8/ 14 - RICH HORROR'S PARTY MACHINE #5: Black Pyramid, Finisher, Gut, Children Of The Dying Sun @ O'Briens in Allston[views:3428][posts:47][show listing] ____________________________________ [Jul 24,2009 8:00pm - RichHorror ""] [img] http://www.myspace.com/blackpyramidkills http://www.myspace.com/finisherma http://www.myspace.com/bostongut http://www.myspace.com/childrenofthedyingsun |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 24,2009 10:55pm - RichHorror ""] Finally….Finally…FINALLY!!! SOMEBODY GETS IT!!! As a purveyor of all things doom and stoner metal, I’ll be the first to admit that the scene is waaaay overcrowded with sloppy bands that think that the key to a good doom record is lots of bong hits and playing…real…slooooooow. And then a band like Black Pyramid comes along and gives me renewed hope for the genre and for metal in general. The band’s self titled debut combines all of the best elements that you could hope for in a doom album - heavy, rhythmic, groovin’ songs that are both well written and well performed. A power trio from the great state of Massachusetts, Black Pyramid has not only studied diligently from the great book of Black Sabbath, but from bands like Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Cathedral, and Pentagram as well. There’s definitely an old school doom vibe here that’s immediately recognizable and welcomed. Warm, analog tones and thick fuzzed out guitars are the order of the day here, enveloping the 9 songs on the disc in a smoked out embryo of heaviness. As I listened to the album (again and again), I kept feeling that the riffs, song structure and overall performance here are very Sabbathian, circa MASTER OF REALITY and VOL. 4. But the band manages to capture that classic vibe without sounding plagiaristic - and that friends, is a beautiful thing. “Voices of Gehenna” is the first track after a brief intro, setting the mood just right. Drummer Clay Neely keeps the swinging beats going (a la Bill Ward in his prime) beneath vocalist/guitarist Andy Beresky’s bellow and bass player Gein’s low end distortion. “Mirror Messiah” could have easily been a Cathedral leftover, while “No Life King” has almost a folksy, Celtic inspired gait to it. “The Worm Ouroboros” could possibly be the spiritual successor to “Into the Void,” opening with some jazzy, wah wah drenched hooks before settling into the main groove of the song. “Wintermute” is by far my favorite cut on the disc; a little bit of “Planet Caravan” mixed with a little bit of the Obsessed’s melancholy, the tune is a gut buster that ends in a crescendo of punchy riffs. Like the classic Sabbath albums of the day, BLACK PYRAMID will please a wide audience. Sludgy enough for the staunchest of doom stalwarts, the album has enough rockin’ in general to satisfy more mainstream fans as well. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Black Pyramid has opted to build upon an existing blueprint and make it their own. A solid debut all the way, I can’t wait to hear how the band follows this up. http://www.metal-rules.com/review/viewreview.php?month=July&year=2009&pos=3 |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 25,2009 10:44am - Dave_Maggot ""] wooo! |
| ____________________________________________ [Jul 25,2009 10:58am - FuckIsMySignature ""] this is sweet... cant wait to see ur new band Dave as well. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 25,2009 11:17am - Dave_Maggot ""] woooord |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 25,2009 11:19am - Dave_Maggot ""] the stuff hearkens back to my roots, more so than composted. should def be fun. i'm drunk wooooo! |
| _____________________________________ [Jul 31,2009 12:23pm - RichHorror ""] bennyhillifier |
| ________________________________________ [Jul 31,2009 2:24pm - Eyehatehippies ""] What happened to Sin Of Angels? |
| ____________________________________ [Jul 31,2009 2:25pm - RichHorror ""] They broke up, or at least are on a hiatus for a while. Shitty. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 2,2009 7:27pm - RichHorror ""] bennyhillifier |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:16am - badsneakers ""] excited for this |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 10:17am - RichHorror ""] Me too. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 4:36pm - W3 nli ""] will be at for more black pyramid |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:45pm - Dave_Maggot ""] my brother broke his hand and he plays bass and he's still gonna play cuz he's a fuckin troopa. im so proud haha |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:45pm - RichHorror ""] I BET YOU GUYS WILL SUCK AMIRITE |
