Innominate is a duo formed by Belgium hero Igneon System and Polish madman I:Gor. These two have been pumping out releases left and right this year and only a few weeks after “Built to Hurt (out on PRSPCT Recordings)”, they have two more tracks for us already! Out on Igneon System’s sublabel for The Third Movement, Heresy, A-side is ‘Execute’ featuring Sei2ure. Running at 175 bpm, Sei2ure has most of the sound design with his signature kick drum and noise-based leads. B-side, my favorite of the two, “Let the Blood Spill” is headed by Tugie. Sitting at a comfortable 196 bpm, it’s the kind of up-tempo Crossbreed track that I’m known for closing my sets with, and who knows, you might get to hear this one out very soon!
It’s always a wonderful little pick-me-up when I see that E-Force has released a new track, especially because this one is featuring a long time Hardstyle veteran, Luna. The track is lighter as compared to other tracks by E-Force, but Luna offers a wonderful synth design behind the aggressive chugs of E-Force’s kicks which makes this release a dance-floor banger without a doubt.
Typhoon is my favorite producer to have been discovered by Zatox when the Italian legend started his Unite record label. It’s actually been close to two years since Typhoon has released anything new and so what a better way to break back into the scene then to collaborate with another artist rapidly climbing the ranks like Regain. Of course, the result is something along the lines of a hailstorm of bullets! You can hear both artists hand in the making of the kick (super crunchy with a hefty amount of low end) and the anti-climax makes the entire atmosphere blackened and angry.
The Las Vegas based blackened speed metal duo is back at it after ten long years, this time in a stunning and massive 16 track digipack via Sawblade Records (limited cassette version as well)! This release features incredible sound design incorporating guitars and vocals along with drum machines and sequencers to blend hardcore techno elements with black/speed metal as well as featuring some noise pumping remixes from artists all across the world!
Acid Enema’s Misanthropic Visions CD and Cassette releases (SOLD OUT). You can also buy the digital release on hardtunes.com
Most notable tracks on the release are the title track ‘Misanthropic Visions’, Hymn of the Godless (Novokain Remix) and Eviscerating God (Tragedies from Hell Remix). Each one of these tracks shows the listener in its clearest form the powerful blend of hardcore techno and black metal. Although this sound is not for everyone, the work done by members Abhorrent (vocals and programming) and Noth (guitars and bass) show the ingenuity and passion that these two have for music as a whole.
You can catch Acid Enema in Seattle, WA at the Highline Bar on June 9th, and at the American Gabberfest Jun 18th-19th at the Hard Hat Lounge in Las Vegas, NV!
Abhorrent (vocals and programming) and Noth (guitars and bass) from the barren wastelands of Nevada!
Last night, American hardcore/speedcore DJs and black/death metal bands joined forces in Las Vegas, NV to reinforce the powers of the underground in an outstanding way. Since we were in the city of sin, bands Demesic and Dead Reckoning were certain to make an appearance and our headliner Acid Enema performed as their live duo (Noth on guitars, Abhorrent on the mic and programming), which is what I’ve been waiting for since Gabberfest 2015!
Demesic live at The Bradley. black Amalgam show. Las Vegas, NV.
The night was held together by Los Angeles’s Speedcore Militia members Slyten and Arcid as well as Las Vegas’s own DJLD and HellNegative! The live acts were a lot of fun and refreshing to the standard line up/transitions that we are used to seeing at raves and also shows the support and cooperation we have across the spectrum of American music groups and collectives. “I want to keep pushing boundaries.” says Acid Enema’s front-man Abhorrent. “I want to continue expanding interest into more metal influenced hardcore and speedcore, also as a way to open new ears and generate interest in the hardcore sound; combining musical tastes may do just that!” HellNegative feels the same way about the combination, saying, “By booking hardcore alongside other genres, we have a chance to introduce our music to a completely different demographic. And thanks to last night’s show, we’ve converted a few metal heads into speedcore and breakcore fans.”
Slyten at the Black Amalgam show. Las Vegas, NV.
There seems to be a theme going on here, as Noth also mentions that unity is a key aspect for the growth and continuation the American hardcore scene. “There is a lot of dissonance between genres and shows like these bring fans of both styles together and could maybe even cultivate a love for something new.”
There’s still plenty of evidence that the American hardcore scene is alive and thriving, even in these dive-y little bars like the Bradley which dedicated members will flock to so that we can catch up on the latest happenings and events that are coming up in the near future. You are bound to meet the right people and to make the right connections in this underworld and for Las Vegas, there isn’t a better way to get your fix than its plethora of diversity in a city where you may never run into the same person twice.
Dedicated to the harder sound of electronic dance music.
