Night's Middle
Reviews
Ragnar of Ravensfjord
Reviewed 2009-10-11
Reviewed 2009-10-11
[Pronounced “Bone All”]
Noise Punk with Black Metal vocals or Black Metal with Noise Punk/Oi! tendencies? How ‘bout both. This Marin County (Novato) duo of He Who Gnashes Teeth - vocals/guitar/bass & He Who Crushes Teeth - drums; have been churning out tapes and vinyl for quite a number of years. Thereby creating plenty of “uneasy listening” even within the seemingly small yet growing variations of Raw Black Metal. There’s something more akin to Noise Rock/Noise Punk’s nihilism and simplification at work here. Within all the sonic bile there’s a strange amount of catchiness-which offers a lot more than their unlistenable predecessors such as Ildjarn.
SIDE A
(((((1))))) Crude, noisy but super-catchy 1-2-1-2 beat Blackened Noise Punk beatin’ you with an ugly stick.
(((((2)))) Old movie sample about going far “into the dark”. Then totally Blackened hateful Metal-Punk. Bare bones, bassy with a Oi!-ish feeling if you stripped Oi! down to just the 1-2-1-2 beats and trade the soccer hooligan for Satanic thuggery.
SIDE B
(((((1))))) More bassy, rippin’, harsh & pissed off punky Black Metal, weirdly invoking Negative Approach, Nattefrost & Darkthrone at their utmost raw
Noise Punk with Black Metal vocals or Black Metal with Noise Punk/Oi! tendencies? How ‘bout both. This Marin County (Novato) duo of He Who Gnashes Teeth - vocals/guitar/bass & He Who Crushes Teeth - drums; have been churning out tapes and vinyl for quite a number of years. Thereby creating plenty of “uneasy listening” even within the seemingly small yet growing variations of Raw Black Metal. There’s something more akin to Noise Rock/Noise Punk’s nihilism and simplification at work here. Within all the sonic bile there’s a strange amount of catchiness-which offers a lot more than their unlistenable predecessors such as Ildjarn.
SIDE A
(((((1))))) Crude, noisy but super-catchy 1-2-1-2 beat Blackened Noise Punk beatin’ you with an ugly stick.
(((((2)))) Old movie sample about going far “into the dark”. Then totally Blackened hateful Metal-Punk. Bare bones, bassy with a Oi!-ish feeling if you stripped Oi! down to just the 1-2-1-2 beats and trade the soccer hooligan for Satanic thuggery.
SIDE B
(((((1))))) More bassy, rippin’, harsh & pissed off punky Black Metal, weirdly invoking Negative Approach, Nattefrost & Darkthrone at their utmost raw
Recent airplay
Make For Yourself A Last Vision
public noize racket — Feb 03, 2010
Night's Middle
Bloodstains Across Atherton-Sleep Later, Music Now! — Jan 23, 2010
Make For Yourself A Last Vision
Bloodstains Across Atherton - (In)Complete Control — Jan 16, 2010
You're Late
Bloodstains Across Atherton-The BEAST of '09 & Then Some — Jan 02, 2010
You're Late
Bloodstains Across Atherton-Hail Abudaadeen! — Dec 12, 2009
You're Late
Bloodstains Across Atherton-Gutted 'gain — Dec 05, 2009
Charting
2009-10-18 — 2009-12-06
Loud
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 6 | 1 |
| Nov 8 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | You're Late | ||
| 2. | Night's Middle | ||
| 3. | Make For Yourself A Last Vision |