War Master…BOLT THROWER
1989 + 1990 Full Sets
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Posted In Death Metal,Film,Music,Music Videos
For decades, BOLT THROWER has been punishing fans with their crushing brand of death metal. This May the band makes it stateside for a string of shows that will bring out their horde of fans for sure. Today I want to look at how BOLT THROWER used to wreck shop during the 90′s, so I unearthed this insane footage of them from 1990. Their performance on this night was truly intense and proves why so many people dig them. So after the jump, in the battle there is no law on and peep this killer footage plus their upcoming tour poster!…Check out the CVLT Nation//BOLT THROWER interview HERE!
Ultra Sick Tune!!!
Streaming New BARGHEST
“Agonizing Spiritual Descent0
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I have been a fan of BARGHEST for a while, but all that changed the other day when I became a huge fan. What happened was that I heard a stream of their new song “Agonizing Spiritual Descent,” a song that is going to be featured on their new album this summer. BARGHEST states that this tune marks a new direction for them, and I agree. Basically, they took everything that was gnarly about them in the past and magnified by 666%. I have played “Agonizing Spiritual Descent” at least 20 times since I first heard it, and I will play it 20 more times at least. In my book, BARGHEST are planning to release a record that is going to have all of us hyped! They will be performing at this year’s Eternal Warfare Festival on March 31st. Check out the stream of this raging track below, and stay tuned for more because it will be featured on the up and coming Blackend Everything…Congrats BARGHEST for ripping holes in my brain and filling them with sonic chaos!
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Eternal Warfare Festival Poster after the jump!
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If there is one thing I have learned about heavy metal it’s that there is no one generic “metalhead.” Yes, there are people who have tried to argue that metal is a European thing or a white thing, but all that tells me about those people is that their experience is limited (and they are seriously ignorant and should just shut the hell up). Go to any metal show in L.A. and you’ll see at least half, if not more, of the crowd is latino. There are metal scenes in Singapore, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa, just as there are scenes in Scandinavia and Russia. My point is, there is no color or nationality that can truly lay claim to this music, because it is a culture that finds root in many earths. South African photographer Frank Marshall traveled to Botswana to take portraits of the metal scene there – a small but strong one, heavily influenced by bands like Iron Maiden, Megadeath and Motörhead. Talk about being outcast from society – try being a metalhead in Botswana, wearing head to toe leather in 80 degree weather. The Renegades series of portraits show people who truly live for the music they love, making bullet belts out of used bullet casings and making a style of their own when it comes to metal fashion, a kind of leather-thrash-cowboy-Mad Max look. This collection of 60 portraits is available in book form from the Rooke Gallery in Johannesberg. After the jump, check out some of Marshall’s Renegades portraits and see Botswana Heavy Metal in action…
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Cycles of Pain…
NECROT & SCOLEX
Skull Crushing Sets Now Showing!0
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I hear the flesh rotting in my ears and all I can do is smile! I guess it’s because I’m watching the caustic live footage of NECROT & SCOLEX, filmed by our comrade Kevin Hobbs at the Elbo Room in San Francisco. Both bands wrecked shit and laid down huge decaying riffs that made their brand of death metal sound fucking awesome. While watching these videos it reminds that humans create the coolest art when it’s done for the right reasons. NECROT (out now via Blooddivine) & SCOLEX have releases out right now that you should check out for sure! The smell of death must be in the air, because San Francisco has some of the raddest death metal bands coming out of this country. So after the jump get your motherfucking bone-breaking head bang on and peep these videos…
There are an abundance of ear-catching, hard working bands out there. When these bands strive to their fullest, their sound will be telling. Developing loyal fan bases on all but a handful of songs, said bands then take what we know about them and build on them in unexpected ways. Rather than maintain a common sound, they minimize its presence and reforge it with stronger elements. Though this can have varying results, there are always the bands whose work speaks worlds of their evolving sound. Skinfather’s “Succession/Possession” is an offering of such an evolution.
“ἄθεος” gave us five songs of unholy goodness. These pieces demonstrated a familiar style that was edged with death metal’s speed and signature brute force. Similar to contemporaries, Xibalba and Creatures, Skinfather has, with “Succession/Possession” in particular, crafted some of the best metallic hardcore around. These three songs showcase Skinfather’s harnessing of their base sound to a primal level. And this 7″ is indeed primal.
