…is digging on vinyl:
Swans, Cop | The whole band has been obsessing over these guys again as of late. I bought this record along with Greed when I was in high school. I was super into the Touch and Go bands of the 80s-90s like Big Black, Scratch Acid etc., so when I heard this record it completely melted my brain!
I’m so glad we recently rediscovered this slab of brutality. Lemme say that this record might possibly be the heaviest, most skull bashing album of all time. Title track sells this thing alone “Nobody beats your head in, like a Cop. IN JAIL!!! If you love NY hardcore, industrial, or just mind numbing heavy ass shit in general—this one is for you!
Earthless, Live at Roadburn | For my money Earthless might be the best heavy psych band today. Live at Roadburn catches them at their peak as well with 4 tracks that seamlessly go into one another for near 60 minutes. Best way to describe them is if Jimi Hendrix was added as second guitar to Black Sabbath and they just decided to fuck writing songs and jam.
Jerry Fuchs turned me on to these guys and I was lucky enough to catch them at SXSW one year and immediately fell in love with them. Fueled by powerhouse drummer Mario Rubalcaba, these dudes completely melted the faces of those lucky souls who caught them at The Roadburn Festival.
As far as live albums go I put this one up there with KISS Alive any day of the week.”
—Coley Dennis
Maserati’s “Maserati VII” arrives in stores tomorrow, October 2, 2012.
