A Brutal Christmas - The Season in Chaos

Some seasonal uploads coming your way from some random stuff on my computer. Some of it is ridiculous. Some of it is not half bad. Some of it is amazingly entertaining. Just check it out.

Track List:

01. Arche - Angels We Have Heard On High

02. Kekal - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

03. Royal Anguish - Mary Did You Know

04. Frank's Enemy - Coventry Carol

05. Frost Like Ashes - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (O Come Emmanuel)

06. Tortured Conscience - The Little Drummer Boy

07. Hearken - O Come All Ye Faithful

08. Death Requisite - Child Messiah

09. EverSINcEve - O Holy Night

10. Faithbomb - God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

11. Pure Defiance - Joy To The World

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Witch - Self-Titled

"Witch was formed in 2005 by Dinosaur Jr. guitarist J. Mascis and long time friend Dave Sweetapple. However, Mascis does not play guitar for the band; he plays his first instrument, the drums . To complete the band's lineup, Mascis and Sweetapple recruited the guitarist and vocalist, Kyle Thomas, from avant-folk group Feathers . Their eponymous debut album was released on March 7, 2006. They also contributed an alternate version of the song "Rip Van Winkle" to the Invaders compilation, which was released by Kemado Records in 2006. Their latest album Paralyzed was released on March 18th, 2008."

Now that that's out of the way, this album is an amazing piece of doom. And I listen to a LOT of doom. When I heard "Seer" by way of a recommendation, I was hooked. I didn't expect anything less from a project associated with Dinosaur Jr. members.

This is some definite stoner-feeling, traditional doom metal and fans of trad doom will appreciate it. There's a touch of psychedelic in there as well. Witch also released a new album recently (Paralyzed), but I believe this one is a little better. Don't get me wrong, definitely check out the new album, but the self-titled is an essential album from the contemporary doom scene.

Kyle Thomas - vocals,guitar
Antoine Guerlain - guitar
Dave Sweetapple - bass
J Mascis - drums

Witch - Self-Titled

1. "Seer" - 7:57
2. "Soul of Fire" - 3:37
3. "Black Saint" - 6:02
4. "Changing" - 6:42
5. "Rip Van Winkle" - 4:43
6. "Hand of Glory" - 5:28
7. "Isadora" - 6:00

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Ronnie & The Redcaps - 1958 Recordings

How old is Ronnie James Dio? Answer: Really fuckin' old. Black Sabbath wasn't Dio's first. Raindbow wasn't Dio's first. Even Elf wasn't Dio's first.

Ronnie & The Redcaps was Dio's very first musical project back in 1958. Most of the album is your standard 50's Pop music. Take a listen to "Conquest," though. There's a cool guitar lick, that you normally wouldn't hear with the more poppy songs of the 50's, mixed with horns. Maybe more so with some blues recordings. An early hint of Ronnie's path?

Anyway, this is, as far as I know, the only recording of Ronnie & The Redcaps in existence. There is no title for it. Just a list of songs:

Ronnie & The Redcaps - 1958 Recordings

1. Lover
2. Conquest
3. An Angel is Missing
4. What I’d Say

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