by BBG

Seven Sisters of Sleep at A389 2011 (more by BBG)

Seven Sisters of Sleep (mems Tafkata) are two for two with releases in 2011, dropping both their excellent debut and their similarly crushing split with Children of God this year. Get both at A389. Though no full East Coast trek has been planned, Seven Sisters of Sleep will join the great All Pigs Must Die, labelmates Low Places, and NYC's Grudges for an NYC date at Acheron on 1/20, just a few days after the always awesome A389 Anniversary show at Sonar in Baltimore with Eyehategod, Gehenna, and many others.

All Pigs Must Die was recently given an "honorable mention" in Pitchfork's top metal of 2011 list (though no shout out for Seven Sisters of Sleep). Check out the full list, along with some streaming APMD material and a few videos below...

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DOWNLOAD: Blood Revolt - "Indoctrine" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Blood Revolt - "Year Zero" (MP3)

Every once in a while in the cartoons, the foulest arch-criminals would band together in pursuit of mutual destruction. The combined strength of the unit yielded a heavy burden for our fair hero, but under the weight of an all-star team, there was always one villain who took a back seat to the rest.

Blood Revolt is that same unit of super villains, but with none taking a back seat to the others. The melding of three evil geniuses into a singular crew has yielded Indoctrine, a brutal and fascinating piece that incorporates the best elements of the three collaborators. They are A.A. Nemtheanga (of Primordial), James Read (Revenge, Conqueror), and Chris Ross (Revenge, Axis of Advance). It's just as you might imagine; blasting and punishing black metal riffage combine with Alan Nemathanga's soaring voice. Indoctrine is a fascinating listen, as you can hear by the title track (making its debut here) and "Year Zero" which is also available for download above.

With Indoctrine on deck (due in early July via Profound Lore Records), we approached vocalist A.A. Nemtheanga about the new Blood Revolt LP, his involvement in the supergroup/cover band Twilight Of The Gods, and the current state of Primordial. That chat is transcribed below...

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