SCREW MEGADETH… AND CHECK OUT CELAN
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 at 12:00pm by Gary Suarez
Way back in March, I expressed my sheer delight at the promise of Celan, a new group that unites Unsane frontman Chris Spencer with Oxbow guitarist Niko Wenner. The other week, the formidable noise rock combo quietly released its debut Halo (buy it buy it buy it) on Exile On Mainstream Records (whose site was recently hacked) during a month that yielded far more publicized metal albums from dinosaurs like Megadeth and Europe, as well as an embarrassingly over-promoted record from (ugh) Shadows Fall. Of course, my role on this website (other than indulging my love for 90s grunge acts) is to expose you to the kind of awesome stuff you probably missed or haven’t even heard of. Celan is one such example.
Europeans who read this site should be forewarned that Celan is about to begin a three-week tour of the continent that hits cities in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. No word yet on U.S. dates, but perhaps if some of you go out and buy the album, we may have a chance.
-GS
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your headline speaks many truths mr. suarez. while i confess to obtaining this album by less than honorable means, it certainly is amazing….
I approve. I will invest in this.
I also approve. Thanks for the tip Gary.
Who the fuck is Shadows Fall?
something best left ignored
Yeah forget Megadeth when we have all these awesome noise bands out there.
How did I miss a new band fronted by Chris Spencer?!
Fuck yes!
ill give them a listen
I hope this doesn’t delay a possible new Unsane album. There last one, Visqueen, was amazing.
fuck yeah, gary. it’s nice to have you here to recommend shit like celan. “halo” is definitely amazing. i’ve been rocking it for the better part of the past year. i wish i could afford to buy it thirty three times.