I’ve been battling with putting this list together for over a month. Eliminating and adding and re-adding and re-eliminating albums over and over again. I’m going to stop and just put this list out there as I see it today, at this moment. Surachai – “Plague Diagram / To No Avail†Chicago gave us Surachai […]
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Surachai’s 2011 Playlist
Monday, December 19, 2011
2011 was one of the best years of music in recent memory. By following friends and distributors, I was introduced to a wealth of great music that made this year all the better. This list isn’t in any particular order but is separated between “electronic” and “metal” – seems to be vague and wrong enough […]
Lichens, A. Cortini, Surachai, Volunteer Park – Dec 11
Sunday, December 4, 2011
I’ll be doing a destructive modular set. Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (Lichens) Alessandro Cortini (Sonoio) Surachai Volunteer Park (Aviram Cohen) Sunday December 11, 2011 Doors 8pm. Show 9pm Death By Audio 49 S2nd street Brooklyn $7
Don’t Count On It Reviews To No Avail
Friday, December 2, 2011
My name is Ian and I do run this blog. I do have to admit however, that at times, some of the shifts, musically, were less than stellar, like the drone ambient section that suddenly just goes into a full-on black metal part did feel a bit abrupt for me. Read the entire review below. […]
Sea of Tranquility Reviews To No Avail
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
The web source for progressive rock, progressive metal & jazz fusion. Every listen returns something new, whether it’s the tremolo-picked riffs, the rapidly strummed chords, the voice that emerges from seemingly nowhere, or just the droning ambience and empty atmospheres that arrest the attention, To No Avail is utterly captivating and enthralling. Desolate, despairing, and […]
Sonidos De La Cripta Reviews To No Avail
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Sonidos de la cripta surge como vÃa de expresión personal sobre una de mis principales pasiones desde hace ya veinte años, el metal. Second album of this bizarre entity of Chicago resident, I hear for the first time such an impression that has caused me, and I call it that because I have no idea […]
Dave’s Underground Laboratory Reviews To No Avail
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
My devotion to writing about heavy metal is a hobby, and is my way of giving back to the art form. Hence, my reviews are solely my opinion and are written from the standpoint of a long time fan. Although clean sounding to some extent, To No Avail has a much bleaker vibe and a […]
MEATMEADMETAL Reviews To No Avail
Friday, November 18, 2011
We eat grilled meats, drink fine spirits, and listen to the wonders of metal. Just like your mom planned it. I’ve listened to this release a lot since receiving the download a few weeks back, and it never fails to keep my brain working and me guessing. It’s one of those efforts that reveals itself […]
Scumfeast Metal 666 Reviews To No Avail
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Scumfeast Metal 666 concerns itself with the Extreme side of the following genres: Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom, Thrash, Grindcore, real Hardcore/Crust, classic NWOBHM, Folk/Pagan/Viking Metal, Drone/Noise and various Dark Sounds. Do not consider the opinions read here to be the same as you would read on other music sites. Being objectionable is not our […]
DC Metal Review Takes On To No Avail
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Metal. We are about promoting good metal, great metal, amazing metal and anything that relates to metal. We are just a couple of metalheads who are here to try and show our love for all thing metal. Horns! For the price of some hard drive space, you could have the perfect soundtrack to a long […]