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ARSONISTS GET ALL THE GIRLS – PORTALS EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM!

Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 1:00pm by

Arsonists Get All the Girls - PortalsArsonists Get All the Girls have been through a lot since the release of their last album, 2007′s The Game of Life. From various line-up changes to the tragic death of a bandmate, the last two years have most certainly been a struggle for the Santa Cruz outfit.

The sheer force of those travails – as well as the newfound maturity the band has achieved because of them – shine through on their third full-length, Portals. This album is a major evolution for Arsonists Get All the Girls – the band has created a record that’s angry, experimental, challenging, and, of course, heavy as a motherfucker.

Portals comes out July 14 on Century Media. In the meantime, you can stream the entire album right here! And if ya dig it, pre-order Portals, along with a groovy AGATG t-shirt, here.

[UPDATE: This exclusive promotion has now ended.]

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  • Franco

    pretty fucking good

    • zZACc

      love it. im pre-ordering now.

  • http://jordanmunson.wordpress.com Jordan

    I am really digging this album. I think it is their best yet (though, I still have a couple songs to go).

    • Justin

      you cant be fuckin serious. this is their worst. still amazing, but compared to cameron and remy. shiit. the game of life was their best. and most likely always will be. unless cameron comes back

  • metalguy

    very different and very good

  • Tyler
    • Elitist Fuck

      It looks like the Deku Tree got buttfucked by fireflies and M.C. Escher. What more could you want?

      • bkjhuihikhjkhkjh

        hahaha

      • ughhh

        hahaha, nice zelda reference there

    • Thomas

      It looks the same because it’s done by the same artist… Dumbass.

  • Taylor

    lol their album art im afraid tyler is very original, im not sure what ur talking about

    • ‘lil billy

      Original? It looks like every Whitechapel, Suicide Silence, Winds of Plague and Born of Osiris t-shirt thrown into a blender and printed on the album cover.

      • Ben

        Possibly because those shirts are all done by the same artist, Benjamin Lande?
        And He possibly could’ve done this artwork as well?
        Idiot.

        • ‘lil billy

          Nevertheless, that doesn’t necessarily constitute originality. The artist may be original, but if all the work is similar, are the individual works original? Repka did the cover artwork for countless bands (mostly thrash) and had his own original style that was carried through the majority of his work. This Benjamin character does the same, but with core bands. Keep in mind, I never said the artwork or the music was bad, just that it wasn’t “very original” as others had previously mentioned. And since I’m clearly the bigger man here, I’ll refrain from calling you an idiot.

        • Thomas

          Its Chad Lenjer.
          Idiot.

    • fuck yourself

      its fucking artwork get over yourself it has nothing to do with how bad ass the album is. if this conversation is even half way serious all you guys think your sweet,

      • http://dgmetal.org The Daily Grind

        Yeah I’d say album art is pretty fucking negligible.

  • Rida

    I’ve never listened to any other album by them, but this album’s amazing! Normally experimental bands like these take me a while to break into, but upon first listen, I have a strong urge to pick this up the day it comes out.

    Amazing.

  • Vikingfromhell890

    Very nice. Shows much of a step up from The Game of Life.

  • Taylor

    Yeah they actually pulled it off really well, the game of life was crazy, this is crazier. :)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Duranite-Dilemmachine/733841214 Duranite Dilemmachine

    i’ve always digged this band. the new album is definitely and evolution for them. digging it though!

  • Malacoda

    Pretty good, actually. Very experimental… and no breakdowns! I may have to get this.

    • L-P DUgal

      What are you talking about its riddled with breakdowns.

    • Thomas

      There is A LOT of breakdowns…

  • Malacoda

    * not too many.

  • Sean

    I like it, never heard their music before so may have to give their earlier stuff a listen.

  • Dr J

    Better than I expected, considering they’re headlining the No Care Ever tour.

