Durf's Weekly Workout # 1 : January 15, 2021

Ah, the dawning of another year.  A new beginning, a chance to really get your life together this time, a fresh start.  And you know what that means, don't you?  Why yes, it's another Brutalitopia attempt at a weekly article, something that will pop up at the same time, each week!  I know, I'm just as surprised as you are!  Much like New Year's Resolutions, it is my hope that I will stick with this column, as it fulfills my two personal goals for the year; much like New Year's Resolutions, it will surprise no one if we never speak of this column again after January.

I enjoy working out in the mornings before my family wakes up/I go to work.  There's something about getting a good sweat in before the day actually gets started that appeals to me, and it's also my time.  I have a wife, a toddler, and a baby due in a couple months, and while I love them all to death, I need time to be by myself.  So my alarm goes off at 3:15, I slug down a quick cup of coffee, and then it's out to the garage for an hour to an hour and a half of me time.  If I keep this up, maybe I'll go into my actual workouts, but for now, let's get to why this belongs on a metal blog.

 

Sarin - Burial Dream

It seems crazy to think about, but 2015 marks five years since Isis called it quits, leaving the metal world without one of its most important and influential bands.  Just as crazy to think about is that post-metal as a genre is doing at least as well now as it was when the world lost Isis.  Part of that is due to the members of the band pursuing other projects with the same insane level of talent they brought to Isis; another is a new wave of post-metal bands following in Isis' wake.  Pelican continues to defy expectations and improve on every album they release, and I've written before about my love for Cold Blue Mountain and their phenomenal 2014 album Old Blood.  Now another disciple has stepped forward to spread the good word, in the form of Brampton, Ontario's Sarin, and their new album Burial Dream.