by BBG

Andrew of Lord Mantis
on stage with Nachtmystium at Lovejoys (more by Greg Cristman)

As discussed previously on BrooklynVegan, Lord Mantis contains two members of Nachtmystium & Avichi. The duo recently released another new LP with Pervertor, which is out now via Candlelight and will be celebrated on April 6th at Cobra Lounge. Tickets are on sale for the show which will also feature Indian (who share a member with LM and another member with Nachtmystium), Regrets and Hunters.

Check out some live video of Lord Mantis in action, as well as some song streams below...

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Bruce Lamont @ St Vitus in Brooklyn (more by BBG)

We've been compiling and posting 'Best of 2011' lists by many metal/heavy artists and posting them on BrooklynVegan (with more to come). Today's roundup includes a list of the "11 recordings, events, people, and places that made 2011 awesome" by Chicago's Bruce Lamont (solo artist and member of Bloodiest/Yakuza). Here it is:

11. winters in osaka-clandestine
10. Bloodiest Manor BBQ Oct. 9th Chicago il
9. anatomy of habit-self titled
8 indian -guiltless
7. Mans Gin-live at st vitus brooklyn ny
6. roadburn-April 2011 tilburg holland
5. seldon hunt
4. sanford parker
3 fred pessaro (i mean it)
2 the soft moon- self titled
1. empty bottle chicago il

Bruce played the Empty Bottle last week and will again during the first week of January.

BBG (AKA FRED PESSARO) also listed Chicago bands Indian and Anatomy of Habit in his year end list.

The Atlas Moth @ Subterranean (more by Carmelo Espanola)

Two of them made the main list. Three were honorable mentions. All in all proof (scientific proof even!) that some of the best heavy music is coming out of Chicago right now. Check out BBG's full list at BrooklynVegan now.

Bruce Lamont with Bloodiest @ IL Centennial Monument (more by Grant MacAllister)

The A.V. Club Chicago completed a massive, four part analysis of Chicago's metal scene yesterday (11/3), dubbed simply An oral history of Chicago's metal scene. Featured throughout, is commentary from only the most important figures in the movement.

A short list of these gentlemen is below..

Scott Carroll and Mike Perun of Cianide
Bruce Lamont of Yakuza and Bloodiest
Blake Judd of Nachtmystium
Stavros Giannopoulos of The Atlas Moth
Chris Connelly of Ministry
Will Lindsay of Indian
Sanford Parker producer/engineer

...AND MANY MORE

The A.V. Club's timeline runs from the early '80s all the way up to present day. The most standout exchange of the article, is between Will Lindsey (Indian) and Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Bloodiest).

WL: Bruce Lamont has at least made guest appearances on everybody's record here. And there's the connection that Sanford [Parker] has really developed with his studio. So many of us all go record there. People from everywhere record with him. Indian recorded with him. Nachtmystium recorded with him. Bloodiest recorded with him. And there's all his own projects--Circle Of Animals, High Confessions, and whatnot.

BL: Yeah, there's a lot of that going on. This is a very incestuous musical town, and a few of us are just outright whores. I'll freely admit that. I think that's healthy, as well, because you get a fresh perspective on creating with those people, and you might be able to bring that back to another project, and kind of look at it from a different angle or go about it differently than you would have if you just stay with the same people all the time. That's always been my thought behind it. That's why I've played in a number of bands in all the years I've been ... collaborating, and all that stuff. We're all friends, man. We just like to jam with each other. We just love music.

Check out the early years (Part 1), location, location, location (Part 2), the '90s (Part 3), and a scene resurgent (Part 4) over at the A.V. Club Chicago.

by BBG

Locrian at Europa (more by Greg Cristman)

On the occaision of the release of a new Locrian track from a new LP ("Chalk Point" from The Clearing, available now at BrooklynVegan), we cornered the Chicago dark ambient trio about some of their favorite Chicago haunts.

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Your LPs always sound like an amalgam of influences, everything from black metal to dark ambient to punk and goth all come to mind.  What are some favorite Chicago record stores that influenced the Locrian style?  
 
André: My personal favorite place to buy records is a place in my neighborhood, the Ukrainian Village, called Permanent Records.  They have a pretty limited selection of stuff, but what they do have tends to be really interesting stuff.  Their staff have great recommendations too if you're not looking for anything in particular.  They just expanded to L.A. and I'm really happy that their business seems to be doing well because they are such cool people.
 
There used to be a place that sold only metal called Metal Haven, but it closed down a while ago.  Their stuff tended to be pretty expensive and you would have to really sift through their stuff to find anything good, but that was a descent place.
 
Recent scores?  
 
I recently picked up the new Tim Hecker LP from Permanent and that has definitely made a big impression on me.  Before that I picked up Neil Young On The Beach which is an essential album to own.

continued below...

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Wolves in the Throne Room @ NYU in March (more by Meghan McInnis)

today in Chicago
* Jazz Fest
* Lynyrd Skynyrd @ Ravina Park
* Balmorhea, Brokeback, Jon Mueller @ Empty Bottle
* Redgrave, Coupleskate, Planetsexploder @ Schubas
* In Tall Buildings, Speck Mountain, Gaberdine @ Hideout
* Wolves in the Throne Room, Indian, Bloodiest @ Reggie's
* Rusted Root, Mos Scocious, Flow Theory @ Bottom Lounge
* Zorch, Health & Beauty, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Moonrises @ Ball Hall

What else?

by BBG

WITTR at The Studio at Webster (more by Paul Birman)

Olypia, Washington black metal band Wolves In The Throne Room have already begun a cross-country trek in celebration of Celestial Lineage, and will land in Chicago at Reggie's Rock Club on September 1st on their way east. There the Olympia band will tangle with a pair of Chicago's favorite sons: Indian (which contains guitarist Will Lindsay, who was the WITTR touring guitarist for many seasons) and Bloodiest (featuring modern-metal renaissance man Bruce Lamont). Tickets are on sale.

The next day (9/2), Bruce Lamont will begin a short stint of dates with Man's Gin that will kick off at Empty Bottle with Bitchin' Bajas and Mystreater. The show is $8 or FREE with RSVP to rsvp at emptybottle dot com. The tour concludes its run with a show at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on 9/6 with The Body.

All updated tour dates, and some video is below

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the Flaming Lips @ Sasquatch Festival 2011 (more by Josh Darr)

Archers of Loaf @ Webster Hall on 6/26 (more by Chris Gersbeck)

FRIDAY
The Flaming Lips, and Marnie Stern will play a second night at Aragon Ballroom. Marnie also hosts a guitar clinic earlier in the day.

Archers of Loaf begin their two night run at the Bottom Lounge.

Local H, No Joy, and Planetsexploder will play Empty Bottle.

The Wooden Birds, and Roommate will play Hideout.

Mark Kozelek will play Lincoln Hall.

Chip Tha Ripper will play Metro.

Reggie's will host The Loneliest Monk's record release for their new 7", featuring special guests: Stephen Paul Smoker, and Flying Cars.

YOB, Dark Castle, and Indian will play Subterranean.

The Dave Matthews Band 'Caravan' starts today.

SATURDAY
West Fest kicks off today.

Liturgy, and Dope Body will play Empty Bottle.

The Bronx will play Subterranean.

Jerry Lee Lewis will play the Congress Theater.

SUNDAY
Ladybug Transistor, Tammar, and Tiny Fireflies will play Schubas.

Wild Nothing, and Ducktails will play Subterranean.