So, where do we stand? It's Friday evening, which means I have exactly ONE WEEK, five work days, before "Calling it a career".....31 years is quite long enough, and likely I will spend the next week here ranting about this and that, but I still plan on keeping the music (and the highly popular no-musical bonuses) going right though the "big day".......had a good bit of trouble selecting the music for today, I settled upon Cleveland noise-rockers Keelhual....I have only two of thier albums, hoping maybe a fellow Buckeye might have a couple that I'm missing, I'd LOVE to hear em....
Keelhaul are Chris Smith on guitars/vocals, Aaron Dallison on bass/vocals, Dana Embrose on guitar, and Will Scarf on drums......they crank out a beautifully ugly noise-metal stew, reminding me most of perhaps A Place to Bury Strangers....they released a couple of albums I've not heard ("Keelhaul" and "Keelhual II", Doug from Ohio, owner of every disc ever made, this would seem a project for YOU)....anyway, MY first exposure was 2003's "Subject to Change Without Notice", an unknown classic of stoner/sludge, if you've not heard of it, TRUST ME, you are going to love this noisy-mind-melt......A GREAT album.
They reemerged in 2009 with "Keelhaul's Triumphant Return to Obscurity", which is nearly as good and also comes highly recommended, should you like noisy/sludgy metal.....please check it out as well, an if ANYONE has any access to the two hard-to-locate early albums, or the couple of splits/EP's they've released, PLEASE speak up......the two albums I DO have here kick serious ass, and I'd LOVE to know the "background story" on this one
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE-01 The Gooch/02 Cruel Shoes/03 Driver's Bread/04 Carl vs the 10000 lb Shadow/05 Shackleton/06 hmg/ 07 Tits of War/08 Answer the Chicken/09 Mash the Sandwich/10 Randall/11 Two Twinkies Deep/12 Burlinolinlol/13 c.o.c (aka Corrupted Black Lung)/14 Tuco/15 Unleaded/16 Rocker (aka Fumius)/17Ornamental Iron (aka Cleanser)/18Khmir/19 3x3 Eyes/20 Just Got Paid
KEELHAUL'S TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO OBSCURITY-01 Pass the Lamshade/02 Glorious Car Actvities/03 Everything's a Napkin/04 High Seas Viking Eulogy/05 THC For One/06 The Subtle Sound of an Empty Milkshake/07 El Matador/08 Kirby Wurm/09 Bandolero De Perros De Maiz/10 Waiting For the Moon to Speak/11 Brady's Lament/12 KFB
These are two really good albums, PLEASE don't ignore them.....and ALSO please share any OTHER material you might have from Keelhaul, they kick serious ass!