Thoughts: Skinny Puppy: Brap: Back and Forth Vol. 3 & 4

I really enjoy Brap: Back And Forth Vol. 3 and 4! It was the first Skinny Puppy "album"  I purchased (not first time hearing, but first purchased, cause I didn't know what to purchase and I looked at the cover and said sure)! Every time I listen to it I get this overwhelming sense of this bleak world (or at least what I thought they were trying to portray back when those songs first came out)! I also really enjoy that most of the tracks on this release are live takes or early recordings of these songs... they have this quality to them that, like I said above, really have this bleak, dark feel to them.  I have the Doomsday: Back And Forth Vol. 5 live album but, it doesn't have the same quality to it.   Anyway, really enjoy Brap: Back And Forth Vol. 3 and 4, and I thought I would share! What do you guys think of it?

Industrial Awareness Thursday - Lights Out, God Help Me

This weeks project is in the experimental/industrial/power noise vein! It says on their site that they are from Maine (I'm assuming the U.S.).  They are called: Lights Out, God Help Me! Check them out!!!





LOGHM twitter

LOGHM facebook

Industrial Awareness Thursday - Cryogen Second

This weeks band is out of Nashville, TN. Not sure if they are in existence anymore... I know they changed styles a couple of times, not sure if they are doing industrial anymore, but I thought I would share this anyway cause it's decent stuff!  The stuff I'm sharing is in the harsh electro/metal/industrial vein. The project is called Cryogen Second! Check them out!!!





cryogensecond bandcamp

Industrial Awareness Thursday - Emetophilia

Well, it's Thursday and you know what that means.... Industrial! This weeks project is out of Gothenburg, Sweden.  It is an aggrotech/industrial/noise type band. The project consists of: ElectricIce (beats, synths, vocals), XAngelic ScarsX (Vocals), and G7 (Synths, Noise, Vocals). The project is called: Emetophilia! Check them out!!!


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Emetophilia bandcamp

EmetophiliaOfficial Youtube

Industrial Awareness Thursday - Monotremata

This weeks band is out of Covina, California. They are an metal/industrial/post-punk band. The project is headed by Chris Coccia. It is called: Monotremata! Check them out!!


monotremata bandcamp

Manga: BioMega: Vol. 2

Well, read the second volume of BioMega. Pretty Good!! Here's what it says on the back:

"After capturing Eon Green, DRF forces are amassing around TOA Heavy Industry headquarters and have taken Dr. Kurokawa and his daughter into custody.   Zoichi must attempt a rescue - Dr. Kurokawa's laboratory may yield critical information on Eon Green.    Elsewhere, TOA Heavy Industry agent Nishu Mizunoe searches for Kozlov Grebnev and the secrets he knows about the DRF's research, origins and their apocalyptic plan for the entire human race!"

If you are into zombie apocalypse with a dose of cyberpunk I would suggest picking this manga up!

Festival: Terminus: Velocity

Well, as many of you know, Terminus festival has once again happened this year! I have to be honest, this year was a little underwhelming. It seemed that there weren’t too many industrial bands this year. Seemed like it was industrial light. However, the festival was still good! There were some bands I was looking forward to seeing!   Here are some of the highlights from the show:

Day 1:

Digital Winter:   I’ve seen these guys many times before at local shows here in Calgary. They ended up opening the festival, and they did not disappoint! Matter of fact, I think this is probably one of the best performances they’ve put on ever!

iVardensphere:   Well, what is there to say, iVardensphere put on an excellent performance! They just recently added the Taiko drumming crew (permanently) to their live lineup, and yep… Good!!

Dive:   This was the highlight of the evening! I have to be honest, I’m not too familiar with Dive or Dirk Ivens, but the performance was amazing! As of recently, I’ve been listening to more noisey type stuff and when Dive came on stage I was quite impressed (musically and performance)! He is a one man show, but he had an incredible stage performance, and he has incredible stage presence!

Day 2:

The Body:   This band is more of a metal/noise band with noise/electronic elements. Their setup was a guy on bass/guitar/vocals (with some kind of noise/electronic setup) and a drummer.   All I have to say: Really fuckin noisey! Really good! I will probably be picking up their album/releases!

Cocksure:   Well, I was expecting them to be good, and they did not disappoint!  They even had a dancing naked man join them on stage (Ayria’s drummer)!

This Morn Omina:   This Morn Omina were good! I have not listened to too much of their stuff, but I always find live shows are a great way to be introduced to their (bands) stuff!   Members of iVardensphere also joined them on stage for the entirety of the performance, which I think enhanced the whole the live show!

Day 3:

Aesthetic Perfection:   I’ve seen Aesthetic Perfection 6 or 7 times now (not sure exactly how many times, but it’s somewhere around there).   This time, Aesthetic Perfection performed songs from Daniel Graves old side project Necessary Response!   No drummer this time around, just keyboardist and him, but still an excellent performance!

 Well, those were the highlights, like I mentioned, this year was a little underwhelming. There wasn’t too many bands I was excited about, but the bands that I was excited about put on excellent performances! Thank you Dickens Pub for putting on these events! We’ll see what next year brings!!