What better way to celebrate the 4th than with part 1 of my brief history of British band Pitchshifter , right? I don’t know why I am obsessed with Pitchshifter again lately. I was thinking of this cool Tee I used to have (and eventually wore to death) and the fact that I have their “eye” logo tattooed on my left arm means that they’re never far from my mind. The good thing about them being on my brain is the […]
Posts tagged "Industrial Metal"
KMFDM…Doin’ it Again!
I always get incredibly excited when a new KMFDM is announced. They are definitely the AC/DC of industrial metal i.e. they do what they do and they do it well. Love ’em or hate ’em. For some reason when WTF?! was announced a few months ago, I got a little more excited than I usually do. They released “Rebels in Control” in December in support of Julian Assange of WikiLeaks and “Krank” soon followed. They weren’t reinventing the wheel or anything but they definitely […]
Metal Monday Volume 12 (4.4.11)
The Industrial Revolution has arrived. I love me some industrial metal. My musical appreciation began around 1992 when Ministry released Psalm 69 and NIN had just released Broken . After them, I discovered Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly, and a slew of others and I’ve been an avid fan of the genre ever since. The last few years have definitely produced some solid industrial albums but I don’t think there’s been a release schedule like May 10th in a very long time. May […]