Nightbringer - Death and the Black Work (2008)

Genre: Black Metal
Lyrical Themes: The Occult
Origin: United States of America (Green Mountain Falls, Colorado)
Formed: 1999
Status: Active
Label: Avantgarde / The Ajna Offensive
File: 140 MB/320kbps

Lineup:
Naas Alcameth - Vocals, Scripts, Strings (Akhlys, Serpentinam, Temple of Not, Rhune)
Ophis - Strings (Temple of Not)
Nox Corvus - Strings, Percussion (Serpentinam)
Grimnar aka Alabas - Guitar (Serpentinam)

1. Caput Draconis - Black Saturn 7:59
2. Womb of Nyx 7:27
3. Feast of the Manes 7:00
4. Of Silence and Exsanguination 10:01
5. The River Lethe 7:12
6. Beneath the Sands of Dudael 14:05
7. Cauda Draconis - Azra Lumial 10:45

Another awesome band from Colorado. I've only been in Colorado for a couple of years and I've never been to Green Mountain Falls, but it sure sounds pretty. Anyhoo, this shit is incredible. The production is great, the musicianship is top notch and the whole package gives off a haunting atmosphere that is gonna take numerous listens to truly understand. I can tell a lot of work and thought went into developing this album. Give this monster a listen, then buy it to keep this kind of music coming. Definitely for fans of bands like Deathspell Omega.

Nightbringer

Bluesiana Triangle - 1990 - Bluesiana Triangle

1990 - Bluesiana Triangle

Bluesiana Triangle was a jazz, blues and funk group with Dr. John (keyboards, guitar, vocals), David "Fathead" Newman (sax, flute), and Art Blakey (drums).

Track Listing:

1. Heads Up    

2. Life's a One Way Ticket    

3. Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me    

4. Need to Be Loved    

5. Next Time You See Me    

6. When the Saints Go Marching In    

7. For All We Know

This is a CLASSIC.  This is bluesy jazz with a hint of that New Orleans spice that I absolutely love.

 

Shoo Fly

That Handsome Devil - A City Dressed In Dynamite (iTunes Version) (2008)

Year: 2008
Genre: Rock/Swing/Hip Hop/R&B
Label: Modern Savage Recordings

Lineup-

Godforbid - Lead Vocals

Jeremy Page - Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Banjo, Pedalsteel, Glockenspiel, Percussion, Accordion, Synth, Kazoo, Backing Vocals

Naoko Takamoto - Backing Vocals

Andy Bauer - Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Backing Vocals

Evan Sanders - Keyboard, Trumpet, Trombone

Martin Rodriguez - Guitar

DJ Beyonder - Turntable

Lucas Lajuene - Violin

Benjamin Powell - Violin

Fabrizio Mazzetta - Cello
Tracklisting:
1. Damn Door – 3:01
2. Wintergreen – 2:59
3. Rob the Prez-O-Dent – 3:21
4. Pills for Everything – 4:31
5. Cry – 3:40
6. Kiss the Cook – 3:23
7. Viva Discordia – 4:13
8. Squares – 3:21
9. Mexico – 3:57
10. Reagan's Kids – 3:34
11. Tree Food – 4:25
12. Karaoke Burial - 3:44
13. Power Drunk -2:34

That Handsome Devil, formed in 2004, fronted by the ever-so-charming Godforbid, is a band that defies genre boundaries and all around kicks ass. A swing/rock base sound is complimented with funk, jazz, rockabilly, surf, and a hint of hip-hop to create a unique, yet acessible album. A City Dressed In Dynamite is the first full-length from the Boston, Massachusetts group, preceded by one short EP. High-energy songs like "Rob The Prez-O-Dent" and "Viva Discordia" are counterbalanced by deep, dark songs such as "Kiss The Cook", which deals with drug addiction and unstable living conditions; "Daddy don't come around here no more; and mommy's cookin' rocks up on the stove". The album also uses soundbites from what sounds like 50's educational films.

Come Kick This Damn Door Down!

