A new video from Disasteradio just a day after I was enjoying “Gravy Rainbow” again so much I decided to put the album on my phone for my commute? Kismet!
This track comes from 2010’s Charisma (like “Gravy Rainbow”). I quite like this song and am glad they decided to make this bizarro, mutant-filled music video for it. And, if nothing else, it’s tiding us over until the next Disasteradio release.
To the future!
Because you need 23 seconds of grind RIGHT NOW.
So, does Ihsahn’s newest proggy, post-black-metal release sound anything at all like Metallica or Daughtry? Of course the fuck not.
Is it way more awesome than that specious comparison would suggest? Absolutely.
Should you be listening to it right now? Yes. Yes, you should.
Ihsahn (ex-Emperor) is getting spacier and spacier with each release, and I couldn’t be happier with the progression. The man who singlehandedly convinced me that brass instruments could be used effectively in metal (sorry, Gwar), a thing I considered impossible, seems to be able to do now wrong. Eremita is markedly less heavy that 2010’s After, but there’s no doubt this is a metal record. It is one of my most anticipated releases for this year next to Gojira’s forthcoming album.
Stand out tracks for me so far are “The Paranoid” (with Devin Tonswend!) and “The Eagle and The Snake,” the latter of which is particularly huge. Check the sax in that one.
I’ve also found that the whole thing is on Spotify, so if that’s your jam, check it out there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekwiXQDdhSk
This morning my sister Christina messaged me with this link and told me that the first guy singing in the video was the young man who sang at my brother’s funeral years ago. I don’t know him, but I remember him having a remarkable voice. Now, apparently, he is part of the cast of The Book of Mormon. I’ve not seen the show, but I hear great things about it from everyone who has seen it. I am a little hesitant to pay 200 bucks for a ticket and certainly have no intention of going alone.
But, anyways, that was pretty cool and some absolutely strange and bittersweet news. Bonus: dude’s singing on broadway. Sadness: remembering Nicky’s funeral.
Happy Monday!
First bounce leaked onto the interwebs, and now the interwebs have leaked into bounce. I love the Herzog cameo.