Lack of updates

I've started a new job recently at a local record shop so the updates have pretty much completely stopped. Getting adjusted to work on top of my classes has been a priority but I'm starting to get a nice balance. Hopefully in the next few days I'll start posting again, especially since this job allows me to purchase more vinyl than before. Not sure how many people have been keeping an eye on this blog but it's not dead. This weekend I'll throw up a few albums I picked up recently with the usual links and shit.

Goatsnake - 1 & Dog Days

Goatsnake is one of those bands that I don't see too many people talking about, maybe I'm just not seeing it who the hell knows. Regardless they have been a band that I keep listening to and can never seem to get enough of. Their lineup includes members of The Obsessed, Greg Anderson (who needs no real introduction) and Pete Stahl on vocals. So if you know those names you'll have an idea of their sound, except Pete Stahl who has a unique voice and is one of the reasons they stood out to me so much when I first heard them. Either way it's some fantastic American stoner doom and should of course, be listened to. This particular album is a compilation of Vol. 1 and Dog Days so it's a great grab for those wanting to check them out. It's a 2xLP on black, orange and clear put out by Southern Lord. You can also grab this and their Flower of Disease release together for $30. Not to fucking shabby, there's also a few other shirt + lp combos available depending on your desire for merch goodness. Not too sure if Southern Lord still has orange or clear available but I'm including a link to Discogs that has an Orange pressing for sale. Check the links and enjoy the ride.


Goatsnake @ Southern Lord
Goatsnake @ Burning World Records
Goatsnake @ Last.fm

Neurosis - Sovereign

Neurosis have reissued the Sovereign for record store day but if you didn't get a chance to pick it up then there's good news ahead. There will be represses available in the Neurot Online store sometime in the next week supposedly so keeps your eyes peeled for that shit. I was lucky enough to have a friend sell me an extra copy he picked up. Enjoy the weekend, always remember to finish your beers before you drive.

Neurot Recordings

True Widow - As High As The Highest Heavens...

As High As The Highest Heavens and From The Center To The Circumference Of The Earth is the full name of this album and that will be the only time I type it out. This album comes from the band True Widow and was released at the end of March on Kemado. They bring a good mix of mellow shoegaze with an almost heavier drone type undertone to it. Some call it stonegaze, but whatever you call it the album is fucking good. I randomly grabbed this at the record store and regret never hearing their first album, which I will now be searching for. This is one of those albums you want to have playing while you sit on the porch and watch the sun explode and chaos unfold in the streets. I'd say it lies somewhere in between Have A Nice Life and A Storm of Light for me. It does have that depressing feel to it but it draws you in with the constant musical change from powerful to mellow with the vocals remaining soft and almost comforting the entire time. This is a 2x LP on black limited to 2000 copies.  Just like they were recommended to me I will be throwing their name out to anyone who listens, which aren't many, for a long time to come. Enjoy.


True Widow
Kemado
True Widow @ Last.fm

Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough

I've decided to stop posting half visible cell phone pictures of albums on my pea soup green bed and decided to start using images of just the album covers. I'm not trying to sell these albums so there's no point in me trying to get a fucking perfect photo of the album like a 18 year old taking mirror pictures on their iphone inside a mall bathroom. Back to the music.

Krallice - Dimensional Bleedthrough is in no way a new release (2009) but it's a recent purchase for me so I decided to add it. Black metal is a new development in what I listen to and I'm quickly growing appreciation for it due to bands such as this and Wolves in the Throne Room, Xasthur and Nachtmystium just to name a few. Krallice definitely lie in the area of atmospheric black metal but their sound is more than that, I feel it has an almost progressive side to it as well. The song structure is more technical and has more depth then most would expect upon first listen. I try to listen to each record at least twice shortly before posting on here about it as to get a decent feel for it and not blindly start posting about some shit I listened to 4 months ago. After I went through said listening spree the entire album is extremely well put together, flows great from start to finish. At a total 7 tracks clocking in around 76 minutes I shouldn't have to explain that each track is pretty fucking lengthy which is great for all those out there who, like me, enjoy monstrous track lengths. For people who have a misconception about black metal or just flat out haven't given it a shot this would be one of the good entry points into the genre. The vocals aren't the traditional high end vocals associated with the genre they're a bit deeper and raspy but it fits them like a beer coozy. There's 3 different pressings of this album the first, my copy, a 2xLP gatefold on black limited to 500 copies. There's also a clear version limited to 300 and a test copy limited to 8. Links below for purchase, if still available.

Profound Lore Records
Gilead Media

Sabbath Assembly - Restored to One

Well updates are coming less frequently than I had anticipated but finding a job to pay rent and fund further purchases is slightly more important. Sabbath Assembly is a 2 piece fronted by Jex Thoth and is centered around the hymns and writings of the Process Church of the Final Judgement. It feels like a recreation that appeals to the current generation but still keeping that psychedelic folk feel of the 60's. The entire album is amazingly atmospheric and beautiful from start to finish, it grows on me each time I spin it. I bought this on impulse after stumbling upon a track online and snatching up one of the three copies left on the Ajna Offensive site. I didn't know a whole lot about the church outside of the bits and pieces I've come across over the years. After picking up this album I did some solid reading about the history of the church and it's pretty fucking interesting and worth a read, plus I feel knowing the history makes this album that much better. The first pressing came on 180 gram gold vinyl limited to I believe 500(?) and a white repress. It doesn't look like it's for sale on The Ajna Offensive anymore but still may be available via Feral House. Pick this up, and turn it up loud enough so you're able to ignore everything for the next hour, fucking do it.


The Ajna Offensive
Feral House

Weedeater - Jason...The Dragon

So for my first post I figured I would start with a rather new release and picked Weedeater - Jason... The Dragon, that I grabbed at their show back in March. It's been about 4 years, give or take, since Weedeater has released a new album, needless to say I was rather thrilled to see them selling this shit at their show. There's two different versions of the LP, the standard 180 gram black vinyl and the 180 gram green vinyl limited to 500. The album is a bit different from their other releases, not necessarily in a bad way, just different. It seems more thought out this time through where as the previous albums sound like a whiskey and weed induced jam session, which by the way is kick ass in my book. Listening to this from start to finish the first few songs are to the point and kick you in the teeth, the title track is at the center of the album and is a beast. After that the album goes into a minute long drum solo, two of Weedeaters slow paced southern country style jams similar to Alone off of God Luck and Good Speed. The album is still a nugget of southern sludge goodness and if you dig Weedeaters other releases then this will be a welcome addition to any sludge collection. With a total of 10 tracks clocking in at around 32 minutes, it's a solid album. As I listen to this album more it continues to grow on me, although I'm not sure if it will ever become one of my favorite releases by this band but it will stay in rotation for quite some time. Links below if you're looking to pick it up.



Southern Lord
Shirt Killer