Tunes to haunt the desolate post-nuclear urban wasteland

Just a quick post this time to celebrate a band that I litteraly came across just minutes ago, namely Altar of plagues from Ireland. On this phenomenal record entitled "White tomb" we are dealing with blackmetal of the sort that bands like Weakling and the mighty Wolves in the throne room have perfected.

4 epic, haunting tunes, ticking in at just over 50 minutes. But where for example Wolves in the throne room induced images of standing atop a mountain, overlooking vast forrests, waterfalls and centuries aged trees, Altar of plagues have the feel of wandering the streets of a vast metropolis after the nuclear holocaust. A metropolis, now left a barren, scarred necropolis. This people, is amazing!

From just the initial listen, this record has already made my top 10 of 2009! The top 10 of 2009 will be posted sometime in december.

Now get around to listening to this amazing band that will be in Copenhagen in april, after their show on Roadburn 2010.

F****** crazy japanese!!!

I offer unto ye, oh mightiest grey homogenous blob, of internet users, an (un)healthy dose of crazy japanese grind/thrash/powerviolence/fastcore.

First up, yet another great comp in the Barbaric Thrash series from 625 Thrashcore, namely Japan Thrash Revolution. As the title indicates, we are dealing with all asian bands dealing in the aforementioned genres. Bands on this comp include: World Downfall, Mind Of Asian, Low Vision, Cheap Skate, Conga Fury, Circle X, and Brutal Terrorism among many others.












Secondly, I bring you the amazing, crazy-ass Tokyo skate-thrashers Breakfast, and their Classic Six Packs, compiling their first demotape, the Eat Rice EP and the Second EP. Like always, what we have on our hands is quircky, full-on skate-thrash with the usual japanese feel. Amazing!