Hola #fedifiesta, #VámonosJuntas #juntas y otres. Va mi #presentación, que nunca la había hecho, aunque llevo rato acá:
Soy el lobi, vivo en #BuenosAires.
Me gusta el #parkour #FreeRunning y las #ArtesMarciales #DefensaPersonal. A veces patino #skate, paleteo/raqueteo o juego fútbol (mixto) socialmente.
También me gustan los videojuegos de #música como #PumpItUp #PIU, #Ultrastar #karaoke, #TaikoNoTatsujin #taiko, #Rocksmith... Aprendí un poco de piano y canto, pero ppalmente #guitarra. Bajo he tocado tmb. Tuve una banda 3 años.
Escucho #rock, #punk, #metal, #reggae, #ska... Fan de #NOFX, #Sublime, #TheStrokes, #CatupecuMachu, #Flema, #Rancid, #SoaD, #Sumo... Tmb me gusta la cumbia, el pop, algunos reguetones viejos (aunq en su momento los odiaba), la música clásica, el chiptune, #psytrance...
Otros juegos que me gustan son #SvenCoop, #Luanti, #HalfLife #Synergy, #CounterStrike, #AoE, #GMod, #Portal, #L4D... Y el #StreetComplete #OSM. #JuegosDeMesa tmb.
Me gusta #acampar, andar en #bici y el #cicloturismo. También los michis y los cementerios. Estudié #chino #mandarín 2 años.
Uso principalmente (y milito) apps y redes libres #FLOSS y celus usados hace más de 10 años. Antes usaba bastante #Diaspora (en joindiaspora con otro alias y en diaspora.com.ar #DiasporaArgentina hasta que cerró).
Writing a #introduction for my favorite person, I would love him to find his people & enjoy this place with me. Follow him pls! @Cooey He is a dad, #Taurus from #VancouverIsland . He is a #timber framer, who loves to laugh and joke. Has a heart of gold. He loves #grunge and #punk #music his favorites are #Nirvana #Soundgarden #Audioslave #Rancid #Pixies #ChrisCornell he loves #Fender #guitars , #horror #CaptianSpalding #fishing #burnouts #hiking and most of all he loves #Leafs #hockey @Cooey
Hello I just moved here and my old account was BBQ_ali. I have a messy personal life and I love to distract myself with #art and work. I like #tarot cards. #Rancid is my favorite band. I toot about #Hockey and #CFL . I've heard my voice sounds like Louise from Bobs burgers. I don't really know what else to say except I'm nice and would love to make some new friends here.
Bewitcher – Spell Shock Review
By Mark Z.
Bewitcher has always felt different than the blackened speed metal wave that emerged in the last decade or so. I’ve enjoyed some Midnight or Hellripper in my day, but by the late 2010s, it seemed like there were way too many groups offering a stock combination of raspy black metal vocals, bouncy riffs in the style of Exciter or Kill ‘Em All, and a chorus where they shout something about fire or Satan or some shit. By the 666th time I’ve heard a song like that, it just starts feeling tired and disingenuous. Not so with Bewitcher. Not only was their 2016 self-titled debut more ferocious than much of the blackened speed metal it preceded, but Bewitcher also quickly broke beyond the style’s tight leather confines. With 2019’s terrific Under the Witching Cross, this Portland trio began incorporating hard rock elements, an influence that became even more pronounced with their Century Media debut, 2021’s Cursed Be Thy Kingdom. Through it all, the band is more fun, genuine, and inspired than most of their peers. Now, with our resident Bewitcher scribe Holdeneye unavailable due to entirely unsuspicious circumstances,1 I must bear the burden of reviewing Bewitcher’s fourth album, Spell Shock.
Spell Shock feels like a logical continuation of Cursed Be Thy Kingdom. With the resources of Century Media still behind them, the band has crafted another album brimming with sharp hooks, and a modern, punchy production,2 and plenty of hard rock influences. “We Die in Dust” has perhaps the most blatant rock vibes, with stomping beats and crunchy riffs that sound like 80s hair metal performed by Venom. At times, the rock similarities are even more direct. The main riff of barnstorming opener “Starfire Maelstrom” evokes the main riff from HIM’s “You Are the One” repurposed for a speed metal context, while the guitar line in the bridge of the title track sounds like a reinvention of the main guitar melody from Heart’s “Crazy on You.”
