Especie Fallida - “Especie Fallida” (2015)

ESPECIE FALLIDA - "ESPECIE FALLIDA" (2015)

Year: 2015
Genre: powerviolence, hardcore punk
Country: México
Label: Grabaciones Pinche Engendro

Tracklist:

1. Las llamas del futuro
2.  Descompuesto
3.  Lapidación
4.  Sólo una palabra
5.  Ausencia
6.  Detrás de la misma reja

My first post on this blog will be about this energic band from México. Even though this is not Black Metal, many of you will be interested. The lyrics are about the human race being a failure, this is also where their name (“Failed Species”) comes from. 

Let’s think for a minute: What are we in the middle of misery? the progress is just an illusion and we are just living deads walking in a gray big city. Someone who points out these themes definitely worth the time of listening, you will not be disappointed. 

Download for free on their bandcamp

Panopticon & Waldgeflüster - split (2016)

PANOPTICON / WALDGEFLUSTER "split"

Year: 2016

Genre: Atmospheric Black Metal

Country: USA / Germany

Track List:

1. Der Traumschänder (Waldgeflüster)
2. Norwegian Nights (Waldgeflüster)
3. Håkan's Song (Panopticon)
4. Trauerweide II (Panopticon)

bandcamp

As you can see, I don't really care much about this blog anymore, and the other contributors aren't very active either. On the other hand, I had some talks with the members of the TDSAU collective, and one of their founding members agreed to run this blog too. As of now he isn't active on here or on TDSAU, but I hope he will be back soon.

In other news: some time ago, one of my readers asked me why wouldn't I get a contributor from Latin America, because a lot of interesting RABM-related stuff comes from that part of the world. Looks like I finally did it, and I have high hopes for her participation as well.

And for those who haven't seen it yet: here's a new CD from Panopticon, and it's great as always. The second band on this split is really good too, but I don't know much about them - except I've seen them on some list of bands with anti-NSBM stance several years ago. If you need a download link for this split, I think you'd easily find it without my help.

Cuscuta - "Fodder for the Callous" (2016)

Cuscuta - Fodder for the Callous

Year: 2016
Genre: Black Metal
Country: United States

Track List:

1. Rented Room 
2. The Last Graveyard
3. A Screw Fell to the Ground
4. On My Deathbed

Bandcamp//Facebook

I'll start by saying Cuscuta is one of my favorite active projects. I will follow that by saying this undoubtedly the best thing they have released so far. An absolute Magnum Opus. Every song of this album is powerful and moving. Every note hits home and every word is drenched in meaning. The album is based on poems by Xu Lizhi a Chinese factory worker who committed suicide on September 30th, 2014. The lyrics call attention to a world where profits takes precedence to human life. Business that would rather construct nets around windows to prevent suicide, than create acceptable working conditions. On an album where every song spoke to me, it's hard to peg an absolute favorite. But I would say that "A Screw Fell to the Ground" was my personal favorite. I absolutely loved the production and recording. The clean guitar in particular is ambient and humbling. Each note creating a vast space where you can truly feel the empty void around you. Through this whole album my ONLY complaint is at times the drum machine became obvious. Which was slightly mood altering but never broke the spirit. Go download Fodder for the Callous  and The Wildness Within (another personal favorite). 

Voice Eater - Con Armas (2016)

VOICE EATER - "CON ARMAS"

Year: 2016
Genre: Blackened Crust, Noise
Country: United States

Track List:

1. Empesamos
2. Bitter Struggle
3. Piss of your Enemies
4. Systemic Bleed
5. Failure In Death
6. Huesos Quebrados
7. Propagandist Crush
8. Life Roiter
9. Decrepit Icon
10. Sustain Your Wounds
11. Chiapas

bandcamp

Voice Eater is a two piece from Arizona. Describing themselves as raw black metal/powerviolence with noisecore tendencies. Con Armas is an extreme lo-fi release with radical leftist leanings. Voice Eater is inspired by the EZLN as well as various anti-imperialist, anti-fascist, and anti-music projects. Safe to say using the term crust wraps this up pretty nicely but see for yourself.

Gudsforladt - "Gudsforladt EP" (2016)

GUDSFORLADT - "GUDSFORLADT EP"

Year: 2016
Genre: Black Metal, Depressive
Country: United States

Track List:

1. Trauma Churns Within
2. They Hate You
3. Blood From Asphalt

bandcamp

Gudsforladt is a seemingly communist siding black metal project hailing from Salem, Massachusetts and this appears to be the debut release from him.

