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Aren Willingham
SO OBVIOUSLY YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW WHO LET LIVE IS ...OR AT LEAST YOU SHOULD! WELL THE DUDES ARE COMING TO TOWN AND PLAYING AT OUR BELOVED SHELTER. THIS SHOW IS GOING TO RIP FOR OBVIOUS REASONS BUT WE ARE STOKED BECAUSE OUR BOYS IN WOLFSHARK AND NARCO DEBUT WILL BE SHARING THE STAGE! SO YOU ALL BETTER BE THERE!
CHUMP
CHΙmp/
noun
informal
noun: chump; plural noun: chumps
a foolish or easily deceived person.
"how can this chump be a detective?"
WELL THE TAKING DREAMS DUDES ARE AT IT AGAIN! THE LONG AWAITED ALBUM "CHUMP" DROPPED AND IT RULES! ALL ATTITUDE-NO REGRETS. THE TITLE TRACK CHUMP HAS REMNANTS OF LATE 90'S NEW METAL WITH TURNTABLE SCRATCHES ALONG WITH DRIVING HOOKS THAT BRING IN YOUR INNNER RAGE!
CHECK OUT THE TITLE TRACK OF "CHUMP" HERE:
JUST STOP! JUST STOP EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING...I DONT CARE IF ITS YOUR MORNING COFFEE OR IF ITS LUNCH TIME FOR YOU OR IF YOUR MOM ASKED TO TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH. FUCK FACEBOOK -FUCK TWITTER OR ANYTHING ELSE RIGHT NOW. GO LISTEN TO THE NEW RECORD FROM THE ARMED. THESE DETROIT LOCALS WERE QUOTED BY ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE AS "THE MUSICAL EQUIVALENT OF WAKING UP TO A DEFIBRILLATOR SHOCK!" WITH SONGS LIKE "FOREVER SCUM" "DEAD ACTRESS" "FUTURE DRUGS" AND SO MANY OTHER THAT WILL TEAR UP YOUR INSIDES!
THIS SHIT ELECTRIFIES EVERY CELL IN MY BODY THAT MAKES ME WANTS TO RAMPAGE!
-AREN
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT KNOW WHO WILSON IS....YOURE FUCKING UP! WILSON WAS WITH US FROM THE START OF VILE. THESE DUDES HOLD THE FLAG HIGH OF WHAT IT MEANS "TO KEEP IT VILE" AND SPREAD "FUCKERY!" WE ARE SO PROUD BECAUSE IN LESS THAN A WEEK WILSON WILL BE RELEASING THEIR SECOND FULL LENGTH ALBUM "RIGHT TO RISE." ON RAZOR AND TIE RECORDS THE DUDES WILL BE HAVING A "LOCALS ONLY" RELEASE PARTY AT THE CROFOOT THIS SAT, ALONG SIDE WITH OUR BROTHERS IN WOLFSHARK.
SO FOR THE TIME BEING WE'D LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS OF FUCKERY, APPRECIATE THE ROAD THAT THEY HAVE FOUGHT FOR, AND GET STOKED FOR THE YEARS TO COME! XOXO -AREN
SO RIGHT OFF THE BAT, FOR THOSE WHO DONT KNOW ABOUT THE SYCAMOUR DUDES, WELL YOU SHOULD BY NOW. IF YOU DONT KNOW WHO BRANDAN KELLER IS BY NOW, WELL YOU SHOULD. BRANDAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AWESOME CINEMATIC VIDEOS THAT THE SYCAMOUR DUDES HAVE BEEN KNOWN FOR. NOW THE DUDES AND BRANDAN HAVE RELEASED THIS LIVE VIDEO FOR THEIR SONG "CALM DOWN JULIET" ON AP MAGAZINES! PROUD OF YOU GUYS!
PS CATCH THE DUDES ON THE TAIL END OF THEIR "TOURS FROM THE CRYPT" TOUR!
Mad props to Red Bull Detroit for doing what myself and I know others, have wanted to do since we were kids: To Ride the Silver Dome! For those who who don't know, the Silver Dome is the old Detroit Lions Stadium. Every time I came to the SD growing up, I couldn't help but size up every wall, stairs or rails in a Tony Hawk Pro Skater kind of way. Always imagining that I could actually land all of these tricks without totally killing myself. Now years after the dome has retired. Red Bull chose one special kid to fullfill my childhood dream. This lucky duck is a local Detroit BMX rider is named Tyler Fernengel!
