Metalscape: The Metal Podcast

Moonsorrow puts it to Tape Today

ron — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:26:48 +0000

Legendary folk metal outfit Moonsorrow will be starting to record their next full release album today, September 2nd, at some undisclosed studio in Finland. According to a blog post on their MySpace, “This stuff is Cold, Heavy and Crushing.” They’re aiming for a February 2011 release date.

They also made a separate blog site in which they’ll be posting studio diary updates, in case you’re interested in following that sort of shenanigans. According to that site, they’re going for an organic feel on this one, no “silicon implanted/software manipulated modern day metal sound” bullshit. They’re even recording their tracks on tape! Sadly, all of that will go to shit when the 90% of people who listen to them end up downloading it digitally anyway. But I guess it will make up for an excellent sounding vinyl record for those who like to keep it old school.

Hopefully the album will not be comprised of a single 80 minute long song with a 20 minute intro composed of squirrel sound samples. Although that would be awesome actually. If anything to annoy Zach.

“V: Havitetty” was a decent album, but not a great one like their previous stuff. Maybe they’ll surprise me with this one. Maybe.

DVD Teaser from Kamelot

Zach — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:12:41 +0000

This clip was just posted by Kamelot, it’s a sneak peak of the bonus DVD that’s shipping with the next album “Poetry of the Poisoned.

It’s mostly these weird black and white interview moments with the members talking about stories or how much they like “the rock and the classical and the romantic music”

I kinda want to hear that story he was telling at the end but they cut it off of course, just to fuck with me. Harumph.

Uaral still got it

ron — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:45:53 +0000

If you’re not familiar with Chile’s Doom Folk duo “Uaral” you’re missing out on some truly amazing music. I mean, they do have certain quirks that may not be immediately likeable to everyone (crying vocals, crazy ass banshee-like screaming, an obsession with depression), but the music is absolutely gorgeous.

I was listening to their latest today, “Lamentos a Poema Muerto”, and decided to check out their website to see if they had finally finished it and maybe find a hint of a future release. Turns out the site is still not up completely, but they did upload a “fragment of an un-edited composition”. Hopefully it’ll make it onto their next full release, because it’s fucking beautiful.

Wormed go to Bandcamp

ron — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:34:05 +0000

If you’re not familiar with Bandcamp yet, you’d better start getting familiar now. It’s like MySpace, except it’s focused on music and not every other gay shit ever from the internet. I thought it would’ve picked up faster by now, but I guess every other gay shit from the internet is more popular. It’s a very attractive distribution model for small bands/solo musicians, as it allows them to sell (or just plain give away) their music directly to you, no middleman.

And now Wormed is on it, giving it some very needed death metal cred. They’re streaming 2 songs off their new single (singles?), “Quasineutrality” on their page. The production is finally up to date, taking them from their almost undecipherable sonic beginnings in “Planisphaerium” to an amazing full force assault on all 3 channels. And yes, they’re from Spain, but I guess you can’t have it all in metal nowadays. Definitely check them out.

Jari Mäenpää: “Fuck ‘TIME’, I’m playing Farmville”

ron — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:57:50 +0000

That’s right people. The one and only Jari Mäenpää is now on Facebook. You can find his profile at this address, and if that’s not working for you, just search for “Jari Mäenpää Wintersun” within Facebook.

Don’t worry about this not being legit, as the man himself posted it on the official Wintersun boards. “Who gives a shit?” would probably be the appropriate reaction to this, but I can’t help my fanboy self. Friend Request sent!

Neaera Unveil New Album Art

Zach — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:00:21 +0000

I know it’s not generally my style, but I fully enjoy most of Neaera’s material. Go pick up Rising Tide of Oblivion if you haven’t already.

Anyway their new album “Forging the Eclipse” will be released on October 22nd and they have released the album art and tracklisting for the album.

Yeah, it’s kinda dumb.

The Forging
Heaven’s Descent
In Defiance
Eight Thousand Sorrows Deep
Arise Black Vengeance
Rubikon
Sirens of Black
Certitude
Exaltation
Tyranny of Want
The Prophecy
And to Posterity a Plague

Episode CXXVIII – Stay Dub

ron — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:14:31 +0000

ITE: America sucks at countries, Nergal’s death and the metal revolution, Justin Bieber is secretly the greatest musician ever and Portuguese men come have a join us with the sex.

Playlist:
Bloodhag – Franz Kafka
Animals as Leaders- Tempting Time
Cage – Planet Crusher
Howl – You Jackals Beware
Casus Belli – I’m Your Master
Ulver – Wolf and Fear
Harness – Eye of the Storm
Vaski – Get Down

Music Bed: Ratatat – LP3, Ratatat – LP4

Metalscape Radio 7 – With Zach and Ron

Zach — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 10:25:19 +0000

Here’s a little show we put together while Ron was in Nicaragua. Not really a Metalscape episode as there is absolutely NO metal. But there is a new “real” episode that has been recorded, look for it in the next couple of days.

Download Metalscape Radio 7

Cradle of Filth Claims to Have a New Album Cover

Zach — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:35:35 +0000

Could have fooled me…

It’s good to know Dani is supporting his fans though, lonely first year graphic arts students. Even letting them create album covers for the band.

He also says the new album is going to be “The most br00tal album we’ve created to date”

A Music Video from HEATHEN Too!

Zach — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:25:56 +0000

This one is a bit less artsy then The Sword’s recent epic, but get’s the point across with some zombie soldiers or something, killing each other… or something, I have no idea wtf is going.

I do know that the drummer is about to have a fucking coronary.