This plumber kills fascists

I've been chilling with my boy from Italy the last few months so I forgot to update this blog with a link to my 2004 edition of Anniversary Reviews for NoCleanSinging.com:

Class of 1994

Class of 2004


And here's a link to 2002 and 2003 if you want to read me nerd out on old Death Metal even more.

Man down, man down!

A big Vito's Squid Stop "Get well soon" to my homie, Paulo, who blew his knee out practicing guttural crouches while getting ready for the new Devourment album. Stay up, pit boss.

Big Boy toys

Took this picture to show my father what was parked outside the house for a few minutes today. This is the "Cadillac" of CAT industrial machines.

Buckshot Facelift News

"Buckshot Facelift salutes the brave Firefighters, EMS, Police and humanitarian workers fighting to help our home in the wake of these events and the their aftermath. We would also like to acknowledge the I.B.E.W. workers from all parts of the United States who are doing dangerous work here to regain our electric services."

-Taken from our most recent blog update.

I know I joke around a lot and placed emphasis on Halloween and dead trees, but I just wanted to share a little reality as well.

Lots of new Buckshot Facelift news, check out our new preview song, "Touch the Monolith" featuring El Diablo Mike, and check out our campaign to finance the new album through supporters like you on Indiegogo.com for special merchandise and deals on the album.
 Buckshot Facelift Official Blog

Black Sun Aeon (Finland) - "Frozen"

Perfect song for Long Island tonight. Taken from the double cd "Routa", which was a concept album about the epic snowfall in Finland during 2009. I wore this album out during the brutal NY winter of 2010/11 and even listened to it last year wishing for snow during a winter full of barren skies. Be careful what you wish for...  This band is brilliant and deserves some credit.

Huntington Station Noreaster Update

Pictures taken 11/8/12 9 AM, Huntington Station, NY

Shout to everyone dealing with 8 inches of snow in Valley Stream (home of Artificial Brain), where some people are still without power. This fucked it up even if you were trying to ride a bike to avoid using gas.

Huntington Station Noreaster Update

Huntington Station, Long Island, NY 11/07/12 8:05 PM

The last thing we need now...

Free majestic mountain Metal (Warning : Not Death Metal)

Who knew they had Winter in Tasmania?

Astral Winter, a one man project from Tasmania, plays a very tasteful, regal sounding  brand of atmospheric Black Metal. He uses a drum machine, but obviously takes painstaking steps to give variety and depth to the percussion. Heavy on synths and clean guitars, but lacking any clean singing (bravo), he walks a fine line between over the top orchestration and heartfelt, majestic metal. For one man, this is very impressive. Apparently, he parted ways with his vocalist shortly before this recording. I think he does a fine job, using a mid range black metal rasp to good atmospheric effect. Many aspects of the songwriting drift dreamily between different shades of melodic metal, but the vocals manage to remind you where you are aesthetically every time. Though this is not my usual territory, I was struck by the bombastic level of grandeur and profound range of emotion, all expressed so cohesively and with excellent flow. I'll have this in my ipod when I'm shoveling grey snow in smelly Long Island the next few months.
Astral Winter myspace (link to free EP here)