Now, I know that those No Anchor dudes are going to appreciate this, even if no one else does.
This is some fucking freaking sweet guitar and drowned noise and heavy instrumental sound and calamitous metal from the head dude at Amphetamine Reptile Records, Tom Hazelmyer, ex-Halo of Flies. (He makes dementoid toys and designs books now. Nice.) It's like all your darkest nightmares about watching the God Bullies and Cex and Big Black come back to bite you hard in the flabbiest part of your flabby underbelly. It doesn't stop. It doesn't end. I've been listening to its warped, wrenched groove for three hours now on the headphones, and it's still mutating...
Thanks for the heads up ET, this is awesome. Halo of Flies remain one of the best gtr damage bands I've heard, their version of Creation's How Does It Feel was definitive.
ReplyDeleteWow! I only found time to catch up with your blog yesterday. I read this and went out after work and bought this sight unseen. It's great! Kind of like a soundtrack to Aliens set in the middle of Rio's Carnivale! Thanks for the heads up E! Might wipe the dust off my Halo Of Flies record this weekend too. Alex.
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ReplyDeleteMike Wolf
Now with 60% more near-death experience!
18 January at 16:33 ·
Everett True
ha! Mike Wolf! Milke Wolf! Mike Wolf!
18 January at 16:33 ·
Mike Wolf Yes?
18 January at 16:48 ·
Alan Knight
I'm sruprised. I like it. Do they do Hotel California?
18 January at 17:36 ·
Ben Harding
This is great. Like Neu! on meth.
18 January at 21:53 ·
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ReplyDeleteRussell Birrer
Haze is still king
18 January at 16:20 ·
Alexandra Rajasalo Nyfors
I've always respected Amphetamine Reptile because it's Helios Creed's label, and he isn't the kind of musician for the faint of heart.
18 January at 16:51 ·
Steve Gullick
how do I do this ET? It's like that film with the blue things....I might be visiting the country you live in soon. How are you? x
19 January at 04:43 ·
Lainy Small
I do like!
19 January at 12:37 ·
Everett True
Good, Steve. To listen to Haze's new stuff click on the blue writing. You coming to QLD? Be wonderful to see you. Feels like we need to start an insurrection again.
19 January at 12:50 ·