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BrooklynVegan.com Presents: Megasus - Menace Of The Universe
Megasus at Acheron 8/13/10
Megasus (Rock Band 2 Expert Drums FC & 5G*)
Ryan Lesser of Megasus
Top 20 Music Things in 2010: Records, Shows and Gear by Ryan Lesser by Megasus
1. The Body - All The Waters Of The World Turned To Blood LP - The 1st 10 minutes of this LP are the best 10 minutes of Metal this year.
ands down. Guest singers the Gathering of Light Choir sing just long enough for you to leave that Nick and Lee are near to reverse your fucking head off.
2. USAISAMONSTER - Space Programs LP- Originally released on LP in 2009 but new to me in 2010. This is one of my favorite records ever.
3. Grado SR125 headphones - After lusting after these for approximately 10 years, I finally plunked down 125.00 for these headphones. These will seriously alter your taste for music. I have not heard anything better, ever. These also twice as top notch recording headphones as they are super flat and clear.
4. Flaming Lips - Dark Face of the Moonrecord store day LP - Who would take thinking that anyone could redo this album and throw it be relevant and as nervous as the master? Not me.
5. SUNN 1200S tube amp - I have never been capable to obtain a moment question that could take a cd to the 70s Ampeg V4 that I have had since the early 90s but this one sure as hell does. Splitting my point to both gives me the midrange gut-punch of the V4 and the Sunn's bowel shaking low end that would make Nicola Tesla proud.
6. Kylesa/Torche/High On Fire live in Providence at Club Hell - Jesus Christ. I mean, Kylesa/Torche/High On Attack on one account? The work place could have literally been any order and silence ruled.
7. Nachtmystium - Black Meddle II and...
8. Agalloch Marrow of the Spirit- These both take this place on my name as they both take the same exact touch in my listening urges. Experimental, blackened and non-obvious metallo-time.
9. Metallica Ride The Lighting 33rpm - Totally missed this when it came out. I have accidentally and purposely played records on the slow speed forever but this is one of the more successful slow-downs. Killer Doom record. Go directly to For Whom The Bell Tolls.
10. Kylesa - Spiral Shadow LP - Not as awful as Static Tensions but that is not lots of a dis as Static Tensions was so damn good. This tape is sweet though.for sure.
11. Watain - Lawless Darkness - JUST got this. Excellent music, album art and fontography. I know when bands have the metre to put together a killer complete package. I take just seen Zbigniew Bielak's art in the CD so far but I should be acquiring the vinyl in any day now. PSYCHED!
12. The Sword - Warp Riders LP - While I could do without the one pseudo-Thin Lizzy track, the others are very good. Extra credit for having some of the best album art of the year, created by artist Dan McPharlin.
13. Christian Mistress - Agony & Opium LP - This took a few listens to get on me but now it is a staple for long drives. Seeing these guys live also helped solidify it for me. It is like one of those Marvel What-If comics with The Scorpions and Heart becoming a single band and guitar soloing across the universe.
14. Sweet Cobra - Mercy LP - I launch out around these guys during a call to Kuma's in Chicago where their first LP was up on the fence behind the bar. Lots of Torche/Floor-ish goodness.
15. Tweak Bird - Tweak Bird LP - This is the entire length follow up to the Reservations EP. Good grooves and weirdo outer space sounds. Dig it.
16. Sleep live in NYC - GAH! SLEEEEEP! I did not believe that I would always get the opportunity to see these guys live but I did and they killed it.
17. Cough - Ritual Abuse LP -Cough was alien to me until I was accredited to have a bill for their Dallas show. I bought some medicine to hear to to get into it and now.I am really into it.
18. VPI HW-16.5 Record Cleaning machine - Do you like records? Do you clear your records? If you don't clean them so you don't really like your records. Clean all the make and debris and shit out of the records and give them sound the way they were alleged to. The dispute between light and dirty records is huge. (added bonus: a record cleaner can bring dollar bin records back to life).
19. Torche - Meanderthal Demos 10" - Songs For Singles is big but I acknowledge that I wish this accumulation of demos for Meanderthal even more.
20. Vader live in Providence at Club Hell - This was grievous and amazing in an old school way. Super, super fun. Y'know, all this time I thought to myself "I marvel what the original Vader was that was so cool that both Wizard Wars and Metal bands name to it." I looked it up. the ring took the key from Darth Vader. No mysterious origins. Bummer.
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