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Joe Preston & Daniel Menche
Ceberic Doxology
Compact Disc (CD)
Anthem Records
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A single piece statement from Joe Preston and Daniel Menche, and an epic tome carved from some form of primordial stone. As an album containing a regular CD audio side in addition to a DVD audio/video side, this release breathes life musically and visually on three different planes of existence.
First, as a 25 minute audio recording, which is born of a vocal chant evocation from both Joe and Daniel, of which layers expand, contract, and weave within each other in an otherworldly, mysterious dronescape, in a way that feels like a moment of mystical/mythical creation akin to Gyorgy Ligeti’s introduction to the monolith, in the film 2001 (or Ash Williams' mispronunciation of the Necronomicon and it’s results, if you prefer); second (on side 2 of this CD/DVD dualdisc), as DVD audio, specifically mastered for this intent, which enables the absolute full range of the recordings high and lows to be acutely present, thus expanding an already head shrinking experience; and third, as the DVD audio with a full length video, culled from footage of the mysterious landscape of the Pacific Northwest, exibiting its terrain, vocanic activity and atmospheric disturbances, from obscure locations throughout the region, in addition of footage of Sam Hill's Stonehenge memorial located in Southeastern Washington State.
The visuals, combined with the unusually forceful sublteties of the audio makes this an experience to behold a multitude of occasions, with different effect, depending on one's mindframe.
Cerberic Doxology is presented as a CD/DVD Dualdisc, packaged within a standard CD jewel case, with a large front sticker stating each artist's name and affiliation, along with a clear descriptor of the format's regular CD as well as DVD capabilities.
Points of note:
Joe Preston is a veteran of so many exponential acts, he should have a game named after him called "Six degrees of Joe Preston". a few of these include Melvins, Snakepit, Earth, Thrones, Sunn, High on Fire, & Harvey Milk. The last of which has just completed a highly toughted release on Hydra Head, along with a comprehensive US tour.
You could play "Six Degrees of Daniel Menche" as well. Some of his recent collabs include an album on Mego with Kevin Drumm, an album on Beta-Lactam Ring with Andrew Lilles, and and an album on Alien 8 with Zbniew Karkowski. This is only an accounting of the last 12 months in a career that goes back to the 80's, containing scores of individual releases. |
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Daehomheim
Schlachtfeld
Compact Disc (CD)
Black Tower Productions
$13.99
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Now that thrash is once again in full effect, so is trashy old school black metal. full on beastly dirges, in the vein of Pest or early Horna, sure to annoy fans of century media, metal blade, etc. |
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Potentiam
Years in The Shadows
Compact Disc (CD)
Schwarzdorn
$12.99
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Epic metal seems to be the only type of metal we hear from Iceland, which I
guess goes to support their Viking past. The funny thing is that this band
is now produced by one of the members of Sigur Ros, so put that in your
pipe.
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Velvet Cacoon
Dextronaut
Compact Disc (CD)
Full Moon Productions
$17.99
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While we don't want to state definitively any claims about the entity known
as Velvet Cacoon, ehat has been said before is that the recordings from the
first of these 2 CD's are among the earliest known, and as they are the
rawest (Yet most melodic) We've heard, stylistically that claim may be
supported. The second disc is close to 70 minutes of dark (yet light in
overtone) ambient featuring D Marvin of Veinke.
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Antaeus
Blood Libels
Compact Disc (CD)
Ajna
$13.99
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French Black Metallers Antaeus return with their third album. This one's a killer – a return to the style of the first record, with slightly better production. From beginning to end – a devastatingly relentless record. Black Metal with the drive of early Death Metal. Killer! |
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Funeral Mist
Devilry
Compact Disc (CD)
Norma Evangelium Diaboli
$14.99
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Originally released as a limited edition LP and CD in 1997, FUNERAL MIST’s Devilry is now available for mass consumption. Devilry set the stage for a new wave of panic and terror in Sweden that would sweep the black metal underground. Includes all the songs from the original release, along with the band’s “Havoc” demo from ‘96. Ten tracks in all. |
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Deathspell Omega
Si Monumentum Requires Circumspice
Compact Disc (CD)
Ajna
$14.99
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One our favorite Black Metal groups in the Drone/Murk area of sound.
