NEW BOO
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 9:51am by Axl Rosenberg
I’m loving this new subgenre title Vince has coined - “Sumeriancore.” I love it because a) it instantly lets you know the band in question plays proggy tech deathcore, and b) if we’re gonna get silly with these subgenres names, let’s get really silly with them, right?
So, besides The Faceless, I guess my favorite Sumeriancore band (or, at least, my favorite Sumeriancore band that is actually on Sumerian) is Born of Osiris (whose debut, The New Reign, was actually produced The Faceless’ Michael Keene). Born of Osiris have the adorable nickname “BOO.” Just makes me wanna play with puppies every time I say it. “BOO!” Like the little girl in Monsters, Inc. Don’t ask how I know that. It’s definitely not because I use Pixar movies to lure small children back to the MetalSucks Mansion.
But I’m getting way off-topic here. Born of Osiris have posted a new song, “Now Arise,” on their MySpace page.
And I’m really digging it. There’s a definite progression from the band’s Sumerian debut, The New Reign. It’s still heavy as fuck, but it’s even techier and proggier than the band’s older material, and there’s less of a “core” feel (Although someone on the message boards will almost certainly disagree with me. That’s because said imaginary peanut gallerian calls anything made after, hm, let’s say ‘95ish “core.” Pity the poor bastard.). There’s also a hint of Dimmu Borgirian non-quite-pop-black-metal, which, kind of amazingly, really works.
There is a section at the end of the song that’s a little too close to rapping for my tastes, but I’ll let it slide… this time. Just don’t make a habit of it, BOO (tee-hee).
Born of Osiris’ new album, A Higher Place, comes out July 7 on – duh-hickey – Sumerian. It was produced by Zeuss, which would explain why this song sounds a little slicker than anything from The New Reign.
-AR
P.S. Song is called “Now Arise,” album is called A Higher Place. I wonder if these fellas smoke?
I hate everything with “core” attached to it but goddamn….these guys KILLED live. And this new song is stellar, in my very humble opinion. I think they may have the chops to transcend this new “hair metal” bullshit core genre prefix and actually have longevity. Perhaps.
Let’s grind alll those fuckores to the -core…
If -core band were meant to be metal, they would be dubbed “metal”… Death Metal is metal, Death Core is plain bullshit… and Metalcore? Well, that’s fucken’ -core willing to sell their crappy stuff to metalheadz…
Now, about subgenres… What about Greek Metal for Septic Flesh? What about Roman Metal for Ex-Deo and Whale Metal for Gojira? ;p Nazi Metal is OK too for NSBM as long as Jewish Metal is accepted for Salem, Orphaned Land and Melechesh and Muslim Metal is on its way to rising popularity with bands such as Arkan too (after all, there are Christian Metal bands, no?) Now… I suggest “Cheese Metal” for all French bands, Pot Metal for all Dutch ones and Beer Metal for all bands hailing from Belgium… Any suggestion for US Metal bands? Coca Metal? Mc Do’ Metal?
what the fuck? belgium and beer? I don’t think so
Belgium is the best beer country EVER you ignorant ;D
Think of it, even one of these -core band, Exit-13, whom are known for being beer lovers (and even beer traders with the guys of Gronibard!) titled one of their EP’s “Goût d’Belgium” (”Taste o’Belgium”). TrOo beer lovers know Belgium is THE country for beer! Beligum’s the best, fuck the rest!
sounds like you’re from there and so not neutral ;)
Well I’m not from Belgium and I am enamored with their beer.
HOWEVER, metal bands from Belgian fall under the subgenre category of WAFFLECORE.
French metal shall be known as JCVDcore..chaaa!!
THIS WEBSITE IS ‘FAG-CORE’
ahahahahah! Love that! I’m French, BTW! ;D
Too bad JCVD is from Brussels which, is in Belgium. So, he would fall under beer metal aka waffle core
or ChipsCore, may be… or SwingerCore (for Belgium is, as far as I know the country with the most important number of swingers clubs per inhabitant)! (sorry for the sucky English)
well gojira would have been whale metal on the last album, but since the new album was about dying would that make them………… ummmmmmmm……… death metal?….. im at a loss really.
