For stoners like me it scratched the itch that I suspect Phish scratches for other people.
Published May 06, 2021
Most of us know Jay Baruchel as a comedy figure who steals scenes from his buddy Seth Rogen and brought us the wonderful
Goon franchise. But did you know he s also a big-time post-rock head? In fact, the Montreal native just revealed that his favourite album of all time comes from his hometown heroes Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
In a recently resurfaced 2020 piece for
Under the Radar, Baruchel revealed that he s a big-time Godspeed head. And not just a crescendo-loving Godspeed basic, either: his favourite album from the band is 2002 s divisive
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The goal of Godspeed You! Black Emperor has always been the same: they’re not here for your happiness, they’re here for your enlightenment. Since their ominous and apocalyptic debut,
F# A# ∞ (1997), the band has spent the last twenty-five years prophesying demonic futures and in many ways, presents of over-industrialized wastelands and establishment-led destruction. “Pessimistic” would be an apt descriptor of the band’s expectations for today’s world, but then again, that’s kind of the point. The Canadian ensemble gets to live these scenarios so we recognize our errors and don’t have to.
G d’s Pee AT STATE’S END! is a game-changer. Sure, we’re still met with twenty-minute movements of drone and bass; yes, we’ll have to overcome some bitter, uncomfortable sections; and in the words of the band, it’s also about a world where “all other forms of governance are failed.” But in this timeline, change is possible and glowing over the horizon. Pas
MetalMatters: The Best New Heavy Metal Albums of April 2021
This month in metal: Spectral Lore push progressive black metal’s boundaries, post-rock pioneers Godspeed You! Black Emperor return, and modern thrashers Evile tweak their sound to arise after eight long years.
This month crosses the whole spectrum of heavy music. On the slow, heavy edge, the doomed have risen, first with epic metallers Wheel and then with doom/sludge hybrids in the latest offerings from Oryx and the crushing experimental takes of Body Void. Taking things a step further and into the extreme doom/death edge, Alexander provide an alternative take on the grim perspective of the genre. The logical next stop is death metal, with great representation from Iron Flesh who deliver on the promises made in their debut record, with an excellent sophomore album,