Thursday, December 30, 2010

Austere



Track: Coma
Artist: Austere
Album: Withering Illusions and Desolation
Genre: Depressive black metal/Atmospheric black metal
Similar Artists: Nyktalgia, Sombres Forêts

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?yjnnmzqjqzz

Note: this track has been split up into two parts because of its length, so listen to the rest here: [part 2]

Also, there is a track called Coma II, from Austere's final album titled To Lay Like Old Ashes. Download both albums and give the tracks a listen back to back.

Saturday, December 25, 2010

David Bowie


Track: Rock & Roll Suicide
Artist: David Bowie
Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Genre: Glam/Classic Rock
Similar Artists: Tin Machine, Iggy Pop, Bauhaus


AND WHERE WHERE THE SPIDERS?!
this is my party song

Korgonthurus


Track: Kahlittu Huora Jumalan
Artist: Korgonthurus
Album: Ristillä Mädäntyen
Genre: (raw?) Black Metal
Similar Artists: Musta Kappeli, Gorgoroth


I enjoy "artfully" produced Black Metal, what can I say?
Clear Gorgoroth influences and an appreciation for static is always appreciated.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Les Discrets



Track: Song for Mountains
Artist: Les Discrets
Album: Septembre Et Ses Dernières Pensées
Genre: Post-rock/Shoegaze
Similar Artists: Alcest

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?u4g5remzj3oi6zk

Les Discrets released a full-length album this year, pretty good stuff.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Neige et Noirceur



Track: Hibernation
Artist: Neige et Noirceur
Album: Crépuscule Hivernal sans Fin sur les Terres de la Guerre
Genre: Black metal/ambient
Similar Artists: Sombres Forêts, Lustre

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?2mdz1jtikdn

I have yet to find any music from Québec that is disappointing. Another great bands from Québec, combining two of my favourite genres: black metal and ambient.

Ufomammut



Track: Eve Pt. I
Artist: Ufomammut
Album: Eve
Genre: Doom metal/sludge
Similar Artists: Electric Wizard, Sons of Otis, Ramesses

--> Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?f4yzngyytgy

One of those releases I wish I had known about a lot sooner. So crushing, I really enjoy this album.

Monday, December 20, 2010

A Place to Bury Strangers


Track: Keep Slipping Away
Artist: A Place to Bury Strangers
Album: Exploding Head
Genre: Shoegaze, Post-Punk
Similar Artists: Joy Division, Skywave, The Jesus and Mary Chain


My buddy showed me this band:
"imagine Joy Division, but noisy."
He was pretty accurate. This is what I would imagine a live Joy Division show being like.

Njiqahdda


Track: Saavolungaat
Artist: Njiqahdda
Album: Yrg Alms
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal/Post-Rock
Similar Artists: Walknut, Skagos


More atmospheric black metal that helps me get to sleep. A shiny new dollar to whoever can tell me how to begin attempting the pronunciation of "Njiqahdda." The drumming keeps everything interesting (like Walknut.) I really enjoy what they did with the vocals.

Daughters



Track: The Virgin
Artist: Daughters
Album: Daughters
Genre: Hardcore, Noise
Similar Artists: The Locust, Wolf Parade, As the Sun Sets


Very vocal dependent. They'll either be your thing or they wont be. They're my thing.
One of my favourite albums of 2010.


Forteresse




Track: Une Nuit Pour La Patrie
Artist: Forteresse
Album: Metal Noir Québécois
Genre: Black Metal/Atmospheric Black Metal
Sounds Like: Walknut


--> Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ytrtroxamx1

Yeah, I've been on a bit of a Québécois music kick lately.
I have no words for this band, other than that they're amazing. This is one of those bands that I should have listened to ages ago. I'm kicking myself for not picking up this album when I was in Montréal.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Monarque




Track: Mes Blessures
Artist: Monarque
Album: Ad Nauseam
Genre: Black metal/Depressive black metal
Sounds Like: Mortifera, Sombres Forêts, Csejthe

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?kdontjon4lt

Definitely remember hearing this song at the Monarque show back on December 10th. Amazing show, can't wait to hear some more material.

Troum




Track: Licht Brandung
Artist: Troum
Album: Tjukurrpa, Pt. 1- Harmonies
Genre: Ambient/drone/industrial
Sounds Like: Maeror Tri, Kammarheit, Aidan Baker

--> Download: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KRFURQLB

More music to space out to. They've also done a split with Nadja, which I have yet to listen to.

The Pogues


Track: Steams of Whiskey
Artist: The Pogues
Album: Red Roses for Me
Genre: Irish Folk
Sounds Like: The Dubliners, The Tossers, part party


I don't care if I have nearly posted their discography.

Current 93 (2)


Track: I looked to the South Side of the Door
Artist: Current 93
Album: Birth Canal Blues
Genre: let me know, eh?
Sounds Like: . . .

