Every time I stare into the maw of black metal I find something new. That mainstream media can't seem to get past the genre's origins of sensational murders and church burnings in Norway is I guess no surprise, but such tunnelvision neither accounts for, nor does justice to, the evolution of powerfully inventive, genre-bending artists such as Malkuth.
I feel fortunate to have been able to present NYC's two finest black metal bands (first Liturgy last October, now Malkuth) on My Castle of Quiet within only a few months' time.
This was quite a monumental session; Malkuth played ultra-hard, and tight as a hangman's noose, their epic songs filled with wild time-signature shifts and snaky, melodic riffage. A good brain cleansing with steel strings, drums, and screaming.
Much credit must go to our own Jason Sigal who made sure that Malkuth's mighty set turned out a mighty audio document. Thanks also to Daniel Blumin and Gabriel for popping up to the Castle and helping me out.
As several songs were rendered in continuum mode, Malkuth's six-part live opus is presented here in three distinct chunks, and labeled accordingly:
Malkuth live on WFMU's My Castle of Quiet is shared by way of a creative commons attribution-non commercial-no derivatives license.
Did a search on the WFMU website for the French death metal band Yyrkoon, and got no results. I like 'em. Have you ever heard them?
Posted by: Jim | January 12, 2010 at 12:53 PM
I have not heard Yyrkoon—that's a compelling name, though!
Posted by: WmMBerger | January 12, 2010 at 05:56 PM
If you're interested, try http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnO15pseUUo and the "related video" section on that page.
Posted by: Jim | January 12, 2010 at 08:10 PM