If you don’t know, now you know – one of the bands that inspire what we do at CVLT Nation is All Pigs Must Die. I feel damn lucky that I got a chance to see them live at The Power of the Riff, where they totally fucking wrecked shop. The whole band worked as one unit to cause damage to their fans, myself included, we were all head banging non-stop! Their album God is War was included on the CVLT Nation list of the Top 13 albums of 2011. The word on the street is that they have a 7″ coming out soon, which I’m stoked to hear! The other day we received a killer email from Frank Huang, an awesome videographer from New York, who gave us the green light to use some of his footage. The first thing to catch my eye was that he had captured the most recent set from APMD at a secret show they did at St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn. Stay tuned for more mind-shattering videos filmed by Frank Huang, plus we have something special brewing with APMD. After the jump, break some bones and check out this radical gig!…Oh shit just in APMD @ The Acheron in Brooklyn NY w/ SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP, LOW PLACES & GRUDGES on Friday January 20th at 8pm. Come out and rage!


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This year has been awesome for Wolves In The Throne Room. They released a killer record, Celestial Linage, which had the world buzzing, and on top of that they have toured the world in support of this sonic portrait of nature and darkness. I really respect the killer opening acts, THOU & Wolvserpent, plus the special environments in which WITTR hold their shows. Many on the West Coast have been wondering, would we be able to see Wolves In The Throne Room this year? Well, the final dates for Celestial Linage have been announced, and we are stoked to say it’s a West Coast thing! Not only that, but they will also be sharing the stage with some of our favorite artists. Check out all of the tour dates & special live footage after the jump!

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Without apology, I’m a fiend for dirty bleak filthy doom! One band that always gave me my fix was Graves at Sea. This Bay Area band via Arizona were so fucking rad in my black book. While they were together, they released some classic material that will always have a place in my weed cave. Lucky for the underworld, some gnarly footage of them performing live still exists. In 2007, Graves at Sea were captured on film just destroying shit. I dig the way that it was filmed in black and white, and at times it cuts away to dark scenes of nature. So what you need to do is roll up a fat spliff, blaze it and peep this beyond awesome visual doom called Graves at Sea!


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I know where I wish I was on Dec.13th, 1997 – in Albany, NY, watching HIS HERO IS GONE. I wasn’t there, but Dan HASHTHRASH aka Killthatcat was in the house, and he captured their ballistic set so that we all can witness it now! Unholy fuck, I dig this band! Their music is full of righteous angst, and that emotion fuels my dreams of change. When I watch this video or listen to their music, it makes me think that no matter how hard the authorities try, they will never be able to silence us! The days might change, but trust me, the struggle stays the same. So open a beer, smoke a spliff, and peep this killer footage of a full set of HIS HERO IS GONE after the jump!

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I have written before about how CRASS had an impact on my personal politics as a youth, but actually there were many other bands that helped shape my brainwaves, one of them being The Mob. In 1982, this band created their classic album Let the Tribe Increase, and everything about this piece is sonic history! That’s the thing: these bands spoke the truth 30 years ago, but the governments have just kept lying to the masses. There was something so special about the way that The Mob wrote their songs; they seemed like they were filled with the soul of the people who wrote them. What was also interesting was the way this band combined reggae and a positive punk vibe into what they created – check out their song “Youth”! I’m so happy they have decided to get back together and will be touring as well, and one of their stateside stops will be at Chaos In Tejas! Their first reunited show happened on the 8th of April this year, and CVLT Nation would like to share this awesome gig with you today. The Mob’s message is alive today, I say this because no doves fly here! After the jump, check this epic gig!


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I’m pretty sure many people would agree that one of the sickest hardcore bands that ever came out of the South Bay of Los Angeles was BLACK FLAG. The one constant member of the band was Greg Ginn, although Chuck Dukowski held it down with him for mad years. I have so much love for Greg and Chuck because of what they did for underground music, both as SST and as BLACK FLAG. Also, because of all of their tours across America in fucked up vans, Black Flag spread the ethos of punk rock across the states. And with each personal shift, their sound would change just a little, but they still always remained BLACK FLAG. It’s always a trip to ask someone who was their favorite BLACK FLAG singer – some will say Dez, some will say Chavo, some will say Keith and some will say Henry. It’s too hard for me to choose, but I will say the night I saw all of them perform at the BLACK FLAG reunion gig in ’83, I spazzed on all of them, but out of all of the singers, I got to see them perform with Henry the most. Kill that Cat captured their 1981 show at the Mabuhay Gardens with Dez on vocals and Robo on drums, and BLACK FLAG blazed through a killer set. So after the jump, break out your six pack and watch the punk band that kills ANTS!

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Ever since I can remember, I have been enchanted by female voices – I can’t explain what happens, but certain melodic sounds put me in a state of bliss. One singer that moves my spirit is Petra Jean Phillipson, and I’m so stoked that she has just put out a video that is visual wonderment and the song that accompanies it is pure magick. Every moment of this video has my mind spellbound; the costumes and the directing of this piece by Verena Paloma Jabs embeds these visuals in your thoughts the way that the song embeds itself in your soul. Petra creates majestic valleys of surreal melody with her voice that evoke the power of nature. Always and forever, I will be a fan of Petra Jean Phillipson! Check out the video for “Falling Down”…

I have a tremendous amount of respect for Napalm Death, not only for all of the music that they created, but also for all of the talented musicians that have been a part of the band. By far one of my favorites has been Justin K. Broadrick – this human has been made a huge impact on underground music since the 80′s. When he started GODFLESH in 1988, he totally flipped the script, and along with G.C. Green they reworked the way heavy music was created. Their debut release, Streetcleaner, pushed the limits with walls of dirge that were transformed into something new. I respect that GODFLESH had the courage to combine hip hop beats with the angst of metal in a subversive way. When I really think about it, this band was punk as fuck in the true sense of the words because they conjured up their sound outside of the norm! Today, CVLT Nation has put together an ultra epic video essay of some our favorite live footage of GODFLESH. So after the jump, see what’s cooking in the locust furnace…


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Let me tell you what’s radical: when you and your homie have teenage dreams that become a reality. This was the case for Dan Clements and I – both of us are products of the Venice Beach of the 70′s. We watched Suicidal Tendencies do their thing, and even before we started going to gigs, we knew what we wanted to do was start a band! In 1983, with the help of his homie Adam Siegel, Dan formed Chaotic Noise; when Shaun Ross joined in 1985, they became Excel. From 1987 to 1995, this band put out some game-changing records that spoke to their generation. Excel were a band that that had the hardcore/metal vibe down to the T, plus Dan was one of those frontmen that knew how to work the crowd into a rightous frenzy. Today CVLT Nation wants to take you back to 1989, with Exel wrecking shit at The Country Club in Reseda all captured by the almighty Kill That Cat. After the jump, peep this killer gig and see if the joke will be on you!

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My eyes are bleeding black and my breath has the stench of decay…I have just watched the new video, “In Death,” from Los Angeles blackened hell spawn Harassor. When I think of one SoCal band that is creating music with the studded tongue of dis-beat and the grave-digging madness of black metal, I think of these guys. The “In Death” video showcases the cyco minds of these three, and the way it was filmed and edited just shows that these are some twisted motherfuckers! The word from the underworld is that Harassor has been killing stages all over Los Angeles lately, and have an ultra nasty sick gig coming up on December 15th with CRUCIAMENTUM (UK), Ritual Necromacy and Anhedonist…peep the flyer and their first video, “Path Of Self Cannibalization,” after the jump!


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