by BBG

Horseback's Invisible Mountain

Invisible Mountain will come to life, as I am proud to announce that one of my 2009/2010 favorites, North Carolina band Horseback, have joined on the bill for the forthcoming Hull/Batillus/Caltrop show at The Studio at Webster Hall on 3/26. Tickets are on sale.

Horseback recently dropped a split 10" with Voltigeurs (members of Skullflower) via Turgid Animal Records. Limited to 250, pick up a copy today before they're gone.

In related news, Batillus have released details on their new and forthcoming LP for Seventh Rule, Furnace. The new effort was recorded with the great Sanford Parker (Yob, Dark Castle, Nachtmystium, too many to mention) and mastered by Collin Jordan (Ministry, Ohgr / Skinny Puppy). Look for in 4/16 on vinyl/4/19 on CD, and catch them on tour to snag a tour-only vinyl pressing with silk-screened art and limited to only 55 copies.

Furnace tracklisting and some video below...

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by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Capsule - "Cobalt Connection" (ZSHARE MP3 LINK)
DOWNLOAD: Capsule - "Determinal" (ZSHARE MP3 LINK)

These guys are on some other shit. Featuring members of some seriously mighty bands (ex-Torche & Tyranny of Shaw, currently Kylesa) Capsule play a frenzied blend of metal-meets-post-hardcore that is somehow both calculated and chaotic. Pull all of the prog tendencies out of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and put him back in front of a post-hardcore rhythm section with ADD, distill the results, and you'd have something that sounds like them. Think Dysrhythmia or Behold... The Arctopus with gang vocals and a furious punk slant..... lots of technicality, odd time signatures, and jaw-dropping left turns.

Their FIRST LP Blue is out now. For more praise, see what Decibel has to say. Pick it up at Robotic Empire.

If you missed 'em last night (April 15) at the Brooklyn Cat House, catch 'em tonight (April 16 at the Charleston (on Bedford) with BirthdayBoyz. They're on tour with Furnace. All dates below...

But first check out the ridiculous interview that Colin from Capsile did with Rick Smith of Torche on his blog.

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