The Unnaturals - Meet The Unnaturals E.P.

2009 - Meet The Unnaturals E.P. 

Genre - Rock/Rockabilly/Surf

Origin - New Orleans, LA

Time -  18:02

File -  41.3MB (320kbps)

Lineup :

Kevin - Guitar
Jenn - Bass
Dano - Drums

Track Listing:

1 - Camino
2 - Dos Caras
3 - Make A Move (Live)
4 - Miedo
5-  Pasties and Tassels (Live)
6 - Rock Hard Nipples

The Unnaturals are an excellent band from New Orleans that bring something different to the table.  SURF music!  They are probably one of the busiest bands in the city too, having played shows with all the locals (Suplecs, Die Rotzz, The Bills, The Pallbearers, Crotch Breaker, etc.) as well as many national touring acts such as  The Goddamn Gallows, Daikaiju, Muhammadali, etc. Jenn also plays bass in the local all female rock band Terranova, and is also the front woman for local punk band The Split()Lips.

Check them out HERE


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Slaying Saturday, Smothered in Sludge

Tonight @ The Hi-Ho Lounge 9pm

Black Cobra, Howl, Struck By Lightning and motherfuckin' haarp!!!!

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Acid King & The Mystick Krewe Of Clearlight- Free & The Father, The Son And The Holy Smoke (2001)

Genre: Doom/Stoner/Instrumental

Tracks 1-4 by Acid King
Tracks 5-6 by The Mystic Krewe of Clearlight, which features members of
Eyehategod, Crowbar and Down.
1. Blaze In 06:03
2. Free 07:48
3. Four Minutes 08:19
4. Blaze Out 03:31
5. Buzzard Hill (My Backyard) 05:29
6. Veiled 11:20
Total playing time 42:33

A really good split from Acid King and Clearlight of New Orleans. Enjoy

Holy Smoke

Tonight, July 31st!

Peen and Mikes Birthday Slaughter Extravaganza featuring:

Aquaforce, Dazein, OMEAN, and Dingle and Jesse.

5 BUCKS @ 9

I'll be attending tonight so, Holla Holla! Buy me some beer!!!

ALSO TONIGHT:

Tonight @ The City Club in Houma, LA

Love & War Records and LILLIAN AXE welcome Ronny Munroe as the new voice of Lillian Axe. As of August 1st, Ronny Munroe, formerly the lead vocalist of METAL CHURCH, will join Lillian Axe as a fulltime member replacing departing vocalist Derrick LeFevre as lead vocalist of Lillian Axe.

A press release reads as follows:

The members of Lillian Axe wish Derrick LeFevre nothing but the best of luck in his future endeavors. Unfortunately Derrick could not commit to the rigorous touring schedule that Lillian Axe prides itself on to this day.

When Ronny Munroe takes the stage, he has the crowd’s attention. His unique vocal style sets him apart from other singers because he brings something extraordinary to every song. Ronny is an in-your-face performer, consummate professional, innovative lyricist and songwriter who fuses melody with hard hitting rock in a way that will take your breath away.

Lillian Axe founder and guitarist, Steve Blaze says, “We met Ronny in Seattle playing a show together two years ago. My first impression was “damn he’s tall!” After watching him perform, I thought to myself how amazing a vocalist and presence he was. I always keep in the back of my mind great talents when I see them, and Ronny was one of those guys. During the 3 days we spent together in New Orleans rehearsing and getting to know each other, I was amazed how well he fit in as a human being as well as a band mate. The true talent is only half the game; the person is the other. Ronny has it all. Having Ronny as a writing partner and performing partner is something I am very much looking forward to!” 
Bassist Eric Morris agrees, “I am looking forward to what a vocalist like Ronny can bring to the table. I think he will add a whole new element and catapult our music into a brand new fan base as well as satisfy the die-hards.”

