Heavy Alloy
Lately I’ve been getting into a lot of hard rock/metal music. Well, back into it I should say. After having Arcade Fire, Postal Service, and Mogwai under heavy rotation, this feels quite different. What do I blame it on? System Of A Down.
They released 2 albums last year, Mezmerize and Hypnotize, both around six months apart, and they’re amazing albums, absolutely amazing. Their lyrics have lost some of the punch from Toxicity, but their music has evolved into something more rashly elegant. I think I prefer the short album cycle than having a 2 CD album, gives you more time to immerse yourself into the new songs. The original idea they had was to make both album cases pieces of each other, so that you can slide one album snugly into the other and voila, 2 CD set. Thought that was pretty neat.
And Death From Above 1979, wow. Their music is just pure metal with heart, if there is such a thing.
Just got hold of Mogwai’s next album, Mr. Beast, which is due March 7th. Will give it a listen and see how it fares, I seriously consider Mogwai and Trent Reznor the greatest instrumental geniuses that exist today.
4 Responses to “Heavy Alloy”
Item! Latest post from TB drops names in bold!
Dude, first of all, it’s Extra! Extra!, second, I’ve been doing band names in bold and albums in italics for all my music posts, go check the archives.
Plus I like to drop names, makes me feel like I’m from Hollywood, or at the very least, from Bollywood…..damn, I’m trying to think of a segway so I can make a Jollywood in my Pants joke…nothing, ah well, maybe next time. Little help? With the joke, not wood in my pants.
No, it’s Item!
I stand corrected.
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