Bosse-de-nage - ii

Beautiful, sprawling, majestic post-black metal. Awe inspiring and always forward thinking. No, that's not quite right. Thinking metal sums it up nicely.  Bosse-de-nage   have created a genuine thought-provoking piece. 


With the wrong ears,  Bosse-de-nage  could be contemptuously lumped with the shoe-gaze metal scene. Half listened to, and thrown in the pile on top of Liturgy, a serious mistake would have been made. Not listening with a serious ear, and an absolute attention to detail, could yield terrible and unforeseeable endings. If the tortured screams are to be believed. Which I believe the are.


The other similarity  Bosse-de-nage  hold with Liturgy is they both come from cites with affluent hipster populations. This fact, at least in a general sense has not contributed to the flourishing, so to speak, of black metal from these lands.The other act, which immediately comes to mind is the now-defunct Ludicra (also from San Francisco). An act which excused itself so members could pursue more nefarious, classic rock-leaning interests in Hammers of Misfortune. Is it possible that Bosse-de-nage could follow in these footsteps, and possibly become the REO Speedwagon to Hammer of Misfortunes Journey? I think not. 


Seeking information on  Bosse-de-nage   proves a fruitless endevour. From what I can ascertain, the music speaks for itself in volume. Lyrics to this album were found, however. They revealed a fascination with the taboos and everyday anxieties of man. 

Hell - I

All the typical things of a black drone album come to mind with Hell, haunting, evil, chills, anger and greatness. But, the fact of the matter is that unlike a lot of the same ‘ol thing repackaged, “I” is actually addicting and memorable. Like a version of Dragged into Sunlight, but at the same time totally unique to their own. Walls of thick guitar work crush

Dragged Into Sunlight Interview

First thing to bring the page back is this, an interview with Dragged Into Sunlight. I had done this back in September with high expectations for my ability to grasp web development with literally no understanding of the trade. Well, considering the fact I'm posting again on blogspot, not the domain, things didn't go as planned, and thanks to a nudge from an informed friend, its due time this interview pops up and gets read.

Dragged Into Sunlight, the mysterious band out of the UK deliver slab after raunchy, heart-stopping slab of some of the finest in blackened

Monarch! - Sabbat Noir

Sugar and spice and everything nice. That's what girls are made of right? Nope...they're equipped with the Mind of Satan at hand, inverting every cross in their path, setting fire to any number of things,and speaking in this weird hypnotic, reverberating voice. It's really quite chilling(and fun to watch!...on YouTube...sadly).

Monarch! are from France (Bayonne/St. Augustine), and are the epitome of slow. You could go smoke a cigarette and drink a pot of coffee, come back, and the same note will still be ringing. The amp worship in this band is insane.

Ensorcelor

Ensorcelor will be the first to get a post on here. Here's a video I found on YouTube of a nice up-close concert (Feb.18th 2011 @ Kenthouse). They're from Montreal, and play a very slow, harsh combination of sludge and black metal. Check these guys out, they currently have a cassette entitled Uracrtica Begins and an LP entitled Crucifuge available over at Media Tree Recording's own blogspot. ( http://mediatreerecordings.blogspot.com/ ). There are quite a few good releases on that page, I'd suggest rummaging through all of them.






and here's another video





This is a nicely put together video for their track "By Mycomancy Insumed" (from the Crucifuge LP)

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