Red & Anarchist Black Metal [and much more!]: Fall Of The Bastards

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Fall Of The Bastards - "Dusk Of An Ancient Age" (2004)

FALL OF THE BASTARDS "Dusk Of An Ancient Age"

Year: 2004
Genre: Death/Black Metal, Cascadian Black Metal
Country: USA
Label: Parasitic/End Theory

Track List:

In The Midst Of Obsolete
Intrinsical Lost
Put To Death II
Signs Of An Impending Apocalypse
Angelrot
Otherwise Blank Expression
Idiocy Parade
Dawn (The Morning After)
Where Dead Hang From Trees (live)
Put To Death I (live)
Otherwise Blank Expression (live)
Wanderers Of A Deserted Plain (live)

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It's the last full-length release by that amazing Portland-based metal band (some members of which now are playing in Oakhelm and L'Acephale). If you're new to FotB, I'd recommend you this album first - it's for all lovers of progressive black/death metal!

Most likely there wouldn't be many updates in the near future, since I have too much to do besides this blog... but at least I'll try to do as much as possible. Maybe I'll make RABM-related videos, or to do some other stuff. Thank you all for your interest in my blog, and stay tuned!

10 comments :

faraldrJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:30 AM
Updates: please do! This blog is probably the best thing on the internet. One billion thanks for your efforts.
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Foul is FairJanuary 19, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Hails!

I have uploaded Wake's half of their split with Skagos.

Download it here: sharebee.com/2b9289a1

Skagos, Wake, and all the bands featured on RABM deserve your support, so get the fuck out there and buy their records!

Thanks for your effort in maintaining this blog, B_K. It doesn't go unappreciated.
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AnonymousJanuary 20, 2010 at 7:28 AM
keep it up its good blog.
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MarcJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:30 PM
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MarcJanuary 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM
I know you said your busey and all but I know another band you might be interested in. Book Of Belial from Portland. At very least Anarchist friendly. I know atleast 3 of the members used to be anarchist crusties. I have not talked to them in a long time, but its worth checking out and the music is good.

You can find them at:
myspace.com/bookofbelial
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AnonymousJanuary 21, 2010 at 9:03 PM
Hi! S here from Crucified Bastard.
Check Satanic Threat.
They are members from Midnight and Nunslaughter and play Minor Threat-like Hardcore Punk with Satanic/Antichristian lyrics.
I know they arent RABM(I meand they are just a HC band) but this 7" is one of the most enjoyable records ever(at least for me).
The songs are similar to the MT songs. At some songs some of the riffs are the same.
Worths to check.

Satanic Threat-Into Hell 7" :
mediafire.com/?yngttt0zym5

Bands myspace:
myspace.com/satanicthreat
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qQlxqlnJanuary 21, 2010 at 9:41 PM
Hello, if u want to, add our blog ;)

www.diyanarchocrustpunx.blogspot.com
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AnonymousJanuary 23, 2010 at 3:42 PM
i'm willing to share any of the releases that i have if you want them. email nate[-at-]eternalwarfare[-dot-]org
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B.K.January 24, 2010 at 2:57 AM
First, thank you all for your support! Unfortunately, not only I don't have much free time right now, but I also have some problems with my internet connection, which would last until the end of the month - so now it's very hard to me to download or upload anything. But anyway, I'm trying...

qQlxqln: why not, it's a very good blog ;)

S: of course, I'll appreciate any music recommendations, no matter how they're related to the topic of my blog. Currently I'm not much into old school HC stuff, but anyway I'll check it out.

Foul is Fair: thank you for the split! I'll download it later.

As for Book Of Belial, they definitey seem to bee anarcho-friendly, and they did a split with Embers, but I couldn't find any of their releases anywhere. Maybe I should add them to my wishlist.
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AnonymousMarch 5, 2010 at 5:19 PM
hey I noticed you have fall of the bastards. I can't find there fucking lyrics anywhere. I didn't buy their albums and they didn't come with the download. Just wondering if you had them or knew where to get them? thanks =)
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After many years of activity, this blog is now put on hold since the majority of contributors have a lot of other important stuff going on in their lives. New music submissions should go to /r/RABM/ (note that the mods of /r/RABM/ don't have anything to do with this blog).

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Q.: Which kinds of music are featured on this blog?

A.: - (primarily) RABM or Red & Anarchist Black Metal: all kinds of black metal-related music charged with radical leftist (anarchist, libertarian socialist, eco-anarchist, etc.) political views. Some of the bands featured here may be not openly political, but all of them are RABM-friendly;

- blackened crust/hardcore/punk (only if it's openly RABM-friendly, or if it's just very good music; we have no intention to collect here all the blackened punk in existence);

- other kinds of political (anarchist, socialist, etc.) metal - death, thrash, post-metal, etc.;

- dark ambient, neofolk, industrial, dark electro, etc. - but only if it has some RABM-friendly ideology;

- regular punk/hardcore/crust, post-rock, conscious hip-hop, etc. - but only as a rare exception (so if you want to send us a demo in one of these genres, you're probably in the wrong place).

Q.: What are some RABM/blackened crust bands to start listening from?

