[batreleaser]

one of the few bands who never made a bad record despite changing thier sound up quite a bit over the years. 'given to the rising' will always be my favorite. i went to a show last week; dead times, work/death (who were incredible), sewer goddess, and this one man drone doom band t.o.m.b. while not too original, the guy tomb was really ripping. unlike most drone metal bands who just play earth 2, this guy was playing actual metal riffs just very slow and at full volume with max distortion. i bring this up because it reminded be of a more lo-fi neurosis, with the pounding tribalistic riffs (but no beats unfortunately), pulsating rhythms (courtesy of electronics, like i said, no drums and shit), and real howled anguisehed vocals that he just apparently was screaming into his pick up (no mic), which gave them this total buried feeling, it was really crushing, loud, and even a breath of fresh air. which goes to show, more drone and experimental bands should be influenced by neurosis, eyehategod, etc..