Opening for Lillian Axe tonight is a hard rock band from New Orleans called "Farewell to Fear" featuring my good friend Jimmy Adams on drums.  So if you're "down the bayou" tonight be sure to catch them along with Belle Rose, Louisiana's Cauldron.  

A Hanging live at The Bar in Metairie, LA. May 22nd, 2010

Filmed by yours truly.  Enjoy.

The Poots - Volume 5 (2005)

2005 - Volume 5

Track Listing:

1.  Intro
2.  American Lard
3.  Pit-Sniff Blitz
4.  Direct Deposit
5.  Straight Chucklin'
6.  You Can Go Fuck Yourself
7.  Buttocks
8.  Got My Wig
9.  Big Head, Little Face
10. 400 Pound Friday Night
11. Shenanigans
12. Speaking Without A Permit
13. RIP
14. Human Gutterball
15. M.R.E
16. I Hate Red Lights
17. Shit Your Pants
18. Poot Rendezvous
19. Caniac
20. Serial Snuggler
21. Kickin' Back

Even though I didn't get any comments or feedback on the last album that I posted by The Poots, It has been downloaded a bunch of times so I figured I'd throw this one up as well.  The Poots are fucking great! I can't stress that enough.  You definitley need a good sense of humor to enjoy this so, if you're a square; this isn't for you...

Crank it up mufuggas!

Check them out HERE

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Metal Mixtape Madness again!!!!!!!!!!

I put together another compilation for my friends over at the Sludge Swamp, so I figured I'd post it up here too for any of you that may have missed it over there. I was celebrating 420 and forgot to include cover art so Cheeto hooked it up with a skanky pirate lady.

"I was up until 4-21 trying to put this one together, extremely tired and stoned, hopefully it goes together well. This compilation features many bands from New Orleans that I'm sure most of you know or have at least heard of, but I also tried to include bands from this area that are not so well known, as well as some of the newer acts. Hope you guys enjoy! Be on the lookout for upcoming posts at Nola 504 from some of the bands featured on this mix such as Mars, High Priest, and everybody's favorite "genital rockers", The Poots."

1. Felt Nothing - Soilent Green
2. Mons Sermo Incendia - Haarp
3. Tombs Concealed - High Priest
4. Why Live - Mangina
5. Andromeda - Ketea
6. Dead Reckoning - Omean
7. Black on High - Mars
8. Of Time Entombed - Psychon Vex
9. Silent - Rat In a Bucket
10. Murder Capital - The Pallbearers
11. Leather Jacket - Manwitch
12. Lord Agonizer - High Priest
13. 400 Pund Friday Night - The Poots
14. Paroled in '54 - Thou
15. To Worship Nothing - High Priest
16. Nameless Shapeshift - Mars

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and here's a link to the original post at the Sludge Swamp

Thanks again to the Swamp gang for posting it up, and for all the good tunes they post up every day. 

The Poots - The First Four Rears (2006)

The Poots formed in 2002 from the left overs of 'Anal Goobs from Pluto' and 'The Dead Geezers'. Guitarist Bill Ding started writing goofball punk rock tunes like a gopher in heat. Meanwhile, vocalist Ric Poot recruited a slew of couch potatoes and rejects to form the legendary Fart Club. The Poots then became a genital rock supergroup of volcanic proportions before they could even record their first album!

Then, one wretched day in 2003, "Fart in Your Cup,” was unleashed upon the public.

Fans clinged to The Poots like flies on shit. The hit "Lettin' it Loose" was proclaimed a rock epic by Shichapants Magazine, the premier publication of the genital rock movement. Recording offers started blasting in. The Poots were eventually picked up by Rectum Records and were signed to a 32 album contract. Their first release from Rectum was a cover album entitled 'R.I.P.' They attacked a variety of classic punk rock tunes and added to them a stinky new twist never before heard by man. 'Poots 3' soon followed to little acclaim, and 'Poots 4' entitled "Rare Nugglets" was only released to a then shrinking Fart Club. Only with the release of 'Poots 5' would these goofballs reclaim some shred of their former demigod-like status.

