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Boris to Release Japanese Heavy Rock Hits 7-Inch Series
One by one, it seems, bands are skipping out on albums in favor of smaller releases, EPs and singles. (Then again, many bands have always done both.) The latest to follow suit is Japan's master of experimental rock Boris.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsEasy Listening: A Playlist that Proves Metal isn't as Inaccessible as You Think
For many, "metal" might as well be a swear word. People wrinkle their noses at the term, and treat it like some wholly unapproachable genre fraught with Cookie Monster vocals, overwhelming guitar riffs, etc. "Yeah, yeah, I know metal," you might say. But with all due respect, you probably don't. And neither do I, really—I'm only in the early stages of an appreciation I can tell is going to take a while to fully develop. Metal is a complex beast, far too varied to be pigeonholed into a simple description. Its sub-genres, from doom to thrash to sludge to so... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJim Jarmusch recruits Boris for The Limits of Control
Depending on how you feel about Japanese doom metal, you may have immediately noticed a name while watching the newly-released theatrical trailer for Jim Jarmusch's Spanish crime epic The Limits of Control. Notably, that the ambient sludgemeisters of Boris have joined up with Jarmusch to help score the movie.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsScion Rock Fest - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade - 2/28/09
Photos taken by Jason Reed at The Masquerade... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsNine Reasons Why the Scion Rock Fest Will Melt Faces
If you're a fan of heavy rock music, there's a good chance you've heard rumblings here, there and pretty much everywhere about the Scion Rock Fest. Organized by those metal-loving so-and-so's at Vice and Scion, the one-day, absolutely-free festival promises to take Atlanta's Masquerade by its shirt collar on Feb. 28 and shake the rock venue and every one of its denizens to their knees...for 12 hours straight! But don't take my word for it: peep the line-up, which is still growing, and enjoy the top nine reasons why I won't be standing at the end of that sure-to-be-unforgettable Saturday... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayAtlanta's Scion Rock Fest to feature Mastodon, Neurosis, Harvey Milk, Torche, High on Fire, Boris, many more
We've been trying to come up with a descriptor that adequately describes Atlanta's upcoming Scion Rock Fest. Rockmageddon? Destructioniptica? Metalgeddonocoplyse?... read more
Found in: NewsBoris to conquer North America this summer
Over the past few years, there has been a lot of talk about Japan creating a new, standing army. That seems a tad unnecessary, doesn't it? Who needs a standing army when you've got the face-melting metal of Boris to defend your great nation? Think about it: if it came down to some bootleg North Korean nuke versus the band that wrote Pink and Amplifer Worship (50-megaton records if we've ever heard one) we all know who would come out on top. Just in time for the stateside release of its latest album, Smile, Boris has announced a new North... read more
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