Top Hat Time with Hatesphere!

I know I've been gone for a minute...Life is busy and time is always short it seems.

So I've been digging on the brand new Hatesphere album, "To The Nines"...Who cares that 4/5ths of the original lineup is gone, or that 4/5ths of the lineup from the last record is gone. This is brutally heavy and groovy metallic hardcore with low-hanging balls. This is for fans of Pantera, Lamb of God, Slayer, Sepultura and to some extent, Hatebreed and Terror, except without the shitty adolescent "Say It To My Face" hardcore chants.

Check this band out. I haven't been able to see them live just yet, as their popularity is less than none here in the states. Hey, at least they have proper distribution this time!

To The Nines is out now on Napalm/SPV Records in both regular CD and deluxe CD digipak versions (w/3 bonus tracks).

"Drinking With The King of The Dead" (from 2007's Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes):

"500 Dead People" Live in Germany:

These Things I Believe...

I've been busy. I haven't blogged nearly enough lately. Between the awesomeness of Record Store Day and coming down off the Eddie Vedder solo tour...Well enough excuses. Rather than blog about a particular band or go off about some foolish bullshit, I'm going to lead all ye into the my stereo and what I've been listening to lately. Check this stuff out. Some metal, some melodic, always awesome.

Shawn Smith- The Diamond Hand (Sound Vs. Silence Records)
Thrice- The Alchemy Index Vol.3&4 (Vagrant)
In Flames- The Mirror's Truth (KOCH)
Cavalera Conspiracy- Inflikted (Roadrunner)
Children of Bodom- Blooddrunk (Spinefarm)
...and the new Opeth song is beautiful.

I do want to show you the video for Hateshpere's "Drinking With The King of The Dead". Amazing clip and killer song. These guys kill. I read one review that said that they we're like a more technical Pro-Pain...and from Finland. It fucking kills...