We'll Do It Live Fridays: Roads To One Small Venue

 It's been too long since a WDILF post has graced the pages of Brutalitopia, so it is making another triumphant return bringing, as always, a live clip that's well worth watching.  Today's American black-metallers are making their WDILF debut.

Check out who it is after the break.

 

Review: Baroness - Yellow & Green

Yellow & Green, the third full-length album from southern sludgesters Baroness, has found itself on a lot of “Most Anticipated Albums of the Year” lists, and for good reason.  Yellow & Green was announced as a double album, which meant twice as much Baroness as expected, and the band’s first two records, Red and Blue were hailed as filling the void in sludgy heavy metal left by Mastodon’s divergence into prog territory; also they were great albums that showcased the band’s impressive skills.  And so the excitement has been building steadily for Yellow & Green for very nearly a year, with fans excited to rejoice is what was sure to be another sludge masterpiece.  But then something weird happened.  People who had listened to the album began using words like “poppy” and “radio-friendly” to describe it.  The first song Baroness released from the album, “Take My Bones Away,” featured harmonious vocals in place of the beastly bellows of lead singer John Baizley, and the next two (“March to the Sea” and “Eula”) followed suit.  Was it a joke?  Was Baroness sacrificing their place in metal’s royal lineage for the safety of radio rock? Were people jumping to ridiculous conclusions after reading reviews and hearing only a sixth of Yellow & Green’s music?

Get the answers to these questions after the jump…

We'll Do It Live Fridays: Revolution......Engage

First off, let me wish all of you out there a happy Friday the 13th!  It shouldn't be to hard to decide on what kind of movie marathon you should take part of today.

This weeks WDILF post comes from my recent, but not so surprising, metalcore obsession.  As the title may suggest, I'm certainly not pulling from any obscure bands here.

Check it out after the break. 

Exclusive Interview - Trevor de Brauw (Pelican)

This past Friday, personal favorites and hometown band Pelican dropped by Lincoln Hall in Chicago to put their instrumental post-metal/sludge/post-apocalyptic tangocore on display for an enthusiastic crowd.  The band certainly didn't disappoint, ripping energetically through favorites like "Ephemeral," "The Creeper," "Embedded in the Moss," along with tracks from their newest EP Ataraxia/Taraxis, in front of a roaring crowd.  Before this hour of awesome, however, Mick and I were lucky enough to sit down with Trevor de Brauw, guitarist of Pelican, and talk about the band's plans, their recent tour experiences, and some of the joys of being an audiophile.  He was a really cool dude, and really great to chat with, so check out our interview, embedded below.

- Durf

Review: Gojira - L'Enfant Sauvage

There's a certain aura that radiates from Gojira that is at once both staggering and esoteric. The niche the Frenchmen have carved for themselves has the tell tale signs of workmanship from a truly groundbreaking act; often imitated, never duplicated. Their growth from underground darlings to groove metal superheroes has been an exercise in understanding what it is that the heavy music world wants from its torchbearers.  But therein lies the enigmatic position which Gojira currently hold; where do vanguards turn next when their contemporaries have adopted the now auspicious template that they themselves have woven? The answer is modestly self evident; back to the wild where they found their ingenuity in the first place. And that's precisely what Joe and Mario Duplantier and company have done with L'Enfant Sauvage, which shows that even veteran pathfinders find themselves toiling to find their footing in the infantile stages of a new sojourn.

Read the rest after the jumpy.

Review: Ahab - "The Giant"

2012 is fast becoming a banner year for doom metal.  We’ve already heard Swallow the Sun’s exceptional Emerald Forest and the Blackbird and newcomer Pallbearer’s breathtaking debut Sorrow And Extinction, and Eagle Twin will soon release their eagerly anticipated sophomore album The Feather Tipped the Serpent’s Scale; those are just the first three that came to mind. I’m sure there are countless other doom albums coming out, making 2012 the perfect year to sit next to a rainy window with a record on the turntable and a glass of scotch in hand, and contemplating the futility and misery of the human existence.  And now German funeral doom masters Ahab have unleashed The Giant, just to spite you and make you cry forlorn tears into your glass while you wait for the Mayan gods to return and release us all into oblivion.

Grab some tissue and read on after the jump…

New Song Premiere: Ihsahn "Introspection"

The black metal legend himself has released a brand new single off of his upcoming album, Eremita.  The new album will be released June 19 via Candlelight Records.  You can check out the track "Introspection" here, courtesy of GuitarWorld.  

My first listen of this track warranted an extremely affirmative head-nod of approval.  The track also features guest vocals from Devin Townsend, so how can you go wrong?!

- Mick

New Song Premiere: Mouth Of The Architect "How This Will End"

If you've been in the need for a groovy new track from Mouth Of The Architect, then you're in luck!  Lambgoat has officially premiered a previously unreleased track of theirs, entitled "How This Will End."  You can listen to the track here.

As if new music from these Ohio atmospheric metallers wasn't good enough news, it should also be noted that they have dates posted for an upcoming summer tour.  Check out the dates after the break.

Listen To Mick and Mic's Final Co-Hosted Show

In case anyone missed Mick and Mic's Metal Showcase show that aired on Radio DePaul's first ever "48 Hour Rock The Clock Marathon" this past Friday, the commentary from that show is now available here for your listening pleasure.


The setlist from this show (along with links to those songs) is posted after the break.

We'll Do It Live Fridays: Board It Up!

We apologize for again being inactive.  It's certainly been a busy past couple of months for everyone here. We're hoping to be able to post more content more regularly soon.  But until then, how about another WDILF post?!

Check out what live clip I have in store for you guys after the break.