(We started this year with a review of Prosthetic Records’ re-release of an album called Hatred For Mankind by an ominously mysterious UK band called Dragged Into Sunlight. It remains a particularly harrowing but remarkable listening experience. We followed that in September by hosting the band’s horrific music video for the song “Buried With Leeches”, which YouTube had removed months earlier. Naturally, I was curious about what kind of year-end album list might come from this band, so I invited “T” from DIS to give us his list — and he did. This is it, with T’s brief notes about each album.)
Fuck man, so many good records. I just finished listening to every band listed below beginning to end. It is now dark.
1. Rwake – Rest
Crushing, riff worship. Genius.
2. Autopsy – Macabre Eternal
Miserable, reptilian. Soul crushing cymbal hits.
3. Black Cobra – Invernal
Heavy, massive kick drum, riding into hell.
4. Craft – Void
Evil anti-everything. I want to commit murder.
5. Leviathan – True Traitor, True Whore
Totally fucked, swallowing razorblades.
6. Dead Existence – Born into the Planet’s Scars
Filthy fucking groove. Devastating. EyehateJake.
7. Ancient VVisdom – A Godlike Inferno
Manson forever. Meandering ambience.
8. Lifelover – Sjukdom
Skullfucking. Rest in Peace, B.
9. 40 Watt Sun – The Inside Room
Beautiful. Isolated.
10. Astrohenge – II
A volatile hurling of carefully selected bricks.
NOTABLE MENTIONS:
Conan – downtune.
Eddie Falco – happy to be happy.
Slabdragger – high on belief.
Magpyes – - grind bastards.
It’s like spitting in Charlie Mason Jar’s eye and being all like, “Whatcha gonna do, kill my family? Psha!”
Phro the Queen, what are you describing?
The obvious result of asking T for a year end list.
Of course it will be dark and brutal and awesome.
Especially Magpyes.
Just like how the hypothetical family is gonna get murderated and canned with tomato sauce.
The Glorious Leader Islander’s approval ratings are through The roof. Fuck Putin.
I am feeling strangely aroused by being called The Glorious Leader Islander. And by the Magpyes. And by T’s list as a whole. You may continue to call me The Glorious Leader Islander (no abbreviations please).
Of course, The Glorious Leader Islander.
But you know how all glorious leaders end…
with their heads guillotined into a basket and filthy peasant cocks in their throats.
Maybe you’ll be a lucky dictator though?
Hail The Glorious Leader Islander!
(Also, now your wife has a new sexypoo name for you.)
There is insufficient respect in my household. I mentioned my new title to Ms. Islander, and she began laughing uncontrollably.
Also, no filthy peasant cocks.
Quick! While you still have sway over your lands and peoples, have them command respect from her!!! I`m available on Wednesdays and Thursday from 9 am to noon.
Or is uncontrollable laughter a sign of turn-oned-ness??
Because I get that a lot whenever I take my pants off.
When I disrobe, I get looks of wonder and awe.
Followed by uncontrollable laughter.
Why are you wearing robes???
Don’t you wear robes when you do the child sacrifices?
This is pretty much what I expected from this guy. Short, blunt, and a little twisted. I find myself liking his minimalist notes, weirdly enough.
There`s a quiet, demented poetry about them, isn`t there? Like the guy who sits outside your bedroom window watching you undress while whittling a little wooden statue of your private bits.
Oh, Peeping Bill, how I miss your comforting gaze….
Your descriptions are wonderful, as always. I’m trying to make a computer pun out of “private bits” but nothing’s coming to me.
I agree — his descriptive notes are very cool, and fitting.
For the record, I just want to say that nothing Phro writes about Peeping Bill is authorized or condoned by NCS.
Of course not. Peeping Bill operates outside No Clean Singing’s official actions, to accomplish what mankind’s silly laws prevent you from doing.
This made my day awesome!
And it’s only 9 am.
[...] really from 2010, but was featured in THE TOP TEN LIST OF “T” and who am I to argue with [...]
Bandcamp links (from the Metal Bandcamp blog).
Rwake – http://metalbandcamp.com/2011/12/rwake-rest.html
Conan – http://metalbandcamp.com/2012/01/conan-horseback-battle-hammer.html
That Conan album, downtuned doesn’t quite describe it – it’s more the sound of tectonic plates moving. Fuuck it’s heavy.