Over the last year and this one, Thy Catafalque have been one of the bands I have been listening to the most, going back and forth in their discography, mostly thanks to the uploading of their concerts on Youtube (the band was mostly a studio project until recently). Although I do not speak nor understand Hungarian, the delivery of the singers and the music is enough to hook me. With “Vashegyek”, one gets not only an explosive song, but one that has many twists and turns that hook from the first part all the way to the end.
Being a lifelong fan of guitarist Wes Borland (Limp Bizkit) I have kept up with his work in many of his solo outings, my favorite one being Black Light Burns, a blend of industrial and gothic music. The first album by this band was made by Borland, Danny Lohner (ex-Nine Inch Nails) on guitar and bass, Josh Eustis (Telephone Tel Aviv) on keyboards and electronics and Josh Freese (Nine Inch Nails, A Perfect Circle) on drums (a stand out performance to say the least). My favorite song of this album is “4 Walls”, a dark and addictive song that I’ve always returned to over the years.
Wovenhand is one of my favorite bands and one of the best sources for my knowledge of the Bible, thanks to David Eugene Edwards’ lyrics. “Longhorn” is the opener for the Laughing Stalk and my favorite song on the album, it is a song that builds to a climactic ending that sets up an amazing record to follow.
And to continue to speak of favorites, Michael Mann is one of my favorite directors of all time, and Public Enemy is an amazing movie, where Otis Taylor’s “Ten Million Slaves” is a recurrent motif. The use of music by Mann is always made with good taste and precision depending on how every scene plays out in his movies, and I find myself discovering many songs and artists as a result.
To finish this month’s playlist is “Burden of Belief” by Jesse Leach and Adam D of Killswitch Engage fame, here under the name Times of Grace. This album came out during Covid and was one that stayed with me ever since, especially this song about faith and the burden that it carries.
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And here is a list a month late, but still worth a listen if you feel like doing so:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/098BhZtl85otaXLZx46EHe?si=d57de43bdd9744e5
Thy Catafalque: https://thy-catafalque.hu/
Black Light Burns: https://www.facebook.com/BlackLightBurnsOfficial/
Wovenhand: https://wovenhandband.com/home
Otis Taylor: https://otistaylor.com/
Times of Grace: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTimesofGrace/