    • Dr J

      I’ve been listening to this album for almost an hour now, doing nothing else but lsitening, and I have to say this is really awesome stuff. Favorite tracks right now are Saturine, Violence in Flu, I Lost My Loss, and Playlist In Static. I’ll definitely buy this.

  • Jake

    i’m only a few songs into it, but this album is sounding pretty good. i think the game of life is crazier, but i’ll still get portals as soon as i can.

    • http://myspace.com/bombs2thesystem Kyle

      Totaly feel you on that on man. So far, i perfer the vocal work on “TGOL” but this is turning out to be a pretty good album.

  • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

    Love it so far. Don’t have time to listen to it all though. Definitely a step up in the song-writing from The Game of Life, and I loved that record. I’ll be picking this up the day it comes out.

  • 36thoughtless

    This band really isn’t one that’s been on my radar, but this album has definitely piqued my interest in them. A buy possibly…

  • Ryd1ZZ

    Never listened to these guys before. Thanks again for a great recommendation, this cd is badass.

  • http://myspace.com/sttabnc Andy

    considering half of the original band members from Hits From The Bow and The Game Of Life arent in the band anymore its still a pretty epic album. but its no doubt different than their earlier stuff.

  • Shae

    Ewwwww!
    You guys are bad without Cameron and Remmy
    Too progressive,bad breakdowns (if thats what you wanna call them)
    Good sweeps, but the synth is worse than before.
    Sounds like the game of life with down syndrome.
    You guys used to be my favorite band! :[

    • Dr.J

      Too progressive,bad breakdowns (if thats what you wanna call them)

      dumb
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      dumb
      dumb

      • hate-crew

        agreed

  • Shae

    I take the part back about the synth haha

  • Tucker

    I really don’t like this album as much as the others.
    There are a few parts where it sounds like Embrace The End, which is tight as fuck.
    I really hope they play old songs on the tour that they’re on now
    Even though they no longer have Remmy.
    I think I’m going to stop listening to them now.

    • Thomas

      I agree it was much better with their old screamer, no one sounded like him and he added a lot of originality to the band.

  • Fong Chung

    HAHAHAHAHA this band is REALLY REALLY horrible. How can you enjoy this horrid shit. No talent, and sorry but their plenty of better bands out there today.

    • Strep Townsend

      Yeah, this shit just sounds like Hip Hop with Keyboards and death metal vocals to me.
      A lot of the new so-called ” metal” bands sound like this and it’s just disgraceful.

      • Ben

        Nobody cares about your elitist shit.

        • http://lavidastrangiato.blogspot.com/ Jake

          How is it “elitist” to dislike shitty music because the music is shitty? Are you elitist because you dislike certain music? It’s only elitist if you dismiss a band without actually giving the a listen first. Personally, I think what I’ve heard of the new album is a step up from their early works, but it’s still not something I enjoy at all. Does that make me ‘elitist?”

          • Jimmy

            I think you’re missing the point of what Ben was getting at. It’s elitist to think that throwing in a keyboard (and apparently hip hop beats, which arent even on this album) to metal is “disgraceful”.

            Protip: it isnt.

          • hate-crew

            no youre a fucking elitist if you turn yourself into a musical nazi and try to slam a band just because it doesnt fit in to your narrow view of music.

      • Leroy Jenkins

        How on earth does this sound at all like hip hop with keyboards? Can we TRY to make sense here?

      • 1337HammerBro

        obviously this strep townsend has no idea what he is talking about if she thinks
        these synths sound like hip hop beats.

        • http://www.facebook.com/people/Anthony-Wick/505716099 Anthony Wick

          screw this band. write real music, don’t be a joke like every “metal-core” band out there.

  • Brad

    god i forgot how ignorant people are,

    you guys suck with cameron and remmy? Then dont listen stupid ass! They reconnected with original members and made a completely original more mature album.

    great job, its something new, and it is fucking heavy,

  • Sam

    hahahaha the ending of Tea Time TIbbons is a fucking trip!!!

  • http://myspace.com/lorenheartszack Queen.of.pain.

