Weekly Round-Up (Dec 20th 2013) Part 2.

Generation Kill

Terrible name aside (taken from a book as it happens), if you are a fan of 90's metal (Pantera, Skinlab, Pist.On, Pissing Razors, etc), then this should be of interest to you. The band is the "side-project" of current Exodus frontman, Rob Dukes (who actually looks very much the part for this style of music), but avoids Thrash for the most part, instead opting for a more Groove-based style. Worth a few minutes of your time, I'd say.

Ævangelist

This is the most harrowing band I have heard since "Fleurety" unleashed "A Darker Shade Of Evil" way back in 1994 and is certainly not for the faint of heart. This is a nasty, terrifying experience. Technically, this falls under the Death Metal banner, but don't expect catchy grooves or predictable head-banging riffs from this US act. What you get instead is a wall of hair-raising, spine-tingling noise with sporadic, guttural vocals. This is not music to brighten up the dark, cold winter months, but is definitely recommended for fans of extreme music, especially if you think that Death Metal has become a bit tame as of late. Let Ævangelist take you to the depths of despair and restore your faith in the darker side of music. Click on the link below for a 4:37 taste of nastiness.

Relinquished Destiny

Mutation

It's hard to know how to describe what you are about to hear, but maybe a good start would be The Wildhearts played through a Fantomas filter. Essentially an Avant-garde musical project from Ginger Wildheart and Shane Embury (Napalm Death), the album features guest appearances from the such luminaries as Mark E. Smith (The Fall) and Merzbow, so is every bit as deranged and experimental as you might expect. That it has been released through Mike Patton's Ipecac record label is perhaps unsurprising.