ROCKING OUT TO THIS WEEK...

My ears and eyes have been loving the following this week and I think you should all be enlightened and check them out too!

LUNARSAPIAN

First of, we have something that should be a treat for all of you out there that sit about crying over your old BATHORY records. The band are a Black Metal/Ambient/Doom/Pagan called LUNARSAPIAN from Clevedon in North Somerset UK.



They are a relatively new band and the brain child of Matt "Sigebróðor" (or sometimes Lord Blackthorn) Rogers who has been a stable one-man underground output machine for around the past 20 years or so. He has been behind or involved with acts like SUCCUBUS, ANGELFUCK, DRUNK, RIPPED APART and about 100 others. Tucked away in the remote rural parts of England he has become the English version of our man Quarthorn. If you dig on bands like BATHORY, the early DARK THRONE or even SUNN O))) then LUNARSAPIAN is your ticket. A lot of the Norwegian and Norwegian influenced "Black Metal" acts these days do their best to sound like everything has been created so organically, the difference here is that it has in fact been created without the help of any labels or studios but with just the tools to hand and a lot of creativity...along with no doubt a great deal of gaffer-tape, cider and passion.



The line up is completed with "Habban" and "Heorwearg" and all three members just play pretty much what comes to hand.

Visit them at their Myspace HERE where you can buy all of their releases, patches and more.

And enjoy the video below!



Next up...

THE KENNEDY CURSE

This young band from Borås & Gothenburg, Sweden are treading the screamo/metal-core vein like a lot of bands are doing these days but if I didn't think they were worth your while then I wouldn't give them the time of day eh!


What's the difference? Well these guys are fucking GOOD! Doing it with a whole truckload of energy and passion and some really class-act musicianship to boot. Taking influence from a lot of different bands other than what's just cool these days. They've already been getting a lot of action locally, even supporting local amazing-turned-pop heroes DEAD BY APRIL...I give it a few years before they do a Kiss/Blue Oyster Cult and D.B.A are supporting them, mark my words!

If anyone can save the genre and take it away from becoming a clone factory fashion show, it's The Kennedy Curse. This my readers, is where it's at.

Check them out on Myspace HERE


What more for you today? Well you like watching things yeah? We all like a good watch of things, oh things, they are great to watch!

A documentary on the New York Hardcore Scene featuring 25 TA LIFE, 108, MADBALL, V.O.D and a fuck load more - you go watch and windmill round your bedroom now!



Till next time - The Elk.