GET YOUR OWN LIFE: January 2008

so heres what ive been listening to lately.

i recently got really into behexen, and they are seriously great. solid black metal, straight up metal the entire record. their new record came out, by the blessing of satan, and it rips. i mean, look at these dudes.

also please listen to the new deathspell omega record, well its not really that new, but its seriously good.

here are a list of records that i have been really into lately:
Tear it up/E.T.A split---this split is seriously fucking amazing. i cant stop listening to it and i cant believe its 2008 and i now just got this. tear it up is probably the best if not top 3 bands in new jersey ever. both sides kill, i really dig the E.T.A side as well.

Metallica-and justice for all---do i even have to explain? if you arent banging your head or air guitaring on top of your bed then we were probably never friends. one of my favorite records, always good.

discount-half fiction----i saw this band when i was in 6th grade and i guess i didnt really get it. i got a shirt and their demo or record or whatever then and since have lost the record but i believe still have the shirt. this band always gets me in that nostalgic way when you think about being younger and punk and listening to all that good stuff. this record is actually really good though, and would suggest it for anyone into pop punk with girl vocals that can be really catchy and melodic.

lemuria-your living rooms all over me---ok seriously, if you havent seen or heard this band and like anything like real screeching weasel/erg style pop punk you need to hear this band. the girls voice is killer and the songs get stuck in your head for months. i love it.

venom-welcome to hell---originators of black metal. i dont listen to this record nearly as enough as i should. has a bunch of live tracks on it. i dig.

chuck ragan-both his solo records---this is chuck from hot water musics solo stuff. good catchy stuff, havent gotten to into listening to it yet with the 100 other records ive just got but from the songs ive heard it was good stuff.

angel witch-angel witch---new wave of fucking british heavy metal. the band is called angel witch, the records called angel witch, there is a song called angel witch. NWOBHM at its finest, shredding guitars over the top vocals, ur bangin ur head. YOUR AN ANGEL WITCH, YOUR AN ANGEL WITCH. get it.

negative approach-complete discog----cant put into words what this band has done. they are everything that fast punk and hardcore should ever sound like and every band should cover them. negative approach rules and if you have never heard of them and are into any punk what so ever please find some songs and listen. cant praise them enough. READY TO FIGHT READY TO FIGHT READY TO FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT.

trash talk-plagues and walking disease----newer hardcore from california. really bummed i missed them when they were out here. the first record walking disease absolutely slays in complete thrash hardcore. the newer record plagues does the same, continuing the thrashing and the under a minute songs. im really loving it and hope that more bands start to sound like this.

reign supreme-fuck the weak and their demo---this band is heavy, i mean like earthquake heavy. i seriously dont even understand how a recording device could capture that but fuck. im really feeling both these releases and excited to hear the new record on deathwish/malfunction. i need to see this band live.

charles manson-discog---i never knew this psycho played music, but alot of it is really cool. kinda beach boys rocky doors janis joplin type stuff. normally im not that into it but these songs are good. i also got some spoken word type stuff and i cant even explain that shit. would suggest the family jams one cause there are a lot of good tracks on that as well as LIE.

the tuss-rushup edge----i think this is aphex twin doing more techno stuff. who knows, its really good and i like it. if you like squarepusher, aphex twin, etc, get it.

wendy and lemmy---this is a 3 song record that has lemmy of motorhead fame and wendy o of the plasmatics. they cover stand by your man. who would win in a fight? lemmy or god? trick question lemmy is god. songs fucking rule.

frogball-demo---sloppy punk from boston. songs about sitting on a couch and partying and pizza. cant go wrong, they got me sold. they actually are pretty good too and im diggin the singers voice.

the ergs-acoustic record/ upstairs/downstairs---this band can do no wrong. seriously, i found some acoustic record and though it was fake, but it is real and has some ramones covers as well as their stuff acoustic. its great. upstairs/downstairs has been played in my car like 400 times since i bought it over the summer, so psyched to see them on saturday. best band.

american nightmare-background music---this record has been banging in my car as well lately, and it just goes on repeat. i almost crashed my car while listening to this record and also bruised my thigh from punching it repetively during there is a black hole in the shadow of peru. this band is my favorite hardcore band ever for thousands of reasons, and i really dont think that i will ever get tired of this record.

hellhammer-apocolyptic raids---original black metal at its finest. love the band and the record, if you think you like black metal at all and dont own this your sleeping.

carpathian forest-through chasms, caves, and titan woods---this record is awesome, i really like what carpathian forest is doing and think they are crazy fucks. more black metal, lots of riffin.

pregnant-demo---new punk band, i think the dude that played guitar in mother night is in. i cant really think of what they sound like, but im into this demo a lot. kinda reminds me of a more modern and catchier version of the buzzcocks, but that might be a terrible description.

weakling-dead as dreams----everyone says that wolves in the throne room ripped this band. they do sound alike and weakling is an original doom band, so if you like the wolves records you will definitely like this. solid record, makes me want to fall into a couch of weed and smoke my way out of the forest. yea.

sargeist-satanic black devotion---satanic black metal. members of behexens first band. fucking awesome. great lyrics and symbolism, i cant stop listening to stuff like this.

behexen-discog---finish black metal, completely heavy and satanic. christ forever die. do i need to explain anymore?

leviathin-10th sub level of suicide---one man band suicidal depressive black metal. slow songs about killing yourself, guy does it great. i believe hes on southern lord now too? good for him, all of his records are great. sounds like xasthur if your into him too.