It's not a particularly long EP but it's tasteful and definitely suited for people who enjoy raw, depressive tinged black metal. Some keyboard ambience and clean guitar interludes further emphasize the depressive element in between tracks.

Hopefully this won't be the only release from this project as I enjoyed the small tidbit and am hoping to hear more in the future.


SIDE NOTE: Please remember that if you're going to send me music, include "RABM blog" in the subject line or message somewhere. I also run a label so I occasionally get submissions and I can easily confuse the two. Also if I don't happen to respond within a few days, feel free to email again. I'm not easily annoyed and I check frequently so I try my best to not miss any messages when they come through. 

Wrang - demo (2015)

WRANG "demo"

Year: 2015

Genre: Black Metal

Country: Netherlands

Track List:

1. Armia Krajowa
2. Lofrede aan de Vergankelijkheid
3. Bestand in Onbestand
4. De Deernis
5. Morbide Delirium

bandcamp

Wrang are a new black metal band from Utrecht, Netherlands. While not a political band of any sorts, they're interested in my work nonetheless, and think this demo would be a good contribution to the blog. It's rather old school black metal with noticeable thrash influence, surprisingly melodic at times. Everything is recorded OK for a demo, and the vocals well suit the music.

Hopefully I'm finally done with all the submissions now. An interview for TDSAU is also in the works, check their blog from time to time if you're interested.

Incendiariat - "Parto y Desastre" (2015)

INCENDIARIAT "Parto y Desastre"

Year: 2015

Genre: Post-Metal

Country: Colombia

Track List:

1. Camino a la disolución del cielo
2. Madre, llévatelos. Déjame en la tierra. Devuélveme mis muertos
3. Sobre partos y escapes de la fábrica

bandcamp / facebook

 Another interesting release made in South America that arrived in my mail just yesterday. Incendiariat are from Bogota, Colombia, and their music can be descibed as "post-metal" - or, more accurately, a mix of BM, sludge, post-rock and screamo. Quite experimental stuff. The lyrics are said to be about the concept of rupture interpreted in diverse forms - from going from one place to another as a refugee, to the confrontation with death in the armed conflict that has beaten Colombia for the last 50 years. Their bandcamp page has a lengthy text in Spanish that probably explains that concept better. At least one of their members has followed this blog for several years, and I think it's a quite good contribution from him.

Infame - "No hay Quien nos Salve" (2015)

INFAME "No Hay Quien Nos Salve"

Year: 2015

Genre: Sludge/Doom Metal

Country: Chile

Track List:

1. Violadores con Sotana
2. No hay Quien los Salve
3. Infame
4. Angustia y Frustración
5. Cementerio Palphytvm
6. Llenos de Nada
7. Oscuras Remembranzas
8. Sangre

bandcamp / facebook

Looks like Escvro isn't going to be the last band to be posted here by me, because just today I received another album from a South American band which certainly deserves to be on here. Infame are a trio from Antofagasta, Chile, who are playing heavy doom/sludge metal. At least one of their members reads my blog for years and supports the anti-fascist attitude. Their lyrics are mostly about the "frustrations caused by this unfair society led by a few pigs", with some black humour as well. This album isn't available for download or digital purchase at this movement, but you can stream it off bandcamp.

Escvro - "Eremita" (2016)

ESCVRO "Eremita"

Year: 2016

Genre: Black Metal

Country: Brazil

Track List:

1. Gruta
2. O Medo de Orígenes
3. Senhor da Luz e da Mentira
4. Nirvana Maldito

DOWNLOAD

And a final thing for today: a new EP from a Brazilian one-man project which supports our blog as well as TDSAU and the (RA)BM underground in general. As always, this EP is completely free for download and distribution. Hopefully I've posted everything I needed now, and will finally leave all the future submissions to the other contributors... 

Benbrudd - "Pest" (2015)

BENBRUDD "Pest"

Year: 2015

Genre: Black Metal

Country: Russia

Track List:

1. Waters Of Oblivion
2. How the Pest
3. End
4. Past
5. Black Mountain

bandcamp

One more band that was mentioned in our VK group, this time it's a band of one of the moderators and the most active posters there. It's regular black metal with the usual lyrical themes, but I hope you'll be interested anyway. Upd.: didn't notice it isn't available for free download on bandcamp at this moment, but it's still available for streaming.