Kladovest - Escape in Melancholy (2009)

Genre: Black Metal
Lyrical themes: Solitude, coldness, nature
Origin: Ukraine
Formed in: 2004
Status: Active

Lineup:
Dmitriy K. - All instruments
Thurios - Vocals (Astrofaes, Hate Forest, Drudkh)
Alexander A. - Lyrics, graphics

Track List

1. Abyss of Broken Clocks 10:18
2. Gritted Fangs 8:11
3. Tead of Silk 7:22
4. Insignificant Bile 7:49
Total playing time
33:40

Here it is! I've been waiting for this release for awhile now because their debut was really good and on this one, Thurios does the vocals. While the debut was a cold, mechanical, inhuman affair, this release is way more subdued and tranquil with elegant and sad guitar leads and Thurios' distinctive vocal work. I'm really loving this one and I just wish it had a couple more songs. Drudkh fans are gonna love this.

Escape in Melancholy

King Diamond - No Presents For Christmas (1985)

Year: 1985

Genre: Heavy Metal

Lineup-

King Diamond - Vocals

Michael Denner - Guitar

Andy LaRocque - Guitar
Timi Hansen - Bass Guitar

Mikkey Dee - Drums

Tracklisting:

1. No Presents For Christmas - 4:19

2. The Lake (Charon) - 4:11

This is a single released back in '85 by the King of Metal. This is the first thing released by King Diamond (excluding the demo). "No Presents For Christmas" is a cheesy song about Santa getting stuck at the North Pole. Well, it managed to launch the monolithic career of the mastermind behind "Abigail", "Them", and "Give Me Your Soul...Please?", so why not give it a shot?

Note: The title of the second track is labeled either "The Lake" or "Charon" from different sources. I called it "The Lake" because there were more sources that called it that.

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Midwinter - Enthrone in Blizzard (2006)

Genre: Melodic Black Metal

Lyrical Themes: Nature Worship, Heathenism

Origin: China (Xi'an)

Formed in: 2005

Status: Active

Current Label: Pest Productions

File: 100 MB/320kbps

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Current line-up:

Runenblaze - Vocals

Bloodfire - Guitar (Yn Gizarm, Hellward, Varuna, Zuriaake)

Zak - Bass

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1. Endless Winter Realm 3:38
2. Into the Circles 4:01
3. Lurid Horizon 5:37
4. Thunder Lord 4:01
5. Forgotten Song 5:31
6. Northern March 5:56
7. Midwinter 4:35
8. Enthrone in Blizzard 4:42
9. Pestkrieg (Nachtfalke cover) 7:04
Total playing time
45:05

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Midwinter is another band that Bloodfire (Zuriaake, Yn Gizarm) is involved with and this album ranks among his best. This is very melodic mid-paced atmospheric black metal that gives you a sense of the frostbitten doldrums. I'm eagerly awaiting their follow up album.

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Midwinter

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969)

Genre: Rock n' Roll

Origin: New York City, New York

96 MB, 320kbps

Lineup:

Lou Reed – lead and rhythm guitar, piano, lead vocals
Sterling Morrison – rhythm and lead guitar, chorus vocals on "The Murder Mystery", backing vocals
Maureen Tucker – percussion, lead vocals on "After Hours", chorus vocals on "The Murder Mystery", backing vocals
Doug Yule – bass guitar, organ, lead vocals on "Candy Says", verse vocals on "The Murder Mystery", backing vocals

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1. Candy Says – 4:04
2. What Goes On – 4:55
3. Some Kinda Love – 4:03
4. Pale Blue Eyes – 5:41
5. Jesus – 3:24
6. Beginning to See the Light – 4:41
7. I'm Set Free – 4:08
8. That's the Story of My Life – 1:59
9. The Murder Mystery – 8:55
10. After Hours – 2:07

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This is the Velvet Underground's 3rd full-length and was recorded after the departure of John Cale so the album is a lot less wacked out and experimental then the first two albums (except for "The Murder Mystery" which is the most insane thing ever). What is left is a soft and intimate masterpiece of rock n' roll and folk music. This album also contains a couple of my favorite VU tunes; "Pale Blue Eyes" and "After Hours".

