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Away From The Mire Episode 49 -A Harvest Preview

Posted on 2024-09-10 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

After 49 episodes I finally did a live one and it was a blast! I’ve got a great new tune from Billy Strings and I run down some of the great artists playing at Harvest this year. Also, you get to hear me sing for a second. Enjoy!

 

1 Oasis – Cigarettes & Alcohol
2 Pearl Jam – Wreckage
3 Billy Strings -Stratosphere Blues / I Believe in You
4 Big Sugar – All Hell For A Basement
5 Connor Fox – Ain’t No Time
6 Apollo Suns – A Lesson in Sharing
7 Too Many Zooz – Smells Like Teen Spirit
8 Broken Social Scene – Cause = Time
9 Spoon – You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
10 Matthew Good – Strange Days – Live
11 BA Johnston – Drive Thru Beef

 

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Indie Whimsy Episode 21 (September 3rd 2024)

Posted on 2024-09-06 by Winter Case Posted in Indie Whimsy, Music Shows

heya heya! welcome back to another episode of indie whimsy after a 5 month break! so glad to be back!! in this episode you’ll hear:

  1. the eighth station of the cross kebab house – belle and sebastian (the third eye centre)
  2. ones who love you – alvvays (alvvays)
  3. she’s losing it – belle and sebastian (tigermilk)
  4. international rock star – stars (nightsongs)
  5. starry eyes – they might be giants (my murdered remains)
  6. capital city – wut (now)
  7. movie ending romance – math and physics club (movie ending romance ep)
  8. lottery noises – alvvays (blue rev)
  9. i don’t care – the harriets (the harriets 1st demo)
  10. in undertow – alvvays (antisocialites)
  11. two sunsets – tenniscoats (two sunsets)
  12. bixby canyon bridge – death cab for cutie (narrow stairs)
  13. you! me! dancing! – los campesinos! (hold on now, youngster …)
  14. a century of elvis – belle and sebastian (push barman to open old wounds)
  15. i don’t think it matters – brighter (disney & other singles)
  16. and she was – talking heads (little creatures)
    spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/24wdmVhmXZoS6DM7YP2Vra?si=8b498636c9454e45
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Harmony Corruption Episode 64-September 3rd, 2024

Posted on 2024-09-04 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

Hi Folks!

Welcome back to Harmony Corruption! It’s September, one of my favourite months of the year! This week’s episode features tons of new material I got on a recent trip I went on. The first hour or so of the show features some lighter material before we get into some pretty heavy stuff near the end of the show, as well as some sludge!

Here’s this week’s playlist:

Diamond Head-Am I Evil?

Black Sabbath-Cross of Thorns

1000 Homo DJs-Supernaut (Black Sabbath Cover)

Danzig-Tired of Being Alive

Candlemass-Where the Runes Still Speak

Manilla Road-Mystification

Turbo-Ignite the Night

Turbo-Broke and Ugly

Sepultura-Propaganda

Repugnant-Spawn of Pure Malevolence

200 Stab Wounds-Drilling Your Head

Spectral Wound-The Horn Marauding

Ares Kingdom-Failsafe

Archagathus-Incomprehensible Octogenarian

Archagathus-War Monger

Corrosion of Conformity-Great Purification

Dopethrone-Devil’s Dandruff

Dopethrone-Shot Down

Asphyx-Asphyx (Forgotten War)

Primitive Man-Commerce

 

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Harmony Corruption Episode 63-August 27th, 2024-Earache Records Retrospective Part 2 feat. Stephanie

Posted on 2024-09-04 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

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Hi folks! This week’s episode features the second and final part of the Earache Records Retrospective with Stephanie. This episode covers some of the mid-90s on from Earache, and also features some talk about what the future of Earache may look like. Hope you enjoy this episode, as it was something Stephanie and I have been wanting to do for forever!

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Napalm Death-Twist the Knife (Slowly)

Brutal Truth-Denial of Existence

Vader-Wings

Massacre-From Beyond

Nocturnus-Empire of the Sands

Cadaver-Hallucinating Anxiety

Confessor-Uncontrolled

Decapitated-Human’s Dust

The Chasm-Fortress

Akercocke-The Promise

Akercocke-My Apterous Angel

Wormrot-Desolate Landscapes

Woods of Ypres-Halves and Quarters

Woods of Ypres-Retrosleep in the Morning Calm

Woods of Ypres-Keeper of the Ledger

Spectral Wound-A Coin Upon the Tongue

Warkrusher-Sea of Suffering

Thanks for tuning in! Tune in next week for more Harmony Corruption on CHSR-FM!

 

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Testing For Echo – Episode 58 – Up and Down and All Around – Orig. Air Date August 31, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-31 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there folks. This is Testing For Echo Episode 58 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell.

What an amazing show we have! I spent time sorting out the music and then sat back and thought WOW! This is a great show. The listeners will really enjoy this.

