Just released yet another tracker view video for one song from "selected explosive works". Just check out <this> to see it in youtube or watch it below. Is it noisy enough? Bitcrusher effect is certainly evident, too. :)
Oh, and the release date will be May 2nd 2025 ... 02052025 ... that's a code of noise for ya. You can find "selected explosive works" ear exploding compilation from streaming media systems from that date forwards.
I just released a video for one of the extra songs where I'm handling all the "vocals" - shortish blaster all over the place. I have also second video coming closer to the release date (which is not yet set in stone, but could be withing some two weeks already, or so).
Anyway, you can check out the video either by going <here> or then checking it out below.
I crafted a lil' video piece for cover song I did as teamwork with Unbird back in 2002. I handled the music and Unbird handled the vocals, as usual in our coverworks back in the early 2000s. By 2002 our teamwork was already reaching it's peak qualitywise, and this cover of Death's "mutilation" is one good example of it. You can find it from <here> or check it out directly below. Enjoy!
As I wrote in a lengthy blog post in October 2024 (see here) back in the early 1990s, especially 1990-1992 I acted as "extreme metal consult" for my big bro. Meaning that I crafted lists of extreme metal titles that I recommended him to buy (for his growing album collection). And that of course when occasionally some of these lists of recommendations turned into actual post orders in those days, you can bet I taped all the albums for myself on C-tapes. Of course.
Well, in some cases there were amazing surprises, bands that I knew beforehand but the album which was ordered was a massive (positive) surprise, much more than what I expected. Those were naturally also cases which brought amazing vibes; I had surpassed my consulting skills kind of. :) There were bunch of cases like this actually in 1990-1992, but I have to raise one example case now especially as this came to my mind when I was crafting another tribute music video piece for this band.
So, ... the case of Inbubus (nowadays Opprobrium) and their second full length 'Beyond the unknown' from 1990. I knew the band as I had tape copy of their debut "serpent temptation" and I thought it was back then pretty nasty album, in 1989 when I had received it from a friend. Listened to that tape a lot, so as I saw "beyond the unknown" title by the same band, I marked it for my bro to buy. And so he did in one massive package of LPs he ordered in late 1990 or so. It was also an early Nuclear Blast release so it was another good sign for me. The order came via post and I was drooling over the pile of LPs as usual, and asked my bro for permission to tape the ones I wanted (I usually asked even that I knew he would always say yes of course and smile) and so I always listened to the LPs first a bit, to get initial impression. Then it was time for this Incubus album.
So, I expected to hear something in the vein of "serpent temptation". Right as the opening track "certain accuracy" started rolling, I realized it was nothing like the debut album. It was a moment of jaw dropping, whoa what is this ... the same band, this sounds so different!? That moment went very soon into big WOW! vibe ... right on the first listen, which was wild. You can bet I went taping that album fast, oh yeah. The band sure went few levels up musically from rather primitive "serpent temptation" debut album. Don't get me wrong, I sure enjoyed that debut album too, but this sophomore album grew big time on me, and back then I actually felt and thought "this could well be the next Sepultura right here" knowing that the Howard brothers originated from Brazil, like certain Cavalera brothers too, you know ... well, unfortunately Incubus never got anywhere, even that there was certainly a strong buzz / momentum going on with them exactly with this awesome "beyond the unknown" album. I was so so much waiting for followup around 1992 or so ... which never came as the band split around that time. Such a pity. But time can do great things sometimes ...
... the band has been few years with the exact same lineup they had with "beyond the unknown" (!) and it seems they are recording a new album, first time with this lineup since the magical "beyond the unknown". So much time has passed, freakin' 35 years since that forementioned album, and I'm truly looking forward to what kind of album they'll come up with. Also you gotta respect the Howard bros for carrying their flag of death/thrash through all these years, while suffering with some really poor production on some albums they've done and the fact that they had to change the band name too because of that freakin' rock band which stole their name ... their 2019 album "the fallen entities" feels like getting back into the good death/thrash mood, so as Mark Lavenia (bassist) returned to the fold, too, it's definitely interesting to see what kind of album they'll record together after all these years. Fingers crossed for really good and fitting production for the next album.
I've done several tribute videos to this band in past year or so. Latest one (track "beyond the unknown") just within last 24 hours. I'll embed the tribute videos from my youtube channel below. Ancient underrated (especially the early releases) band worth checking out if you ask me, especially if you are into death/thrash stuff.
I've been working during past month or two with next Aeuk release, a compilation of tracks where I (Aeuk) have done all the music and Taito (Unbird) have done most of the vocals. Well, originally. As part of remix / noisy treatment sessions, I've mixed in big bunch of additional vocals (grunting & growling) as well as all kinds of noise, and some ambient soundscapes here and there, too. Originally I had 14 songs in the package, but recently I dropped one tune away.
Most of the songs are chaotic, noisy death/grind/crust or plain noise tracks. 10 songs are original songs as composed by me back in 2000-2003 or so when these tracked metal pieces were originally made. 3 songs are covers of other tracked metalscene fellas - two Violator tracks, one Hybrido tracks (RIP). Three songs make overall some 11 minutes alone, but then the rest ten songs make something like 13-14 minutes or so. That gives impression what kind of stuff it is. Not for the weakminded, even less for weak'eared (not hifiminded either). This is the underground of the underground stuff. ^_^
I have also some other remix sets under plans, but I'll tell about them later. They'll demand more organizational work and stuff, and when I say "sets" as in multiple form, yes, that means it's at least two separate sets. And it's not continuation of this typical later era Aeuk style, death/grind/extremity, but more like Amiga 500 themed stuff which I haven't released with nick ATQ either. Actually it could be that these Amiga style releases will go under the ATQ name, since musically it's very much closer to ancient stuff already released under ATQ name.
Few weeks ago the idea was born in Discord's "tracked metalscene graveyard" group (group containing about 20 former tracked m...