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Dr. John - 1975 - Hollywood Be Thy Name

1975 - Hollywood Be Thy Name

Hollywood Be Thy Name is a live album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John.

Track Listing:

   1. "New Island Soiree" – 3:13
   2. "Reggae Doctor" – 3:19
   3. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" – 3:46
   4. "Swanee River Boogie" – 2:51
   5. "Yesterday" – 5:21
   6. "Babylon" – 6:11
   7. "Back by the River" – 4:01
   8. "Medley: It's All Right With Me / Blue Skies / Will the Circle Be Unbroken" – 5:32
   9. "Hollywood Be Thy Name" – 3:16
  10. "I Wanna Rock" – 3:15

Album Credits:

* Dr. John - keyboards, vocals
* Tommy Vig - percussion
* Ronnie Barron - keyboards, vocals
* Steve Hunter - guitar
* Kenny Ascher - keyboards
* Johnny Badanjek - drums
* John Boudreaux - drums
* Leroy Cooper - saxophone
* Bob Ezrin - keyboards, vocals
* Julius Farmer - bass
* Venetta Fields - vocals
* Tammy Lann - vocals
* Warren Luening - horn
* Robbie Montgomery - vocals
* Alvin Robinson - guitar
* James Herb Smith - guitar
* Clifford Solomon - saxophone
* Bobby Torres - conductor
* Ernie Watts - saxophone
* Chauncey Welsch - trombone

Happy 69th Birthday Dr. John!!!

Yeayourite

Dr. John - 1974 - Desitively Bonnaroo

1974 - Desitively Bonnaroo

Desitively Bonnaroo is a 1974 album by New Orleans rhythm and blues legend Dr. John. The album was produced by Allen Toussaint and features sizable musical support from The Meters. The album mines the territory featured on his previous album In The Right Place.

Track Listing:

1.  Quitters Never Win - 3:17

2.  Stealin' - 3:32
3.  What Come Around (Goes Around) - 3:13
4.  Me Minus You Equals Loneliness - 3:06
5.  Mos' Scocious - 2:47
6.  (Everybody Wanna Get Rich) Rite Away - 2:43
7.  Let's Make a Better World (Earl King, Ben E. King) - 2:58
8.  R U 4 Real - 4:16
9.  Sing Along Song - 2:44
10. Can't Git Enuff - 3:00
11. Go Tell the People (Allen Toussaint) - 3:06
12. Desitively Bonnaroo - 2:31


Album Credits:

* Dr John - guitar, piano, sound effects, vocals

* Allen Toussaint - keyboards, percussion, arrangements, background vocals

* Leo Nocentelli - guitar

* Art Neville - keyboards, organ

* George Porter Jr. - bass

* Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste - drums

* Gary Brown - alto, soprano & tenor saxophone

* Mark Colby - clarinet, tenor saxophone,

* Whit Sidener - baritone & alto saxophone

* Peter Graves - trombone

* Kenneth Faulk - trumpet, flugelhorn

* Robbie Montgomery - background vocals

* Jessica Smith - background vocals

As I said in my last post, Dr. John's birthday is tomorrow, so I'm going to keep posting all of his albums that I have.  This one picks up right where In The Right Place left off.  If you enjoyed the rest, then please, please don't be stupid.  It's for your own good.  I can't even begin to pick out any certain tracks as reccomendations because I love them all.  Enjoy!

Can't Git Enuff

Reverend Bizarre - II: Crush the Insects (2005)

Genre: Doom Metal
Lyrical Themes: Doom, Misery, Esotericism
Origin: Finland (Lohja/Turku)
Formed: 1995
Status: Split-up
File: 168 MB/320kbps

Line-up:
Sir Albert Witchfinder - Bass, Vocals, Guitar Solo on track 7
Father Peter Vicar - Guitars
Monsieur Earl of Void - Drums, Guitars
Written by Albert, except tracks 3 and 5 written by Peter.