Spell Shock finds Bewitcher’s increasing rocky influences not only working but also making the more typical blackened thrash moments hit harder. “Lavish Desecration,” the album’s second track, charges forward with the playful and jumpy riffing we’ve all come to expect from Bewitcher, but fresher and more invigorated. Other tracks strike equally hard. While gang vocals are an oft-used trope in this style, I still can’t help but throw my grimy fist in the air when the chants of “Spell shock!” hit in the title track. “Out against the Law” burns rubber like classic Motörhead, while “Seasons of Foul Harvest” crafts a simple hook using sustained bends that recall heavy metal’s golden age. Through it all, vocalist and guitarist M. Von Bewitcher keeps an eye toward extremity with his gruff and charismatic rasp, sounding better than ever over his kinetic riffing. The man’s leads are also an unholy force to behold, with almost every one of these ten tracks containing slick and wild solos that fly high and reek of vintage charm.
The best thing about Spell Shock, though, is how it feels like a refinement of the last album. Whereas Cursed Be Thy Kingdom felt like a collection of (good) songs, Spell Shock has a better sense of cohesion and structure. Spell Shock’s penultimate track, “Pagan Shadows,” is a two-minute Western Americana instrumental, which is somehow exactly what the album needed at that point. Likewise, the band wisely forego a third iteration of the chorus on the closer “Ride of the Iron Fox,” ending the record more effectively with an extended instrumental outro of clean picking, rocking solos, and a weird atmospheric sample. While some songs aren’t as impressive (“Dystopic Demonolatry”), most of the tracks are great, if uniform; a weird curveball or two wouldn’t have hurt. Lars Frederiksen of punk legends Rancid also does an excellent job on production duties, offering a vibrant guitar tone and an overall sound that’s powerful and clear without being sterile.
If Spell Shock isn’t the best Bewitcher album, then it’s certainly the most fully realized. It’s an improvement over the last album while featuring the same high energy and fantastic hooks they’ve always had. This time, it’s with better production and a renewed swagger. Ultimately, Spell Shock is a terrific addition to the Bewitcher catalog and I’d recommend it to even the crustiest and most jaded of heavy metal fans.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Century Media Records
Websites: bewitcher.bandcamp.com | bewitcher.us | facebook.com/bewitcherofficial
Releases Worldwide: September 27th, 2024
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30 years ago today
Tim Armstrong with Rancid at Wetlands (Preserve), New York City, September 25, 1994.
Photo by BJ Papas
Super happy with this original 1995 copy of one of my favorite albums of all time. #Rancid #AndOutComeTheWolves
Group portrait of Rancid in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1995.
L-R Brett Reed, Lars Frederiksen, Tim Armstrong, Matt Freeman
Photo by Martyn Goodacre
When I listen to Rancid’s “Let’s Go” I feel blessed that the band gifted us with 23 absolutely classic songs on the same damn album. This record has zero skips.
Also, this record has one of the best love letters to music ever recorded ("Radio").
Tim Armstrong with Rancid at Wetlands (Preserve), New York City, September 25, 1994.
Photo by BJ Papas
Group portrait of Rancid in Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1995.
L-R Brett Reed, Lars Frederiksen, Tim Armstrong and Matt Freeman.
Photo by Martyn Goodacre
New Rancid: Devil In Disguise
Video: Rancid - "Devil In Disguise"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsdCQjmlUFE
Directed by Tim Armstrong and Kevin Kerslake. From Tomorrow Never Comes, out now on Epitaph.
I remember the first time I heard Rancid. It was back when the only place to see videos was on the television. In real time. And unless you were handy with a VCR, if you missed it, you m...
Read more: https://gloriousnoise.com/2023/new-rancid-devil-in-disguise
Moja morda i ekipa z #Grade2, czekamy na #rancid #lewackaSzmata
Yesssss #rancid @Rancid
Okay, so apparently tonight's #JukeboxFridayNight is #RocksAndMineralTunes. I don't know if this counts, but I'm going to go with it - "Ruby Soho" by #Rancid.
When I think minerals, my mind went to rubies...then Ruby Soho. I don't know.
Here's the #MusicVideo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P9QMkm9Eew
Rancid pose for group portraits in San Diego, California, United States, March 1994.
Photo by Martyn Goodacre
#Rancid - "Collision Course," "Honor Is All We Know," & "Evil's My Friend"
Will I see any of you there on June 4th? I'm driving up from Croatia to see Rancid and Hot Water Music!