the director gave this already stellar musical composition the perfect cinematic treatment. I know after you play the “Weep” video once, you will be playing it again no doubt. The song was taken from Alaric’s killer split with Atriarch, out now via 20 Buckspin(read the review HERE). All of the magic happens after the jump!

To celebrate their appearance at the 2012 This is Hardcore festival in Philly, Belgium’s Oathbreaker has just confirmed a 10-day tour of the Northeast states from August 5th, 2012 to August 15th, 2012. They’ll be playing shows from Brooklyn to Baltimore alongside American contemporaries like Gehenna, Old Wounds and more, so if they are in your area make sure you head out to support! CVLT Nation has a lot of love for Oathbreaker – their album Mælstrøm was on our Top 6 Hardcore Albums of 2011 list, and you can check out the Sonic Cathedrals Vol. XXVI mixtape they did for us here and an awesome Artist to Artist interview they did with Rise and Fall here. If you don’t own it already, pick up a vinyl copy of Mælstrøm here, and check out their USA East Coast Tour poster and dates after the jump…
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CVLT Nation is stoked that Sonic Cathedrals Vol. LXXI Curated by EIBON goes live today! These French doom/sludge killers take you on a surreal trip with this epic mixtape! Let the music do the talking, everything you need is below…

Stream Sonic Cathedrals Vol. LXXI Curated by Eibon

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The lords of Satanic Speed Metal, CHAPEL, have just released their kick-ass album Satan’s Rock & Roll via Invictus Productions, on sale HERE. Every song on this 10-song monster kicks the fucking teeth of authority in! From the first song “Rock N Roll From Hell” till the last tune “Hellrazors,” CHAPEL brings gnarly riffs dipped in murder acid. While blasting this, you will find yourself involuntarily head banging to all of these caustic jams. CVLT Nation has the honor of streaming CHAPEL’s Satan’s Rock & Roll in full below. Get your bottle of Crown and turn up the volume to 666 – let the flames of Hell burn your eardrums!

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7 Degrees Records has just announced the pre-order for Dephosphorus‘ upcoming full-length, Night Sky Transform, which will hit shelves on August 20th, 2012. Axiom was CVLT Nation’s top choice for Best Grindcore/Powerviolence Albums of 2011, so needless to say we are stoked to hear Dephosphorus’ next offering! Night Sky Transform will feature a guest appearance by Ryan Lipynsky (Unearthly Trance, The Howling, Thralldom), and the 180g heavyweight black wax will be beautifully packaged in artwork by the amazing Viral Graphics, including a poster, who also did the artwork for Axiom. Head over to 7 Degrees Records to get in on the pre-order now, because after the stir their recent releases have caused, I’d say this vinyl is going to go fast! Stream Night Sky Transform below, and 7 Degrees Records contact info for pre-orders is after the jump…

CAT POWER Speaking For Trees: A Film by Mark Borthwick is a powerful and beautiful performance piece featuring Chan Marshall doing her thing solo in the woods. I have seen CAT POWER perform many times, and I must say this is one of my favorite of all because she seems so comfortable in nature. Hearing the crickets in the background adds good vibes to this moving film. Speaking For Trees is two hours long and packed with many tunes that have made me feel better when life has been dark. Chan does’t scream or yell, but something is always heavy about her delivery. Let’s all look up to the sun and peep CAT POWER after the jump!

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Scott Kelly’s solo material has always resonated with a soul crushing barrenness in its delivery, such is the result of one man tortured and hardened by personal and musical tragedies and when left alone and equipped only with his acoustic guitar. The Neurosis man has always been the inimitable craftsmen in everything he does. Each Neurosis record is a timeless musical journey in itself, and ask anyone that has experienced the band live and they’ll regale tales of stunning and numbing intensity that no other band could hope to accomplish. Unsurprisingly when Scott Kelly released his first solo album “Spirit Bound Flesh” in 2001, that intensity, albeit of a different breed, was there in spades. Furthermore, his solo live shows are emotively sombre affairs as one man sits alone on stage, just him and his guitar while his coarse croon reverberates around the room. This dichotomy between solo and band experiences are certainly what makes Kelly a man, artist and musician unrivalled.

Constantly yearning for musical evolution, it comes as no surprise that Scott Kelly has evolved once more for his third solo album, in a time where he’s enjoying some unusual prolific output having already released “The Songs of Townes Van Zandt” earlier this year with his fellow Neurosis craftsman Steve Von Til and Saint Vitus doom legend Wino. Paying tribute to Townes Van Zandt and his colossally influential country music that has been a cornerstone of country and folk music for decades, the three men respectively tackled classic songs with nothing but diligence and respect, Kelly’s cover of “Tecumseh Valley” being one rather imposing standout.

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In 1982, punks hated long hairs – we thought they were all hippies and we wanted nothing to do with them. In D.C. there was one long haired band that reigned supreme, and they went by the name of The Obsessed. They were fronted by a dude named Wino, who looked liked he didn’t take shit! I remember reading about this band in the early 80′s, and I wondered why punks were into them; then I heard their music. In 1994, there was a killer documentary made about The Obsessed featuring commentary from Henry Rollins, Fugazi, Tesco Vee, L7 and many more. What makes this such a killer documentary is the amount of love that all these people have for the this legendary band. Some of the members went on to form ST. Vitus, who put out records on SST. I can’t even put into words how much respect Wino gets in this game, and this fact can be seen and felt in this film. So after the jump get down with The Obsessed and puff one!

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