THE SWORD - AUSTIN, TX.
(1) CELESTIAL CROWN (AGE OF WINTERS)
"There hasn't been an album which is this bursting at the seems with huge, super heavy, rumbling, meaty, crushing, Sabbath-inspired, fret board smoking riffs since Mastodon's "Leviathan" was released in August of 2004."
The Sword is an American heavy metal band that formed in Austin, Texas in 2003. Since its inception, the band has comprised vocalist and guitarist John "J. D." Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt, bassist Bryan Richie and drummer Trivett Wingo. Signed to New York-based record label Kemado Records, The Sword has released two full-length studio albums: Age of Winters in 2006 and Gods of the Earth in 2008. As of December 2009, a third album has been written and prepared for recording, with a 2010 release planned.
A PERFECT CIRCLE - BELL GARDENS, CALIFORNIA
(2) JUDITH (MER DE NOMS)
(3) THE HOLLOW (MER DE NOMS)
(6) 3 LIBRA'S (MER DE NOMS)
A Perfect Circle has released three albums: Mer de Noms, Thirteenth Step and Emotive. A CD-DVD set, Amotion, has also been released and contains thirteen music videos in addition to a number of song remixes created by Danny Lohner. The group has not recorded, toured or released any new material since its hiatus began in 2004. Since then band members have worked on other projects; the most notable being Keenan's work on Tool's 2006 album 10,000 Days, and Howerdel's founding of the band Ashes Divide.
THE SHINER - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
(4) THE SIMPLE TRUTH (THE EGG)
(5) THE EGG (THE EGG)
"We came out of the post-grunge era into post-rock," Epley said from his Kansas City home a couple days before leaving on the tour that brings Shiner to Omaha Oct. 16 to open for Death Cab for Cutie at Sokol Underground. "For some reason, Shiner has flown under or above the radar of many different styles of music, which is either our Achilles Heal or our strength. While we've been labeled as emo, post-grunge or math, we're either too indie for rock or too rock for indie, which may have been a blessing."
LIFE AND TIMES - KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
(7) FALL OF THE ANGRY CLOWNS (TRAGIC BOOGIE)
Shimmering post-rock trio the Life and Times was formed in 2002 after the breakup of frontman Allen Epley's infamous math rock outfit Shiner. Guitarist Epley recruited Someday I's John Meredith on bass and Strings and Return drummer Mike Myers to make for a relentless three piece of layered guitars and driving rhythms.
RADIOHEAD - ABINGDON, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND
(8) EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE (KID A)
Radiohead seamlessly merges divergent electronica with rock riffs and melodic interludes, inspiring the listener to be uplifted and reflective in equal measure. Their career highlight, 1997's OK Computer, has been nominated as one of the greatest albums of the last 20 years.
In the year 2000, Radiohead ditched its former "real" rock sound for Pink-Floydian, electronic post-rock. The result was "Kid A," where they relearned everything they knew about music from scratch. Some people loved it. Some didn't get it, and felt it was "pretentious." But there's one undeniable thing -- this chilly, eerie collection is a marvelously complex piece of work.
An ominous keyboard melody and gibberish vocals open the album in "Everything In Its Right Place," sounding a bit like a possessed radio. Then the fuzz and hums kick in, adding a spacey dimension to an already strange melody.
PEARL JAM - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
(9) THE FIXER (BACKSPACER)
Pearl Jam were one of the forerunners of grunge, joining contemporaries Nirvana and Alice in Chains in pioneering the genre that defined Generation X and pervaded through the next decade of alternative rock.
SMASHING PUMPKINS - CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
(10) PERFECT (ADORE)
(12) THE EVERLASTING GAZE (MACHINES OF GOD)
The direction of the band was dominated by chief guitarist, lead vocalist, and principal songwriter Billy Corgan. Journalist Greg Kot wrote, "The music [of The Smashing Pumpkins] would not be what it is without his ambition and vision, and his famously fractured relationships with his family, friends, and bandmembers." Melissa Auf der Maur commented upon news of the group's reunion, "Everyone knows Billy doesn't need too many people to make a Pumpkins record, other than Jimmy [Chamberlin]—who he has on board."
HOLE - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
(11) VIOLET (LIVE THROUGH THIS)
Throughout Hole's career, vocalist/guitarist Courtney Love's notorious public image has overshadowed her band's music. In their original incarnation, Hole was one of the noisiest, most abrasive alternative bands performing in the early '90s. By the time of their second album, 1994's Live Through This, the band had smoothed out many of their rougher edges, also adding more melodies and hooks to their songwriting. Through both versions of Hole, Love's combative, assaultive persona permeated the group's music and lyrics, giving the band a tense, unpredictable edge even at their quietest moments.
Note: I've just produced the first digitally published rock mix-tape,
Copyright 2010 Hero Mechalith.
If you copy it, you will be guilty of biting the original, i.e. Me & My Ipod/Mixpod Playlist Jan. 2010 CD 1.
Note: I've just produced the first digitally published rock mix-tape,
Copyright 2010 Hero Mechalith.
If you copy it, you will be guilty of biting the original, i.e. Me & My Ipod/Mixpod Playlist Jan. 2010 CD 1.
Produced & Compiled by H. Mechalith
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