A.: Here's an old compilation which I (B.K.) made in late 2009. Doesn't include a lot of good RABM bands that I didn't know of back then, but still recommended if you're new to RABM:

Check out this list as well, or this one.

Q.: How can I support a particular RABM band with my money?

A.: Most bands nowadays have a bandcamp page, where you can but their stuff online (usually for an arbitrary price). It's the most convinient way to support the band. If your favourite band don't have a bandcamp or bigcartel page, try to find out in which distro you can find their albums/merch. Of course, go to concerts if you have such opportunity.

Q.: How can I offer my financial support to this blog, or the RABM movement in general?

A.: Unfortunately right we don't have an opportunity to accept donations, but we hope we'll be able to set it up soon.

Q.: What is the connection between black metal and hardcore/punk/crust?

A.: It's a well-established fact that the connection between black metal and punk scenes existed since the early days of BM (think Venom, early Bathory, early Mayhem and early Sodom on one side, and Amebix, Discharge and Axegrinder on another). Recently this mix of BM and hardcore punk got a new life in the form of blackened crust (thanks to Black Kronstadt / Iskra in first place). And don't forget about Cascadian black metal bands with their radical environmentalist ideology, often to the extent of radical eco-anarchism or "pro-nature/anti-humanity" ideas.

Q.: What's your main ideology?

A.: This blog is generally written from a position of anarchism without adjectives; however, the RABM scene is very diverse ideologically. Let us end on this, as this blog isn't quite a right place for purely political debates; if you want to learn or argue about anarchism/other ideologies, there's a lot of specialized FAQs/blogs/forums for you.

Q.: Isn't black metal supposed to be apolitical?

A.: Supposed by whom? I personally don't think so, but if you think that political awareness should have no place in "true" black metal, you can feel free to call the bands featured on here "blackened punk" or whatever you want. It should be noted, though, that a lot of these bands doesn't openly talk about politics in their lyrics, exactly because they think it wouldn't be suitable for black metal. - B.K.

Q.: Isn't RABM just an "answer" to NSBM?

A.: While RABM is definitely against NSBM and any other kind of far-right crap in metal scene, it's most emphatically a self-sufficient movement and not any kind of "answer to NSBM". Similarly, while RABM is 100% pro liberation from any kinds of religious tyranny, it isn't a movement against any particular religion (Christianity, Islam, or any other).

Q.: What's your opinion on Satanism?

A.: The so-called "Hollywood Satanism", which is often found in black metal, is, in our opinion, nothing more than inverted Christianity, so we aren't big on it. Many of us are simply atheists, pagans of all kinds, gnostics, etc. We also don't share the notion that only genuine theistic Satanists / Devil-worshippers can play "real" black metal (this would exclude such bands as Venom, Bathory, Immortal, Summoning, and many many others). Additionally, the very term "Satanism" is quite vague, and can't be narrowed down to LaVeyan Satanism (which is heavily disliked by many black metallers), or whatever else. LaVey had some good points, but in general his philosophy can be described just as "Ayn Rand with some occult tinge".

Q.: What about misanthropy and nihilism?

A.: To put it in short: we don't hate everyone and everything (and we don't think there's anyone who truly does). We just hate these traits of humanity which make true anarchist society most likely infeasible in the foreseeable future.

Q.: Collectivism or individualism?

A.: There actually is no "hard" contradiction between these two terms. Individualism is simply an outlook emphasizes the moral worth of the individual and its right not to be oppressed by the state or some social group. It doesn't contradict at all with standing up for your rights along with a group of like-minded individuals. It also worth noting that the early black metal scene didn't promote individualism that much (see "black metal circles").

Q.: Who coined the term "RABM"?

A.: Hard to say, but there's an apparent similarity to RASH ("Red & Anarchist Skinheads"). Here's the very first mention of "RABM" we could find (August 2005). The term was popularized by our last.fm group (and later - by this blog) since 2009.

Q.: Do you know the ideology of the band X? It isn't obvious if they're NSBM or not...

A.: Sorry, we don't know, do your own research. It's often hard to say anything certain about a band's views, if the members themselves aren't open about it. We also don't advice using various "lists of nazi bands" etc. as a reference, as most of them are full of bullshit. Similarly, forum posts or blog comments (especially anonymous ones) generally aren't a reliable source for anything. In one particular case, we had an anonymous comment claiming that the members of Timebomb are now playing in a fascist band called SPQR. Later it turned out that it were members of a completely other Italian band with a similar name (Timebombs). Hopefully that'd be a good example of how important fact-checking is.

Q.: I've seen some of the albums posted here in the same distro with some albums by right-leaning bands...

A.: Unfortunately it's often the case with distros and labels that distribute stuff regardless of its political affiliation. Even Austin Lunn of Panopticon complained about Pagan Flames (the label which released his "Collapse" and "Social Disservices" LPs) having NSBM in their distro, so things like these are just unavoidable.

Q.: Some bands on this blog have Burzum on their list on influences. Isn't Varg Vikernes a nazi?

A.: See a good comment on this matter here.

Q.: Can I use some materials from this blog on my site?

A.: Of course you're welcome to do so (unless otherwise is specified), as we're against copyrights.

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