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KOWLOON WALLED CITY AND THE AUDACITY OF FREE

 Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 at 10:00am by

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Since the Kentucky Grilled Chicken fiasco, we’ve all developed a deep-seated mistrust of things purported to be free. Yet San Franciscan noise rockers Kowloon Walled City want to re-instill that sense of HOPE everyone felt this time last year when Barack Obama ran for President against a grumpy old man and Tina Fey’s retarded cousin. How do they propose to do so? By giving away their brand new full-length album gratis on the Intarwebs!

Right now, right this very fucking second, you can visit Kowloon Walled City’s website and download their entire Gambling on the Richter Scale LP. If you are now, or have ever been, a fan of Unsane or artists on the Amphetamine Reptile roster, you’re going to fucking LOVE this album. And if you happen to be a generous soul eager to reward bands that selflessly provide awesome music at no cost, then consider purchasing a copy of the just-released vinyl version of Gambling on the Richter Scale, which also comes packaged with a free CD version. I’ve been raving about Kowloon Walled City for so long I’ve forgotten how much they bribed me to mention them in the first place. NOW THAT’S SOME TASTY CHICKEN, AMERICA!

-GS

[Gary Suarez is almost over his jet lag. He usually manages the consistently off-topic No Yoko No. Say, why don't you follow him on Twitter?]

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  • Jason

    I loved the first two Unsane records as well as the very early AmRep Helmet stuff so I am downloading this to check it out. Thanks for the tip.

    • Jason

      So I listened to the whole thing. Very cool. Unsane meets the dude from Refused on vocals, at times.

  • DidgeryDo

    Cool I think I’m gonna get this. I mean hell why not right?

    • DidgeryDo

      If it turns out really good I’ll buy it kinda like when Radiohead put out “In Rainbows”

      • http://richarddawkins.net/ RICHARD DAWKINS

        HAHA YOU BOUGHT IN RAINBOWS!!!

        YOU IDIOT.

        • DidgeryDo

          Well it definitely was not Radiohead’s best I’ll admit that but I liked it. Still do.

    • You Suck

      Good morning you fucking blow-up doll. After this I won’t pick on you anymore as I have deamed it unfair to do so. You obviously exist in a fabricated reality wherein you are relevent and fully believe the amazing amounts of crap dribbling out of the hole in your face. Some people resort to name calling, some people make jokes about sexual orientation and some people just say off-the-cuff nonsense. You actually did it all in an effort to stay afloat in a pathetic “flame-war” over an issue that you stated to be against and ultimately fell victim to. You are a hypocrite and a sham. I say good day sir.

      • DidgeryDo

        Good morning. I see the blow-up doll comment was such gold that you use it again. Again it
        kills me inside to hear it. I’m glad to hear you will finally shut up, even if it is a misplaced
        sense of “fairness” and delusional perception of how the discussion went that motivates
        you. The important thing is if you live up to what you are saying here the collective
        IQ of the Metalsucks community will no longer be lowered by reading your posts.

        I do beleive everything I’ve said and this is in part a failure on the other end to convince
        me otherwise. Instead you tried and failed multiple times to say I was pretentious and
        homosexual when I am about 99 percent sure at this point you are projecting both
        of those things on me.

        In terms of being pretentious the burden of proof is on you to show that I am putting
        in an irregular level of effort to be “showy” when the truth is that all of this comes
        very quickly off the top of my head with little effort whatsoever. It’s just the way I’ve allways
        written. Actually I’m kind of flattered you think so.

        I think you are far more guilty of pretense because in that post alone I saw a drammatic
        change in your writing style in some sad effort to outdo me or something.

        As far as the g@y stuff goes. I mean c’mon grow up kid.

        • You Suck

          OK you win your more smarter than me and probably more not gay too. oh well i guess you really got to me huh? dang what a pathetic little person i allowed myself to become, aww shucks. For the record though I’m 33 and have been published before, you know like a book and not on a digital screen in your moms basement. So you can rest safe in the knowledge you’ve bested me at this webernet shit. But at life…not so much.
          Cheers My favorite Blow-Up Doll.

