Metal Bulletin Zine #56 www.metalbulletin.blogspot.com Sept. 23, 2015 www.twitter.com/MetalBulletinZn www.fuglymaniacs.com (issues online, videos, …) four bands from Washington state, U.S.: Black Breath Addaura Tygerrs Lair Ghostblood Warkvlt Melted Space Horrendous Hibria Amorphis Insanity Satan and Dark Delirium, Blood free metal music Sanhedrin, Winter Blood, Fornicus, Eternal Forest, Psyclopus, Dispellment (continuation of the interview with) AXEMASTER — of tech-death drumming. The guitar tone, Metal Bulletin Zine naturally, is similar to the classic/famous P.O. Box 1339 Sunlight Studio death metal sound, and the Lake Stevens WA 98258 USA band utilizes a sense of well-timed melodies and catchy parts. The vocals are expressive, www.facebook.com/pages/The-Metal-Bulletin-paper- almost intelligible, not monotonous growling, zine not microphone cupping nor one-tone low Metal Bulletin Zine #1-20: (2006-2009): Wisconsin growling. #21-26: (2009-2010): Texas #27(2010)--now; Washington state To me, the most impressive aspect of the All album reviews, news, updates below are album is that the band has melody, catchy by MMB, unless stated otherwise. riffs and songs that connect with the listener -— that wants to remember the songs. If metal programs (these are Pacific Times) anything, the band is still a bit too shy to show Mosh Pit (Madison, WI): Monday night 9:30pm- off how good they really are because they 12am WORT 89.9 fm www.wortfm.org save some of the best material for last. The last song “Chains of the Afterlife” is an Sweet Nightmares (Houston, TX): Thursday instrumental piece and the band really shines night 9pm-12am KPFT 90.1 fm www.kpft.org on this number, unafraid to bring out the melodies. Excuse All the Blood (Olympia, WA): Friday night 11pm-1am www.kaosradio.org Metal Shop (Seattle, WA): Saturday 11pm- 3am KISW 99.9fm www.kisw.com — bands from Washington state Black Breath: Slaves Beyond Death (Southern Lord Recordings) In my opinion, Black Breath has broken away from the overcrowded field of death metal in a major way and has delivered a top quality album that picky listeners should consider if said public is searching for bands that have The important thing is that they have asked something special to offer. I think it is good themselves how to make memorable songs, that they are pushing themselves to higher how to make them interesting to themselves standards. They are demonstrating that they as musicians. The band is becoming braver have the songs, the knowledge, the skills, the and braver by adding melody, in the way that confidence and the quality to stand out the classic, late 80s bands had melody, amongst death metal bands. whether it was Sepultura, Death, Entombed, Dismember, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Black Breath formed in 2006 and this 2015 Pestilence, Carcass, so on and so forth. album is their third. The music is a bit reminiscent of Stockholm-style old death Looking for classic-style death metal with metal of the late 80s/early 90s. The drumming songs that you can remember? Searching for is direct, steady and decidedly the opposite death metal that is confident enough to play a variety of tempos and incorporate melody? 4.Solace Beneath a Greying Sky 13:36 This is it right here. Black Breath. total time 52:11 www.blackbreath.com Yet, the songs appear connected in such a www.blackbreathsl.bandcamp.com way that it does sound like one big song, in www.facebook.com/BLACKBREATH.MUSIC the sense that people listen to the album, and www.southernlord.bandcamp.com just ride out the songs. Is it the simplicity of the music? Calling “simple” seems incorrect Addaura because this is not two-chord, monotonous Addaura is melodic/atmospheric/symphonic music. Rather, it could be the fundamental black metal. They have a new EP in 2015. The principle of transitioning smoothly from one band’s discography is as follows: segment to the next in such a way that people do not even notice. Demo 2010 Demo 2010 Burning for the Ancient full-length 2012 ... and the Lamps Expire EP 2015 The band started in 2008 and Facebook gives this lineup: Ryan – vocals, guitars, keys Brandon - bass Jesse - guitar Brandon - drums You can listen to the new music at the band’s Bandcamp page, which also has the 2012 album. In terms of the music itself, it is remarkable how well the band’s black metal has been received. There is no question that Now, the 2015 recording ”... and the Lamps the 2012 album “Burning for the Ancient” Expire” continues the aesthetics upon which carries an undeniable charm. Addaura’s