1. Doom Over the World 7:37
2. The Devil Rides Out 6:10
3. Cromwell 5:25
4. Slave of Satan 13:27
5. Council of Ten 8:32
6. By This Axe I Rule! 10:02
7. Eternal Forest 10:52
8. Fucking Wizard 11:15
Total playing time
01:13:20

When I listen to this cd I get the Feeling that Reverend Bizarre is right even though I'm not entirely sure what about. After listening to this whole full length numerous times, I have come to the conclusion that this is perfect doom metal. It's too bad this great band split-up, but at least they left a huge amount of music. Enjoy!

Doom Over the World

Bagged Milk and the Electro Tomatoes - Baggeddon (2009)

Year: 2009
Genre: Metal/Grindcore
Lineup- Electro Tomato - Guitars, Bagged Milk - Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming
Tracklisting:
1. Slapped Around With A Large Trout - 1:00
2. Mostly Cloudy With A Chance Of Locust Plague - 1:32
3. Brutal Goredozer Of Genocidal Massacre - 2:33

Bagged Milk And The Electro Tomatoes was a heavy metal/grind project that I started that never went anywhere. I played guitar, and an online friend from Britain programmed drums in Garageband and did vocals and bass. The songs were mostly improv'd by me, sent to Bagged Milk, and then promptly finished. He continued with his project, "Nathwhy!?", and I encourage you to check that out on Google. If we ever come back into comission, we might do a split with Nathwhy!?, so stay tuned :D

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Also, hello. I am Electro Tomato, and I'm honored to be onboard the Nola 504 team. I'm new, and I promise to bring you everything from grindcore to bluegrass. Ya gotta have a car in this land of milk and honey, and I've got a goddamn tank. I would guess that this post is my shameless self-promoting way of introducing myself, so go ahead and throw assorted produce at me for my media whoring. I hope you enjoy what I have to offer.

Dr. John - 1973 - In the Right Place

1973 - In the Right Place

 In the Right Place is a 1973 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career.

Track Listing:

1  -  "Right Place Wrong Time"
2  -  "Same Old Same Old"
3  -  "Just the Same"
4  -  "Qualified"
5  -  "Traveling Mood"
6  -  "Peace Brother Peace"
7  -  "Life"
8  -  "Such a Night"
9  -  "Shoo Fly Marches On"
10 -  "I Been Hoodood"
11 -  "Cold Cold Cold" 

Album Credits:

    * The Meters:

    Leo Nocentelli - lead guitar
    Art Neville - organ
    George Porter, Jr. - bass
    Joseph Modeliste - drums

    * Allen Toussaint: Piano, electric piano, acoustic guitar, conga drums and tambourine, background vocals, vocal arrangements, arrangement and conducting.
    * Mac Rebennack: Vocals, piano on "Qualified", organ on "Peace Brother Peace" and percussion on "I Been Hoodood".
    * Ralph MacDonald: Percussion on "Shoo Fly Marches On", "Such a Night" and "I Been Hoodood".
    * David Spinozza: guitar solo on "Right Place Wrong Time".
    * Gary Brown: Electric and acoustic saxophones.
    * The Bonaroo Horn Section: Horns.
    * Robbie Montgomery and Jessie Smith: Backing vocals.

James Flournoy Holmes: Album design and paintings.

With Dr. John's 69th birthday coming up this Saturday I felt the urge to keep my Dr. John post streak going. 
This is another ESSENTIAL album right here.  Total Classic.  If you enjoyed all the other Dr. John albums that I posted, or even if you didn't GET THIS ONE NOW!!  This is another one that everyone in the Crescent City knows all about.  Mardi Gras vibes galore.  Don't miss this, trust me. 

