post metal
Album Review: Harvestman –Triptych Part Three : The final chapter of Steve Von Till’s awesome homage to the changing moons.
If you missed gazing at the Hunter Moon last week then here’s a permanent audio reminder of its beauty, significance and restorative power. Steve Von Till aka Harvestman, the prolific deliverer of sounds via post metal totems Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot and his solo work, has released ‘Triptych Part Three’, the final album in his …
Album Review : Harvestman –‘Triptych Part Two’ : A pulsating second album in Steve Von Till’s ambitious, post-metal trilogy.
Officially released on 21st July to coincide with the Buck Moon, Steve Von Till (aka Harvestman) delivers ‘Part Two’ of his ambitious ‘Triptych’ album cycle (‘Part One’ coincided with April’s Pink Moon and was reviewed in BSM HERE). Von Till may be a prolific musician, whose output as lynch pin of post metal pioneers Neurosis …
Album Review: Big|Brave – ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’ : The Montreal rock trio craft a post-metal touchstone.
Ever since Big|Brave‘s core members Robin Wattie (vocals/guitar) and Mathieu Ball (guitars) experienced a ‘loud can be quiet’ epiphany over a decade ago, ditching the acoustics and plugging in, their elemental sound has set the aerobatic thrill of Wattie’s singular voice within a swirling storm of riffs, distortion and pummelling rhythms. In some ways their …
Track/Video : Post-metal ground-breakers BIG|BRAVE preview the poetic ‘canon: in canon’ from new album ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’
So the release of the Montreal post metal unit BIG|BRAVE’s eighth album ‘A Chaos Of Flowers’ is arcing steadily towards a conclusion (out 19th April via Thrill Jockey Records). This is a band whose momentum is grounded in consideration and integrity, no quick wins, no sell-outs, who’ve evolved their own unique approach to slow core, …
Album Review: BIG|BRAVE – nature morte : a profound, powerful post-metal statement.
If nothing else the release of nature morte, the sixth album from the Montreal post metal unit BIG|BRAVE, is a testament to the band’s stamina and stoic dedication to their work. Exploring the challenging frontiers of drone-shaded, slow core, electric rock since 2014 and still discovering cracks of inspiration is a tough pursuit but that’s …
NEWS: TOOL’s ‘Fear Inoculum’ three-disc 180-gram vinyl arrives August 5th
TOOL’s critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY®-Award winning fifth album, Fear Inoculum, arrives as a 3-disc, 180g vinyl release on Aug. 5 via Music For Nations. The collection, which is available for pre-order now, features new artwork from Adam Jones, and is housed in a triple gatefold jacket with an exclusive poster. Fear Inoculum vinyl tracklisting:Disc 1: “Fear Inoculum,” “Pneuma,” and “Invincible”Disc 2: “Legion Inoculant,” “Descending,” “Culling …