The song wasn’t bad. Wasn’t anything particularly spectacular either. They sound so much like the Faceless now that they have lost their own indentity. I realize the guy from Faceless did the production work, but still.
I loved the last album and I can’t wait to get home and give the new track a listen. I just hope they made the songs longer because the last cd left me wanting more on almost every track.
“I wonder if these fellas smoke?”
Have you seen their weed monster t-shirt???
They do for sure.
New songs kicks ass. I have to show love for hometown Chicago bands unless its Chevelle or Fallout Boy.
You forgot Disturbed, too.
Pwned.
Hopefully, the rest of America will.
in 7th grade disturbed was awesome. there is no denying that. lol
I was impressed by their last album.
This will be a Day-One Purchase for sure!
Aaaaaaaand their music still sucks.
With all these retarded band acronym names – 3IOB, A7X, IWABO, BOO – who do bands even bother with real names any more? Evidently a random jumble of letters rather than a real working name is what people prefer now.
Music itself isn’t too bad, but they use those retarded “brie brie” vocals too much for me. Heard it once – too much.
they probably make the gay acronyms then try to make words out of them. sounds like a fun smoking game
Me likes
I’m going to start my own subgenre called DeadToMeCore.
meh it was mediocre, but that’s how I’ve kind of always felt about them. New cd could be good but I definitely wont have my hopes to high, they better make it a little longer then their last one though.
why does everything that comes out from 07 on sound the same except for protest the hero, meshuggah, BTBAM and textures…
why can’t SIKTH get back together!!!!!!!
Amen on the Sikth!! I want them back.. U seem to like the Progressive metal a fair bit hey?
I like the new Song by “BOO”.. I like a wide range of metal types.. All types of core.. It’s all goo IMO
fuckin gojira put out an album that didnt sound like anybody but gojira…… remember that. last year. way of all flesh, THE FUCKING GOJIRA ALBUM??? sorry, I really like that band. but seriously, you forgot them.
Good to see that this song is almost 4 minutes. The only problem I had with The New Reign was that all the songs were ridiculously short. Seen these guys twice and they slay, hoping to see them on this year’s Summer Slaughter!
AHAHA SUMERIANCORE THAT’S GENIUS!!
I was thinking that a name was needed for bands like
The Faceless, Born of Osiris, After the Burial, Veil of Maya, etc.
^^All very good bands, ofc.
Yes..all those bands Shred!
whats up with al these new albums having rediculously over the top album cover art? This shit is the same as movies with too much CGI it them. Its retarded looking. Remeber pantera vulger diplay of power cover? That it GREAT. This looks….just dumb…..all this dititalized art work leaves evry CD cover looking the same…..anyone?
This band is unique because they always go with the Egyptian theme with their artwork…the colors look pretty cool too…many young artists of the generation now only use digital, its what many of them learned on and it gives them limitless power to create, I think the whole digital thing is good because it can expand the artists imagination and abilities. It sucks when it comes to movies though, because of CGI instead of props and real intestines or blood, like all the old horror flicks perfected…..
Yeah, but there’s something to be said for the clean, simple imagery that evokes things, against the generic digital flash that really doesn’t do anything but show off a bunch of cool colors.
I thought it was cool as shit, but i like good cg shit, and the color blue, and shiny shit. Im like a 2 year old i guess.
No breakdown, finally.
That’s what I was thinking.
Suckscore for all the bands that are praised on this website
this band needs to add “band” to the end of their name so that we can call them BOOB cuz that would be funny and make me like them more
BOOB coming to a town near you….
you sir, kick ass!!!
theres an even newer song from the album called exist which owns this song up the booty hole
How appropriate that the initials for Born of Osiris is “BOO” because believe me I sure a hell BOO these sons uh bitches every time I see them.
I hate most deathcore but these guys are refreshing, at least its not litered with screaming or pig squels. Thats what I hate about JFAC and suicide silence.