Right Place

Lou Reed - NYC Man: The Ultimate Lou Reed Collection (2003)

Genre: Rock n' Roll
Recorded: 1966-2002
Origin: New York City
Songs chosen, sequenced and remastered by Lou Reed

CD 1
1. Who Am I (Tripitena's Song) - Alternate Take
2. Sweet Jane - The Velvet Underground
3. Rock & Roll - The Velvet Underground
4. I'm Waiting for the Man - The Velvet Underground
5. White Light/White Heat - Live
6. Street Hassle; Waltzing Matilda / Street Hassle / Slipaway
7. Berlin
8. Caroline Says II
9. The Kids
10. Walk on the Wild Side
11. Kill Your Sons - Live
12. Vicious
13. The Blue Mask
14. I'll Be Your Mirror - Live
15. Magic and Loss - The Summantion
16. Ecstasy

CD 2
1. I Wanna Be Black - Live
2. Temporary Thing
3. Shooting Star
4. Legendary Hearts
5. Heroin - Live
6. Coney Island Baby
7. The Last Shot
8. The Bells
9. Perfect Day
10. Sally Can't Dance
11. Satellite of Love
12. NYC Man
13. Dirty Blvd.
14, Rock Minuet
15. Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground

Here it is, mostly solo Lou Reed songs picked out by the man himself. This is the cd to make you feel like a total bad ass walking down the city streets at night. This is the be all and end all of true New York City grit. Get this music and maybe become a little more heroic yourself. Some of Lou's solo albums have been a bit hit or miss so this compilation gets right to the good stuff and even throws in some essential VU classics. It's seriously a monster of a collection and i find it a good one to just always keep in my ipod.

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Dr. John - 1972 - Dr. John's Gumbo

1972 - Dr. John's Gumbo  

Dr. John's Gumbo is the fifth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John, a tribute to the music of his native city. The album is a collection of covers of New Orleans classics, played by a major figure in the city's music. In 2003, the album was ranked number 402 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Track Listing:

Side A

1. "Iko Iko", song about street parades in New Orleans (James "Sugar Boy" Crawford)

2. "Blow Wind Blow" (Huey "Piano" Smith, Izzy Cougarden)

3. "Big Chief", Professor Longhair song dedicated to Big Chief Jolly, notable Mardi Gras Indian leader. (Earl Gaines)

4. "Somebody Changed the Lock", romantic travails. (Mac Rebennack)

5. "Mess Around", Ray Charles' first hit, based on "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie" (Ahmet Ertegün)

6. "Let the Good Times Roll", written by Earl King, also covered by Jimi Hendrix as "Come On".

Side B

1. "Junko Partner", legendary tale of wastrel and drug addict (Bob Shad)

2. "Stack-A-Lee", famous tale of "two men who gambled late" (Traditional)

3. "Tipitina", the great Professor Longhair song (Henry Roeland Byrd)

4.  "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" (Earl King, Johnny Vincent)

5.  "Huey Smith Medley", tribute to Huey Smith and the Clowns (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent)

   1. "High Blood Pressure"

   2. "Don't You Just Know It"

   3. "Well I'll Be John Brown"

6.  "Little Liza Jane", New Orleans R&B standard based on a children's rhyme (Huey "Piano" Smith, Johnny Vincent)

Album Credits: 

 Dr. John - guitar, piano, cornet, vocals

 Lee Allen - tenor saxophone

 Ronnie Barron - organ, piano, vocals

 Harold Battiste - clarinet, saxophone, horn arrangements

 Morris Bechamin - saxophone

 Jimmy Calhoun - bass

 Sidney George - harmonica, saxophone

 Shirley Goodman - vocals

 Ken Klimak - guitar

 Tammy Lann - vocals

 Dave Lastie - saxophone

 Melvin Lastie - trumpet, cornet

 Robbie Montgomery - vocals

 Keith Olsen - engineer

 Alvin Robinson - guitar

 Jessica Smith - vocals

 Fred Staehle - drums, percussion

 Richard Washington - percussion

 John Ewing - trombone

 Tom Wilkes - design, photography

 Barry Feinstein - design, photography

There is nothing that I can say that has not already been said about this album.  This is ESSENTIAL.  I'm sure there is not one single person in New Orleans that has not heard this album.  It's definitely one of my all time favorites.  There is never a Mardi Gras season that goes by without this album being played everywhere...
If you didn't know who Dr. John was before, do yourself a favor and get this right now!