Don’t take my word for it. Click that arrow down the left to listen.

The email for the show is TestingForEchoCHSR@gmail.com.  I’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, or requests.

Also, please visit and join our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TestingForEchoCHSR/

Take good care,

Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

Episode Song List

  1. Mandoki Soulmates- We Stay Loud
  2. Yes- Tempus Fugit
  3. Profiler – Glitch Theory
  4. Teenage Head – Top Down
  5. Bryan Ferry – The ‘In’ Crown
  6. RUSH – Superconductor
  7. Saga – Climbing The Ladder
  8. The Strange Happenings – Subanimal
  9. Kate Bush – This Woman’s Work
  10. Melo – Paralyzed
  11. Christina Chong – Flying Blind
  12. Vigil – In The Maze
  13. ELP – Hoedown
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Away From The Mire Episode 48

Posted on 2024-08-28 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Back this week with more great alt rock from the 90’s right up to today!

 

Local H – Everyone Alive
Skegss – Out Of My Head
Surfbort – Lot Lizard 93
Motherhood – #224
The Smashing Pumpkins – War Dreams Of Itself
Bloodshot Bill – Rusty Blade
Post Malone – M-E-X-I-C-O (Feat. Billy Strings)
The Babalooneys – King of the Surf
Slobberbone – Meltdown
Stirs – Bottles
Deer Tick – Mange
Crooked Fingers – New Drink for the Old Drunk
Brody Dalle — Hybrid Moments
Absolute Losers – Sky So Violent
Built To Spill – Traces
John Moran – Not Dead Yet

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Harmony Corruption Episode 62-August 20th, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-22 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

Hi Folks! Welcome back to Harmony Corruption on CHSR-FM! This week’s episode features a variety of stuff, including a few tunes off Immortal’s At The Heart Of Winter (turning 25 this year!), some crust, and some very neat black metal. Next week will feature the last part of the Earache Records Retrospective with Stephanie, so make sure to tune in for that!

Here’s the playlist for the week:

KISS-I Stole Your Love

Toxic Holocaust-Rat Eater

Samael-Crown

Samael-Ceremony of Opposites

Dissection-The Somberlain

Gojira-In The Wilderness

Motorhead-Another Perfect Day

Motorhead-Deaf Forever

Motorhead-Orgasmatron

Warkrusher-Armistice

Warkrusher-Barren Existence

Warkrusher-Apostate

Immortal-Tragedies Blow At Horizon

Immortal-Where Dark and Light Don’t Differ

Blood Incantation-Slave Species of the Gods

Inepsy-Horror On the Greyhound

Inepsy-Who’s Next

Gorguts-Das Martyrium Des…

Gorguts-Elusive Treasures

Overkill-Nice Day…For a Funeral

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Away From The Mire Episode 47

Posted on 2024-08-20 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Welcome back for another hour of fun music! We start off with some great early 90’s grunge tunes and a cover of a classic rock legend by Eddie Vedder. We’ve got some new music from the maritimes with Under The Bus from Halifax and we take a look at back some late 80’s and early 90’s college rock. Check it out!

 

Alice In Chains – Nutshell
Mombius Hibachi – The Man Who Sold The World
The Shivas – Love Buzz
Soundgarden – Blow Up The Outside World
Eddie Vedder – Room At The Top
Bloodshot Bill – The Stain
Under The Bus – Chinatown Express
Autogramm – Born Losers
Semisonic – If I Run
Wax – California
Radish – Little Pink Stars
Treble Charger – Even Grable
Husker Du – I Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
Sugar – Helpless

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Testing For Echo – Episode 57 – Pretty certain you’ll like this one – Orig. Air Date August 17, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-17 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello there folks. This is Testing For Echo Episode 57 on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world. I’m your host Tim Scammell.

What an amazing show we have! I spent time sorting out the music and then sat back and thought WOW! This is a great show. The listeners will really enjoy this.

Don’t take my word for it. Let’s get going.

The email for the show is TestingForEchoCHSR@gmail.com.  I’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, or requests.

Also, please visit and join our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TestingForEchoCHSR/ .

Take good care,

Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

Episode Song List

  1. Genesis – Dance on a Volcano
  2. Bruce Hornsby – Tag
  3. Not Now – Sleepless
  4. Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells 4 intro
  5. Yes – Madrigal
  6. Kansas – Paradox
  7. RUSH – The Enemy Within
  8. Saga – Password Pirate
  9. Peter Gabriel – DIY
  10. King Crimson – The Howler
  11. Meelo – Don’t Feel a Thing
  12. Polyphia – Playing God
  13. JC and the Buddagong – Walks of Life
  14. Eve Parker Finley – The Mirror

 

 

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Harmony Corruption Reviews: Morbid Angel-Covenant

Posted on 2024-08-14 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Reviews, Reviews

Morbid Angel - Covenant - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives

Building On the Old, Introducing the New – 95%*

Morbid Angel is a band that started with a bang on their legendary debut, “Altars of Madness.” They took a step forward on “Blessed Are the Sick,” but kept one foot firmly rooted in their older sound. “Covenant” is where Morbid Angel makes a big change in their sound. Tom Morris sat this one out as an engineer, and in came Flemming Rasmussen (who had produced Metallica, Rainbow and Artillery by this time). With a big name attached to produce, a band trimmed to its essentials as a three piece, and an abundance of hype, Morbid Angel was ready to take the leap into death metal stardom.

