Later Listening

Anti-System "No Laughing Matter"
Assuck "Anticapital / Blindspot /+3"
Pontiak "Maker" (Thrill Jockey)



This one is not a million miles away from All the Saints... if they merged a bit with Dead Meadow... still picking up a little bit of the God Machine sound... and maybe a touch of Alice in Chains!

Prurient 7-inch, Sold Out

B!093 Prurient "Whip Enthusiasts" 7-inch is now sold out

Afternoon Plays

After multiple spins of the Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck test pressing, which has been approved, I moved onto Amebix (studio albums and live bootlegs), Zygote, Winter, Thorn, etc. Getting in the mood for May 29th. As if I am not in the mood already...

Sluts Test

The test pressings for the forthcoming Twodeadsluts Onegoodfuck 7-inch have arrived and the single sounds great! James Plotkin's (OLD, Khanate, Khlyst, etc.) strong mastering comes through loud and clear. I anticipate availability in time for the May update.

In Rotation - April 6

Pre-Carnitas Uruapan:
Brutal Truth "Evolution through Revolution"
Suma "Let the Churches Burn"
Kylesa "Static Tensions"
Hooded Menace "Fulfill the Curse"

Post-Carnitas Uruapan:
Nortt (demos, albums, etc.)

Black Metal Works

Earlier, it was doomy psychedelic stuff... Suma, mainly. Then I switched to Mayhem... "Deathcrush" and the "Pure Fucking Armageddon" bootleg... Off to Kuma's... The April special was quite tasty... Lynyrd Skynyrd... a burger with a fried green tomato, canadian bacon (not very Southern???), a fried patty of cheddar cheese (curd, I think) and artichoke heart, and some sort of balsamic brown sugar sauce dealie... But the point is, we are in the midst of another snowstorm. It is like Armageddon. Pelican had to cancel tonight at the Empty Bottle due to a storm, west of us, while Wolves in the Throne Room had already been replaced by Harppon... and I was pretty curious about Tombs live...

Matchitehew Update

Details on the line-up and the venue were officially announced for the festival:

Matchitehew Assembly
June 5th and 6th, 2009
http://www.matchitehew.com

FRIDAY, JUNE 5
MARBLEBOG
MONARQUE
BLOODYMINDED
MENACE RUINE
SWORD HEAVEN
VELNIAS
OAKEATER
SILVUM
HEATDEATH
+TBA

SATURDAY, JUNE 6
KRIEG
BONE AWL
RUSTED SHUT
CADAVER IN DRAG
ABORTED CHRIST CHILDE
ASHDAUTAS
VOLAHN
MALEDICERE
LOCRIAN
WORMSBLOOD
BURIAL HEX

Co-Prosperity Sphere
3219 S. Morgan
Chicago, Illinois 60608

Cadaver Tease

This is the front cover panel of the upcoming Cadaver In Drag "Abuse/Breathing Sewage" CD, compiling rare and out-of-print material, plus a new song featuring vocals by Mark Solotroff.

Blog on Brutal Truth

Here is an interesting and well-written review of the recent Chicago Brutal Truth show from a blog called Invisible Oranges


Photo by Carmelo Española

Mourning has Broken

Morning listening:
- Unearthly Trance (all, 2001-09)
[That new Abandoner/Angel of Decay "Ghostspeak" CD really got me in the mood to get back to a major UT session]
- Suma (split w/UT plus two albums)

...then moving onto checking out Hooded Menace for the first time... Their name has been on my radar due to the Winter and (early) Cathedral references. The interview and details in the new Show no Mercy column scare me off a bit but I want to hear the MUSIC

Regarding the Prurient + Wilt LP

I apologize if the information posted yesterday was not clear... Please do not send money yet! I will not be accepting orders until after the LPs have actually arrived here and I have sent out a release announcement.

BloodLust! April 2009 Update

The April 2009 Update has been sent out to the mailing list, posted on the catalog weblog, and announced at all of the usual places. If you wish to join the mailing list please send an e-mail via the link at the upper right of...

Baby Droner

Massive congratulations go to Terence and Erica on the birth of their daughter, Eliot-Anne!!! The Locrian/Unlucky Atlas family expands... I expect the reviews to start flowing in, soon...

Soundtrack to Shipping and Receiving

Cathedral 1990-