I apologize for not posting this in a timely manner. I've been stressing out about this ITU WCIT 2012 conference in Dubai, where a whole bunch of countries will decide what you can do online. The ITU says they're trying to improve the internet, but this is contradicted by the fact that they are strongly supported by oppressive governments such as Russia and China. Such proposals made at the WCIT include snooping on internet traffic (including encrypted traffic), making it easier for governments to shut down their countries' internet (like what Syria did recently), and establishing what is called a "sender pays" model which would require sources of internet traffic to pay destinations. This essentially means that if you visit Blogger, the site will have to pay twice: once for receiving the request and again for sending the information. The intent of this model is to take away money from successful and innovative internet companies and give it to lazy and stagnant (often state-controlled) telcos.
Read up and protest this attempt to put the control of the internet into the hands of dictators and their enablers at the UN. In the meantime, let this music fuel your righteous rage.
Nebulous
Nebulous is a technical death metal band based in Alabama. They only have two songs up right now, but they are fucking vicious. The drums pound and drill with unrelenting fury and the guitars will ravage your mind with their elaborate riffs and screeching solos. Also, I love the cover art. Their debut album, The Quantum Transcendence of Death, will be released in January 2013.
Ludicra
Aesop of the Cosmic Hearse is one of my bestest friends ever. He also happened to be the drummer for Ludicra. Unfortunately, I've been so busy with other stuff I haven't had the opportunity to listen to them until now. Boy, have I been missing out. First of all, the vocalist is a chick, and she screams with a level of genuine anger that most black metal bands can never hope to match. Aesop is a beast on the kit, and the guitars have a hint of melody to them. You can download their debut album, Hollow Psalms, as a name-your-price download.
Kitezh
Like so many other great bands, I never got around to listening to Kitezh until now. The brand of technical death metal they play is a bit more disjointed than Nebulous, but the fury is still there. The drums are ridiculously complex and the guitars play really unorthodox riff structures, creating an experience that is dark and madness-inducing. Truly amazing stuff. Also, I love the cover art.
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