Mutoid Man - Helium Head
ARTIST........: Mutoid Man
TITLE.........: Helium Head
LABEL.........: Magic Bullet (Cargo Records)
URL...........: http://www.magicbulletrecords.com
GENRE.........: Hardcore
QUALITY:......: 292 kbps avg/ 44100Hz / Joint Stereo
RIP DATE......: 2014-03-11
RELEASE DATE..: 2013-11-29
Tracklist:
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01. Gnarcissist 2:31
02. Scavengers 2:48
03. Scrape The Walls 2:10
04. Friday The 13/8 2:38
05. Sacriledge 1:59
06. Lost In The Hive 2:12
07. The Manimals 2:29
Total 16:47
Release Notes:
The high-water marks within the canon of heavy music can typically be both
rapidly acknowledged and recognized by album names alone. Jane Doe, Until Your
Heart Stops, Jupiterà Quite often, because of how impacting and
paradigm-shifting the first listens are, fans of said albums can vividly recall
the whens and wheres of the first time they encountered or purchased these
works.
Two of the creative minds behind the three classics cited above are Stephen
Brodsky (CAVE IN) and Ben Koller (CONVERGE). Having done numerous tours together
during their lengthy tenures in both bands and having forged a connection
spanning over a decade, it stood to reason that, when the two individually
relocated to their current home of Brooklyn, NY, eventual collaboration could
emerge.
In fact, ôcollaborationö might be a bit of an understatement here, as it
sometimes implies something almost whimsical or done as a favor from one party
to another. If Helium Head is any indication, MUTOID MAN is far more than just a
couple of established musicians doing some temporal weekend jamming. From the
opening notes of album starter ôGnarcissist,ö itÆs hair-raisingly clear that
Brodsky and Koller have fully-immersed themselves in yet another true gem and
have served notice to fans and peers that the originators of a very specific
brand of heavy music oft imitated, yet never quite mastered elsewhere, still
hold firm dominion over the sonic landscape they carved out themselves many
moons ago.