Danza III 100 Word Review

Danza III: The Series of Unfortunate Events

Danza III is an absolute tour-de-force that doesn't rely on blast beats to be an absolute face melter. It's like the bastard offspring of The Red Chord, Meshuggah and Pantera. Expect complex riffage and kick-drum patterns punctuated with Dillinger Escape Plan worthy high end discordance and then fear as you're pummelled with frequencies not usually heard outside drone metal. Sure, there's the odd sense of riff déjà-vu here and there but there's way too many finely crafted songs and soul crushing riffs to let that be an issue.

Grab the album but if you need something to sweeten the deal you can grab the track "Sammy Jenkins" courtesy of Metal Injection here or check out Danza's myspace.

Score: 9/10

Black Dahlia Murder Live Videos

Metal Injection's ever dependable bootleg series has 5 Black Dahlia Murder videos. BDM kill live so while they're on break from touring why not reminisce about that time you saw them on the Deflorate tour with this...and if you didn't see them on the Deflorate tour you seriously need to reconsider whether you have any taste at all.



Here are the links to them all:
  Everything Went Black Live
  Black Valor Live
  Closed Casket Requiem Live
  Necropolis Live
  A Vulgar Picture Live

Where the Hell is the New Abigail Williams Album!?

What's happened!? Last we heard all the parts were down for the new Abigail Williams album. Sorceron (guitarist/vocalist) had this to say of the new material:

"There are a lot less keyboards on the new songs. They are far more guitar-driven and have a bit more of a traditional sound in some ways but still very Abigail Williams sounding. We let ourselves have much more room with writing this album; kind of a more open, free environment than any we have employed before. The studio experience this time round was very natural to us. We recorded everything with much more ease and I think it has helped in capturing a very honest vibe."

So far, so metal and good. Then everything went over to Peter Tagtgren (Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Celtic Frost) for mixing which was scheduled to take a month.

THAT WAS IN APRIL!!!

There's been nothing since!? Time to start digging.