Mind you they'll throw some lightning fast beats at you sometimes. But
mostly they just lay down some seriously murky, haunting, beautiful
fuzz black metal. Fans of Xasthur, Leviathan, Striborg, etc…
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Isis
In The Absence Of Truth
Compact Disc (CD)
Ipecac
$16.99
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Finally two years after Panopticon a new full length by Isis. It’s more of what’s gotten them where they are. A perfect hybrid of Post-Rock and Heavy Metal. This time around they push the Prog/Techy side a little further with some seriously intricate compositions. Isis fans rejoice. Comes in jewel case with cardboard slip case – and a really nice jacket full of artwork. |
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Xasthur
Subliminal Genocide
Compact Disc (CD)
Hydra Head
$13.99
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Finally the new Xasthur disc! Another killer disc from this man. This time expanding a bit more on taking the ambience a little further out - by adding a bit more varience to the dreamlike blur that is Xasthur. Well worth the wait, and as will most of Xasthur's work, it comes highly recommended by us anthem peeps. |
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Deicide
The Stench Of Redemption
Compact Disc (CD)
Earache
$15.99
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So this is a bit strange. Deicide has been around f-o-r-e-v-e-r right? Well why now do they decide it’s time to drop their best record ever? It’s not only good for a Deicide record, it’s one of the best Death Metal records we’ve heard in years. Easily DM record of the year. Sooooo heavy, so full of insanely good riffs & hooks, and the songs structures are shockingly well constructed – with some actual invention going on! Absolute shocker – but oh so welcome! Recommended! |
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Agalloch
Ashes Against The Grain
Compact Disc (CD)
The End Records
$12.99
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Pacific Northwest band's long-awaited and much-anticipated new album. Ashes Against The Grain is an impressive follow-up to 2002’s ‘The Mantle,’ their groundbreaking sophomore album that fused the emotional struggles of dark metal, folk music and melodic harmonies. The album as well served as an influential base for a lot of younger bands who have since surfaced, yet few have been able to capture the dark beauty that coats the emotional wounds sculpting Agalloch’s work.
On Ashes Against The Grain the band continues their sonic journey, always progressing but never losing touch with their dark metal roots, as the band's third album unites elements of black metal, Scandinavian prog and post-rock with the band's signature brooding style. |
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Paranaut
The Hills Fell Silent
Compact Disc (CD)
Self Released
$9.99
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Sometimes the most amazing things arrive in the most unassuming packages. While we here are pretty used to hearing pretty good stuff from the locals, this record would easily be the magnum opus of the genre had it been released by a nationally known practitioner of doom. That rant aside, this is a purely clinical description: here we have a CDR, limited to about 300 copies, and lasting just over 70 minutes. The first 20 odd minutes are of the in your mug riffy variety, then it drops into melancholy post-rock territory for an entire “movement”, from which it throbs back up to top it’s previous levels of intensity. Bottom line, if you loved the last Om full length, this will twist the handle off your crank, so to speak. |
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Silentist
House On The Hill
Compact Disc (CD)
Celestial Gang
$7.99
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Third Celestial Gang ep from The Silentist (Mark Evan Burden). This release see the addition of vocalist August Alston (Lords of Light and Walls), and a change from a depressive introspective sound to a sound of pure madness. Mark has a serious talent for stirring things up – and here he furthers his self invented mix of black metal, free jazz, avant garde, blast core via 20th century composer with some seriously genre bending compositions. Highly recommended. |
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Striborg
Embittered Darkness/Isles Des Mortes
Compact Disc (CD)
Southern Lord
$13.99
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First ever domestic release by Australian Black Metal masters, Striborg. Embittered Darkness is brand new material, and Isles Des Mortes is a reissue of the extremely rare 1997 demo. Pummeling, depressive, blurry as hell forest black metal! Recommended. |
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Flying Fortress
Warchild
Compact Disc (CD)
Self Released
$7.99
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After a couple of lineup changes (Including the partial fold-in of
one of our favorite local doom bands, Bones of Giants), Flying Fortress
re-emerge with what is said to be the first of many recordings to come.
Six tracks of grim, yet dynamic metal, limited to 94 hand numbered pro made CDR’s.
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