With 28 albums remaining under contract The Poots are kinda fucked.

Current Members include: Ric Poot (vocals),Bill Ding (guitar), Poo Powers (bass), Cap J Freeley (drums)

2006 - The First Four Rears

Track Listing:

1.  Lettin' It Loose
2.  Dutch Oven
3.  Fart In Your Cup
4.  Workin' At The Golf COurse
5.  The Poop's On You
6.  Grease Monkey
7.  Twinkie In The Glovebox
8.  Stuck Up Chic
9.  They're So Stupid
10. Things That Are Okay
11. Poots Theme
12. Farting
13. P.O.O.T.S.
14. Takin' It Back To The Streets
15. My Dogs Are Barking
16. Stink Bomb
17. The Coach
18. Turnaround Spazz
19. Intermission 1
20. Staying Inside
21. Small Man, Big Poot
22. Busy People
23. Bloated
24. Trick Or Treat
25. I Can't Afford It
26. Highschool Slob
27. Intermission 2
28. The Wraith
29. I Think You Stepped In Poo
30. Couch Potato
31. Bump On A Log
32. Intermission 3
33. Pizza Party
34. The Cloud
35. Headless Eyes
36. I Can't Think About It
37. I'm Scum
38. It Attacks!
39. Sneaky Pete
40. Blown To Bits (Air Biscuit)
41. Unidentified Floated Biscuit
42. Wrongfully Accused
43. Town Is Dry
44. Stuck To The Couch
45. Intermission 4
46. Goosing Old Ladies
47. Legalize Happiness
48. I'm Not A Douchebag
49. Vacation
50. Shock 'Em Dead
51. Who Farted?
52. I Don't Wanna Mow The Yard
53. Track One
54. Some Kinda Stink

Here is a collection of songs from The Poots. All of these songs were taken from their first few releases.  Multi instumentalist Bill Heintz of Nola's horror-punks The Pallbearers, and horror surf rockers The Bills is one of the guys responsible for all this madness.  

Check them out HERE

And here @ Terroroptics Studios: The Poots

You can purchase the album from the Terroroptics Store for only 5 bucks!

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The Bills - Knife In 'Yer Gut (2006)

2006 - Knife In 'Yer Gut

When polluted, oil-slicked waves...

...crash upon the beaches of a mist-shrouded graveyard full of old, 'B' horror movies under a full moon, you can hear the shriek of 'The Bills' pervade the air.

Their music is based not only on old school, drive-in films, but also a life of crime. It is whispered that every time the intro to 'Straight From the Gutter' is played, a bum is brutally stabbed in an alleyway. Described as 'A brute gang of juvenile motor heads who tune their rods to the horror-surf of the beat from the streets', The Bills exist in a world of the past. Chains break teeth, blades break skin, and rubber coats the pavement as this sadistic gang of criminal musicians bust out snare pops and guitar riffs coated with a creepy echoing twang.

Bear witness to a blood curdling horror that only man could create!

Track Listing:

1.  Homecoming Night
2.  Organ Cafe'
3.  The Maggot
4.  Straight From The Gutter
5.  The Cockface Creep
6.  Open 'er Up
7.  At The B Bar
8.  Son Of Blob
9.  Arson
10.The Giant Gila Monster
11.Machete'
12.Beat Girl
13.Smelly Greaser
14.Breaking and Entering
15.Fuck You All

It's The motherfuckin' Bills!  The Bills are one of my favorite bands from New Orleans. Bill Ding aka Bill Heintz, is also the guitarist for Nola's horror-punks The Pallbearers.  This album is full of good stuff, so don't be retarded.  

