Pulling Teeth – Funerary

 listen to The New Dark Age by Pulling Teeth

Too good not to share. Pulling Teeth (myspace) effortlessly blend metallic hardcore with the more melodic riffage of black metal. This record reminds me a lot of H8000 legends xLIARx. In fact, the first thing that came to mind is that this band actually did succeed in blending the aforementioned genres. 12 songs pulsing their way from your ears to your spontaneous boner in over 45 minutes. I was left in awe by the songs from their split; but would rather share this. as that split leaves you very undersaturated with only 2 songs of equal excellence (and I’m no fan of Irons).

Last fm tags as hardcore, hardcore punk, thrash, punk, metallic hardcore

btw, this is the best band-picture ever

get their records here, or some merch here

Out Of The Box X

listen to Transpire by Marionette ID

Marionette ID (myspace) is a Hungarian post-rock band with a very tuneful indie-rock approach. With more vocals entwined in their structures than any non-instrumental postrock band, these dudes bring forth THE most amazing compromise between catchy and ambient music. Something in between haunting indie rock and melodic post-rock, both executed brilliantly, with the most crystal clear vocals in any of those genres and catchy as heck. Heck I tell ya! This band could never be anything more than underappreciated, no matter how appreciated they will ever become. I have added their first full-length and their recent 2-song EP. Somehow I favor the EP, but that might be just because I haven’t listened tot hat release 394 375 times. Yet.
Last fm tags as post-rock, indie, hungarian, post-hardcore,emo

buy their debut album right here

The Ghost Of A Thousand – This Is Where The Fight Begins

 listen to Left For Dead by The Ghost Of A Thousand, as a preview to this record

The Ghost Of A Thousand (myspace) was a post-hardcore band that probably paid close attention to bands like Refused ,The Bronx or the garage punk/rock  (think early The Hives) genre, with highly energetic rock’n roll groove seeping from every song. The shouted vocals sound on the verge of breaking down and add to the raw energy pumping up any listener. You can just imagine ballroom dancing to the catchy rythms,  as well as jumping on a pile-on to scream along with the lyrics. A very innovative take that blends in with a lot of (otherwise stale) hardcore/punk variants. too hard to be just punk-rock, but too versatile to be just hardcore.

Last fm tags as hardcore, hardcore punk, post-hardcore, punk, british

buy merch from their old label, right here

Agent Of Abhorence / Extortion split

 listen to Outside by Extortion, as a preview to this split

If you know both bands, finding out they put out a split together would give you the impression how good this record actually is. Both Extortion (myspace) and Agents Of Abhorrence (myspace) are ultra fast Aussie hardcore punk bands. The first being of the more harcore variant, like the faster parts in some Ceremony songs, and the latter more of the so-fast-you-can-hardly-make-it-out slightly more  metallic style. The variation between their styles compliments eachother, resulting in best of everything-in-between-grind-and-hardcore elements with some soothing fresh ingredients in both.

Last fm tags as powerviolence, hardcore, fastcore, power violence, australian, grindcore, australian, chaotic grindcore,hardcore, experimental

buy this record, or other Extortion releases by clicking the image above

Weekend Nachos - Worthless

 listen to Obituary, as a preview to the record by Weekend Nachos

This has been on virtually every other blog, but here it is –once more- to exclude all chances that it might have missed your attention. American powerviolence band Weekend Nachos (myspace), crushes with the highest quality of raw and grinding noise. Effortlesly tumbling from hella fast hardcore grind into brutal slow sludge, with layer upon layer of guitar-feedback and face-melting hooks In both extremes of tempos. Across the board, every song has the feel of raw and bleak emotions oozing out, getting under your skin, scratching and clawing on its way back out, through your every cavity. This is the highest quality creative musicianship I have heard in both extremely fast and slow -basically- trashy and noisy music.
Last fm tags as hardcore, powerviolence, power violence, hardcore punk, grindcore 

buy their merch from an online store, via a link in the image above!

Out of the box on sunday IX

listen to Needy Girl by Chromeo as a preview

being against Pop-music for the sake of being against it, is like running for president of all people with their heads up their asses. If you can't think of anything playing on a daily bases, on whatever radio station that sucks least, you might want to reconsider if it's because you never pay attention to it or because you're too tr00 kvlt whateverthefuck. because that's usually the options one has in that scenario. while it depends of a matter of taste from one artist to another. with Chromeo (Myspace), on the other hand, I can not imagine anyone would think anything less than THE WORLD of their funky music. just a duo of one vocalist/guitarist that occasionally whips out a keytar or keyboard and a one keyboardist with a bunch of synthesizers and a talk box. 

Last fm tags as electronic, funk, electro, dance, electronica

Spark Is A Diamond - Keep Your Eyes Off The Price

 listen to Urgent by Spark Is A Diamond

Spark Is A Diamond (Myspace) was what Death From Above 1979 would sound like, if their vocalist sounded more like the screams from the chick (pardon my language) in Rollo Tomassi or even Oathbreaker. Funky, groovy and highly all in all danceable instrumentation with the most gritty screaming vocals. This band featured members from Morning For The Masses and Fall River’s signature raspy shouting. This is their first release of the two records they ever made.a n intro and 4 songs, of which most made their return on the next full album and were the best on that release, so… there you have it.

another defunct band that can only be found on Interpunk, here

Vaccine - Human Hatred

 listen to Fuck Your Faith by Vaccine, as a preview

Vaccine (website) is a straight edge powerviolence band, from America, that takes the prize for fastest music in my entire music library. 

these 10 songs clock in after 4,1 mins and have the potential of blowing your brains through your sphincter. the lyrics deal with mad as hell animosity, from a straight edge point of view. 

Last fm tags as: edgeviolence,powerviolence, punk,straight edge

click the picture above, to be redirected to the website from which you can purchase the album.

Blind To Faith/Gehenna split

 listen to R.J. by Blind To Faith

To see a Belgian band put out a split record with an American band seems quite exciting. For it to be with a band from the Crimethinc record label even more so. For that Belgian band to share members with the bands Amenra, Rise & Fall, Insult and Reproach and the American band to be Gehenna is just excessive. These both bands slay. This features songs from both on a single record , that makes for one of the most incredible splits I possess. 2 grinding blackened hardcore bands, as someone, whose name I will withold, would portray them
Last fm tags as hardcore, metallic hardcore, thrash, incubate, incubate 2010, 

buy the record here. it looks absolutely sweet.

Out Of The box on sunday VII

it's easy to take post-rock music for granted and fail to see what beauty it is based upon. it takes artists like Blueneck to shake me up. fact is they did it with the element I love most in this genre: breathtaking and angelic vocals and occasional classical instrumentation. Blueneck could be compared to something in between recent radiohead and the EF songs that have those cutesy/angelic vocals in them (which are my favorite of both bands).

Last fm tags as  post-rock, ambient, atmospheric, british, post rock

order one of their records from their label, right here