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Friday, June 3, 2016

Especie Fallida - "Fosas" (2016)

ESPECIE FALLIDA "Fosas"

Year: 2016

Genre: powerviolence, hardcore punk

Country: México

Track List:

Insensatez (Senselessness)
Bolsa de huesos (Bag of bones)
Enfermedad colectiva (Collective disease)
Cuerpos sumisos (Submissive bodies)
Perro (Dog)
Forajida (Outlaw)

Especie Fallida (Failed Species) is a mexican band that has been featured on our blog before. They have released their new material with strong political lyrics and you can download for free in their bandcamp.

It's a pleasure to show this to you because besides this is a very good material, the photos were taken by me. So, enjoy.

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Odio Eterno - Devastación Nuclear (2016)

ODIO ETERNO "Devastación Nuclear"

Year: 2016

Genre: Crust Punk
Country: Costa Rica

Track List:

Intro (Preludio del caos)
Condena
Llantos de inocentes
Incomunicación
Apatriadxs
Devastación Nuclear
Ni patria, ni amor

Facebook / Bandcamp

Odio Eterno is a Crust Punk band from Costa rica. The drummer is the member of Begotten and Aokigahara, bands that have been in this blog before.

This is their newest EP that will be released soon in Chile and Argentina if you are interested. You can download it for free at their bandcamp.

P.D I've been a little busy these days, sorry if I didn't answer any of you, I will listen all the contributions you send to me.

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Void Forger & VVVLV - Split (2016)

VOID FORGER & VVVLV "Split"

Year: 2016

Genre: Metallic Crust / Sludge
Country: Romania

Track List:

Excess Collapse - Void Forger
Homo Economicus . VVVLV

Void Forger is a Romanian band from Bucharest playing a mix of sludge, crust and black metal formed in 2011. Its three members are originally from Bacau, Romania, but have relocated to Bucharest for studies. There they have done a few jams with different band members, the ones from 2010 leading to the ideas approached by the current band, old school down tempo harshly distorted music with hints of speed, screamed vocals and with a dark and nihilistic sound. The lyrics are inspired by cyberpunk and dystopian themes, fantasy and social issues. In early April 2012 they released a 3-song demo, Ruined, which is free to download" (official biography)

This is a Split with VVVLV, an anarchist DIY sludge collective from Timisoara and Cluj.

You can download this split in both of their bandcamps: Void Forger and VVVLV.

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Well-Wisher - "Serotonin Reuptake" (2016)

THE WELL-WISHER "Serotonin Reuptake"

Year: 2016

Genre: Depressive Black Metal
Country: Finland

Track List:

Frozen in time
A series of disappointments
Simpler times
The pain never leaves
Rest in bliss

Bandcamp

The well-wisher is a one man band project from Finland. Even though this is not that political "TR" is a constant reader of our blog and he is very supportive with left-wing and anarchist ideas.

This is his new EP that came out in march you can download it directly from his bandcamp.

Chambre Froide - "Rouges Chapelle" (2016)

CHAMBRE FROIDE "Rouges Chapelle"

Year: 2016

Genre: Black Metal
Country: France

Track List:

SIDE A

L'opprobre
Sans Lumière
Pilori Fange Meutre

SIDE B

Cicatrices
Les Efants de Baal
Rouges Chapelles

Chambre Froide (Cold Room) is a French Black Metal band that has been featured in this blog before. As far as i know there's not too much information about them; even though this is not necessary because their music in extremely good. All I know is they are from Bordeaux France and that this is an anarchist black metal project related to Gasmask Terror and Ravensdöm.

Their new release is a cassette that you can listen to the "side a" here, and to the "side b" here.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Thränenkind - "King Apathy" (2016)

THRÄNENKIND "King Apathy"

Year: 2016

Genre: Post Black Metal
Country: Germany

Track List:

Desperation
King Apathy
Ghosts
Urban Giants
The Blood On Our Hands
Drifter
What We Believe In
Smokestacks And Concrete
Vanishing Youth
Homeruiner

Facebook / Bandcamp

Thränenkind came to be in 2007 near Munich in Germany.

The members from the band share interests with anarchism, veganism, and the critique of capitalism and industrial civilization. Their lyrics broach issues of the relationship between humanity and nature, interpersonal relations, human society, anarchism and the endless longing for freedom.

"King apathy" is their new release, even though there is no such thing as an free download right now, you can listen the stream at their bandcamp.

I want to attach their amazing music video of the song "Ghosts".

About the blog

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).

Most of the uploads here are band sanctioned. Anyway, if you for some reason don't want to see your music here, contact us using rabm (AT) gmx (DOT) com, and we'll consider taking it down.

Bottom note: there's probably a lot of broken English on this blog, since English isn't the first language for many of the contributors.

FAQ

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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Friday, June 3, 2016

Especie Fallida - "Fosas" (2016)

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Odio Eterno - Devastación Nuclear (2016)

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Void Forger & VVVLV - Split (2016)

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Well-Wisher - "Serotonin Reuptake" (2016)

Chambre Froide - "Rouges Chapelle" (2016)

Friday, May 13, 2016

Thränenkind - "King Apathy" (2016)

About the blog

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Friday, June 3, 2016

Especie Fallida - "Fosas" (2016)

Thursday, May 26, 2016

Odio Eterno - Devastación Nuclear (2016)

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Void Forger & VVVLV - Split (2016)

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Well-Wisher - "Serotonin Reuptake" (2016)

Chambre Froide - "Rouges Chapelle" (2016)

Friday, May 13, 2016

Thränenkind - "King Apathy" (2016)

About the blog

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