Wowee. My ears are still ringing from the decimating decibels I encountered. Philadelphia-based sci-fi thrashers Vektor started out their east coast tour at St. Vitus with Brooklyn’s own Behold…The Arctopus. Both bands I have never seen and was completely floored. Beforehand, I had a great talk with Vektor’s David DiSanto and Frank Chin. You can check that out here.
For a full scope the show, read the review on the next page.
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Welcome to Metal Riot’s Cover Art Battle! Every week we try and show the best-of-the-best in metal cover art, ranging from the fantastically illustrated to hauntingly photographed and everything in between.
Another week, more album cover art to discover. New bands. Tenured bands. Enough shenanigans. Time for you to go and vote.
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Brooklyn experimental metal band Behold The Arctopus, formerly Behold… The Arctopus, have announced their return and line up change. The band will return to the scene with their new album Horrorscension on October 23rd via Black Market Activities. It has been five years since the band released their debut album Skullgrid, and in that time original drummer Charlie Zeleny has been replaced by Weasel Walter. Horroscension is the first album featuring the new line up.
Behold The Arctopus is noted for composing their music before ever playing it and being solely instrumental. To read more on that from Warr guitarist Colin Marston click here.
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There are some bands more adept at riding the chaos than others in the storied history of underground music. From noise and hardcore pioneers like Steel Pole Bathtub to Man Is The Bastard to synth/indie/post-core bands like Six Finger Satellite to numerous grindcore bands like Fuck The Facts, etc.- some groups just embody the concept of "fuck it/let's really go for it" more than others. NY's Black Mesa sits proudly in that same spirit of frenzy and ferocious inventiveness, as evidenced by their recent compilation of insanely manic live performances. Whatever sub genre they throw in the emotional blender, you are bound to enjoy a deliciously nutritious smoothie of muddy sonic punk purée.
