Somehow, The Body stripping back their instrumental palette has led to arguably their most texturally compelling and high-impact record yet.
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The Body and Full of Hell - One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
ReviewsCommentThe Body and Full of Hell come together for one of the most hellish collaborative albums you're gonna hear this year.
The Body & Full of Hell - "The Little Death"
New Tracks1 CommentDrone metal duo The Body and powerviolence quartet Full of Hell have joined forces for the collaborative album One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache. Hear the closer above and know that the project drops March 25 through Neurot Recordings.
YUNOREVIEW: FEBRUARY 2015
ReviewsThe magical monthly segment where I briefly touch down on a gauntlet of albums I didn't get a chance to review this past month. These are just my short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.
YUNOREVIEW: MARCH
ReviewsCommentA group of brief reviews I wished I had the time to touch down on in a full video this past month. Sorry I didn't get to them in a formal review, but I'm just gonna talk about them all in brief here. While I didn't dig a lot of these releases, I hope you. Look into whatever descriptions most interest you. Here's the list of albums addressed in the video:
Black Lips - Underneath The Rainbow(s) Vince Staples - Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2 Kid Cudi - Satellite Flight Eagulls - Eagulls The Men - Tomorrow's Hits Cyhi The Prynce - Hystori Mantar - Death By Burning Chimurenga Renaissance - rize vadzimu rize Foster The People - Supermodel The Body - I Shall Die Here Black MIlk - Glitches In the Break Perfect Pussy - Say Yes To Love Animals As Leaders - The Joy of Motion The Hold Steady - Teeth
The Body - "To Carry the Seeds of Death within Me"
VideosCommenthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bTXDLifjTUY Well, here's a video that'll surely give you nightmares. As if their compositions weren't terror-inducing enough, Portland avant-garde, experimental metal duo The Body have enlisted the demented talents of London musician The Haxan Cloak just to make sure their new album I Shall Die Here is even more fucked up than its predecessor, last year's Christs, Redeemers.
"To Carry the Seeds of Death within Me" is a horrific piece by itself - The Haxan Cloak's rumbling bass has certainly enhanced this quality of The Body's music. But then there's the Richard Rankin-shot visuals that are attached to it, which depict a man staring into a mirror, preparing to perform some kind of invasive procedure on his head, and going on to cut in. Thanks a lot, The Body, Haxan Cloak, and Richard Rankin; I dedicate my loss of sleep and consequent delirium to you.
I Shall Die Here is due out April 1 via RVNG. It is currently streaming on Pitchfork. By the way, we're masochists and loved The Haxan Cloak's Excavation, which dropped last year:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFDF8bMJ-NA
The Body - "Hail To Thee, Everlasting Pain"
New TracksCommentWhile I wouldn't call myself a fan of the experimental metal duo The Body, I have to admit I admire their will to wildly experiment with each new release they put out. With previous releases incorporating choral groups and massive riffs, it would seem electronics are now a logical direction to move in, and the band has brought on music producer Bobby Krlic to make this happen. Assuming the darker side of underground music is your forte, you might already be familiar with Bob's work under the name The Haxan Cloak. In my opinion, he dropped one of the more terrifying dark ambient records of last year, and he's bringing a lot of those industrially tinged aesthetics to this new body song as well, "Hail To Thee, Everlasting Pain." Stream it via the widget above, and look out for this new Body album on April 1st via RVNG Intl. The Title: I Shall Die Herer, of course!
The Body - "An Altar or a Grave"
VideosCommentThe Body - An Altar or A Grave from Thrill Jockey Records on Vimeo.