Check them out HERE

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The Zydepunks - Finisterre (2008)

2008 - Finisterre

The fourth record from these New Orleans cult favorites is a kick ass good time with Eastern European, Breton and Cajun grooves infused with a fierce punk energy and lyrics in Spanish, English, French Creole and Yiddish. Comparisons to Gogol Bordello are inevitable but these five would absolutely hold their own in a sweat soaked dance floor throw-down.  - taken from Now Hear This

Track Listing:

1.  Papirossen in Gan Eden
2.  Angel Whiskey
3.  Blood Song
4.  Por la orilla del mar
5.  Dear Molly
6.  When My Ship Sails Away
7.  One More Chance
8.  Cuando crecerán los flores
9.  Song for Mike
10. Long Story Short
11. La vie est courte et cruelle


I thought I posted this up last week but as crazy as things have been going for me it must have slipped my mind.  These guys need no introduction here, unless you are a new visitor, The Zydepunks come back strong with 2008's Finisterre.  Expect more of what you heard on their previous efforts, as well as, (in my opinion) a tighter band as a whole.  I like to say that these guys sound could be described as "Heavy Zydeco" or "Zydecore".  I don't want to start a 3 year debate about sub sub sub sub sub sub genre's or anything though, ha!

Check them out HERE

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Kur, your gonna love this one. 

The Zydepunks - Exile Waltz (2007)

2007 - Exile Waltz

Since their formation, the Zydepunks have been one of New Orleans’ most rousing live performers. Their energetic arrangements will get you moving whether you’re at a bar or a Celtic festival. On their new album, Exile Waltz, the Zydepunks deliver their most rambunctious collection of songs yet. The rhythm section anchors their punk style, while the accordion, fiddle, and Juan Christian Kuffner’s hyper Afro-French vocals give them an authentic Zydeco feel. “Boudreaux Crosses the Danube” starts off with a winding melody straight from a jack-in-the-box, and then explodes into an lightning-fast variation on and Irish jig. Shortly after the halfway point, the song breaks down into a hypnotic waltz, but soon regains its frisky tempo. A seductive little number that recalls old Parisian nights unravles into a rapid-fire accordion assault on “Andropov/Polka Felix”.

It’s difficult to get bored listening to a Zydepunks record. Exile Waltz is lively, infectious, and an extremely fun listen. - review by Richard Giraldi, Offbeat Magazine 10-07

Track Listing:

1.  Bordreaux Crosses The Danube
2.  Big Man Walking In The Rain
3.  Josette
4.  Valse De Balfa
5.  Andropov-Polka Felix
6.  La Maraichine
7.  Valse De Creve De Faim
8.  Odessa Bulgar
9.  Ma Tisere
10. Lairdeaux A Six Temps
11. Valse D'exil
12. Zydeco Cha Cha

Here is the third album by The Zydepunks.  Expect even more of the unexpected with this one. More accordions, Celtic Jigs, etc.  If you enjoyed the last one I posted, you'll love this.

Zydeco Cha Cha

The Zydepunks have some dates scheduled in April.  Fans in Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee, here's another chance to catch em' live:

Friday, April 9 - 10 pm
Hi Ho Lounge, New Orleans, LA
w/ Debauche

Friday, April 9 - 3:45 to 5:15 PM
French Quarter Festival / Pavilion Stage, New Orleans, LA


Saturday, April 10 - 8 PM
Private Party, Houston, TX


Sunday, April 11 - TBA
Arts Alliance, Austin, TX
w/ Mazel Tov Cocktail Hour

Friday, April 16 - 10 PM
Club 529, Atlanta, GA
w/ West End Motel

Saturday, April 17 - 10 PM
Preservation Pub, Knoxville, TN
w/ Cutthroat Shamrock

Sunday, April 18 - 10 PM
JJ's Bohemia, Chattanooga, TN
w/ Cutthroat Shamrock

Friday, April 23 - 10:30 PM
D.B.A., New Orleans, LA
+ Lost Bayou Ramblers

Saturday, April 24 - 4 PM and 6:30 PM
IFest, Houston, TX
Louisiana Stage: 4 PM and Chron.com stage: 6:30 PM