Again mad props to everyone involved. We are full of envy and we are definitely "Not" going to break in as soon as possible to ride it for ourselves! Check the video out here !
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ALRIGHT! FOLLOW UP POST ON OUR DUDES IN WE CAME AS ROMANS! CHECK OUT THEIR NEW VIDEO THAT DROPPED TODAY. "REGENERATE" WAS SHOT IN OUR NECK OF THE WOODS FULL OF PEOPLE IN OUR MUSIC SCENE! SO CHECK IT OUT AND I YOU ARE A LOCAL, SEE IF YOU CAN SEE YOUR FRIENDS OR EVEN YOURSELF.
MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CATCH THE DUDES ON THIS YEARS 2015 WARPED TOUR!
WE ARE STOKED FOR THE RELEASE OF OUR BROTHERS IN WCAR'S 2015 SELF TITLED RELEASE. WE KNOW THE DUDES HAVE BEEN DOING A TON OF TOURING AND TRAVELING ALL OVER PLANET EARTH AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR LAST RECORD "TRACING BACK ROOTS.'' THE DUDES ARE ALL A LITTLE OLDER, A LITTLE WISER AND MORE MATURE. SO I HAVE A FEELING THAT THIS RECORD IS GOING TO BE FULL WITH WELL PLANNED HOOKS, ANTHEMIC MELODIES AND OVER ALL SHOW STOMPERS.
CHECK OUT THIS TEASER AND PRE ORDER...CUZ THERE IS ALWAYS COOL EXTRA SHIT THAT COMES WITH PRE ORDERS! SO DO IT!
THIS WEEK WE ARE STOKED FOR THE RELEASE OF OUR BOYS IN RUMOURS FIRST MUSIC VIDEO FOR THEIR NEW SINGLE BLACKLISTED! CHECK OUT THE TEASER HERE!
ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! FUSHION SHOWS PUTS ON THEIR ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FESTIVAL: BLED FEST! SOME WHERES AROUND A THOUSAND KIDS PACKED INTO STAGE AFTER STAGE (CAREFULLY SEPARATED) ROCKING OUT TO THEIR FAVORITE LOCALS AS WELL AS A STRONG NATIONAL PACKAGE!
THERE ARE SOOO MANY GOOD BANDS PLAYING THIS YEAR! CHECK THE LIST!
MAKE SURE YOU CATCH SETS FROM OUR BOYS IN NARCO DEBUT, LAKE EFFECT, FLINT EASTWOOD, BOYS OF FALL
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SO MOST OF YOU MICHIGAN LOCALS ALREADY KNOW WHO AND WHAT GIFT GIVER IS. BUT FOR THOSE WHO DONT, GIFT GIVER EXEMPLIFY THE BEST PART OF THE MICHIGAN METAL SCENE AND THEY BRING IT IN THEIR NEWEST RELEASE: SHIT LIFE. WITH SONGS LIKE CURSED, BASTARD DEATH WISH, SCUMBAG PT2 AND MONEY SHOT YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO A PLACE...A DARK PLACE BUT A REAL PLACE NONE THE LESS. THESE ANN ARBOR NATIVES ARE REPRESENTING THE MITTEN HARD! SO GO BUY LISTEN TO SHIT LIFE FOR YOURSELF! AND SUPPORT THOSE WHO MAKING SOMETHING OUT OF THIS FUCKED UP WORLD!
PS CREEP THEIR NEWEST MUSIC VIDEO "TRENDKILL"
Continuing on with this weeks "Man Mountain take Over" we decided to rock our normal #wcw post with "Man Mountain music Crush on a Wednesday!
