Black March.

I'm going to do my best to get behind this.

I feel like I have too much music anyway, so not downloading tunes shouldn't be a problem.

I must admit, I have been buying movies. Only because my video store is going out of business, and we have a lot of really hard to find stuff for real cheap.

Coincidentally, right before I found out the store was going out, I was preparing a small rant about Netflix and the ridiculous profits they pull in.

Maybe when I'm finally out of a job (in a few weeks here.) I'll get around to that.



Anyway, what I was getting at with this: I'm still going to post some good bands/movies, but I'm not going to give links for free album downloads. I'll leave it up to you to seek these things out, if you feel like it.



Soooo, Truckfighters on Saturday in Dayton was Great. All of the bands delivered. Sound quality was great. (I've had a few shows ruined by shitty sound guys/gals.)

Grand Mammoth, Neon Warship (whom I had seen once before), and The Midnight Ghost Train.


Only complaint: The crowd fuckin' SUCKED.


This isn't sucking on the usual level of being nit-picky and calling out false representers...
Like I said, these bands KILLED it fucking dead, but except for Truckfighters, hardly anyone even clapped after a performance.

Even if I don't like a band, I'll still applaud for putting themselves up there and giving it a go.

Common Fuckin' Courtesy.

Not to mention every half-assed attempt at a conversation I happened to overhear was a completely self involved exihibit of jack-offery.



Bottom line is:

Dayton crowd: BULLSHIT. (From my experience.)

Midnight Ghost Train from Kansas: Rad. (They make hot suace, it's dee-lish.)

Neon Warship: Dayton, good and getting better.

You: Quit It.

I Cannot...

Talk up this band enough.

In all the videos I've seen, the singer is stoic-as-fuck behind everything until he starts screaming his pubes off.



Shhhiiiitt.

These are a few of the top image search results under "Suma band sweden"

This is what should come up...

S/T

...Just kidding, that picture WAS in the top search results...

Asses....

...I mean Ashes.

I reaaaallllyyy wish this band would come near me so I could see them live.

Now Is The Time For You To Pay Close Attention...Do Not Be Afraid...You Are Dying.

It's been a couple weeks since I've posted, not that it matters much. I think there's only about 3 people who read this.

News: The Video Store I work at is officially closing. We're in the process of selling everything on the cheap. It's a major bummer. It had a good run (34 years) but at least we stuck it out as long as possible. It's dying a breed. We are/were one of the last. Fuck you internet.

Watched Slow Southern Steel. Dig.




Now onto some tunes...

Lvmen is a band from the Czech Republic. Pretty neat post-rock-metal-stuff, if you're into that sort of thing.



At points in this album I can't help but think it's sounds a little like if Neurosis got SUPER fucked up and jammed in the Desert Sessions. There is another spot specifically on the album that sounds (in my opinion) a little like the Castlevania soundtrack on quaaludes and cough syrup.

Mondo.

Next.

Suma is a Swedish bad I've been listening to frequently for some time now. Early on in their career they were playing mid-tempo stoner-groove stuff. As time went on, they got slower and slower. Badass all around.

I posted this early on. The link done got dead. So here it is again.

Let the Churches Burn.

Hold Your Breath

Here's something that has been on HEAVY rotation lately. Super groovy, heavy riffs, great vocal melodies, killer drumming...
My only problem initially was the garishly Ozzie-esque vocals, which didn't take very long to get over. Taken into account how absolutely great this album is, upon more listening, the vocal issue began to get pushed further and further back in my mind.

Check it out.

Terra Firma-Harm's Way