Oh fuck me, sweet jesus, FUCK ME!!!!

Found this band on Sputnik's list of new releases for the year. Apparently its a mix of Black Metal and Sludge, but all I'm hearing is Rwake, Deadbird, and some post hardcore-esque dissonance. Shit is kickin', son.

http://www.myspace.com/coffinworm

Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway

What the fuck is there to say about this album? My lack of words to express the feelings I experience while listening to this and the love I have for this band BECAUSE they made this album. Its just great.

Here's an excerpt from their wikipedia article to explain a little more about it:

Cult of Luna albums tend to focus on a theme; guitarist Erik Olofsson states in an interview that this release focuses on "Male loneliness – I was very inspired by a book by J.M. Coetzee [Life & Times of Michael K] about a man in South Africa with a hare lip. [The character] escapes from everything and lives off the earth eating only pumpkins. Johannes [Persson] had similar ideas for the lyrics about loneliness, it all has a kind of countryside vibe to it."

ANd the thing about eveything else besides the lyics is that this album stands out in a genre where you can pretty much get away with tremelo picks, predictable crescendos, and screaming vocals. These guys do a lot more than that by truly making songs that feel like they are their own, not some structure their art is adhering to.

Cult of Luna - Somewhere Along the Highway
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