The 2015 Arsies: January 23, 2015

CHAMPIONSEMIFINALSQUARTERFINALSROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32TriptykonTriptykonNervosaLo-PanNero di MarteLo-PanROUND OF 32AgallochAgallochShrapnelSoreptionAenaonSoreptionROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32Inter ArmaInter ArmaOld Man GloomDistorted HarmonyDarkest HourDistorted HarmonyROUND OF 32OverkillSoenOverkillCannibal CorpseHannes GrossmannCannibal CorpseQUARTERFINALSROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32FallujahFallujahMarty FriedmanAnaal NathrakhUnearthAnaal NathrakhROUND OF 32DestrageDestragePallbearerCormorantCormorantVainajaROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32XerathXerathVaderBlack Crown InitiateBlack Crown InitiateMisery IndexROUND OF 32Artificial BrainArtificial BrainKarma To BurnTorrential DownpourDevil You KnowTorrential DownpourSEMIFINALSQUARTERFINALSROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32AbortedAbortedTortorumRigor MortisRigor MortisBeneathROUND OF 32HarkHarkMonumentsMiasmalAncient AscendantMiasmalROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32RevocationRevocationExmortusThe Austerity ProgramThe Austerity ProgramSteel PantherROUND OF 32Ne ObliviscarisNe ObliviscarisAlestormNoneuclidJuniusNoneuclidQUARTERFINALSROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32SkyharborAllegaeonSkyharborGodfleshBeyond CreationGodfleshROUND OF 32Every Time I DieEvery Time I DieHe Is LegendDead CongregationDead CongregationThe HauntedROUND OF 16ROUND OF 32BABYMETALAt The GatesBABYMETALOriginBastard FeastOriginROUND OF 32Job For A CowboyJob For A CowboyWo FatROUND OF 64IndianBelphegorFebruary 16, 2015February 13, 2015February 11, 2015February 5, 2015January 26, 2015Melana ChasmataMelana ChasmataVictim Of YourselfColossusDerivaeColossusJanuary 26, 2015The Serpent & The SphereThe Serpent & The SphereThe Virus ConspiresEngineering The VoidExtanceEngineering The VoidFebruary 5, 2015January 27, 2015The CavernThe CavernThe Ape Of God IChain ReactionDarkest HourChain ReactionJanuary 27, 2015White Devil ArmoryTellurianWhite Devil ArmoryA Skeletal DomainThe Radial CovenantA Skeletal DomainFebruary 11, 2015February 6, 2015January 28, 2015The Flesh PrevailsThe Flesh PrevailsInfernoDesideratumWatchers of RuleDesideratumJanuary 28, 2015Are You Kidding Me? No.Are You Kidding Me? No.Foundations of BurdenEarth DiverEarth DiverKadotetutFebruary 6, 2015January 29, 2015IIIIIITibi Et IgniThe Wreckage of StarsThe Wreckage of StarsThe Killing GodsJanuary 29, 2015Labyrinth ConstellationLabyrinth ConstellationArch StantonTruth Knowledge VisionThe Beauty of DestructionTruth Knowledge VisionFebruary 13, 2015February 12, 2015February 9, 2015January 30, 2015The Necrotic ManifestoThe Necrotic ManifestoKatabasisSlaves to the GraveSlaves to the GraveThe Barren ThroneJanuary 30, 2015CrystallineCrystallineThe AmanuensisCursed RedeemerEchoes And CinderCursed RedeemerFebruary 9, 2015February 2, 2015DeathlessDeathlessSlave To The SwordBeyond CalculationBeyond CalculationAll You Can EatFebruary 2, 2015CitadelCitadelSunset on the Golden AgeMetatheosisDays of the Fallen SunMetatheosisFebruary 12, 2015February 10, 2015February 3, 2015Guiding LightsElements of the InfiniteGuiding LightsA World Lit Only By FireEarthborn EvolutionA World Lit Only By FireFebruary 3, 2015From Parts UnknownFrom Parts UnknownHeavy FruitPromulgation of the FallPromulgation of the FallExit WoundsFebruary 10, 2015February 4, 2015BABYMETALAt War With RealityBABYMETALOmnipresentOsculum InfameOmnipresentFebruary 4, 2015Sun EaterSun EaterThe ConjuringJanuary 23, 2015From All PurityConjuring The Dead
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Let’s start the evening’s skirmish with some Chicagoland noisedoom from the boys in Indian. Their latest album, From All Purity, is a mature and muscular series of jeremiads. It’s a compelling listen, more nuanced and evolved than the usual sludge, but with an emphasis on heaviness and a reliance on droning that at times becomes purely frustrating. Still, there is an arc and pacing here that culminates in a dark and violent kind of trance. And oh god so noisy. (I’m looking at you, Clarify). Critically, this album is 39 minutes of unwavering, fully committed noise... and then, oddly enough, it just stops. I’ve listened to this album a few times, and the ending never feels like it makes sense. One of a few missteps for an otherwise transcendant journey.
This opens the door for Austrian death metal duo Belphegor and their tenth full length Conjuring The Dead. Clearly, they are not in this game for contemplative slowburns. No, my friends, this album is a blast-beat and double-kick tornado. But there’s also tons of Yngwie-style wankery arpeggio sweeps jizzed all over the place. Regardless, every track is delightfully macabre, and a few can even claim “instant classic” status (my favorite is Flesh, Bones and Blood). Belphegor win! They’ll go up against Job For A Cowboy in two weeks.
That ends the week, and finally ends the first round of this year’s Arsies! Join us Monday, when we start the Round of 32, with Triptykon vs Lo-Pan.

 
 
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