Dermacentor - Dermo 2012

Sludge drone from Moscow, Russia. No compromises. Female vocals.


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Distorted Pony - Instant Winner

This album is indeed an instant winner haha yes how can you possibly NOT make that joke haha haha we all had a good laugh so now go and get this awesome noise rock album.

my little pony

Harvey Milk - Special Wishes

Equal(?) parts metal, noise, grunge and pure emotions, of that fuck you all kind.

he's got a LOOOOOO(aaargh)OOOOOOVE

Jucifer / Show of Bedlam split

I dig it when a split has a "famous" and a new band facing each other. Though both collectives are "new" for me, as this is the first time I'm exposed to either of them. Two 'girly' bands. "Female fronted metal". You know, like Nightwish and Evanescence.
Jucifer deliever a fair dose of harsh punkish sludge(core). Now, Show of Bedlam is a promising newcomer, with a mix of retro, psychedelic sound, doom and twisted female vocals. My personal favourite is "Miss Johnny Shirt", where the vocal palette includes spoken word, 70's singing and screams.

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ВИРЬ / Vir' - Хорна

Vir's latest full-length, from 2008. As mentioned in the previous post, Хорна demonstrates a shift towards noisy-droney soundscapism. The rasp vocals are still present, though they are quite rare and mostly just bland with the pulsating drones. It could have been better but nevertheless a great album!
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ВИРЬ / Vir' - Demo I, II, III

Vir' (ВИРЬ) is a Russian one-man band, a bass-player who's sometimes accompanied by a drummer or some other musicians. This is a single archive of the first three demos (2002-2005), containing raw punky sludgecore songs, with lyrics shouted in Russian. A full-length album (Нижний лес) was released in this key as well. Since then the band's profile has shifted more towards abstract droney soundscapes and ambient noise. I'll upload the 2008 album, Хорна, it's awesome.
(dunno why, but this description kinda sucks. Eh. Just download it, trust me)

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Ufomammut - Godlike Snake

I couldn't find a decent quality pic of the cover-art, but I'm trying hard.
So, Ufomammut's Godlike Snake. It's heavy. It's psychedelic. It's stoner-elevator music, as described by a reviewer on stonerrock.com. Yeah, he's right. You get trippy bass-lines, down-down-down-tuned riffs, a shitload of effects and synthetic sounds. Get it, it's tasty.

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Melvins - (a) Senile Animal

Mmmm, a sweet-sweet personal favourite, the Melvins' latest effort, (a) Senile Animal. The Melvins core (Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover), spiced up with the two members of Big Business - sweet-sweet heaviness! To be honest, Big Business always sounded like a Melvins tribute band, so basically we get a doubled Melvins. Something I can live with.
This album rocks from the first track to the last. I get shivers every time I hear the opening double-drumming of "Civilized Worm" or the ass-kicking riff of "The Talking Horse". The Melvins may be ancient, but you know, weirdness is like wine... It only gets better with age.
(I don't like wine. Whatever. I like the Melvins. And (a) Senile Animal might just be their best work)
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