From director CT:

“The film is about underground heavy bands south of the Mason Dixon. It will have intense live performances from some of the crustiest, doomiest, and most progressive of heavy bands from the south. As will include interviews from the dirtiest and smelliest musicians, promoters, and fans from this genre about living and growing up in the bible belt, and other beautiful shit hole christian ran towns, as well as drugged out road stories, and other uncouth happenings.”

“Slow Southern Steel” is due for a May 2010 release.  I am definitely looking forward to this one. Become a fan on Facebook!

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Vocalist/guitarist James Farwell issues his update:

“So I get back from the baptized in beer tour, and I’m hangin’ on the porch with my dog Milo, just shootin’ the sh*t, and I break the news that I’m goin’ out on the road again in September…he looks up at me with the sad, disappointed look he has mastered for when I tell him things he doesn’t want to hear. I scratch him behind his ear and say, “but we get to go out with Kylesa, and Tombs and Red Fang will be there to party, and Saviours…” I see his tail start wagging and he says, “F*cking awesome dude…drink a beer for me, cause sometimes this water just doesn’t cut it.”

Talking dogs, beards, beer, and awesome music… I’ll definitely be at this show when it comes to Austin.

Here’s a video of Bison b.c., then check out the tour dates after the jump!

Tour Dates

BISON b.c.
Tour w/Kylesa and Tombs
09/17 Wilmington, NC Soapbox
09/18 Asheville, NC Mo Daddy’s Planet Caravan Festival w/Clutch, Pentagram, Kylesa, Wino, Burst & more
09/19 Charlotte, NC Milestone
09/20 Nashville, TN The End
09/21 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
09/22 Birmingham, AL Bottletree
09/23 New Orleans, LA Hi Ho Lounge
09/24 Austin, TX Red 7
09/25 San Antonio, TX Rock Bottom Tattoo Bar
09/26 Denton, TX Rubber Gloves
09/27 Oklahoma City, OK Conservatory
09/29 Tempe, AZ The Sets w/Kylesa and Landmine Marathon
09/30 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory w/Kylesa & Blackmathhorseman
10/01 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge w/Kylesa & Saviours
10/02 San Jose, CA Voodoo Lounge w/Kylesa & Ludicra
10/03 Eureka, CA Nocturnum w/Kylesa
10/04 Portland, OR Satyricon w/Kylesa
10/05 Seattle, WA Chop Suey w/Kylesa, Red Fang

Bison b.c.’s album, Quiet Earth, is out now on Metal Blade Records!

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Razor Of Occam: Homage To Martyrs (Metal Blade Records) 

Sounds Like: Black Metal, only better and with a little taste of death and some really ripping solos. If you like traditional black metal but you’re looking for something with a little more substance, Homage To Martyrs is the way to go.

Metal Martyr Rating: 4/5

Into The Moat: The Campaign (Metal Blade Records)

Sounds Like: White Chapel and The Acacia Strain with some cool progressive acoustic parts and a few jazzy, mathcore overtones. It’s good but it sounds so similar to the two bands mentioned. They’ve been around longer than white chapel but are a few years behind The Acacia Strain.

Metal Martyr Rating: 3/5

Kylesa: Static Tensions (Prosthetic Records) 

Sounds like: Your neighbors pounding on the walls, telling you to turn it down. A heard of elephants, stampeding with a sense of grace and melody. Loud and abrasive but extremely enjoyable, like every Kylesa album.

Metal Martyhr Rating 4/5

Paria: The Barnacle Cordious

Believer: Gabriel (Metal Blade)

Static-X: Cult of Static

I Killed The Prom Queen: Sleepless Night And City Light (Metal Blade Records)

• Images From Amazon: Static X, Kylesa
• Images from Metal Blade: I Killed The Prom Queen, Razor Of Occam, Into The Moat, Paria, Believer

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Dual down tuned guitars make for a sludgy, psychedelic yet bright mix with an onslaught of heavy riffs that are simplistic but catchy enough to really enjoy. The guitars also have a sense of melody that accentuates Static Tensions with a show of progression from their last album Time Will Fuse It’s Worth.

In addition with their duel guitars comes the duel vocals of Phillip Cope and Laura Pleasants that hit you in the face full force. More of a yell than screaming or singing, they also hold that sense of melody that without, would probably sound more like an amateur band just trying to sound heavy without feeling. Kylesa may not exactly be technical, but they are far from amateur.

Making the bottom end even deeper and heavier is the bass and dual drums of Eric Hernandez and Carl McGinley. Javier Villegas is listed as the Bass player on the album but I see reports that Corey Barhorst is playing live. The lyrics on Static Tensions are intelligent, yet a great definition of simplistic artistry.

If you dig fellow Georgians Torche, then you will most definitely enjoy Kylesa and Static Tensions. If you were fortunate enough to catch both bands live at Scion Rock Fest then you know what I’m talking about. I wasn’t fortunate enough to make it to Scion and I’m still kicking myself in the ass for it.

Static Tensions was produced by Philip Cope. The cover art was done by John Dyer Baizley. You may be familiar with from bands like Pig Destroyer, Baroness (whom he is also the frontman), Darkest Hour and Skeletonwitch, among a few other bands.

Catch Kylesa on tour with Mastodon and Intronaut this summer and later this month at SXSW.

Download Kylesa’s Said And Done from Prosthetic records

Images courtesy of Prosthetic records

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• Kylesa – Said And Done from their upcoming Static Tensions. Preorder it. 
• Scale The Summit – Sargasso Sea from Carving Desert Canyons Buy It.
• Hollow Corp – Sabbat from Cloister Of Radiance Buy It.

Go to Prosthetic Records Multimedia Page to download more Free MP3’s from their roster. If you like what you hear, support the bands by buying a cd, going to a show, etc.

Image: Amazon.com

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KYLESA scheduled to enter the studio

An update from Savannah, Ga.’s KYLESA: “It’s been a while since our last update so here you go: We’ve been writing a new record over the past few months and we’re about to head to the Jam Room studio on Monday [July 21] to begin tracking. We’re excited to record a new album since it’s been two years since we recorded ‘Time Will Fuse its Worth.’ It’s hard to believe it’s been that long! The CD will be released on Prosthetic Records in early ‘09 and the vinyl version will come out around the same time. Phillip [Cope, Kylesa guitarist/vocalist (Baroness, Black Tusk)] will be producing the record. We’ll send a few updates and photos from the studio.”

In other KYLESA record news, Red Cobalt Industries is producing a very limited alternate CD version of ‘Time Will Fuse its Worth’ for a Japanese release. The packaging was totally re-designed by Laura and is loaded with extra things including a poster of the “Double Skull” tee shirt design by John Baizley (Baroness, Darkest Hour, Torche, Skeletonwitch) and a sticker by Santos. It will be a sort of matchbook digipack with foil stamping and metallic inks. It should be in production very soon, and more details will be available soon. Once released, KYLESA plans on touring Japan for the first time, playing shows with Birushanah, Coffins, and several other bands. More details will be available as they are confirmed.

Most recently completing a string of dates co-headlining the East Coast with The Ocean, also featuring Lair of The Minotaur and labelmates Withered, KYLESA’s last release was ‘Time Will Fuse Its Worth,’ which saw a fall 2006 release through Prosthetic. The band also contributes a version of Pink Floyd’s “Interstellar Overdrive” which will appear on a forthcoming Syd Barrett tribute album that will soon see release through Dwell Records.

Image and press courtesy of Prosthetic Records

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