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CVLT Nation Streaming TRIBULATION
“Wanderer In The Outer Darkness”3
Posted In Death Metal,Features,Music,Streaming
I can’t stop head banging and I wonder what is causing it? I know what it is – it’s the new TRIBULATION song “Wanderer In The Outer Darkness” from their soon to be released album entitled The Formulas Of Death. This stellar record will be released via Invictus Productions & The Ajna Offensive on March 1st. Enough with all of the talking, check out the new TRIBULATION below and blast that motherfucker until your brain explodes!
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I remember the first time I heard Portal. My first feeling was oddness, but at the same time I became intrigued with what I was hearing. It created this feeling in my head almost like an increasing migraine as I sank deeper and deeper into “Seepia“. Later on, I surrendered to albums like “Outre” and “Swarth“. Portal definitely stood out from this universe of death metal bands, thanks to their unique sound and imagery that caused an inexplicable attraction for me. Portal is one of those bands that you simply love or hate, there’s no middle ground.
photo credit by Krvna
“Vexovoid” marks the long-awaited return of the Oceanian gods of death metal, after four years since the amazing “Swarth“. At this point I must warn all skeptics to abandon any glimmer of hope they might have if you think that “Vexovoid” is the album that will finally convert you to enjoying Portal. To the old fans of the band, there may be a split of opinions over this new album: either you are going to love it, or you might think that this album might not hit you as deep inside as their previous releases did. No matter what you think about it, just look at the artwork designed by Reverend Kriss Hades; this album ladies and gentlemen, is going to mess with your brain.
The opening track, “Kilter,” immediately sucks you in without any kind of warning – no signals, nothing. As the dense notes crumble around us, we fall endlessly into a surreal world of terror orchestrated by Curator and his fellow henchmen. Behold, we are now before this new beast, crafted by the dark preachers of mythological Lovecraftian horror. A beast that moves sinuously through the darkest corners of our mind, injecting horror at every opportunity. The rhythm of this track reaches with extreme precision all of our nerve endings, sending signals of distress to our brain, but it’s late. We’re too caught up in this downward spiral towards the deepest of the chasms.
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All We Love We Put in the
CVLT Record Store…0
Posted In Avant Garde,Black Metal,Death Metal,Doom,Features,Hardcore,Music,Power Violence,Sludge
We just got some new titles in the CVLT Record Store, and I think you better hurry because these are going to go fast! We are already low and we haven’t even got this post up yet! First up, our Reader’s Choice #1 and #2 Albums of 2012 – Converge’s All We Love We Leave Behind and Neurosis’ Honor Found in Decay. Both of these double LPs are very limited and come in amazing gatefolds. The Neurosis album has a beautiful full color booklet that outlines their inspiration in images. Next up we have LPs from Cough//The Wounded Kings, Children of God, Bastard Sapling and Cloud Rat, plus 7″s from Coffins//Sourvein and Votnut. Rest assured, we only carry music we think you will really, really like, so if you’re looking to expand your vinyl collection with some of the finest offerings to date, look no further! Check out a gallery of images after the jump…
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CVLT Nation Streaming NECROWRETCH “Putrid Death Sorcery”3
Posted In Death Metal,Features,Music,Streaming
>Are you ready for the sonic death plague called NECROWRETCH? Their new album Putrid Death Sorcery comes out today via Century Media! This band is not trying to sugar coat anything, they fucking bang out 11 anthems of rotting death metal that will make your gums bleed! Listen for yourself – CVLT Nation is streaming NECROWRETCH Putrid Death Sorcery in full below…
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Crushing Cascadia:
Earworthy Metal of the Pacific Northwest2
Posted In Black Metal,CVLT,Death Metal,Doom,Features,Music,Photography
Inquisition live @ Rites of Darkness Festival III
The Pacific Northwest has always been notorious for its number of grunge-related acts through the eyes of modern society. For those who partake in the metal scene, it could go in many ways differing from one to another depending on who you talk to, but the most common and unfortunate consensus from outsiders will involve the words Cascadia and such along the lines of “hipsterism” thrown into the pot. I, for one am tired of these preconceived notions of those who choose to clump bands from a particular region into a category based on just the more well-known ones who are in the spotlight more often than others. And alas, there lies much more beyond those who are familiar solely with bands such as Agalloch, Velvet Cacoon or Wolves in the Throne Room (note: the term solely). The term ‘Cascadian’ should be deemed for nature-related purposes and not within its music. According to Wikipedia, the term Cascadia includes all of these areas which are lined up on the Pacific coast – when some people think of metal bands from this side of the country, these three bands listed above seem to come to mind instantly, but let’s not forget bands such as Blasphemy and Conqueror who have originated from the British Columbia province and not to mention the mighty Inquisition who hail from the Seattle/Everett area (not Colombia as some may argue) as well.
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