crowbar-discog----i dont know how i never heard this band until recently. seriously wrote the blueprint for doom, heavy heavy songs with lots of riffs and really good lyrics that are very well thought out. i would recommend this band over a lot of others. grab and a bong and bang your fucking head.

von-satanic blood angel---more satanic black metal, this records production is worse then other black metal records, and its hard to make out some of the songs but i guess thats cool.

i shalt become-in the falling snow---really good driving black metal, hard and slow, depressive black metal. great for driving in a norwegian forest on the night of a full moon during the snow.

deadguy-screaming with the deadguy quartet/fixation on a coworker---new jersey metal. cant get enough of it. fixation is amazing and i just got screaming. i love both records and wish i got a change to see them before they broke up. hard stuff.

black sails-overcast---this is seriously great new jersey hardcore. this is one of the best demos ive heard in such a long time. This band really makes me psyched on nj right now. they arent one of those bands that just knows everyone and has tons of connections. they put in the work and make great fucking music. i hope to get to see them in the near future cause this demo rules. if you havent heard it yet go to myspace and listen to it and realize what your missing out on.

drive by truckers-brighter than creations dark---continously great records by the truckers. even with out jason they continue to right the best songs possible. this record has tons of stand out tracks and is like 19 songs long. when was the last time you saw a 19 song record come out? seriously great. if you like the other stuff you will continue to enjoy the sounds.

breakdown-s/t----nyhc. if you dont know now, please get into it. sick people, im moshing.

inferi-shores of sorrow---black metal. straight up, i like it.

david-demo---band that me and 2 friends did, in the vein of majority rules, his hero is gone, other heavy stuff. i really like this stuff and hope to play it live one day. myspace.com/davidband

new band demo---last week me and miller went into hyper snakes studios to record the demo for our new band. we recorded less then we thought we would but really love the 2 songs that we have. the lyrics are written and we are just going to practice the songs and record the vocals before people really hear it. heavy stuff sounds like darkthrone, minor threat, black flag, and other stuff. i hate explaining my own band.

deathspell omega-fas---solid french black metal record. im really psyched on it as well as others in the black metal community. no one reading this probably listens to black metal at all, so whatever, but if you need somewhere to start that isnt too abrasive and in your face, this record is really good.

oasis-dont believe the truth----its oasis. i downloaded this record and forgot why, its got some stand out tracks.

also live set from sound and fury (have heart, down to nothing, and blacklisted)--blacklisted sounds great, have heart the dude barely sings at all, and down to nothing is hard.

posi #s (cold world)--recording is god awful, cant hear shit.

kid dynamite live reunion 2005---awesome songs, i was at the show and it rules to hear it recorded. one of the best weekends of my life. me and jberg saw liftime reunion/loved ones/bouncing souls one night and then the next was kid dynamite/grey area. i miss those bands.

new blacklisted song "weighing me down" ---- i really liked the song when i first heard it, its got that newer kinda vibe to it and was pretty heavy. the explanation of the lyrics is what really made me love the song and it coming from the dude who wrote that song ruled. i love this band, dare i say favorite hardcore band right now? i think i can safely say that.

also i dont just love every record ever. i get like a billion records a week and dont listen to half of them, these are records that ive gotten in the last month that im really into, and they are all great. if someone is actually reading this and requests some of them i can put them up.

UR MOSHIN

back in new brunswick.

saturday show at the moldhole complete shreddage and great dudes.

animal blood-completely killed it. such solid dudes, i dont understand how they even fit all their amps there. played all the songs i wanted to hear. not too sure about the new singer.

killin it-im loving this band. complete thrashedge the entire set, also great dudes. if you havent heard this band yet there is seriously something wrong with you.
www.myspace.com/killinitson

rewmek-solid guy, gets the crowd down, always a great time.

gdp-complete fag

dj prime optimuz- i like this guy alot, spins great records.

tooth-north carolina metal, i was into it and having a good time. i was also really drunk, they were great guys. i enjoyed the songs.

the last band was called claw or colossus, i dont really remember what they sound like but it was metal and they dude had a two bass drums, who can beat that.

overall a solid night.

tonight at the hilltop zone was cool as well

georges new band-thrash thrash thrash, technical difficulties but it was cool.

zhenia golov-this band is cool, i still have yet to hear them recorded but they play well live together each show ive seen them at. needed louder guitars.

relics-dudes from the band wasteland, who i saw before and thought ruled. they played a cool set but a little too many of those little breaks in the songs of silence. they had really gnarly equipment though, bass player was playing out of an ampeg 8x10 with a silver grill cloth and an acoustic 2x15, and he was running 2 acoustic heads, i couldnt see which ones. guitar player had a jcm 900 and a jcm 800 and was running a matching jcm 900 cab and an ampeg one. it was fucking loud and i couldnt hear the vocals.

libyans-punk band from boston, totally drunk and a good time, chick singer. i was into their songs and one of the songs totally made me want to mosh but i didnt. mosher remorse.

acid reflux-i guess i was expecting something crazy, but this band didnt do it for me. i liked what i was hearing but it didnt really get me like i thought it was going to. it was still cool.

j dudebro is a solid dude for letting all these bands jump on last minute, great saturday night.

i also picked up a zine called give me back that has interviews with margaret thrasher and seasick and ultra dolphins. havent read it yet, but im psyched too.