Omean - Live Demo (2010)

2010 - Live Demo



Omean is a new project formed out of Covington, LA. Incorporating Blues elements with a slow and powerful Doom sound, Omean creates a unique quality that will tempt even the hardest of metal heads.  Members include Ryan on vocals (current member of In Every Nightmare and former member of Zynk), Greg on guitar (former member of Organized Hostility and Drone and current member of Channel of Release), Eric on bass (former member of the Robert Fortune Band and current member of Channel of Release), and Brandon on drums.

Track Listing:

1. Serpent Wind
2. Dead Reckoning
3. Inner Stare
4. Exhausting the Well

So here is another Nola 504 and More Exclusive Download.  Ryan, the vocalist is a good friend of mine.  We've been friends since we were teenagers, and once I heard he was in a new band, I had to check it out. If you dig the New Orleans metal scene or sludge/doom in general this should be right up your alley.  This was recorded live, but that doesn't hinder the overall sound at all.  So be sure to check these guys out at Omean.net and on Myspace.


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And for all the locals reading this, be sure to check them out at one of these upcoming shows.

Mar 15 2010      10:00P
    Dragon’s Den w/ HULL, CALTROP, & SLOW FORM OF SUICIDE

Apr 4 2010     8:00P
    The Bar w/ ENFOLD DARKNESS (TN), GIGAN (FL) & more

Apr 23 2010     10:00P
    Nick’s Place w/ MOOSE     Gulfport, Mississippi

The Pallbearers - Murder Capital (2009)

 

2009 - Murder Capital

Back in 1997 the Pallbearers hit the New Orleans scene...

...like a gerbil in a blender - with lots of beer, b-movies, and 'Blood and Guts'. But that isn't the worst of it!

With songs about booze and dead rumps, these butt-belching creeps aren't messing around! Like a vibrating dildo in your ass, they're always stirring things up. The Pallbearers create energy driven, 'fast as fuck', drunk punk inspired by the likes of Poison Idea and GG Allin.

Pop a brew in your local cemetery and scream the tunes out loud!!!

Track Listing:

1.  Wallride
2.  Shut The Fuck Up
3.  Don't Look At Me
4.  Murder Capital
5.  Faggot Priest
6.  Sometimes Dead Is Better
7.  Green Egg
8.  Big Favor
9.  See of Pee
10. Morbidly Obsessed
11. Dirty Hippy Whore
12. Chocolate Donut
13. The Ladykiller
14. Fat Monkey
15. 2000 People
16. Posers Go Home
17. Beat The Fuck Out Of You
18. Checkin' It Twice


Here is Murder Capital by New Orleans Punks' The Pallbearers.  This is another GREAT album from the bowels of the Crescent City.  If you enjoyed Sex Crime of The Century, be sure to check this out.

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And don't forget to check out Terror Optics Studios!

Zebra - IV (2003)

2003 - IV

Coming back after 13+ years since the live album release to record this CD is a feat in itself. It is another to come back with an outstanding, absolutely polished, powerful set of 11 songs that basically picks up their artistic progression from the "3V" days. Each song brings back the best of the best qualities that the band has displayed for over 25 years now. Better yet, between the obvious growing maturity the band has continued to possess to date, the catchy, energetic melodic power rock song craft they are famous for, the overall crisp musicianship and pristine digital technology sound recording of today's studio work on the CD, the long awaited "IV" is simply hailed as complete. Randy's vocals never sounded so clean with plenty of his enjoyable range. His guitar and keyboard playing are again flawless. Felix is superb on his bass and vocal contributions and Guy, who has been knocked by critics in the past for "over-drumming" is straight-forward with simplified Bonham-like thunderous and defined drum command to carry the trio home with a winner. The CD blasts off with seven superb power tracks in the Zebra style. A little twist that is a first for Zebra is mastered on track #8, "Waiting To Die", as in the mix is a very cool sax interlude throughout. The remaining three songs are slower-tempo introspective gems that ends with the smooth ballad "Why". - review by Bill A. from amazon.com

