Out today: new @cloudratgrind album “Pollinator” on @artoffact_records . . . “In a couple of key ways, Cloud Rat are what every grindcore band should be. Their music is inexhaustible, spasming through elaborate rackets of heaving riffs, spit-flecked vocals, and berserk percussion without ever slowing down. At the same time, there’s an atmospheric creep to their music that gives it a hard menace, adding that pinch of heavy metal darkness to what could easily just be a lot of noise and sweat. In this way, the Michigan three-piece give listeners both sides of what they want from furious music: the tooth-grinding rancor and the hand-kneading darkness, indivisible." —Kerrang! . . . #cloudrat #thechainworld
Planet B @planetb band have a new video for “The Beginning Is Near,” the closing track off last year’s self-titled LP. The video was filmed, edited and directed by Displaced/Replaced @displaced_replaced, and it features performance footage and an eerie aura that works perfectly with the song. Now streaming over at @brooklynvegan. #planetb #threeoneg #ipecacrecordings #brookylnvegan #thechainworld #musicpr
Hailing from Los Angeles, Prissy Whip @prissywhip exudes a reckless energy rarely felt since the heyday of its punk scene, and has shared the stage with abrasive, chaotic bands of the same breed including Clipping, Deerhoof, Head Wound City, Retox, Hot Nerds, Psychic Graveyard, Planet B, and The Primals. @ghettoblastermagazine is now streaming the track “Erzsébet” from the band's upcoming LP, Swallow. #prissywhip #ghettoblastermagazine #thechainworld #musicpr
Legendary producer @martinbisibc (Sonic Youth, Swans, Helmet, Fab Five Freddy, Herbie Hancock, Iggy Pop, John Zorn, et al.) will release new solo album "Solstice" on 11/8 via @bronson_recordings . . . An underground celeb behind the console, Bisi has also been recording and releasing music of his own since 1988. “Solstice” is his sixth full-length album and ninth release in all. On “Solstice,” dense layers of sound combine in cacophonous and electrifying ways. "Most of the music was born out of improvisation, then developed from there," says Bisi. Something like early Sonic Youth crossed with “Bitches Brew,” a stomping post-punk vibe churns beneath a wild array of tones and rhythms – operatic vocals, effects-driven guitars, keyboards, electric viola, drums, and more. The album is split between "Summer Solstice" and "Winter Solstice" sides. "I started thinking about solstices, visiting Norway in the early summer, where the power of the summer solstice is more pronounced than in New York," Bisi explains... Bisi is on tour now and will play across the US, Canada, and Europe through the fall! #martinbisi #bcstudio #noiserock #postpunk #experimentalmusic #sonicyouth #thechainworld 📸 by Joan Hacker
"Pollinator” — the new album by @cloudratgrind — is streaming right now via @kerrangmagazine_ . . . “In a couple of key ways, Cloud Rat are what every grindcore band should be. Their music is inexhaustible, spasming through elaborate rackets of heaving riffs, spit-flecked vocals, and berserk percussion without ever slowing down. At the same time, there’s an atmospheric creep to their music that gives it a hard menace, adding that pinch of heavy metal darkness to what could easily just be a lot of noise and sweat. In this way, the Michigan three-piece give listeners both sides of what they want from furious music: the tooth-grinding rancor and the hand-kneading darkness, indivisible." . . . “Pollinator" comes out Friday 9/13 on @artoffact_records . . . Cloud Rat is on tour now, including a stop at Basilica Soundscape this weekend! #cloudrat #grindcore #punk #metal #basilicasoundscape #thechainworld
New @cloudratgrind album "Pollinator" comes out this Friday, September 13th, on @artoffact_records and today @invisibleoranges has launched a premiere of "Do Not Let Me Off the Cliff," a bonus EP devoted to the band's more experimental side. “Do Not Let Me Off the Cliff" sees the trio indulging in "shoegazing guitars, lush Gothic synthesizers, and atmospheric pop"... Vocalist Madison Marshall sings in a haunting voice, miles from the blackened screams she employs for most of Cloud Rat's material. Ethereal and dark, "Do Not Let Me Off the Cliff" is yet another piece of the Cloud Rat puzzle, and further proof that this band knows no limits... #cloudrat #grindcore #thechainworld
Icon of 1980s New York, Live Skull has reformed and completed work on its first new album in 30 years. Titled "Saturday Night Massacre," the new album is set for release on November 8th on @bronson_recordings . . . Together with Sonic Youth and Swans, Live Skull defined the term "noise rock" in the '80s, spearheading the post-No Wave underground music scene in NYC. Live Skull's sound was influenced by British post-punk – Joy Division and Public Image Limited, in particular – but was located squarely in the depths of Downtown Manhattan. The band's '80s recordings buzz with the danger, depravity, and creative freedom that defined NYC in those years . . . Live Skull put its stamp on the NYC scene, playing venues like CBGB and Danceteria, but also toured the country with the likes of Jane's Addiction. Its 1989 album, "Positraction," would be its last until the reformation in 2019 and the upcoming "Saturday Night Massacre” . . . Founder/frontman Mark C gives this statement about the band's return: “Live Skull formed during the Reagan administration, whose right wing, anti-progressive agenda ushered in what Mark E. Smith dubbed 'the new dark ages.' It’s only fitting that we reunite thirty years later in the midst of a new era of burgeoning anti-enlightenment forces; motivated more than ever to amplify our concerns for the preservation of social and artistic freedoms. Back in the day, Live Skull exploited the imagery of gore movies to express our disillusion with society’s turn toward darkness; now the facts are gory enough on their own...” . . . Album artwork by @gary.panter . . . #liveskull #postpunk #noiserock #nowave #sonicyouth #swans #nyc #thechainworld