the band is building a reputation. The new music is structured to run smoothly through the music establishes that the band is well on its tempo changes. It is interesting that people way in terms of identity. If anything, this 2015 say that Addaura is “repetitive” and when EP leaves the listener wanting more. Perhaps they say that, they say it as a positive the band had sensed that the time gap comment, as a compliment. Why? Because between the previous album and the new EP the songs flow so smoothly that some listeners was getting too long. They may be working on view the album as one long composition. Just a much bigger project. Regardless, the EP is a to clarify, the album is not one song. It is: satisfying listen and it’s good to hear that the spirit is still there. The thing now is that listeners 1.City Light (In Still Dark Forenoon Silence) around this region have their sights set on the 10:25 band delivering an epic album. We’ll have to 2.The Muses Thro' Their Bowers 14:24 wait a bit longer for that. Meanwhile, the EP is 3.The Baring Admission of Weakness 13:46 available at Bandcamp for the 1 dollar 3 starting price, which is a good reason to Vegas where they recorded our 6-song demo check it out and to begin the process of that garnered the immediate attention of communicating with the band and asking Sony Records.” However, according to the about that full-length album! That’s the hope bio, very serious health problems prevented that the EP has revived, that the follow-up to that incarnation of the band to come to full 2012’s “Burning for the Ancient” is indeed fruition at the time. Later on, Tygerr, now in being planned. Seattle, begins the band again in 2007. The bio lists the band’s accomplishments thus far, If you have an interest in black metal, and and states they are working on an album that atmospheric black metal in particular, spend will be out soon. For more information, check some time with Addaura today. Get in out the pages below. The band lists Seattle as contact with the band. its hometown and the Facebook page says www.addaura.bandcamp.com the current members of the band are: www.facebook.com/pages/Addaura/117676 Tygerr--Vocals 111578266 Cody Nash--Guitars/ Vocals Max Jordan--Drums Tygerrs Lair Nick Smith--Guitars On the ReverbNation site the band says that www.reverbnation.com/tygerrslair1 they sound like “Bullet for My Valentine, All www.tygerrslair.com That Remains, Kiss, Metallica, Dream Theater.” www.facebook.com/tygerrslair I have heard the songs on ReverbNation, and from the sounds of it, I would say that they Ghostblood: Blood from beyond the play modern metal, with some traits of more Grave traditional metal, like melodic singing and soloing. The singer Tygerr sings the melodic, more traditional style, while the songs get backup with more aggro screaming in the background, a bit of gang shouts. Online the band says that they are preparing their debut full-length album “De- Volution” for the fall of 2015. The band’s contemporary, modern metal should appeal to a wide range of the metal public because they put effort into making catchy songs, and the combination of aggro/melody. On the band’s website there is an interesting history of the band. The bio states The day that the three thrashing mutants of that the singer “Tygerr has also played in Ghostblood run into the Dream Theater guys several bands some of which opened for acts at a Starbucks in Seattle, the Ghostblood such as Alice Cooper, David Lee Roth and thrashers will steal Dream Theater’s lunch Stryper in the 80’s.” The bio continues: “In money, throw a hot cup of dirty coffee at 1996, Las Vegas sensation Tygerrs Lair was James whatshisname’s shiny shoes, and these formed with Tygerr and Richie Scarlet, from mutants will proceed to pelt that John nerd the Ace Frehley band. They were based in Las and that Jordan egghead with day-old stiff 4 muffins until those prog dorks run away … to a different Starbucks. “Blood from beyond the Grave” 1.Blood From Beyond the Grave 00:54 “All gore, no core” is the slogan of the band. 2.Dungeon Ripper 03:06 They play sewer death punk thrash with 3.Red Snow 02:45 mutant melodies, which is a new genre that is 4.Cleaver Fever 03:17 taking Seattle by storm. My grandmother and 5.Bloodstormer 03:09 I really love this hot new style of music. You, 6.Haunting the Swamp 02:35 too, will either love them, or hate them, or 7.Beast of the Darkest Woods 02:47 think they are ok. Young metal 8.Recapitator 03:07 whippersnappers today just don’t give a flip 9.Disasteroid 03:00 about categories.