CD Review: Eagles of Death Metal’s “Heart n”
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- CD Review: Eagles of Death Metal’s “Heart n”
- Eagles of Death Metal Bring the Sexy at the Fillmore
- Cynic’s reunion long-awaited
- Happening today
- Mystery of The Golden Filter why haven’t we heard of them
- Ashes just added to Winter Death at Mateel
- The kids are alright
CD Review: Eagles of Death Metal’s “Heart n”
St. Joseph News-Press M -
Then there’s the L. outfit Eagles of Death Metal who would just prefer to lay down some scuzzy-and-fuzzy guitar while tossing sexual metaphors and tongue-in-cheek choruses around like dollar bills at a strip club. They do that on their latest album “Heart n” which is a fun dose of filthy-sounding seventies guitar grooves with a sugary glam rock center.
Eagles of Death Metal Bring the Sexy at the Fillmore
Interference.com -
That’s where the Eagles of Death Metal swagger into the picture. Contrary to their deliberately ludicrous moniker Eagles of Death Metal do not sound at all like death metal nor do they much sound like the Eagles. They are a pile of double entendres and blues-rock snatches stitched together with bouts of Zeppelin-inspired pelvic gyration. Distilling the “sex drugs and rock ?n roll” trope down to its purest essence the band has but one rudimentary goal: get asses moving out on the dance floor. Judging by the audience at a recent sold-out gig in San Francisco’s famed Fillmore Auditorium those asses consist mainly of young ladies a bit too entranced by the band’s sex-centric image over-the-hill rockers taking the band’s purist 70’s approach with a straight face and quasi-hipsters appreciative of the band’s tongue-in-cheek humor and superb technical ability.
Cynic’s reunion long-awaited
Sandspur (subscription) FL -
Cynic makes a comeback with Traced in Air a collection of eight melodic atmospheric metal songs. Those of you familiar with both the music and legacy of Cynic will undoubtedly recognize their contribution to the obscure metal subgenre “technical death metal. ” Not only did they introduce odd time signatures and breakneck guitar and bass riffs but they also experimented with jazz-fusion and eastern-style sounds. “Focus” was said to have been among the defining albums of the style that many other bands such as Pestilence Meshuggah and Cryptopsy took on. Having reunited around 2007 Cynic brings new music to the table in the form of an aural adventure called Traced in Air. And while not having abandoned their roots this is a clearly different effort than Focus.
Happening today
Los Angeles Times CA -
Sound in Space From a cappella death metal and bagpipe celebrations to group hypnosis and manipulated field recordings it’s nearly impossible to classify this monthlong array of deliciously odd sound performances. Tonight’s happenings feature works by Arthur Jarvinen including selections from his Physical Poetry pieces. Sea and Space Explorations 4755 York Blvd.
Mystery of The Golden Filter why haven’t we heard of them
Examiner.com -
Where comparisons to Blondie are a dime a dozen these days there is a retro feel to the dancey pop that is rather refreshing. Little is known about their origin or members presumed to be from the UK where a limited edition 7” was to be released on Dummy Records including the B side for “Favorite Things”. As to when The Golden Filter may come to the states add it to the mysteries that need to be resolved the samplings on their site are well worth the listen.
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Ashes just added to Winter Death at Mateel
Redwood Times CA -
Featuring A Band of rcs the demonic lords of hell metal Winter Death will offer Humboldt metal fans a rare death metal experience. Just confirmed to open the show will be Arcata metal faves Ashes an original heavy metal band who take metal music mix in more metal and sprinkle it with a little more metal. To learn more about Ashes visit www. com and for a taste of the gruesome music and gory theatrics of A Band of rcs visit www.
The kids are alright
Stockton Record CA -
Then there’s the whole (city) permit thing which is another bag you have to get into. “Goodwin figured out that ordeal and city officials now label the building – which has had 37 use permits from a Volkswagen shop to a Safeway store – music-friendly. So far he’s kept it low-key and mostly acoustic to limit security costs. “I won’t be doing any gangsta rap or death-metal” he said. “But probably some hard-core punk stuff. “Ultimately he’ll stick with the basics – punk-rock ska-punk and rockabilly – that he’s promoted at venues ranging from the Seifert Center to the Blackwater Cafe Pepperoni’s the Gig Hall American Legion Hall Centro Socio Mexicano Hall Guidi’s Pizza Weber Point Events Center and the Caffeine Den among them. Just about any place where the owners would give him a shot.