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Sombres Forêts



Track: Le Royaume
Artist: Sombres Forêts
Album: Quintessence
Genre: Depressive black metal/atmospheric black metal
Similar Artists: Gris, Miserere Luminis, Monarque

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?szkmlemiynd

More Qu&eactute;bécois black metal.I'm loving this track, the atmosphere and mood is great. This band is definitely on my list of bands to see live....

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Current 93


Track: Lucifer over London
Artist: Current 93
Album: Lucifer over London EP
Genre: Neofolk
Similar Artists: Death in June, Sol Invictus, Black Sabbath, Coil


I love David Tibet's voice so much. I cannot believe that people continually praise Dead (that there happy-chap of a former Mayhem vocalist) for his "possessed" vocal quality while David Tibet still breathes.

"Twisted wings and clouds unfold in the great gape of he-who-fell. . ."

Insect Warfare


Track: Manipulator
Artist: Insect Warfare
Album: World Extermination
Genre: Grindcore
Similar Artists: Phobia, Pretty Little Flower, Pig Destroyer (early)


A lengthy, by grind standards, slab of archetypal grindcore at its best. Surprisingly enough, speed and grind-fuckyness are not stressed as much as the development of the riffs and vocal placement, although that is not to say that the drummer cannot blast like a chaingun.

Their 8-or so minute EP, At War with Grindcore, is also stellar. It brings the grind-fuckyness.

Throw it on and dance around: http://www.mediafire.com/?mykqj2z3zmc

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Miserere Luminis



Track: Miserere Luminis
Artist: Miserere Luminis
Album: Miserere Luminis
Genre: Atmospheric black metal/depressive black metal
Similar Artists: Gris, Sombres Forêts, Sui Caedere

--> Download:http://www.mediafire.com/?rq3vmdbmwmn

Lately I've been on a bit of a Québecois black metal kick...it started after I returned from Montréal from the Monarque show last weekend.

I'm disappointed that I never got to see Miserere Luminis play live, and I will never get the chance to because the band exists no more.

Regardless, I'm really loving their self-titled album. It has a very introspective quality to it.

Menace Ruine



Track: The Die is Cast
Artist: Menace Ruine
Album: The Die is Cast
Genre: Drone/experimental/noise
Similar Artists: Aderlating, Gnaw Their Tongues

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?om4lmdnnlxm

This is one of those bands that for me personally, is strange but likeable. The eerie vocals and synthesizers create this atmosphere of tension and unease.

Still, what I wouldn't give to see this band play a live show....on a side note, they've just released a new EP called Sigil Sessions.

Monday, December 13, 2010

1349


Track: I Breathe Spears
Artist: 1349
Album: Liberation
Genre: 3rd Wave Black Metal
Similar Artists: Mayhem, Satyricon, Dark Funeral, Gorgoroth


Hard to top 1349 when you just want to hear a man hit things with sticks.
I BREATHE SPEARS SBFSFSBFJKSBFSFS
They also cover Mayhem's Buired by Time and Dust on here. It's pretty blasty.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Rosetta



Track: Wake
Album: Wake/Lift
Genre: Sludge/post-rock/hardcore
Similar artists: Cult of Luna, Mouth of the Architect

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zjndt2nejvt

Crushing song. I can't wait to see these guys with Kylesa in January.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Kylesa



Track: Spiral Shadow
Album: Spiral Shadow
Genre: Sludge
Similar artists: Baroness, Black Tusk, Torche, High on Fire

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?heokhua4mulibec

From Kylesa's newest album.
Kylesa is currently on tour at the moment, but will be making a stop here in Toronto in January, playing a show with Rosetta. SO psyched for that show.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Lyrinx


Track: Deconstruction of the Will to Live
Artist: Lyrinx
Album: Nihilistic Purity
Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal
Similar Artists: Weakling, Leech, Austere

The Flight of Sleipnir



Track: Legends
Album: LORE
Genre:Stoner metal/doom metal
Similar artists:Zoroaster, Shrinebuilder

--> Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?dnczrtnhw1m

Band recommended to me by a friend, glad I gave them a listen- great stoner/doom metal.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Gallowbraid



Track:
Oak and Aspen
Album: Ashen Eidolon
Genre:Black metal/doom metal/folk metal
Similar artists:Agalloch, Velnias, Skagos

--> Download:
http://www.mediafire.com/?cdvtj3jk4sddx9y

Sounds very similar to Agalloch's style.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Teitanblood



Track: Seven Chalices of Vomit and Blood
Artist: Teitanblood
Album: Seven Chalices
Genre: Bestial Death/Black Metal
Similar Artists: Beherit, Diocletian, Autopsy, Blasphemy


Seemingly Autopsy-inspired bestial war metal with a wicked guitar tone. Belongs in a Spanish cemetery.