July 15, 2009

…for Decibel. CD’s technically can’t hold that many tracks, so these contain many songs each. For example, here is Cripple Bastards‘ 94-song demo from November 1992. Total length? 5:11. 94 song demo, Nov. 1992 The Italian grindcore act has gotten much “better” since then. I did a feature on them (preview here) in Decibel‘s grindcore...

The members of New Zealand’s Dial probably grew up during the peak of AmRep. Their debut EP (Robotic Empire, 2009), a stateside re-release of their demo, demonstrates the hallmarks of the style: cavernous drums; downtuned, ragged guitars; bass as thick as cement; vocals like ipecac-induced vomiting; and lyrics trawling the muck of human existence. The...

Individual Thought Patterns live lineupL-R: DiGiorgio, Hoglan, Schuldiner, Santolla Nick Green’s article on invisible oranges in Decibel‘s May ’06 issue (Lacuna Coil cover, order here) is essential reading. That’s where this site got its name. But where did “invisible oranges” get its name? Why not “apples” or “bocce balls”? People have called it by other...

http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/v/cUNkYDGi-dI&hl=en&fs=1& Speaking of Andy LaRocque, I’ve been obsessed recently with King Diamond’s “The Family Ghost,” from 1987’s Abigail. My first encounter with it was via Beavis and Butthead. Their riffing/ripping on it is just classic. http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=2912692,t=1,mt=video The Beavis and Butthead episode was a bit unfair, since it didn’t show the whole video. Sure, it’s a...