Wednesday, 19 March 2025

*** CALATHEA exclusive music video premiere ***

CALATHEA
"Halo of Thorns"
exclusive music video premiere
For fans of: Altair, Vibora, Boneflower and Young Mountain


     Today I'm premiering the new music video for CALATHEA from their upcoming seven-song EP 'Flowers and Knives'. The post-hardcore/screamo band from Basque Country have concocted quite the release here, complete with sick vocals, dreamy-yet-heavy post-hardcore instrumentals that border on black metal, as well as features from Boneflower and Vibora. Recorded and mastered at Koba Estudio by Xanpe, it sounds fantastic. The band cites influences being Touché Amoré, Deafheaven, Viva Belgrado, and Boneflower. The 'Flowers and Knives' EP releases in full on all platforms March 21st, 2025.


(2025) CALATHEA "Halo of Thorns" (from 'Flowers and Knives')

     The track is actually quite short, clocking in at 2:40, but the dreamy atmosphere is both uplifting and intense, creating a well-balanced composition that sounds beautiful but also hits like a truck. Young Mountain is probably the best/closest comparison I can think of in terms of sound, with ethereal and vibrant guitars crashing onto massive bass and drums, with the vocals switching between harsh screams and lovely cleans.
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Sunday, 16 March 2025

*** PODRÉ TOCAR LOS DIENTES DE LA NOCHE exclusive song premiere ***

PODRÉ TOCAR LOS DIENTES DE LA NOCHE
"Zigurat"
exclusive song premiere
For fans of: Infant Island, Portrayal Of Guilt and Crossed

     Today's premiere comes from Madrid, Spain's PODRÉ TOCAR LOS DIENTES DE LA NOCHE. "Zigurat" will be included on the upcoming full album releasing later this year but you can get face-smacked by the first single now! This thing is a fucking beast, equally utilizing ear-piercing shrieks and gutteral growls, the track blasts through three minutes of grindy, mathy, metallic hardcore in no time. The final minute or so is soaked in feedback and eerie layers of vocals, making it sound like the descent into hell. P.S. these drums are insane.


(2025) PODRÉ TOCAR LOS DIENTES DE LA NOCHE "Zigurat" (from upcoming album)
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Monday, 10 March 2025

*** YELLFIRE + TEETHING + A RECORDED DAWN + MOURN RECIF - live show review ***

YELLFIRE / TEETHING /

A RECORDED DAWN / MOURN RECIF

@West Community Centre in Victoria
February 15th, 2025

Live Show Review


     The band I play in (Mourn Recif) was asked to play this show a week or two before it went down as another local band couldn't continue their commitment. We hopped on and I got to see one of the best live sets of my year, as YELLFIRE fucking tore the place down. Videos and links below.

     Heads up next Mourn Recif show is April 5th, 2025 in Victoria w/Emma Goldman, Coup D'etat, and A Recorded Dawn. Very stoked on that. More info soon.


YELLFIRE
Woooo baby the headliner did the exact opposite of disappoint and absolutely ripped my face off. The dark, mathy, Botch-esque hardcore was exactly what the doctor ordered. The craziest thing about this band was finding out after the performance that they have a second guitarist who got sick and didn't make the trip! Oh my god I can't even imagine a bigger, more commanding set, but the next time they make the trek you bet your ass I'm going. They were so good I snagged a second video linked below.
(2025) YELLFIRE (live)

For fans of: Horsewhip and Kollapse

extra video

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TEETHING
This band came up from SEATTLE????? and mentioned they had recordings coming out at midnight, and played a mix of genres that would make my brain melt if I tried. Very cool guitars, solid drums, groovy bass and clean vocals came together very well, and at times fucking amazing. There were two other songs in particular that I was all over but unfortunately didn't film.
(2025) TEETHING (live)

For fans of: Black Treacle and La Lune


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A RECORDED DAWN
Oh my god this band wrote some new songs and they are so much darker and heavier...I am in love. I've embedded my fave below which has an absolutely sinister close omg. At this show Josh (guitar/vocals) from this band officially joined Mourn Recif so expect to see him in future videos.
(2025) A RECORDED DAWN "new song 1" (live)

For fans of: A Day In Black And White and Locktender


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MOURN RECIF
So I found out that if I can't see my guitar very well then I fuck up A LOT. With that out of the way, people seemed receptive, but this was def our worst show. Here's a new jam that'll sound different once we get the second guitar in there.
(2025) MOURN RECIF "North of Horsehit" (live)

For fans of: Animal Faces and The World That Summer

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