There are so many retarded-awesome things happening to music this fall that it’s making my head spin. New releases out the whazoo. Let’s get started:
Converge – Axe To Fall
I love Converge. Converge is in my top 5 favorite bands, if they haven’t cracked the top 3. Between Jake Bannon’s complete disregard for everything normal, safe and sensical, to the fact that most things Kurt Baillou touches turn into gold, rainbows, and chocolate unicorns. Their new record, Axe To Fall is set for release on October 20th. It has been over a year since being smashed in the face with the last album, No Heroes, helping to make the new album one of the most anticipated Converge releases to date. This fact has also come to fruition based on the fact they released the first single off the record, Darkhorse which has been creating some incredibly intense internet buzz. Granted I’m a very firm advocate of not believing everything you read on the internet (like this piece of shit haha). If you’re like me and the internet doesn’t tell you what to do or believe, then check it out for yourself. The track is available on Converge’s myspace page. If the song is proof positive of what is about to come, then we may very well be waiting for not only Converge’s best album yet, but also a true career-defining “masterpiece”. Linkage:
www. myspace.com/converge
The Red Chord – Fed Through The Teeth Machine
If October didn’t already knock your teeth out from the anticipation of Converge’s latest release, coupled with the fact that you’ve probably already spun the new Black Dahlia Murder and Burnt By The Sun records in the ole’ Sony about 200 times (and still aren’t bored), then you should probably call the dentist. Another fellow Boston Mass heavyweight, The Red Chord, is set to release their new album, Fed Through The Teeth Machine, on October 27th. While still trying to comprehend Bannon’s shrieks and rantings from last week, you have a whole other homework assignment on top of that. The Red Chord has released the first single from the new record on their myspace (I am seeing a pattern developing). The song is called Demoralizer, and unlike previous tracks, this one is a little less messy, with a better overall structure and the guitars sound much improved over anything they’ve done to date. If the rest of Fed Through The Teeth Machine is anything like the first single, then you can certainly expect The Red Chord to sell A LOT of copies of this new album. On a personal agenda, I can say (here comes the hate mail) that Prey For Eyes simply didn’t do much for me and seemed very hastily put together and Clients was kind of hit or miss for me as well, so I’m very excited for this new release to deliver what the last two albums did not. Linkage:
www.myspace.com/theredchord
Well tap-dancing-gumdrop-teddy bears October seems like a brutal month and there can’t possibly be anymore good upcoming new releases can there? There can actually:
Between The Buried And Me – The Great Misdirect
This past week, North Carolina natives, Between The Buried And Me released an aural cock tease from their upcoming new album, The Great Misdirect set to hit stores on October 27th (you read that right, bring extra cash, you have TWO cds to buy that day). This “teaser track” is comprised of bits and pieces from different songs off the new record, rolled into one big pile of shit…a big fat metal medley. If this is any evidence of what is to be expected from BTBAM this time around, you can anticipate a great record. This track can be found via their myspace, or even victory records’ webpage. Mo’ linkage:
www.myspace.com/betweentheburiedandme
That’s about all I have for now. All three of the aforementioned bands have upcoming tour dates with some groovy other bands, so look for them at a show near you! On an ending note, I think it’s safe to say there’s something in the water in Massachusetts.
Einhorn is Finkle. Finkle is Einhorn. Einhorn is a man.
Davey Bx
