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It's
that time of the month, when the EOLIAN mob unleashes its
antagonistic impulses on the public for their own amusement.
It
ain't just 503 and 971 any more folks... start punching in those country codes
because shit's going international. The fifteen-track (We've Got)
FIENDS IN LOW PLACES: Heavy Vibes Internationalecompilation goes live one
week from today, featuring your new favorite heavy underground bands from
across the globe: ÅRABROT (Norway), BASTARD OF THE
SKIES (UK), BATPISS (Australia),CYBERNE (Japan), DEAD (Australia), ELEPHANT
RIFLE (USA), THE GREAT SABATINI (Canada),HEALTH
PROBLEMS (USA), HOMBRE MALO (Norway), MEADOWS (UK), MOE (Norway), SAME-SEX
DICTATOR (USA), TEEPH (USA), THROAT (Finland)
and TIMEKILLER (Brazil). It's a wild fifty-five-minute trip
through twisted noise rock, bludgeoning sludge, psychotic metal, blackened
hardcore, and damaged punk, each act's warped worldview in full effect. You get
the impression these characters all have a sense of humor (er, humour)
too. You can order the limited cassette version (edition of 333)HERE or, if you're into the whole brevity thing,
pre-order the digital version HERE. The digital preorder gets you five tracks
immediately: the three already premiered tracks plus two more; the full comp
will be released Tuesday morning. Look for a full stream on
Monday.
This
Spring and Summer expect exciting releases from both Portland and international
friends and family. First up is the debut release from HUMOURS, The
Onanist. The four-song EP will be released on limited cassette and
digital, giving you a taste before their first full-length LP due this Fall.
The four-piece strips Crimsonesque prog to its stark elements and fuses it with
the energy and abandon of Jawbox and Drive Like Jehu, flitting through complex
movements with a mastery of dynamics and accented by strong, melodic
vocals. Get a taste with "In the Court of the Corn-Eyed King"
from EOLIAN's KEEP OUR HEADS compilation HERE.
Next
up is TINY KNIVES with their latest record and first 12-inch, Black
Haze. Fixtures of the Portland underground scene for the last five
years, TINY KNIVES combine the art punk of Crass and
Rudimentary Peni with the frenzied rock 'n' roll of Lunachicks and The
Dictators. The trio of stylistic shapeshifters marries disparate
influences ranging from tumultuous full-speed-ahead riffers to heavy emotional
bulldozers. Check out the powerful "Ocean of Static Sky" from their
previous release, Static, on local compatriot label Stankhouse
Records HERE.
True
Norwegian noise rockers ÅRABROT are mixing the four tracks for
the third EP in their three-EP series, following Murder As Art and the recent I Modi, to be released this Summer for their first
ever full US tour. ÅRABROT wowed European audiences all last
year with their powerful live show (read all about it via The Quietus HERE) and it's about time US audiences get hip to one of
the best heavy bands out there. Expect more twisted, raucous rock 'n' roll with
unstoppable off-the-hook hooks and off-the-chart dynamics. Meantime get
weird with their exceptionally bawdy track "The Libertine" on theFIENDS
IN LOW PLACES compilation.
The
burly NORSKA is finishing up tracks in Portland at Toadhouse
Studios with Adam Pike (Red Fang, Diesto, Black Elk) for the long overdue
follow-up to their acclaimed 2011 EP on Brutal Panda. Expanded now to a
five-piece, early reports suggest the band is taking it up to the next level in
a big way. NORSKA draws from throughout the heavy musical
realms to forge their own extraordinarily compelling amalgam of rock, metal,
and prog, and the new album builds upon songs and riffs from throughout the
history of the band. Watch out for them this year. Bide your time with
"Esotre" from the KEEP OUR HEADS comp HERE.
They're
back. Australia's DEAD is another one of those
international bands too many heavy music fans have been sleeping on. EOLIAN is
thrilled to be issuing the stateside release of their third LP,Captains Of
Industry, to coincide with a full US Summer tour. The downunder
bass-and-drums duo once again beats you about the head with stripped-down but
mighty mind-melters, the occasional respite via ambient experimental pieces.
The recording by Toshi Kasai (Melvins, Big Business) captures their unholy
marriage of sharp bass riffage and hardcore drum acrobatics punctuated by
shout-along vocal bursts. EOLIAN has a few hand-screened copies of the We
Empty Rooms (Australia) version of the LP HERE, and international customers can get it HERE. DEAD also has a track
"Rabbits" on the new FIENDS comp, dedicated to those
lowly Portland lagomorphs. Touching.
And
finally, second wave ATL noise rockers WHORES, comrades in
shit-starting, hit the road with Retox in March. Praised for their
festival performances last year and their bludgeoning track on volume 13 of
AmRep's Dope, Guns, and Fucking in the Streets (HERE), their first trip ever to the West Coast will no
doubt reignite that dormant East vs. West rivalry. Maybe it'll get RABBITS off
their ass to tromp around the East Coast. Check out their sludge-fucked
version of The Cure's "Jumping Someone Else's Train" from their split
with RABBITS right HERE. Full WHORES tour dates below. WHORES. Has
a nice ring to it.
Are
you aware that every LP (and an EP) EOLIAN released in 2014 ended up on a
year-end list? Not bad for a bunch of misanthropes. And EOLIAN is now carrying
distro for like-minded labels like Learning Curve, We Empty Rooms, Made In
Kansas, Kaos Kontrol, and more. Get the goods athttp://goods.eolianempire.com.
WHORES
w/ Retox:
2/10/2015 Casbah
- San Diego, CA
2/11/2015 51
West - Tempe, AZ
2/12/2015 Trainyard
- Las Cruces, NM
2/13/2015 Three
Links - Dallas, TX
2/14/2015 Red
7 - Austin, TX
2/15/2015 Fitzgerald's
- Houston, TX
2/17/2015 The
Earl - Atlanta, GA
2/18/2015 Cat's
Cradle - Chapel Hill, NC
2/19/2015 The
Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
2/20/2015 Kung
Fu Necktie - Philadelphia, PA
2/21/2015 Saint
Vitus Bar - Brooklyn, NY
2/22/2015 Cambridge,
MA - The Middle East
2/24/2015 Turbo
Haus - Montreal, QC
2/25/2015 The
Cave at Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
2/26/2015 Grog
Shop - Cleveland, OH
2/27/2015 Magic
Stick Lounge - Detroit, MI
2/28/2015 Cobra
Lounge - Chicago, IL
3/01/2015 Triple
Rock Social Club - Minneapolis, MN
3/02/2015 Slowdown
- Omaha, NE
3/04/2015 Hi
Dive - Denver, CO
3/05/2015 Bar
Deluxe - Salt Lake City, UT
3/06/2015 The
Shredder - Boise, ID
3/07/2015 Black
Lodge - Seattle, WA
3/08/2015 Ash
Street Saloon - Portland, OR
3/09/2015 Oakland
Metro Operahouse - Oakland, CA
3/10/2015 Los
Globos - Los Angeles, CA
Source: EarSplit
PR
