Heavy Metal

YouTube- Down - Stone the Crow

YouTube- Pillamyd - Down

One of the best they've done if you ask me.

YouTube- Superjoint Ritual - The Alcoholik

Another of Phils.

HillBilly... get some Crowbar down you stat

Also Monster Magnet are touring in November I think.... the rock manatee is back

new album, too, apparently

London Electric Ballroom 26th Nov... be there

i will probably do my normal thing of turning up on time, staying sober and not acting like a fuckhead.

I DEFINITELY won't get the night bus home, either.

sounds like a textbook night for you

Jumping up and down waving frantically...meee toooo!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8FecJLXV3o&feature=related

A mate introduced me to the two albums of the now-defunct Fall of Efafra recently. For those of you not versed in childrens' literature, the band name (and indeed, both albums) are drawn from 'Watership Down' and the albums are sort of woven out of places and situations from the book, as well as a hefty chunk of rabbit culture/mythology.

Sort of awesome, sort of fail - awesome in that it sounds amazing and attempting one Watership Down concept metal album, let alone 2, is made of sheer balls and win. The rabbit mythological terms sound tribal and resonant. The metal is pleasantly prog/abstract and there's plenty of depth to the sound. Fail in that the band are vegans and managed to completely fuck up the bunny mythology/cultural references. It's all wrong - almost seems half-remembered, like no-one bothered to re-read the book or something. Maybe the book wasn't hardcore xxxSTR8EDGExx vegan enough; it feels like some other ideology has been shoe-horned into the concepts of the book. Still, A for Effort.

The band broke up after producing the 2 albums. I'd have loved to be a fly on the wall for that conversation: "OK lads, we've made the world's only vegan metal Watership Down diptych, is there anything left?"
"Nah mate, I think we're in danger of selling out."
"Better knock it on the head then. I'm off for a kebab."

"OK lads, we've made the world's only vegan metal Watership Down diptych, is there anything left?"
"Nah mate, I think we're in danger of selling out."
"Better knock it on the head then. I'm off for a kebab."

I am in tears of laughter I needed this.

Fall of Efrafa are/were wicked, nice bit of spiel for the uninitiated too.

I fucking love vegan/edge metal, hands down the best musical genre ever
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL548kVgmiU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwPof-p2cwM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l_SzvM4DYA

and finally,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miYxGSN_UcM&feature=related

Haha, my friend and I wanted to have a barbecue outside a Earth Crisis gig in Manchester.

We got to stoned and couldn't be arsed with the hassle, but I still think it's a wicked idea. I find all the edge shit a little preachy, but when it's all gutteral like that Slavearc track up there, it's fucking sweet.

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Alamaailman Vasarat - Astiatehdas[/ame]

Anyone into these guys? They don't use guitars, but cellos through distortion, and Contrabass Sax/ Soprano Sax/ trombone. Amazing band, the frontman 'Stakula' is a bit of a legend in Finland apparently. Love this video too, funny and a bit dark.

oh my god that is the funniest thing.

YouTube- Alamaailman Vasarat - Astiatehdas

Anyone into these guys? They don't use guitars, but cellos through distortion, and Contrabass Sax/ Soprano Sax/ trombone. Amazing band, the frontman 'Stakula' is a bit of a legend in Finland apparently. Love this video too, funny and a bit dark.

Stakula is a friend of mine. We drink a lot together.

Last time we went out I had to climb a few balconies to get into a private club he is a member of (the key card didn't work). We had the place to ourselves, listened to a lot of metal and drank ourselves even more silly.

They are amazing! My friend recently went to see them at the Colours of Ostravia festival. I couldn't go because I was too broke. What a bastard.

They are amazing! My friend recently went to see them at the Colours of Ostravia festival. I couldn't go because I was too broke. What a bastard.

Yeah, I do think they rock pretty hard.

Their gigs (the ones I've seen) have sounded a bit more heavy than their albums. It would seem they like to shred live.

That vid is amazing, I love the fins!

YouTube- Sleep "Dragonaut" Live 9/5/10

FUCK YEAH!

I think i was at that SLEEP gig. It was pretty epic but I do wish Matt Pike would wear a shirt it's way too MANOWAR.

http://pics.kuvaton.com/kuvei/easy_steps_to_metal.gif

^ nice.