Iko Iko

Mord (US) - Imperium Magnum Infernalis (2006)

Genre: Black Metal
Origin: U.S.A. (Denver Colorado)
Lyric Themes: Satanic Rites, Disgust, Damnation, Goat Worship
Formed: 2003
Status: Active
Current Label: Non Compos Mentis Records

Lineup:
Striid - Vocals (Salacious Gods, Irhmgaar, Kerberos (Hol), Lugubre (Hol), Sadotank, Misanthropy, Diabolique (Hol)/Winterlord, Satanic Funeral, Sexual O.C.D., Dust Devil)
Anti-Human - Guitar (Askelon, Ctanic, Marks of the Masochist, Misanthropy, Gravestench, Rhune, Satanic Funeral, Unholy Scripture, Putride)
Malefic (Scott Conner) - Bass, Keyboards (Xasthur (US), Twilight (US), Celestia, Sick, Sunn O))) (Guest))
Lurker - Drums (Nazroth, Vrolok (US), Toil, Taog Susej, Dawn of Sorrow, Interfektor, Satanic Funeral, Funeral Mourning, Sangraal, Gravestench, Raw Hatred, Unholy Scripture, Necrophile (Irl), Askelon, Nox Inferi, Frail)

1. Necrobestiality = Goatworship 9:29
2. Occulta Sodomistica 9:01
3. In Nomine Sathanas 9:08
4. Part I - Summon The Beast/Part II - Seeds Of Evil 13:12
5. Rise From Hades 3:41
Total playing time
44:33

I was searching for other Denver bands then I remembered this gem. I'm not sure why they are listed as being from Denver because this is a supergroup of sorts led by Malefic from Xasthur. Well this has more of an occult feeling then Xasthur but Malefic's keyboards shine through as the highlight, always haunting creepily in the background. I do recommend this album highly and I'm not sure why it's basically overlooked. Expect slow to midpaced, evil occult black metal which quite honestly sounds like a mix between Vrolok and Xasthur.

Mord

Acheronian Dirge - Ritual of Denial (Demo 2006)

Genre: Black Metal
Lyrical Themes: Despair, The Occult, Anti-Christianity
Origin: United States of America (Arvada, Colorado)
Formed: 1998
Status: Active

Lineup:
David Csicsely - drums
Dave Borrusch - bass
Zach Salmans - vocals
Justin Siegler - guitar
Clay Cushman - guitar

1. The Sacred Truth of Denial 4:39
2. Recurrence of Yore 5:11
3. Grievances 4:23
4. For This Sin 4:33
5. Lindisfarne 6:11
6. Disgusting Semla (Bonus track, Morbid Cover) 2:48
Total playing time
27:45

I'm posting this demo to go along with the full length because I know you are gonna want more and this demo is awesome!

Ritual of Denial

Acheronian Dirge - Sex Nex Quod Odium (2008)

Genre: Black Metal
Lyrical Themes: Despair, The Occult, Anti-Christianity
Origin: United States of America (Arvada, Colorado)
Formed: 1998
Status: Active

Lineup:
David Csicsely - drums
Dave Borrusch - bass
Zach Salmans - vocals
Justin Siegler - guitar
Clay Cushman - guitar

1. Succumbed to the Spell 4:50
2. And Thus He Spoke 4:01
3. Faith and Fatherland 4:04
4. Babylon 7:28
5. Visions of an Ancient City 4:48
6. Memento Mori 4:53
7. Die Sterbende Sterne 3:19
8. The Sentinel in the Void 6:29
Total playing time
39:52

I just now got inroduced to this band from Angelfukk because we are both in the Denver area close to them. So i was very pleasantly suprised that this band is just fantastic. They are epic and heroic with excellent guitar playing and a tight rhythm section. The vocals are dynamic with what i think is an actual demon getting it's tail stepped on. Fun stuff from the Rockies!!!

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