Today’s video of the day comes fresh from the current U.S. tour with MESHUGGAH, INTRONAUT, and ANIMALS AS LEADERS. As a special treat, INTRONAUT frontman, Sacha Dunable, joined MESHUGGAH on lead vocals for a performance of the MESHUGGAH classic, “New Millenium Cyanide Christ” this past Tuesday in Atlanta, Georgia.
What an awesome performance. The APESHIT goons are insanely proud of Sacha!
LA’s psychedelic, doom, progsters INTRONAUT are set to release their fourth album, Habitual Levitations, on March 19, 2013. The new video for “Milk Leg” can be viewed below. The 7″ of the song can be purchased here.
The band are currently on tour on headlining dates followed by a tour with MESHUGGAH and ANIMALS AS LEADERS.
INTRONAUT, the post-metal prog act hailing from Los Angeles, has entered the studio to begin working on their fourth full length album. Drums will be recorded by producer John Haddad at Trench Studios, while Derek Donley (BEREFT) will be handling recording duties for all other elements. Andrew Schneider will be mixing the album and David D’Andrea will be working with the band again on artwork and layout.
Vocalist and guitarist Sacha Dunable comments: ”After a year of intense, full-time writing mode, we are elated to begin recording our fourth full length this week. It’s a little early to have perspective on how it compares to our past records, but it should be a banger. Expect a wildly technical, emotionally charged, organic sounding record.”
Check out footage of the band jamming some covers:
The new album is tentatively scheduled for a Spring 2013 release.
INTRONAUT have posted a short video of a new song they are working on for the follow up to Valley of Smoke. It sounds pretty nice.
Check it out:
BEREFT‘s debut album, Leichenhaus, should not be mistaken for an unearnest attempt at doom metal nor merely as an unfocused side project band. This is excellent doom created by true doom followers. The band, comprised of members of INTRONAUT, ABYSMAL DAWN, NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW, and GRAVITON, draw inspiration from all over the subgenre’s history to create an ultra heavy, brooding, dark, and depressed experience. And how more doom can you get than an album centered on the concept of entering the realm of death?
In addition to the muscular, down tuned riffs, ritualistic drumming and gigantic, cavernous feel, there is a subtle trippy, atmospheric dimension, acoustic guitar embellishments as well as a healthy use of melody that helps distinguish BEREFT. It must be said that vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott‘s vocals are just godly on Leichenhaus. His ultra low and long growls fit the music just perfectly. No doom band of this general style should be without a Charles Elliott.
Highlights can be found throughout the record. “Withered Efflorescence” has a great main riff that the band does a great job of building on throughout the song. “The Coldest Orchestra” has a nice juxtaposition of atmospheric, melodic, and dirty, heavy riffing. “Ethereal Dispereal” has a great crawling lead guitar part and melancholic tone that would make classic, middle-era KATATONIA envious. It is probably the crown jewel of the record.
Overall, Leichenhaus is a strong debut that will please fans of great doom such as MY DYING BRIDE, SKEPTICISM, and SLEEP while simultaneously sounding unique and fresh. (The End Records)
Doom super group BEREFT, featuring members of INTRONAUT, ABYSMAL DAWN, NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW and ex-THE FACELESS has signed to The End Records. The debut album Leichenhaus, a conceptual album thematically revolving around a waiting mortuary, is due April 24, 2012.
Vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott has stated that BEREFT is all about, “dark, depressing doom…definitely different from what we do in our usual bands. It’s heavy as hell and we’re all really proud of how the record and collaboration came out, and we hope people feel the same way. Real music is birthed from pain, hatred, despair, suffering and regret and this is our bastard child.”
Los Angeles’ INTRONAUT have been chosen to open for TOOL on their January 2012 tour. INTRONAUT will appear on two week’s worth of shows starting on January 14th in Reno, NV. The band will also play a warm up show for the tour at the Slidebar in Fullerton, CA on January 9th, 2012. Check out their Facebook page for dates.
ABYSMAL DAWN have emerged from the Los Angeles underground in a relatively short amount of time. But like any young band, they’ve faced their share of adversity. Through tough times, the band pioneered by mainman Charles Elliot, have channeled those opposing energies through a creative and inspirational outlet resulting in the best album of the band’s career. Album number three, Leveling the Plane of Existence, has taken the band to the next level in every facet, songwriting, technicality, lyrically, and production-wise. APESHIT chatted with Charles regarding the album, his guitar playing, his new doom band, BEREFT, and more.
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This month’s Peep & Destroy features live performances from recently signed-to Century Media Records artist, THE DEVASTATED, L.A. grinders, RAPEWHISTLE, and debut show by glam thrashers, GIMME UM (featuring Sacha Dunable of INTRONAUT/BEREFT). DJing well be HOLY GRAIL vocalist, James-Paul Luna.
So come hang with Shred Savage, totallylikeduh, and APESHIT at Cheetahs in Hollywood on September 25th because we know you like metal AND strippers!
As always, there will be a headbanging contest with prizes from Blood is the New Black, a corpsepaint face paint booth, drink specials, and hot babes!
Sept. 25th 2011
21+ $10 at the door
9pm @ Cheetahs in Hollywood
4600 Hollywood BLVD
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Visit our friends at Vacation Vinyl in Silver Lake to pick up a flyer for a discounted entry and/or RSVP through our Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=279094175436106
BEREFT, a Los Angeles based doom band featuring Sacha Dunable of INTRONAUT/GRAVITON (guitars, backing vocals), Derek Donley of NATIONAL SUNDAY LAW/GRAVITON (drums, backing vocals), Charles Elliot of ABYSMAL DAWN (vocals, guitars), and Derek Rydquist formerly of THE FACELESS (bass, backing vocals), have posted a new song, “Withered Efflorescence“, on their Facebook page.
“This will give everyone a taste of what this band is about; dark, depressing, doom,” commented Charles Elliott. “Definitely different from what we do in our usual bands. It’s heavy as hell and we’re all really proud how the record and collaboration came out, and we hope people feel the same way.
“On this particular track Sacha and Derek D. worked together on the music while Derek R. and I worked on the lyrics. I’ve always envisioned vocal tradeoffs with Sacha on this one, ever since the demo he sent me years ago, so that’s what you hear on the chorus.
“This project has been on the back burner since 2008, so we hope people enjoy finally listening to it as much as we do.”
The debut album from BEREFT was recorded and mixed by drummer Derek Donley. Mastering has handled by Brian Elliott (EXHUMED, DYING FETUS) at Mana Recording Studios in St. Petersburg, FL.
The band will be playing their first show on September 30th at The Handbag Factory in Downtown, Los Angeles.