Opening with “Rapture,” Morbid Angel lets the listener know that they weren’t softening their sound or sanding down any rough edges of their music. With a tempo best described as pummeling, and a drum performance that manages to outmatch the two previous albums, “Rapture” is a mission statement as much as it is a song. While the band was now a three piece (Richard Brunelle left after “Blessed,” and Erik Rutan was still in Ripping Corpse at this time), Trey Azagthoth manages to pull the weight of two guitarists easily.

The first major change that listeners of just “Altars” may notice is that David Vincent has now almost entirely abandoned his rasp heard on “Altars” and exchanged it for the bark heard on songs like “Day of Suffering” off “Blessed.” The one song that still utilizes his rasp is the re-recorded version of “Angel of Disease” off “Abominations.” David Vincent’s vocals were by far the biggest hurdle for me, as I started listening to Morbid Angel with “Altars” (as my review for that album documents). They are not bad by any means, but as someone who associated Morbid Angel with “Altars” and “Altars” alone for a few years before venturing further into the band’s discography, it immediately stuck out as a major change. This was the first physical copy of a Morbid Angel album that I owned, and due to that, I listened to it on repeat constantly until I grew to love the vocals. Nowadays, I am glad that David Vincent stuck with the barkier sound, as I feel it gives his vocals a bit more of an authoritative sound over top the walls of riffs.

Something else the band does a lot more of on “Covenant” is sink into mid-tempo grooves. While “Rapture” and “Pain Divine” fly by rather quickly, “World of Shit” and “God of Emptiness” all include slower sections, as well as times where the guitars will play in half time while Pete Sandoval keeps his limbs flying on the drums on tracks like “The Lion’s Den.” One of the most unnatural sounding pieces of death metal drumming also happens on “World of Shit” around 2:47, where there’s a brief, stutter-sounding fill, followed by a doomier riff coming back. This section shows Pete Sandoval’s absolute rhythmic command at this point in his career. Most of “Covenant” is at a rapid pace, but there is a surprisingly small amount of blast beat sections. While Pete Sandoval is no stranger to blast beats, his restraint here and use of the slayer-style polka beat works wonders to let the guitars breathe. Often, if the guitars are playing a faster riff, the drums play a bit slower, and if the drums are playing at a fast tempo, the guitars play at half time, to make sure one of the two instruments is being emphasized.

Morbid Angel had teased the sound heard on this album in most of their newer songs on “Blessed” (songs that weren’t from the “Abominations” days). They refined it and made each song on this album stand out as its own entity. This album also hints towards the slower sound the band would use to great effect on “Domination.” The last two songs, “Nar Mattaru” and “God of Emptiness” feel like they could possibly fit on “Domination.” “Nar Mattaru” echoes many of the interludes/electronic songs heard on “Domination,” while “God of Emptiness” features a chunky, doomy sound that Morbid Angel would revisit and refine (albeit, not with the clean vocals used briefly on this album). This album refines the formula that emerged on “Blessed,” while also adding some new ingredients that would be refined on “Domination.” While I slightly prefer this album over “Domination,” and rate “Blessed…” as the worst of the first four albums due to its scatterbrained identity, the margins between “Covenant,” “Altars,” and “Domination” are slim.

I want to call special attention to “Angel of Disease,” as I feel that this song could have easily been on Altars if it had the production of that album. Of the David Vincent era of the band, this was the last vestige of that early Morbid Angel sound, and it sticks out on this album. It’s not necessarily out of place but sounds significantly different than the rest of the album. I adore the song and think that it absolutely deserves a place on this album. By being so different, it also serves as a bit of a palate cleanser and makes the album more varied without being overbearing.

“Angel of Disease” also features more of the chaotic soloing heard on the earlier albums. Most of the solos on “Covenant” feel like they have more structure than Trey’s previous lead work. I suspect part of why Trey’s soloing feels a bit more restrained on “Covenant” is that he’s pulling double duty as the only guitarist in the band and likely felt he couldn’t go as wild as he normally did when they had to perform these songs live.

I wouldn’t call this album perfect for a few reasons. The first being that “Nar Mattaru,” while atmospheric, is skippable after hearing it a few times. Without it, God of Emptiness is a bit less foreboding, but the song can stand on its own rather well. My second issue with this album is that I think the track listing could possibly be shifted around slightly. The only real quibble with the track listing is that “Pain Divine” follows immediately after “Rapture,” and those two songs sound similar in terms of pacing (both are great though). Every song on this album is great on its own and in the context of the album.