    I FUCKING LOVE THIS BAND, THEY ARE THE BEST BAND EVER PERIOD!!!!!
    and if anyone has to say anything other then that, then you can just go
    Fuck yourselves ;D

    • Anselmowitz

      Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Arsonist get all the girls. One of these things are not like the other.

      • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

        Beatles, right? ‘Cause they suck and the others are good? Right?

        • bkjhuihikhjkhkjh

          wow.
          if you think the beatles suck, you shouldnt listen to music.

          • groverXIII

            I’m thinking (well, hoping, really) that he was being sarcastic. Of course, sarcasm isn’t always easy to convey via text…

    • hate-crew

      haha thats cute

  • http://dmxrr15@hotmail.com IsntaTOTALdouchebag10

    always been a fan of these guys, each album has been quite different in its own right. This just shows more progression. I dig it

  • http://www.myspace.com/mcole MichaelNecropolis

    I’ve been listening to AGATG for the last 4 years or so and they have done nothing but excell.
    To anyone who says this isn’t original can suck my left nut.

    If you listen to there song I got invited to the orgy, but the orgy didn’t invite me, then listen to Portals, you’ll hear how different they have gotten.
    I give much props to these guys.

  • XCHOCOLATE_THUNDERX

    i dont know if anyone brought this up yet because i didnt red all of the comments but the art is NOT done by benjamin lande its done by chad lenjer AKA discordant art (as is CUNTs and Dance clubs)

    i thinks its cool personally

    but i havent listened to the whole thing yet but its okay so far

  • randy

    i atually expected it to suck without Cameron and Remi but it’s sounds pretty good. But of course it does it’s Arsonists Get All The Fucking Girls!

  • HagstromSpeed

    I love their previous work..but this tops everything they’ve done, so much more progressive and the vocals sound better

  • DEFACE CHASE

    I think this album is a step up progressively compaired to Hits From The Bowel and The Game Of Life. It seems to have a bit more crunch and more constructive parts. Although, I really miss Remmy and Cameron.. It just doesn’t seem as random and crazy as it once was and thats something i really enjoyed about this band. It looks like they really sat down and wrote an album and I’m proud of those dudes. I believe this album is going to put them out there like never before. I’m def. going to pick this album up. I have the other two and it would be a shame if this one wasn’t purchased.

  • Manny

    Pre-ordering!

  • J-C

    Idk… I have enjoyed Arsonists Get All the Girls ever since i’ve enjoyed the core genres. But this album, although i will admit is exceptional and its clear they’ve put much time and effort in constructing this, simply isn’t like the old them; and i mean that in a bad way. The high pitches of their ex-singer I used to love, and the technicality of their previous work was much more “fun” and crazy. i dont know any better words to describe it. Although they’ve matured, I’ve enjoyed the immature version better, kind of like The Number 12 Looks Like You with their “out of control” sound. I’ll probably get bashed on for this, but this is just my opinion.

  • http://myspace.com/seanisthekingofpie Sean

    This is a great album…but i refuse to buy it without having Remi in it

  • buttflopp

    cd sounds awesome. musicianship has improved by alot since the game of life.
    but the only thing i dont like (which is a big thing) is it doesnt sound like an AGATG album. if this were by any other band, it would be incredible (and it is incredible) but without the old vocals, its just not AGATG to me.

  • Bryan

    I’m not gonna lie, its a very good album. Some songs do have a bit of an annoying random shit too it but other songs are great. Could be better and they’d be better off with that ending like in Playact In Static i think is. Annoying as shit. But other songs are really good in my opinion. Doesn’t beat Hits From the Bow or The Game Of Life though.

  • buttflopp

    though i’d suggest everyone listens to the banjo song at 13:25 in the last track

  • groverXIII

    I may actually check this out… there seems to be a lot of love for these guys, who I generally assumed were another shitty -core band.

    • bkjhuihikhjkhkjh

      you may check this out?
      all it takes is a click of the mouse at the top of the screen, dude.

