LOVE AND TERROR CULT, THE

Band: THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT

Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Grind / Metalcore / Thrash / Noise
Related artists: Animal Faces and Hammerhands.
Country: Mississauga, Ontario CANADA
Years Active: 2005-2010
Song: "❏"
Album: "We Are You On Fire"
Year: 2010
For fans of: The Abandoned Hearts Club, Curl Up And Die, Converge, Cyrus Gold, Rye Coalition, Uziel, Every Time I Die, Crestfallen, Owen Hart, Graf Orlock, The Chariot, The Blood Brothers, The Jonbenét, Botch, Circle Takes The Square, Daughters, Walls Of Jericho, I Hate Sally, Lucertulas, At The Drive In, Blacklisters, These Arms Are Snakes, Hercules Hercules and Die Princess Die.

Label(s): Self Released
This post's artist is from the March 2016 Mix. This is track #3.

You can download: the March Mix#4 right here or get the new April 2016 Mix#5 here.

A year or two ago I did a video interview with Daniel Wilson of DGAW (linked here) in which he suggested I check out a defunct rock/metal band from Mississauga. I leapt in and was instantly floored by the sludgy metalcore with a quirky, sassy twist and venomous screamy vocals that included the occasional lapse into whining insanity. My wife coined the comparison "Rye Coalition meets Converge" after hearing "❏", which is a rompy affair that truly lends itself to both bands, being rock oriented and sassy as well as batshit crazy with perhaps the best female vocals I've ever heard. This was the song that really made me pursue the band more and I'm hella glad that I did.

The band began in 2005 and released their first split in 2006 with local legends Strawman Fallacy. The two songs are strongly rooted in metalcore not unlike Curl Up And Die and Crestfallen with "Clap For Chlamydia" being my personal favourite. The following year they dropped a decent self Titled LP that showed a much more experimental and sassy side, with a prime example being "Hal Johnson & Joanne MCLeod" that manages to sound like Converge and Die Princess Die, especially with the vocal variations from 1:02 to 1:30 and 2:30 to the end. "Rammatek" is insanely heavy and "Salmon Goggles" is fucking weird as shit.

After three years of silence THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT released their masterpiece 'We Are You On Fire', which could not have been titled more aptly. The combination of Botchy breakdowns, Rye Coalition sass-rock and Converge vocals merge seamlessly, with the aforementioned "❏" and the title track being downright amazing tracks. "We Are You On Fire" is probably my favourite jam, with in unbelievable amount of energy and drive. The song begins with the wrenching screams of Justine 18 seconds in "Out city is on fire!" then hits a ridiculously good stop (save the vocals) at 36 and 65 seconds right before blasting into Botch and The Chariot territory. Seriously this album is unreal.

Like, seriously seriously, this band was unreal. It's unfortunate I never got to see them but at least I know about them now. Thank you, Daniel G. Wilson.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2006 - Strawman Fallacy split ?EP (stream/download here)

2007 - The Love And Terror Cult ?LP (stream/download here)

2010 - We Are You On Fire cdLP (stream/download here)

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(2010) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "We Are You On Fire" (from 'We Are You On Fire')

(2010) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "❏" (from 'We Are You On Fire')

(2010) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "Subject B" (from 'We Are You On Fire')

(2009) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "Marcello's Anthem + June Flew" live video

(2007) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "Hal Johnson & Joanne MCLeod" (from 'The Love And Terror Cult')

(2007) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "Rammatek" (from 'The Love And Terror Cult')

(2006) THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT - "Clap For Chlamydia" (from 'Strawman Fallacy' split)

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THE LOVE AND TERROR CULT additional links

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STATE SECEDES, THE

Band: THE STATE SECEDES

Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Experimental
Related artists: Tetsuo, Gospel, States, Baby Teeth, Kaiju Daisenso, Motaba Erewhon Conspiracy, Meneguar, Campaign, Halfman, BOR, Watership Down, Knives And Greenwater, Usurp Synapse, Mara'akate, Thin Fevers, Books Lie, Edgar, I Am The Resurrection and Helen Of Troy.
Country: USA
Years Active: 1997-1999
Song: "Pearls for Swine"
Album: "The State Secedes"
Year: 1999
For fans of: Helen Of Troy, City Of Caterpillar, Maximillian Colby, Rites Of Spring, The Last Forty Seconds, Funeral Diner, The Exploder, Portraits Of Past, Shotmaker, Indian Summer, Montcalm, Sleepytime Trio, Closure, Angel Eyes, Four Hundred Years, Hoover, Lincoln, Coma Regalia, Youth Novel, Twelve Hour Turn, Fugazi, Ruhaeda, Sinking Steps...Rising Eyes, Joshua Fit For Battle, Off Minor, September, Ecorche and Yaphet Kotto aka PROPER SCREAMO.

Label(s): Level Plane Records
This post's artist is from the March 2016 Mix. This is track #7.

You can download: the March Mix#4 right here or get the new April 2016 Mix#5 here.

THE STATE SECEDES were a band a first heard because they were associated with Level Plane Records and back in the 2000s I ate that shit up. Looking back now I see that they had an insanely good list of related bands but this single set of songs released by THE STATE SECEDES tops them all and uses the album as a conduit for their collective consciousness (primarily politically and socially motivated) known as "The State".