| ________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:51pm - W3 nli ""] Dave_Maggot said:my brother broke his hand and he plays bass and he's still gonna play cuz he's a fuckin troopa. im so proud haha HE IS NO BRIAN CADYER |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:51pm - Dave_Maggot ""] most likely but it will be like the movie Rudy but with a bass haha |
| ________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:53pm - W3 nli ""] [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:57pm - Dave_Maggot ""] so it is possible, i'll show him the inspiration |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 3,2009 6:59pm - Dave_Maggot ""] my bro's lacking the two extra fingers. but i'll be like apollo to his rocky |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 1:59pm - W3 nli ""] LOL @ this show going thru so many line ups |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 1:59pm - W3 nli ""] also I know you just do 4 band shows but seriously our set is 10mins you should make it 5 bands Rich so it doesn't end too early. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:01pm - RichHorror ""] I'm fine with just 4 so Gut can play extra AC/DC songs. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:05pm - W3 nli ""] RICH HORROR'S PARTY MACHINE #5: Gut Finisher In The Shit Obliteratron [CT] @ OB's Pub 3 Harvard ave. Allston, Ma $8-21+ 9pm http://www.myspace.com/bostongut http://www.myspace.com/finisherma http://www.myspace.com/intheshitboston http://www.myspace.com/theterrishaivoexperience [img] VS. [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:08pm - RichHorror ""] Obliteratron never told me if they definitely were playing, unless they told you they definitely were. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:08pm - W3 nli ""] oh lame, so there's only three bands playing. I was just going by the events page |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:09pm - RichHorror ""] No, there'll be four. I'm just on waiting on a few bands for a fourth. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:15pm - W3 nli ""] ah bummah, it'd be fun to drink with ryan and dennis. rock and roll |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:19pm - RichHorror ""] I didn't say they weren't playing. I said they didn't confirm 100%. Get hooked on phonics, nigga. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:20pm - W3 nli ""] I SAID FUCK YOU DRINK |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:22pm - RichHorror ""] You should move to CT, you understand English about as well as they do. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:24pm - W3 nli ""] you're unemployed, why aren't you blindly drunk yelling at cars and pissing in mailboxes right now. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:27pm - RichHorror ""] You're still stupid and illiterate. Asking them to play this show was trying to get directions from two Alzheimer's patients. |
| ________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:30pm - W3 nli ""] this show is gonna be awesome |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 2:35pm - RichHorror ""] Give those backwoods retards a call and see if they're ready to party like wild apes. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 9,2009 6:34pm - RichHorror ""] haha, now they are definitely not playing. HYEO and Smite The Righteous I asked too, because I've been promising to hook both up for a while now. Regardless it'll be the lineup as it is now with some band opening. We'll all be drunk so who cares. |
| _________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 4:09am - W3 nli ""] bennyhillifier |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 6:13am - badsneakers ""] fuck I'll be on the vineyard drinking over priced beer and eating lobster |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 10:24am - RichHorror ""] It's cool, thanks to this show there are quite a few bands I never have to bother trying to book ever again. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 10:27am - sinistas ""] So what is the current lineup of this? |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 10:28am - RichHorror ""] Gut, Finisher, In The Shit |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 10:35am - sinistas ""] Word. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 10:47am - RichHorror ""] I am currently in the process of going through my MySpace and contacting every even halfway appropriate band for this, haha. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 11:24am - RichHorror ""] [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 11:28am - sinistas ""] This show is BEGGING for Our Food Your Gullet. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 11:29am - sinistas ""] Those getting-my-hopes-up bastards |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 11:29am - RichHorror ""] They scurred. |
| __________________________________ [Aug 10,2009 11:36am - W3 nli ""] they don't have visas to leave CT |