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Jacob Goins (Drums): @jacob_mountain
βThe album βTwo Conversationsβ by The Appleseed Cast has probably been the most influential for me in the context of Man Mountain, because this is the album I listened to the most in the beginning stages of the band. Before Man Mountain was anything, Mike and I would jam two or three times a week for hours on end, and every time we would play songs such as βHello Dearest Loveβ, βHanging Marionetteβ, βFight Songβ, βOn Reflectionβ, and βAs The Little Things Goβ, among others. The first full song we wrote together as a band was βLucernaβ, and The Appleseed Cast was definitely a major influence for me when writing my parts for the song. There is long a list of bands that have influenced me as a musician, but in the context of Man Mountain, when David, Mike, and I first formed the band, The Appleseed Cast was definitely one of most inspirational.β
David Reaume (Bass):
βSigur RΓ³s came out with the album βTakkβ¦β back in 2005 when my 16 year old self was busy filling my ears with as many Tooth & Nail and Solid State Records bands as I could get my hands on, so when I first heard the opening notes I was blown away. The best way to describe the feeling of listening to this album is like being a kid again, throwing a big blanket over your head, and pretending you are somewhere far away, in the dark, staring up at a million stars. JΓ³nsiβs falsetto vocals and melodic glockenspiel spark a sense of childish curiosity while flowing into ripping tides of distorted chords that make you feel like you are summiting a mountain with no rigging and could fall at any moment. I had no idea you could make guitars sound like that; it changed everything for me.β
βGlΓ³sΓ³liβ, by Sigur RΓ³s:
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Mike Reaume (Guitar): ig @mike_mountain
βWhen we first started writing riffs and jamming skeletons of songs that would eventually become our first EP, this was actually before I starting listening to a lot of post-rock. At that time I was just finally discovering a band from Illinois called βAmerican Footballβ, whoβs only full length album had come out all the way back in 1999. The former metalcore kid in me was immediately drawn to the use of complex polyrhythms, yet this was something much different. The drumming wasnβt warp speed craziness, it was just simple and tasteful, but the more you listen the more you notice cool little details in the patterns.
The guitars on this album are really what grab me though. Everything just sounds beautiful and full of emotion, with a perfect balance of complexity and taste. This is also one of the first albums I got into where the guitars are just totally clean for the most part, and they sound amazing. I definitely love using a lot of effects at times, stacking delay pedals and such, and I still love a good brutal distortion on occasion, but this album really made me realize the importance of having an awesome clean tone.β
βNever Meantβ, by American Football
SO ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN: RECORD STORE DAY! SO WE DECIDED TO WRITE UP A QUICK LITTLE POST SO YOU GUYS CAN SEE SOME OF THE AWESOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING DOWN TODAY. EVEN THOUGH THE REALLY REALLY COOL STUFF IS ALL GONE BY NOW.! BUT HERE GOES! HERE ARE A FEW RECORDS THAT MAKE OUR NEEDLES SALIVATE!
BRAND NEW- DEJA ENTENDU - LIMITED RELEASE OF 1400 2X12 LP
EVERY TIME I DIE- SALEM - 1000 7' COLOROED VINYL
AGAINST ME - OSAMA BIN LADEN AS THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST - 700 7' COLORED VINYL
FOO FIGHTERS -SONGS FROM THE LAUNDRY ROOM- 4,000 10'' VINYL
METALLICA - LO LIFE TIL LEATHER - 10,000 CASSETES
FOR ALL YOU DETROIT LOCALS. WE SUGGEST YOU CHECK OUT PARAMITA SOUND ALONG WITH MANY MANY OTHER LOCAL SHOPS FOR ALL YOUR RECORD STORE DAY NEEDS!
Recently we had the pleasure of having I Prevail Vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe over to HQ and talk to him about their upcoming tour and recent successes.
And if you dont know...these guys are blowing up in a big big way.
ps heres the video their video for their cover of Blank Space (which currently has over 7 million plays.
And here is their music video for their song THE ENEMY.
and yes we love that Eric Reps our Vile America roll top in all the videos!
PIZZA FEST IS FINALLY HERE! JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY AND WE GET TO CELEBRATE THE TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BOYS AT CTHULHU ENTERTAINMENT! IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DESTRESS THE US TOUR, THIS SHOW WILL SHOWCASE SOME OF OUR FAVORITE BANDS FROM THE DETROIT AREA! On a sad note for all you locals, this will be the last show upstairs at the magic stick! so this will literally be your last chance to get down at one of detroit's greatest venues!
SO MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CREEP ALL THE GOOD MUSIC BEFORE THE SHOW! WE WANNA SEE YOU IN THE FRONT ROW FIGHTING YOUR WAY TO THE MIC, SCREAMING OUT YOUR FAVORITE LYRICS!
PS. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL GIVE AWAY SET UP FOR THE SHOW! SO YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO PARTAKE IN A ONE OF A KIND DESIGN! JUST SAYN! -AREN
RECENTLY I WAS TURNED ON TO WILD HEART COLLECTIVE BY TRISHA PALMER. WHC IS BOUTIQUE STYLE ETSY THAT SPECIALIZES IN SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF 70S POST HIPPY FASHION. THE KIND OF STUFF THAT PENNY LANE IN ALMOST FAMOUS WOULD BE INTO! CONCH BOLOS AND HAT BANDS ALONG WITH SOME ONE OF A KIND VINTAGE FINDS. SO CHECK THEM OUT AND SHARE THE LOVE!