Taking an experimental approach to hardcore has led to some of the genre's best acts over the years, and California crew Seizures @seizuresca are no exception. Check out the band's new track, Bedlam Blues" which is now streaming over at @exclaimdotca. #seizures #exclaim! #thechainworld #musicpr
@carbombofficial has revealed astounding new song "HeLa," the third single off upcoming album “Mordial”! Stream via Youtube and all digital platforms now . . . Official “Mordial” album listening party is 9/13 at St Vitus in Brooklyn . . . #carbomb #metal #techmetal #mathcore #meshuggah #gojira #thechainworld
Watch Jonny Couch’s latest music video now via Left Bank Magazine! . . . “Brooklyn-based vocalist Jonny Couch is inspired by power pop and new wave greats of the late ’70s and early ’80s... The video for ‘Irrational Hearts’ is hilarious and so full of 1980s goodness — right down to the lip-syncing, humour and vintage-esque Brooklyn vibes.” @damagedsofamusic @leftbankmagazine #jonnycouch #powerpop #newwave #80s #thechainworld . . . Artwork by @ppaazzzzii
Check out the track "Masks" by Prissy Whip @prissywhip , which is now streaming over at @brooklynvegan! If you’re not familiar, Prissy Whip are a totally out-there, chaotic band who sound like a cross between Deerhoof, The Blood Brothers, and Melt-Banana, but even that description doesn’t do them justice. #prissywhip #brooklynvegan #thechainworld #musicpr
Check out "Boyfriends of Christ" by Deaf Club @deafclubband now streaming over at @brooklynvegan, which also features a potentially disturbing video of impractical human beings, directed by @displaced_replaced. The band's Contemporary Sickness EP comes out Oct. 4th on @threeoneg. #deafclub #threeoneg #brooklynvegan #thechainworld #videopremiere #thelocust #deadcross #acxdc
Check out "Toxophola" by Seizures @seizuresca which features Keith Barney @keithbarney of Eighteen Visions @18v_official and Throwdown is now streaming over at Decibel Magazine @decibelmagazine! “‘Toxophola’ is where the record transitions into a much darker territory. With an array of murky, discordant and odd metered riffs, the piece reestablishes it’s purchase on the chaotic realm leaving the listener with a feeling of eerie unresolve. Lyrical content follows suit with personal themes mirroring the song’s general tone. Keith was hanging out on some of the sessions and we wanted him to be a part of it.” – Albert Navarro #seizures #decibelmagazine #thechainworld #eighteenvisions #throwdown #keithbarney #musicpr
Out today - WINGTIPS - Exposure Therapy (Artoffact Records) @wingtipschicago @artoffact_records . . . “Darkwave is experiencing an incredible renaissance right now... Another rising act in the genre is Chicago's Wingtips, the devastating twosome of Vincent Segretario and Hannah Avalon." —Revolver . . . “Immensely talented... A hybrid of post-punk and dark synth pop .” —Post-Punk . . . “Goth-pop duo Wingtips... captures the irresistible disintegration and woozy depths of the Cure's late-80s sound." —Chicago Reader . . . “Staking out a piece of The Cure’s swooningly romantic territory..." —Big Takeover . . . “Impeccable, anthemic synth-pop to soothe your neurotic soul." —Pure Grain Audio . . . #wingtips #darkwave #postpunk #synthpop #chicago #thecure #thechainworld
Out today: Coarse - Cut and Preserved (6131 Records) @coarseisaband @6131records . . . “Coarse is the new-ish collaborative project of hardcore musicians Ryan Knowles and Brandon Gallagher, and their upcoming EP 'Cut and Preserved' sees them going in more ambitious, experimental directions than ever before without losing their sense of pure heaviness. It’s a killer record all around and it’s far from your average 'remix EP.'" —BrooklynVegan . . . “Self-described 'feral rock' duo Coarse specializes in a particularly corrosive brand of chaotic hardcore. Think Botch, Converge, Cult Leader, Candy, et al. Their forthcoming EP sees the group roaming down new abrasive avenues, however, exploring the sounds of industrial metal, hip-hop and more." —Revolver . . . "The band’s upcoming new EP, 'Cut and Preserved' – a precursor to a full-length the band has planned for next year on 6131 Records – adds a heavy industrial influence to the mix, as if Coalesce and Author & Punisher fell into a vat of mutating slime, and were disposed of in the sewers of Manhattan to rot for a decade or more." —Kerrang! . . . #coarse #streetsects #thearmed #hardcore #industrial #remix #thechainworld
@thenumber12lookslikeyou has revealed the official music video for "Raised and Erased," from upcoming album "Wild Gods" (out 9/20 on Overlord Music). Wild Gods is the band's first new album in ten years. Frontman Jesse Korman lists Martin Luther King, Walt Disney, and Steve Jobs as some of the inspirations behind the new song... #thenumber12lookslikeyou #thenumbertwelvelookslikeyou #posthardcore #prog #metal #thechainworld
The brand new @coarseisaband EP - CUT AND PRESERVED is now streaming in its entirety via @brooklynvegan #coarse #coarseisaband #6131records