Track Listing:

1.   Arabian Nights
2.   Light of My Love
3.   Who am I
4.   Angels Calling
5.   K.K. is Hiding
6.   Free
7.   So I Dance
8.   Waiting to Die
9.   A World That is Learning
10. My Life Has Changed
11. Why

I thought my friends were joking when back at the end of '02, one of them said "Dude, Zebra is putting out a new album." Not long after those words were said, they booked a show here in New Orleans so of course I went check them out.  That's when it had been confirmed that they were releasing something new,  They even played a few songs that would later make it on to the album.  It was pretty intense to say the least.  Whether you are a long time fan, or just stumbling across them now, do yourself a favor and check this out.

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Also, for all you Zebra fans in the Long Island area, Zebra is playing their 35th Anniversary Show on April 3rd 2010 at the Theater at Westbury, in  Westbury, New York.  Tickets are being sold here. 

The Pallbearers - Sex Crime Of The Century (2008)

 

In 1997 The Pallbearers were born into this craphole of a world as a four piece drunken punk blast of disgusted hate and pure violence. They started off under the name "Street Trash" and had a set list that was about 15 minutes long and consisted of 12 extremely fast songs pulling influence from Poison Idea and early dri. They played their first gig as "The Pallbearers" at the Dixie Tavern with Blanks 77 and the Anti Heroes on one nasty summer night. The first song performed, "Beat My Bone", ended with vocalist, Richie Roachclip, strangling a member of the audience with his mic chord and then-guitarist, Seth Buttsac, relentlessly kicking at peoples faces in defence of a sudden drunken attack! This was the first of many violent shows by The Pallbearers. in 1998 they played a show with Eyehategod that resulted in a 30-man-fistfight on Canal street. In 2000 they played the State Palace Theater with 3 straight-edge bands and still manged to instigate a borderline riot of drunken rage. This chaotic nature obviously carries into the sound of studio material the band has laid down in the past. They were featured on a dwarves tribute on transparent records in 1999 performing the track "Insect Whore". Soon after in 2000 they released an 11 song 7" vinyl entitled "Drinkin' With The Dead" which featured chilling cover art by drummer Bill Heintz. While it lasted, Transparent Records was the perfect label for The Pallbearers, featuring such bands as The Undead, The Fartz, and Human Buffet. Their last release with Transparent was an Accused tribute called "Mechanized Death" where they covered "f*%k!n for bux" in all it's splatter-thrash glory. After all that crap settled they dove into the horror film industry with New Orleans' own Terroroptics on a project called "Attack of the C*%kface Killer". With Richie's gore fx knowledge on hand and Bill's artistic desire to gross people out the results were no less than offensively disgusting. While working on the film they put together a GG Allin tribute show and learned about 30 of his songs to be performed on august 1st 2001 at the Dixie Tavern with support from The Headwoundz, Fight the Goober, and The No-shows. Around that time they scooped up a new guitarist (Andy) and bassist (Marvin) which led to a chunkier and more precise sound for the band. Not only did the music evolve a bit, but so did the lyrics. The theme's became more elaborate and of course...sicker. Songs like "Crooked Crematory", "Busride Boom", and "Ripped to s..!ts" started popping up on their live sets and it really gave the drunks in the crowd a bit more to move to (they could actually pit instead of just beating the crap out of each other). In 2003 the gang worked on the next Terroroptics film project, "Stabbed in the face", which took a more serious approach to traditional film making than their previous efforts. in 2005 The Pallbearers were featured on the "Lewd Conduct" compilation released by local label, Rectum Records, which includes 26 bands from Louisiana. on august 5th 2005 they played a Lewd Conduct cd release show with Manwitch, The Sutures, and Suffocating Lindsay at Lounge Lizards on Decatur sporting the current line up with Howie Doin on bass and Brun on guitar. A few weeks after, the stinkin' hurricane hit and they all fled to four points of the compass. After reforming from evacuation they began playing shows as soon as possible, the scene was dead but soon came around as people returned. 2006 brought 2 releases from The Pallbearers on Rectum Records. First up was "Cult Classics", a collection of the early recordings ranging from 1997 to 2001. Second was "Video Nasties", a collection of songs recorded from 2002 to 2006.  Over the years the pallbearers have performed with such acts as: Dead Kennedys, Fear, d.r.i., Agnostic Front, The Nobodys, The Offenders, Verbal Abuse, The Regulations, Toys that kill, Bulemics, Defiance, The Casualties, The Ghouls, The Independents, Reason of Insanity, D!ck Delicious, The Helltones, Debris Inc, Fyp, Rancid vat, Eerie ln., Murder junkies and many more. - taken from their Myspace