In closing, I feel that “Covenant” doesn’t quite hit the same heights of “Altars,” it shows how a band can polish their production and sound without sacrificing any of the heaviness or grit that they had early on. This album is an unlikely bestseller in my eyes, as it does not compromise on Morbid Angel’s songwriting in any way, it just had a stronger marketing push with a couple music videos and some artwork that wouldn’t be seen as overtly offensive at first glance (despite the cover being altered in some pressings). If you’re looking for where to go next after hearing “Altars of Madness,” “Covenant” is the go-to in my opinion. It is a big change in sound, but not alienatingly so.

 

*Originally posted on the Metal Archives as “Celestialemissary”

Harmony Corruption Episode 61-August 13th, 2024-Earache Records Retrospective Part 1 feat. Stephanie

Posted on 2024-08-14 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

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Hi Folks! This week’s episode of Harmony Corruption features Stephanie as a guest host, and we got to chat about Earache Records’ long history in extreme metal, grind and more. Next week’s episode will feature part two of the Earache Records Retrospective, and will feature Stephanie again! This week focuses on the golden age of Earache Records, next week will cover some of the later hits released by the label. I’ve wanted to do a retrospective on Earache for a long time, as they are the label that released many of my all-time favourite metal albums.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Entombed-Left Hand Path

Carcass-Slash Dementia

Repulsion-Six Feet Under

Napalm Death-Instinct of Survival

Napalm Death-If The Truth Be Known

Godflesh-Christbait Rising

Bolt Thrower-Through The Eye of Terror

Terrorizer-Dead Shall Rise

Sleep-Holy Mountain

Cathedral-Enter the Worms

Carnage-Torn Apart

Morbid Angel-Bleed For the Devil

Morbid Angel-Chapel of Ghouls

Six Brew Bantha-Outcome of Ignorance

Six Brew Bantha-Neglectful

Six Brew Bantha-Know Peace

Six Brew Bantha-Opposition

Holy Grinder-End Terror

Holy Grinder-Violent Death

Holy Grinder-Heretic

 

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Away From The Mire Episode 46

Posted on 2024-08-13 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Welcome to Episode 46 of Away From The Mire on CHSR! On this weeks episode you’ll hear my review of the Smashing Pumpkins in Bangor (spoiler alert, it was awesome!) and a track from their debut album, Gish. We also have new music from alt rock legends Janes Addiction, a track from the new Deer Tick album and a fresh cut from excellent local indie band Chillteens. Check out the playlist below and give it a listen! Follow me on instagram @teflonsteve for show updates and more!

 

The Smashing Pumpkins – Rhinoceros
Jane’s Addiction – Imminent Redemption
Sandbox – Collide
Pearl Jam – Superblood Wolfmoon
Jon McKiel – Hex
Death Cab for Cutie – President of What?
Billy Strings – Enough To Leave
Kings of Leon – Supersoaker
Deer Tick – Big Black Hearse
Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers – The Feel Good Song
Chillteens – Irvine
The Saskatones – Mariner 10
Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang – Stayin’ Alive
Keller Williams – Freeker By the Speaker

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Mornings Are Hard || 2024-08-13

Posted on 2024-08-13 by Bondo Posted in Mornings Are Hard

Artist – Track || Album
1.) Cursive – Imposturing || single
2.) Stirs – Bottles || single
3.) The Town Heroes – Olden Days || SINGIN’
4.) Naked Giants – Bad Guys Win || single
5.) Cola – Tracing Hallmarks || The Gloss
6.) Jon McKiel – Hex || Hex
7.) Nala Sinephro – Continuum 1 || single
8.) BADBADNOTGOOD – Eyes On Me || Mid Spiral
9.) Clothesline From Hell – Take This Winter || Soon We’ll All Be Smoking
10.) Shower Curtain – wish u well || single
11.) Cassidy Mann – Orlando Earrings || single
12.) Karl Blau – Pasadena || single
13.) King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Flight b741 || Flight b741
14.) Boy Golden – Mountain Road || single
15.) Jud Gunning & Cameron Nickerson – Summertime in the Maritimes || single

Away From The Mire Episode 45 – New Brunswick Day!

Posted on 2024-08-08 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Hi All, hope you had a great New Brunswick day weekend. If you happen to want some more New Brunswick to celebrate check out this weekend stogged full of New Brunswick artists and songs. More New Brunswick than drinking Alpine in an Irving parking lot with your buddies Mike and Pierre!