The only release by the band (and second ever Level Plane release) has a deceptive first instrumental track that leads into the massive 8:28 "Untitled for You" that is late 90s screamo goodness not unlike fellow Level Plane alumni City Of Caterpillar. From three minutes to well past five the band takes a very similar path to early Joshua Fit For Battle with dueling vocals and amazing angular chords. "Pearls for Swine" is my favourite track and is a slower, brooding song that sounds a little bit like a ton of different bands, most of which came after THE STATE SECEDES, although Maximillian Colby, Rites Of Spring and Portraits Of Past certainly predate this. The dissonance and abrasive, swaying rhythms eventually lead way to The Exploder style dancey, screamy hardcore. "Apple of My Eye" is pretty decent and even includes some singing, "Mukhortui" is an instrumental interlude and "Rodan" isn't far off from a condensed version of "Untitled For You" with strong nods to Funeral Diner, Rites Of Spring and Indian Summer. "And Near Sky Blues" is a very chill song with angelic female vocals while the closer "Excelsior" is epic with an awesome slowdown before four minutes that is equally eerie and pulsating that leads to an overly long outro that repeats for nearly three more minutes.

I remember the cd had an insane amount of political text to the point where the lyric book barely fit under the semi-circles. If you happen across this cd (which seems rather likely, as I remember seeing the cd online everywhere for $1) I'd recommend picking it up as the album stands up as beyond decent some 18 years following its release.

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DISCOGRAPHY

1999 - The State Secedes cd/12"LP (download here)

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(1999) THE STATE SECEDES - "Untitled For You" (from 'The State Secedes')

(1999) THE STATE SECEDES - "Pearls For Swine" (from 'The State Secedes')

(1999) THE STATE SECEDES - "Excelsior" (from 'The State Secedes')

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THE STATE SECEDES out of print wma discography download

(download here)

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CONCRETO MORTO

Band: CONCRETO MORTO

Genres: Punk / Hardcore / Emo / Screamo / Skramz / Thrash
Related artists: ?.
Country: Curitiba BRAZIL
Years Active: 2014-present
Song: "Meursault"
Album: "Viver​-​só"
Year: 2014
For fans of: Orchid, Danse Macabre, Colonia, Det Ar Darfor Vi Bygger Stader, ¡Silencio, Ahora, Silencio!, Storm{o}, Ubiquity, Jenny Piccolo, Lamantide, Kaospilot, Tetola93, Ruined Families, Joliette and Yr Sbraito aka PROPER SCREAMO.

Label(s): Bridge Of Loneliness / Swollen Lungs
This post's artist is from the March 2016 Mix. This is track #8.

You can download: the March Mix#4 right here or get the new April 2016 Mix#5 here.

CONCRETO MORTO play spastic screamo from Brazil. I was turned on to the band by Ryan Hill as 'Viver​-​só' was released by his new label Bridge Of Loneliness (he also plays in Yusuke and Kelut) as well as the Swollen Lungs label. The band has a lot going for them in such a short time, so let's discuss why.

In 2014 the band recorded two live sets listed as "bootlegs" which were a good precursor to the proper recordings put forth as the LP and subsequent EP (although the EP was recorded live). These two bootlegs are a good introduction to the band but don't stop there, as the quality don't really do the band justice but the passion soaks through even more on the live versions of the songs.

Later in 2014 CONCRETO MORTO dropped their debut release titled 'Viver​-​só'. "À base de convulsões prévias, errôneas." screams Danse Macabre and Orchid worship, especially the instrumentals. The vocals are throaty without being overly screamy most of the time, which end up sounding like Storm{o}, although when shit gets shriller Danse Macabre and Kaospilot wouldn't be too far off. There are times when the vocals are mixed a little too high and I'm not the biggest fan of the singing/talking that goes on sporadically, such as at the end of "Poesia (ruim) escrita com gasolina". Regardless, this is a very decent first release.

In early 2016 the band dropped a new EP called 'A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar' which is pretty jammy, as "Documento #2 [A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar]" is a very solid track with some cool noodley parts that remind me of Raein and Healing Powers. Three of the five songs are noise tracks which means I'll never listen to them again, but maybe you like noise? If so, you'll love tracks 1, 3 and 5.

I'm excited to see where they go next cuz the growth from the 2014 LP to the 2016 EP is undeniable.

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DISCOGRAPHY

2014 - Vela Preta (bootleg) (stream/download here)

2014 - 10.ago.14 (bootleg) (stream/download here)

2014 - Viver​-​só cassette/7"LP (stream/donate/download here)

2016 - A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar EP (stream/download here)

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(2016) CONCRETO MORTO - "Documento #2 [A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar]" (from 'A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar')

(2016) CONCRETO MORTO - "Documento #2 [O Germinal]" (from 'A necessidade de produzir sempre foi antagonista do desejo de criar')

(2014) CONCRETO MORTO - "À base de convulsões prévias, errôneas." (from 'Viver​-​só')

(2014) CONCRETO MORTO - "Servil" (from 'Viver​-​só')

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CONCERTO MORTO additional links

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