After playing for 11 fucking years The Pallbearers have recorded their FIRST EVER studio album.  2008's "Sex Crime of The Century".  Clocking in right over 22 minutes, this album will rip and fuck your face from start to finish.

 

  2008 - Sex Crime Of The Century

1.  Phantasm, Shredding With The Dead

2.  You Or Them

3.  Maggots In Her Muff

4.  Crazy Fat Ethyl

5.  Maniac Intruder

6.  You're a Specimen

7.  Goregasm

8.  18th Floor

9.  Snake In The Bush

10.Nekrovidiak

11.Death (The Whore)

12.World Up My Ass

13.Sex Crime Of The Century

Playing Time: 22:50

Well, hopefully they don't mind me posting this up but The fucking Pallbearers are just tooo damn good  for the world outside of New Orleans not to hear.  Be sure to check out The Pallbearers on Myspace,  Rectum Records, and Terroroptics Studios.  Also be sure to check out the trailer for Terroroptics film "Goregasm", which can also be purchased from the webstore at Terroroptics Studios.

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Buy It Here!

Thou - To Carry A Stone EP (2008)

 

  

2008 - To Carry A Stone EP

Track Listing:

1. They Stretch Out Their Hands

2. The Road Of Many Names

Length: 00:10:41

Here's another release from Louisiana's doom monsters THOU.  As with all there other releases, these two songs are fucking epic.

The artwork on all of Thou's releases are enough reason to purchase them.  Just look at it! 

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Now go buy it!

Gurf Morlix - Last Exit To Happyland (2009)

"Austin’s Gurf Morlix fifth album, Last Exit to Happyland, has an enigmatic title, which seems appropriate as Morlix is an inscrutable artist. There’s no song or lyric that makes reference to Happyland, heaven, paradise, or any synonymous places, although there are allusions to times of reckoning, judgment day, and selling one’s soul to the devil. “Last exits”, vis a vis last chances, don’t seem an option to the people that inhabit his tunes. Instead they find themselves at the “End of the Line”, on a “Hard Road”, or if they are lucky, at the “Crossroads”, as indicated by the aforementioned song titles.

If that suggests darkness, well, duh! “You’re gonna get caught and you’re gonna bleed,” the Texan tells us, but he does this in a tender voice to gentle, or at least subdued, music. Life sucks. There’s that hurricane that wiped out New Orleans, women that leave you, and friends that kill themselves on this disc. This may not be blues music, but Morlix confronts some of life’s bleakest moments. Part of what makes him unfathomable as an artist is that he sees this with clear eyes and doesn’t whine about it. He just tells it like it is and uplifts the listener through the force of his music.

Morlix, who not only sings and writes all the songs on the record but plays all of the instruments on it (but drums) and produced it at his home studio, understands the mighty power of music. The gospel- inflected “Drums from New Orleans”, which features moans and wails from Ruthie Foster, discusses how the mysterious sound of late night radio from the Crescent City opened up new worlds and saved a lonely child from the cold, cold North. The kid is Morlix himself, a Buffalo, New York native who moved south soon after graduating from high school to start a musical career.