1 B.J. Snowden – New Brunswick
2 Grand Theft Bus – Student
3 Motherhood – Crawly I
4 Brookside Mall – Philadelphia
5 Connor Fox – Don’t Ruin a Good Thing
6 Pony Rouge – H20
7 MESSE – Révolution
8 Painsaw – Sacrificial Fist
9 The Merci Buckets – Executive Dysfunction
10 Chris Colepaugh and the Cosmic Crew – Things That Could
11 The Monoxides – Let Her Know
12 Dad Patrol – Crows Go
13 Thrawsunblat – Green Man of East Canada
14 Dionisus – Oh Yeah, Just Like Me
15 Nebullama – Nebullama
16 Nate and The Busy Boys – Community Radio

 

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Harmony Corruption Episode 60-August 6th, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-07 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

Hi Folks! Welcome back to Harmony Corruption! This marks the 60th episode of Harmony Corruption, meaning 120 hours of Harmony Corruption. Looking forward to lots more. Make sure to tune in next week for part 1 of a History of Earache Records with Stephanie co-hosting.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Testament-Careful What You Wish For

Testament-Hammer of the Gods

Accidental Suicide-Morbid Indulgence

Electric Wizard-Devil’s Bride

Electric Wizard-Black Butterfly

Helloween-Twilight of the Gods

Helloween-Future World

Scorpions-Pictured Life

Sepultura-The Hunt (New Model Army Cover)

Carnage-Self Dissection

Brujeria-Sacrificio

Edge of Sanity-Elegy

Edge of Sanity-Velvet Dreams

Opeth-Serenity Painted Deaths

Avulsed-Nullo

Avulsed-Nazino

Fache-Bine a Binerie

Fache-Manque de Classe

Fache-Embarre Dehors

Fache-Chien Galeux

Fache-Satancule

Fache-2 Minutes au Cachot

Domesticated-Cisgender Paradigm II

Domesticated-Coiling Apparation

Domesticated-Nostromo/Wax Eyelids

Thanks so much for listening!

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Harmony Corruption Reviews: Morbid Angel-Blessed Are the Sick

Posted on 2024-08-07 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Reviews, Reviews

Morbid Angel - Blessed Are the Sick

Two EPs in One Mixed Package – 80%*

Morbid Angel stormed onto the scene with Altars of Madness. After stewing in the underground, a nixed first attempt at a full length (Abominations of Desolation), a merger with the rhythm section and vocalist from Terrorizer, they came out with a 10-song slab of classics front to back. Altars of Madness lives on as one of the greatest metal records ever for good reason. So, what next? Morbid Angel wasn’t going the way of ’90s Finnish Death-Doom bands releasing a single album and then disappearing.

So, they needed to write some more songs, get another album out, and keep the momentum going. The band had another issue though. They had a bunch of songs they hadn’t rerecorded off “Abominations of Desolation.” This led to the mishmash that is “Blessed are the Sick.”

There are 3 songs rerecorded from “Abominations…” on here: Unholy Blasphemies, Abominations, and The Ancient Ones. That leaves 10 tracks, of which 4 are small instrumental pieces, of which 3 are neat, but I don’t consider as full songs. The “Abominations…” songs are not write-offs. These were well written songs and there’s a reason they continued to pop up on future albums. However, using three of them here, in addition to 4 instrumentals only leaves 6 “new songs” on this album. These are: Fall From Grace, Brainstorm, Rebel Lands, Day of Suffering, the title track, and Thy Kingdom Come. This means of this whole album, just over 20 minutes of it are new, full-fledged metal songs.

I don’t measure albums by quantity, or else funeral doom albums would all be 10/10s, and grind albums would all be 0/10s, but this album is lacking a clear identity due to this split. I love the “Abominations” songs, and it makes sense to release them so that when they’re played live, people know what they are. However, when 1/3rd of the death metal songs were written at the same time as much of the previous album, and the other 2/3rds were written for this album, it feels like this album is a half-step for the band. It is plain to see that the new songs resemble the songwriting heard on “Covenant,” while the older songs feel like “Altars…” era songs. David Vincent even switches between his “Altars…” rasp and his “Covenant” growl depending on the songs. I always thought Blessed are the Sick would work better as two separate EPs, rather than a whole that confuses itself.

This is not a bad album! Every single death metal song on this album is good. The particular standouts to me are “Day of Suffering,” “Fall From Grace” and “Thy Kingdom Come,” but there are no duds here.

Two highlights of this album come in the musicianship of Trey Azagthoth and Pete Sandoval. Trey’s writhing, twisted solos and rhythm sections are always a highlight, and his ability to make tempos lurch and leap via his riffing is always a treat to listen to. “Day of Suffering” opens with a great example of this. On that same note, the intro to “Day of Suffering showcases Pete Sandoval’s drumming spectacularly. He always sticks in the pocket of the band, and I feel that Trey and Pete together are what really make Morbid Angel so special to listen to.