      • groverXIII

        Yeah, but I have to do it when I’m not at work (which I was when I posted this), or download it and load it up on my mp3 player so I can listen to it while I’m working.

        As it is, I’m currently listening to this album, and I’m surprised that it’s pretty good. The keyboards break up what might otherwise be monotony. It’s not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s not too bad at all.

  • hate-crew

    this album is fantastic. this is the album hundreds of other prog-core bands wish they wrote.

  • Ben

    It’s so incredibly rare for a metal band to not only create three GREAT albums, but to also mature and develop their sound while doing so. I love this album. Favorite band ever.

  • Patrick

    The synth is a bit much for me. And his vocals arent that great IMO.
    Good work though, I’m not gonna hate on a band just because I’m not feeling it. I just dont like hardly any bands like this.

    “My Cups Half Empty” is a good song.

    • hate-crew

      honestly, that is one of the most respectable comments i’ve read on this site. thanks for not being a douche bag. \m/

  • Bamboo Steamer

    I wanna like this because thier older stuf is so good, but……………. this is just too different, its not bad by any means, it just sounds like it deserves a different band name, MATURITY IS FOR LOSERS STAY THE SAME AGATG!!!

  • Timzee

    My mom wont let me listen to this stuff… being a teenager is tough!

    • SLC

      REBEL
      REBEL
      REBEL
      REBEL
      REBEL

    • http://www.myspace.com/somethinglikesweet CJ

      lol Been there.

  • ayyron

    i have been listening to these guys before there first album was even out. this is by far one of there best produced albums.
    the game of life is still my personal favorite.
    but in this album there vocals are way clearer and just over all better sounding.
    i also like the trance feel to this one.

    and to anyone that doesn’t like them. then dotn listen to the fucking album. imsick of people trying to put a label on them just because they dont appreciate there music.

    arsonist get all the girls is only one thing.

    GOOD FUCKING MUSIC.

    • J-C

      amen!

  • xkennyx

    This is AMAZING what is with people?! It’s still very dark and minor sounding, and also insanely weird happy harmonies and drums, still has amazing keyboard parts like the old albums, it’s really heavy…. Its still got the same 2 step beats that have ALWAYS been an AGATG original.. THis album is pretty core too. and although i miss the old vox this new guy also has a unique style and so they’ve kept the AGATG style. ITs GREAT!!!!!

    • tho-man

      true dat. allot of people are saying how this album is SO different but mainly the only thing that drastically changed is the vocals. there’s more keys and improved all round musicianship, but those changes are neither bad nor enough to not recognize AGATG for who they once were

  • OSSSCAARRR

    i love all of AGATGS shit and the reason they sound different is because they have a new vocalist. everyone needs to stop judging this band because they are fucking sick

  • Kevin

    I liked the older shit better
    But I still dig it.
    Definitely buying

  • Mitchy

    I was in Allentown for their tour, and they were bad fucking ass!!! amazing…
    They played like 2 new songs and 3 or 4 old songs,
    The Game Of Life, Claiming Middle Age A Decade Early and others, it was awesome :D can’t wait to get this sounds so fuckin amazing

  • bitchssss

    i played guitar hero one time

  • Grand_pa

    i love this new cd, has all the quirks that make agatg them. the new vocalist is good, still wish it was their original vocalist but this new one suits their new sound, the only thing i could ask for more would have to be them using their second vocalist/keyboardist to do a duel vocal track like in hits from the bow their first cd. i think with those two tag teaming this shit it would be even better.

  • fuzzit

    holy shit just from the intro to the first song i can tell this is gonna be a sickk album. glad to see these guys r still making good stuff. Cant wait for the release party/gig in Santa Cruz, gonna be so intense

  • grind till death

    No gay clean vocals, thats all that matters. It’s pretty dope i think. For all the changes they went through.

  • mmmmhoy

    Old agatg was great.
    This is great.
    Great!

  • Schuy

    Hot shit. im ready

  • dayran

    Thanks…