#mind funk

[musicmags]

[metal-sludge]

STEVIE RACHELLE and MICHAEL LEAN of TUFF (1985 - present) review music videos from fellow bands including MEGADETH, SLAUGHTER, WARRANT, and DEEP PURPLE in HIT PARADER, September 1991.

[wakeupandsmellthecarcass]

Some good grunge songs I like♡

[vinylspinning]

Exhorder: The Law (1992)

Here it is, kids: arguably the best Pantera album recorded by a band other than Pantera.

As many of you know, Exhorder’s 1992 sophomore LP, The Law (and its predecessor, Slaughter in the Vatican, for that matter), bear an uncanny resemblance to Pantera’s concurrently released Cowboys from Hell and Vulgar Display of Power, and there was absolutely zero coincidental about it!

While there’s no way to prove this beyond a reasonable doubt (and, as we know, history is written by the victors), this New Orleans’ quintet are widely credited with establishing the fundamental groove metal blueprint (smudged by southern sludge) that their nemesis subsequently perfected and rode all the way to the heavy metal big leagues.

Not only were Kyle Thomas’ enraged roaring and self-empowering lyrics absolute ringers for fellow N.O.L.A. native Phil Anselmo, but Vinnie LaBella and Jay Ceravolo’s muscular, molten lava rhythm guitars likely contributed to Diamond Darrell’s transformation into Dimebag Darrell. 

Though I will say, knowing that inspiration can also be a two-way-street, that The Law’s blood-red cover art sort of looks like cross between Pantera’s I Am the Night (1985) and Power Metal (‘88) albums.

Meaning that the jury is still out (and probably always will be), but it doesn't take a musical genius to realize that both bands were mining a very similar vein at exactly the same time -- one that saw the brutal values of thrash and death metal honed to a groove-oriented, bluntly focused approach. 

And Exhorder's second LP showed marked improvement over their flawed debut; pushing the boundaries of their aggressive sound so as to radically broaden their dynamic and melodic range, without losing touch with its core elements. 

Prime examples included the title track, “Soul Search Me,” the alternately thrashy and sludgy “Unforgiven,” and “(Cadence Of) The Dirge, ” all of which employed a dizzying array of neck-snapping starts and stops with the monolithic force of a “Primal Concrete Sledge” -- oops! 

But Exhorder weren’t averse to trying new things, so while the tangled riffs of “I Am the Cross” recalled prog-thrashers Dark Angel, the elastic guitar licks and slap-bass of “Un-Born Again” fell in with countless other bands (Mordred, Mind Funk, Saigon Kick, Faith No More, etc.) that were flirting with the short-lived funk metal craze of the time.

Yet the most conspicuous number here was Exhorder’s surprisingly faithful rendition of Black Sabbath’s “Into the Void,” which stands in stark contrast to the mold-breaking, risk-taking experiments all around it, but was likely requisitioned for that very reason by the good folks at Roadrunner Records. 

All of the above made The Law a valiant effort that would go down as a minor extreme metal classic of the early ‘90s, and yet it still couldn’t prevent Exhorder from breaking up a short time later, no doubt feeling robbed (and they wouldn’t be the last) by their old friend Anselmo as Pantera shot to fame.

But this wouldn’t be the last fans heard of singer Thomas, who went on to front the excellent (if short-lived) Floodgate, before joining Chicago doom gods Trouble, then southern fried stoned rockers Alabama Thunderpussy, and finally helming a partial Exhorder reunion for 2019’s Mourn the Southern Skies album.

p.s. -- Some of these words evolved from my All-Music Guide review of The Law.

More Exhorder: Slaughter in the Vatican.

[yellowvixen]

creation, both haunted and holy

[ddldyf]

This hedgehog needs therapy (chuckles)

[zivazivc]

my brainrot about these two can be measured in liters

[rayman-raymania]

I shall give Remy and Manny a orange chocolates and a kiwifruit chocolates respectively.

they’d probably like it if it’s related to fruit

-kat

[idoherty451]

THIS THURSDAY (5/22) at 8PM EDT on twitch.tv/funknwaffleslive: My band Mosaic Mind will be performing at Funk 'n Waffles in Syracuse, NY! If you're in the area, we would love to see you there. If not, Funk 'n Waffles will be livestreaming the show at the link above. (I'll also be playing with the headliner, Chris LeFever Band, so stick around for that after we finish our set!)

BUT IAN, WHAT'S MOSAIC MIND?

Mosaic Mind is an alt/prog rock band from Central New York writing original music influenced by everything from Foo Fighters to Pink Floyd. You can hear demos of our songs on our SoundCloud (I'm aware of the current SoundCloud situation; based on the statement from them at the end of the article, as far as I know, our stuff is safe at the moment), and you can find all of our social media at our Linktree.

We are currently working on our first album! It's all recorded, and we're hoping to release it later this year, but we're still working through the mixing/mastering. If you'd like to help support us finishing the album, you can:

Leave us a tip on our Ko-fi!

Purchase any of my music on Bandcamp and include the message "Go Mosaic Mind!": Ian Doherty | Ramshki Alley

Spread the word by reblogging!

If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. And if you decide to check us out, either through our SoundCloud or the livestream on Thursday, I hope you enjoy!

[bbbrianjones]

Journeys Into The Outside with Jarvis Cocker

[bananafire11]

Hi tumblr,

I was slapped with some really big news today that'll be changing my schedule around a lot. This has to do with school and i'm definately gonna take a bit to get adjusted to a good routine. Im saying this because this'll effect how often i'll be posting art for a while

Just bare with me, basically. I'm figuring this shit out

[qkmlh]

Venom & Eddie fic recs?? Spare Venom & Eddie fic recs, please??

[zivazivc]

Does Hed help Les with grooming his back?

This is a really old ask about this post. And the answer is yes, definitely!

I ended up drawing them back in their room in Vibe City because I've been thinking a lot about them growing up there lately. This is a little before Les gets kicked out (big fight with dad) and they end up traveling around with Flea who is at uni at this point. (Flea isn't a local, he moved there because of uni a couple of years prior, and that's when Les and Hed met him. He is the only other mixed/non-fully funk troll they know at that point.)

In the drawing Hed is studying for a test. He's in the second year of high school when he drops out. This upsets and angers Les because he has good grades but Hed insists that they should form a band (like they used to talk about when younger) because he is secretly shit scared of letting Les live alone and fuck off to who knows where. - At this point in time Vibe City is pretty much grounded in the same location most of the time, and if Les doesn't have work, he likes to spend his time in the suburb/woods outside the city where he takes care of his beetle van, Scaab. And Hed is aware Les has been itching to leave the city for a while already...

This has been an unexpected mini lore dump, thank you for your time :P

[palettepainter]

Dawg writing x reader content is so much fun, this shit is delightful why was I so nervous about this for so long!

[sacredmoonbeamtarot]

Finally got around to paint a bit again.

Mind always floating around in some galaxies. 💫💜

[leonardcohenofficial]

literally what did those scottish boys put in this album for real