To close: I don’t think “Blessed Are the Sick” is a poor offering. As I noted in my “Domination” review, “Covenant” had some hints of what was next for Morbid Angel. It looked back, with “Angel of Disease” being rerecorded. It also looked forward, with the doomy “God of Emptiness” and “Nar Mattaru” foreshadowing the electronic experimentation of “Domination” with the doomier and sludgier tempos. “Blessed are the Sick” does the same. It looks back to pre-Altars material while expanding the horizons of the band and progressing their sound to what would be heard on “Covenant.” I think that Covenant is a better album than this one solely for its cohesion. This one does not deserve an overly negative score but is a step below the album that precedes it and the albums that succeeded it.

I have a full dynamic range copy of this CD as part of the series of FDR releases that Earache has been releasing over the last few years. It sounds excellent. I will note (as I do for many of these Earache FDR reissues), there are no liner notes in the CD FDR reissues. The digipaks these come in are also junk. They are extremely difficult to remove the CD from, and due to this, I put the disc in a spare jewel case next to the digipak on my shelf to avoid damaging the disc. I wish this was a minor nitpick, but when my copy of “Altars…” came with the inner ring of the cd partially cracked due to the shoddy design of the packaging, it’s an issue worth mentioning.

Seriously Earache, if you’re going through all the effort to reissue these albums in the best sound possible, 1) use the right artwork (looking at you “Altars…” and “Realm of Chaos”), 2) give us the full package with liner notes, and 3) don’t make it impossible to get the cd out of the packaging.

 

*Note: Originally posted on the Metal Archives by CelestialEmissary

Testing For Echo – Episode 56 – I Hope You Can Hear Me Now – Orig. Air Date August 3, 2024

Posted on 2024-08-03 by Tim Scammell Posted in chsr, Current Shows, General, Media, Music, Music Shows, Testing For Echo

Hello everyone. It’s great that you’re here and supporting Public Radio. This is Episode 56 of Testing For Echo on CHSR FM 97.9 in Fredericton and around the world and I’m your host Tim Scammell.

This episode has plenty of great music from friends of the show that has been passed along for your listening pleasure.

I have another from those lads from Argentina, Light.

I also have some awesome recent stuff from my good pal Jo Connor and his band JC and the Buddagong.

Please head down the page to the little arrow to download/listen to the show

I do need to remind you about past episodes. Older shows are eventually removed from the show page. If you enjoy the episodes I suggest you download them to keep.

Also, I’d like to remind you that Saturday episodes are replayed the following Tuesday at 7:00 am.

The email for the show is TestingForEchoCHSR@gmail.com.  I’d love to hear your comments, suggestions, or requests.

Also, please visit and join our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TestingForEchoCHSR/

 

Take good care,

Tim

“The World of Music, One Song at a Time”

Episode Song List

  1. Trevor Rabin – Fragile
  2. Kate Bush – Love and Anger
  3. Envy of None – Dumb
  4. Light – As Far as the Eyes Can See
  5. Saga – Take a Chance
  6. Steve Hackett – Leaving
  7. FM – Seventh Heaven
  8. JC and the Buddagong – Sirhan Sirhan
  9. Not Now – Half Heart
  10. RUSH – Circumstances
  11. The Cramps – Goo Goo Muck
  12. Sunday Cannons – Peter Pan Days
  13. Vigil – On Me
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Harmony Corruption Episode 59-July 30th, 2024-Journey Through the Underground

Posted on 2024-07-31 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

Hi Folks!

Welcome back to Harmony Corruption on CHSR-FM! This week’s episode focused on those bands that never got the attention I feel they deserved. With lots of cuts from Finland, Sweden, and more, this week’s episode will serve you well if you need some new bands to check out! I also do a quick review of Candlemass’ Tales of Creation album.

Here’s the playlist for the week:

Infernal Majesty-RIP

Infernal Majesty-Anthology of Death

Candlemass-Through the Infinitive Halls of Death

Candlemass-A Tale of Creation

Woods of Ypres-Death is Not an Exit

Demigod-Deadsoul

Afflicted-In Years to Come

Deathevokation-The Chalice of Ages

Excoriate-On Pestilent Winds

Disgrace-Obscurity in the Azure

God Macabre-Life’s Verge

Purtenance-Deep Blue Darkness

Convulse-Blasphemous Verses

Funebre-Septicemic Plague

Domesticated-Wire Orchards

Dead Congregation-Vanishing Faith

Morpheus Descends-Proclaimed Creator

Chthe’ilist-Voidspawn

Fache-Pet Sauce

Fache-Ultra-Mort

Fache-T’as un Probleme?

Fache-Misere Noire

Thanks for listening!

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Away From The Mire Episode 44

Posted on 2024-07-30 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Jam packed episode this week as we feature music from the opening night of Phish tour in Mansfield, MA , a great cover of Blind Melon’s “No Rain” by up and coming jam-band Goose and a cover of “Ghost Riders In the Sky” by Charley Crockett from the Twisters soundtrack. We also feature some great Canadian live acts and of course you can’t have a jam centric episode without some good ol Grateful Dead.