The other song clearly about a real person is the lilting shuffle, “Music You Mighta Made.” The song was written for his old friend and fellow musician Blaze Foley, whose suicide was also noted in Lucinda Williams’ “Drunken Angel” (that Morlix produced). Morlix’s tune melodically recalls the music Foley used to make and the gentle soul he used to be to those who know and loved him.

Living in this world is rough, but Morlix can find sweetness in the struggles. He knows a “life of trying” has its on rewards. Some of this is expressed by the female voices that harmonize with him on this record. Besides Foster, Patty Griffin joins in on three songs and Timbuk3’s Barbara Kooyman sings on another. Morlix employs these women’s voices sparingly, but to superb effect so that when you hear them you can’t help but pay attention to what they are singing. When Griffin and Morlix’s voices mesh on “I Got Nothin’”, the effect causes the listener to shiver at the nakedness of the emotions expressed.

And, of course, much of the credit must go to Morlix’s own voice. He doesn’t have a great range or sense of phrasing. Instead, he knows how to sing in a controlled fashion that allows for the lyrics and the instruments to serve the songs. It’s a neat trick, for this allows him to convey his music in a conversational and intimate manner. This album whispers instead of shouts, and that makes it all the more powerful in its execution" ~ About.com

1. One More Second
2. Walkin' To New Orleans
3. Crossroads
4. She's A River
5. Drums From New Orleans
6. Music You Mighta Made
7. I Got Nothin'
8. Hard Road
9. End Of The Line
10. Voice Of Midnight


GM - L.E.T.H.L : Awright.....

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Zebra - 3.V (1986)

 

1986 - 3.V

 The album 3.V by Zebra was released in 1986 on Atlantic Records. All tracks were written by Randy Jackson. Doug Stone from allmusic gave the album 4.5 stars, saying "3.V has that certain something extra: more than an album, 3.V opens the mind of an unheralded genius."

Track Listing:

1.     "Drive Me Crazy"        
2.     "Can't Live Without"      
3.     "He's Making You the Fool"
4.     "Time"
5.     "Your Mind's Open"      
6.     "Better Not Call"      
7.     "You'll Never Know"      
8.     "About to Make the Time"  
9.     "You're Only Losing Your Heart"
10.     "Hard Living Without You"
11.     "Isn't That the Way"  

This is probably the most "well known" release by Zebra. I love this album.  Do the right thing and...

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Kilgore (Demo '96) - Vual (Rehearsal Takes '04)

This is a pretty rough post but the music is so damn rare, and it's in 320, I figured I'd throw it out there. I have no idea what the names of the songs are. Hell, I have no idea where I GOT this cd from...

Tracks 1-7 are from a demo by Kilgore, Sammy Duet and Zak Nolan's band pre-Goatwhore. It's evil and blackened like GW so if you dig that you'll probably dig this...

Tracks 8-10 are basically 3 one-minute rehearsal takes from the never completed album by Vual, which was Sammy and Kelly Pitre (Audie's brother). No vocals on those, just music. Good to have for any NOLA underground completist...


Kilgore / Vual : Awright.....

Zebra - No Tellin' Lies (1984)

 

1984 - No Tellin' Lies

Track Listing:

1.   Wait Until the Summer's Gone

2.   I Don't Like It

3.   Bears

4.   I Don't Care

5.   Lullaby

6.   No Tellin' Lies

7.   Takin' A Stance

8.   But No More

9.   Little Things

10. Drive Me Crazy

No Tellin' Lies is Zebra's second album, and is also their most overlooked work.  Songs like "But No More" and "I Don't Care" are enough reason to love this album.  If you liked their first album, be sure to check this out. Also make sure you visit The Door for official news on the band.

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