 

Phish – Hey Stranger (Live)
Goose – No Rain (Live)
Ween – Voodoo Lady
Apollo Suns – Crybaby
The Luvmenauts – Surf Brothel
Charley Crockett – Ghost Riders In the Sky
School Of Fish – 3 Strange Days
Grand Theft Bus – Don’t Treat Me Like That
Chuck Prophet – Summertime Thing
Connor Fox – Paragon
Grateful Dead – Ripple (live)

 

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Harmony Corruption Reviews: Morbid Angel-Altars Of Madness

Posted on 2024-07-29 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Reviews, Reviews

Morbid Angel - Altars of Madness

Where to Start Listening to Death Metal*

 

Back when I was first considering dipping my toes into death metal proper, I didn’t know where to start. I’d heard Demolition Hammer, Sepultura’s Beneath the Remains and Sodom’s Agent Orange, but I wasn’t sure where to go next. So I looked to the internet for popular or influential death metal albums (or something of that sort), put this album on for the first time, and subsequently exploded my understanding of what metal could be.

Altars of Madness turns 35 years old this year, and still sounds fresh, evil and heavy as can be. Many of these songs had been recorded a few years prior with Mike Browning (of later Nocturnus fame) on drums and vocals, but due to some band drama, he ended up leaving the band. As a result, many of these songs were rerecorded for this album.

Starting with a riff played in reverse, Immortal Rites starts off strong with staggering drums and a truly iconic riff. The album doesn’t let up after Immortal Rites as live staples like Maze of Torment, Blasphemy and Chapel of Ghouls and more go by in quick succession. This album is quite quick, but doesn’t use as many blast beats as later Morbid Angel albums like Blessed Are the Sick and Covenant, instead having a bit more of a thrash-inspired drum performance. Still, tracks like Suffocation see the band cranking up the speed. The songs on this album also generally stay between 2 to 4.5 minutes, keeping them concise, catchy and relentless. The shortest tune on the album “Bleed For the Devil” is a predecessor to later songs like Rapture where Pete Sandoval’s endurance and metronomic expertise are put to the test.

Unlike the next 3 albums, David Vincent’s voice stays raspy, as opposed to his later vocal approach which takes on more of a barking quality. I think this approach works wonderfully on this album. The closing track “Evil Spells” is my personal highlight on the album, as David Vincent’s voice truly shines here. He sounds possessed, yet more understandable than many of his contemporaries like Glen Benton and Jon Tardy.

The lyrics match the atmosphere on Altars of Madness extremely well. Occasional keyboard bits on tracks like Immortal Rites help build suspense for the listener, as well as add to the horror movie atmosphere. The angularity of the riffing and drumming on this album also contribute to its uniqueness. Instead of just being speedy throughout the album, when the band lets the songs breathe with mid-tempo sections, the guitars ooze with menace.

The last topic I’d like to talk about is the production on Altars of Madness. I should add that I have 3 different versions of this album that all sound different. I have a bootleg I found used many years ago which includes half of the Entangled in Chaos live album, a full dynamic range version that Earache put out a few years ago, and a pressing that has a DVD with a live show from 1989.

The bootleg edition sounds pretty rough. The version with the DVD has the original CD mix, and the full dynamic range edition sounds magnificent. Make sure to pick up either a copy with the original mix or the full dynamic range edition. A word of warning for those who love physical media. The Earache full dynamic range editions have little to no liner notes. There are no lyrics included in these packages and they come in poor quality digipaks where you can barely get the disc out. I have seen CDs come cracked due to the choice of packaging Earache used for these. As well, the full dynamic range edition comes with a terrible attempt at recreating Dan Seagrave’s original artwork. This is due to a contract dispute between Earache and Dan Seagrave (Decibel Magazine has a great article about this called “Immortal Rights”). A similar issue has come up with Earache and the album cover for Realms of Chaos.

This was one of the earliest Morrisound Studios death metal releases, and they knocked it out of the park here. Scott Burns was not involved on this particular release, but Tom Morris did a fantastic job of making the album sound excellent without being overly shiny and overproduced. If you’re looking to get into death metal, look at Tom Morris and Scott Burns pages here on the Metal Archives and you will be hard pressed to find many duds during the 1989-1996 period.

To finish off this review, if you’re cruising the Metal Archives looking for a guide as to where to start with death metal, start with this album. From here, go listen to Blessed are the Sick, Scream Bloody Gore, Severed Survival, Mental Funeral, Deicide, Cause of Death, Piece of Time, Left Hand Path, The IVth Crusade, Like an Everflowing Stream and Necroticism-Descanting the Insalubrious. I can’t think of a better entry to death metal than this album.

 

*Note: Originally posted on the Metal Archives by CelestialEmissary

Influentia/SNAKES ARE COOL [Notable Acts] (The Lunchbox Interview)

Posted on 2024-07-25 by encaf1 Posted in The Lunchbox

New plays allow all sorts of experimental and alternative stories to be told.

My guests today are Erin Russell and Jake Martin, two of the primary folks featured in the main stage productions of this year’s NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival. Erin Russell is the playwright of the modern magical tale of social media and wishful thinking called Influentia, and Jake Martin not only directs Influentia, but his one-man comedic sketch show SNAKES ARE COOL is also a featured play. They join me to talk comedy and seriousness in theatre, the adaptation of the play with and without the writer, and a few teasing tidbits about these upcoming performances.

The main stage performances of the NotaBle Acts Theatre Festival take place on the Memorial Hall stage at UNB from July 25 through 27 at 7:30pm each night.

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Mornings Are Hard || 2024-07-25

Posted on 2024-07-25 by Bondo Posted in Mornings Are Hard

Artist – Track || Album
1.) Mo Kenney – Signs Of Life || single
2.) Katie Gavin – Aftertaste || single
3.) Begonia – Feel It || Open Swim
4.) Maeesha b – Don’t Delay || if only u knew
5.) Skilaa – I Never Knew || Tiger In the River
6.) Dr. Dog – Talk Is Cheap || Dr. Dog
7.) In-Flight Safety – Destroy || Conversationalist
8.) Ghostkeeper – Raven || single
9.) salvia palth – you wouldn’t ask a fire to stop || last chance to see
10.) The Lee Harvey Oswalds – Sugar Cubes || Tabula Rasa
11.) Motherhood – Shepherd || Winded
12.) Bummer Camp – Pass Out || single
13.) Electric Children, Nick Oliveri – Scene of the Crime || single
14.) Jessica Boudreaux – Cut and Run || The Faster I Run
15.) Falcon Jane – Man Of Action || single

Harmony Corruption Episode 58-July 23rd, 2024

Posted on 2024-07-24 by CelestialEmissary Posted in Harmony Corruption, Music Shows

Hi Folks! Welcome back to Harmony Corruption! This week’s episode featured all kinds of metal from across the spectrum. Black metal, goregrind, classic death metal, and even some gothic stuff. Here’s the playlist for the week!

Coffincraft-Ill Verdict

Riot-No Lies

Manilla Road-Dream of Eschaton

Annihilator-Road to Ruin

Annihilator-Reduced to Ash

Tribulation-Holy Libations

My Dying Bride-The Snow In My Hands

Akercocke-Summon the Antichrist

Spectral Wound-Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal

Spectral Wound-The Horn Marauding

Midnight-Prowling Leather

Motorhead-Dance

Bolt Thrower-Tank

Bolt Thrower-Armageddon Bound

Baphomet-Torn Soul

Chthe’ilist-Into The Vaults Of Ingurgitating Obscurity

Fluids-Hope Forgotten

Sacrifice-Flames of Armageddon

Sacrifice-The Entity

Tiamat-The Sleeping Beauty

Thanks for listening!

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Mornings Are Hard || 2024-07-24

Posted on 2024-07-24 by Bondo Posted in Mornings Are Hard

Artist – Track || Album
1.) The Saskatones – Mariner 10 || Mercury
2.) Heaven For Real – Oh No || Hell’s Logo’s Pink
3.) Jon McKiel – String || Hex
4.) Art d’Ecco – I Feel Alive || single
5.) Pond – (I’m) Stung || Stung!
6.) zouz- Messie || single
7.) Earthquake Lights – Oil On Canvas || single
8.) Geoffroy – Hotel Bed || Good Boy
9.) Washed Out – Waking Up || Notes From A Quiet Life
10.) KAYTRANADA, Don Toliver – Feel A Way || TIMELESS
11.) Childish Gambino – Steps Beach || Bando Stone and The New World
12.) Tei Shi – QQ (Quedate Queriendome) || Valerie
13.) Jah’Mila – Slow Down || Woman of the Sun
14.) Boy Golden – Here To Stay || For Eden
15.) Our Noise – Underdog || Our Noise

Away From The Mire Episode 43

Posted on 2024-07-23 by Stephen Dominey Posted in Away From The Mire, chsr, Current Shows, Music Shows

Hi All! Thanks for checking out the show again this week.

I’ve got some great new music from the soundtrack to The Bear from Eddie Vedder, a new track from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, new Phish, a great live Billy Strings jam and much more! Check out the playlist below!

 

 

1 Eddie Vedder – Save It For Later
2 The Babalooneys – Sittin’ On the Line
3 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Le Risque
4 Phish – Life Saving Gun
5 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Castles Made of Sand
6 Jamie Comeau & the Crooked Teeth – Dust
7 Rick White,The Sadies – Life
8 Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy
9 The Luvmenauts – Asteroid Mines of the Kuiper Belt
10 Billy Strings – Away From The Mire
11 Pearl Jam – Better Man – Live Mansfield MA 2008

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