          • DidgeryDo

            Oh so mister UN-pretentious is now bragging about having been
            published…..GEEEEZUS.

            As far as “beating me at life” is concerned.

            1.) When did this ever become a competition

            2.) You have no idea what I have or have not accomplished

            3.) Either way I STILL don’t care.

            Plus I’m now curious to see what book you are talking about.

          • You Suck

            You’re no longer my favorite. You are just a big bag of mixed-upedness. You have no idea what you were originally arguing. So therefore it’s no longer about anything other than a penis measuring contest. My book or the other collected papers I’ve had published are not exactly something you would understand. I’ve spent about 10 years in criminal law research and so forth and have had a handful of my opinion pieces published. As well as editing credit and coauthor of an anthology of up and coming writers when I was still in college. I also own my own business and am raising 5 amazing children. And still find time to actually play in 2 seperate bands and still bicker with the likes of you. So go and borrow a dick and fuck your own face.

          • DidgeryDo

            Sure I remember. It was the things I don’t like about punk rock. I also
            recall strangely that the one dummy who wanted to follow me
            everywhere actually admited to hating punk rock too which really
            makes me wonder why this douchetard bothered to argue in the first
            place except that maybe he likes to be contrary for the sheer sake
            of it.

            Besides that someone at my job was recently laid off. She passed out
            cards for this unintentionally funny website.

            http://www.dolphincherub.org

            She also “runs her own buisiness” and “published her own book”
            and also was mentally unstable. As far as being in college for
            ten years goes, that’s not something to brag about Van Wilder.

            For the record you are the one trying to make this a dick measuring
            contest by spouting off all of these inconsequential “accomplishments”
            of yours as if I give a fucking rats ass or if that will somehow
            change my allready incredibly low opinion of you.

          • You Suck

            Actually I was in college 4 years, my papers were not self published nor was my book. They were published of their own merits. The argument, from where I really got involved was with your thinnly disguised gay bashing. My wife is bisexual and has a girlfriend whom we both love and care deeply for. I thought what you said about oppressing the freedom of individuals to be a little high and mighty on your part Mr. Christ. Why should anyone have to keep anything away from anyone? If your not gay…then shut the fuck up about it. Get it? I doubt it.

          • jason

            Bisexual wife? You are my new hero.

          • jason

            AND…this album rules. That is all.

          • msv81

            DidgeryDo – 1; You Suck – 0

            Hahaha, I’m as guilty of pointlessly arguing with random, faceless people over the internet as the next guy, but the entertainment value of watching others do it is priceless, especially when one person confides in making dim witted attempts at proving how significant they are without showing any sign of proof (as if it would matter anyway). I’m not trying to get in the middle of this, nor am I trying to stir up an emotional reaction by either party involved; I’m just saying, if you make wild claims of being published or sleeping with a rockstar or whatever, at least validate yourself by offering a link, a title of a book, a picture, anything to make you look like something other than a person who likes to talk out of their ass. Ok, I’m done.

          • You Suck

            No links to my professional papers but Amazon has my book

            Fusion
            Open Heart, Open Mind, Open Book

          • Mike2

            Okay, can anyone tell me why you two are fighting? ‘Cause I don’t see the point…

          • You Suck

            Basically it devolved from a difference of opinion. That and DigeryDo is a goon.

          • DidgeryDo

            OK well first off this started because I was talking about some things about punk rock that I did’nt care for. Some people agreed but YouSuck got more pissed off then anyone else. Later on this became even more strange when he stated he hates punk rock.

            First this genious decides to read into my dislike of punk as being a deep rooted anti-homosexual sentiment. Then he presumes even further and suggests that I am g@y. The ironic thing this douche does not comprehend is that if he is right then he’s g@y bashing which is exactly what this dellusional, santimonious crackhead is supposedly angry at me for in the first place. Also of additional irony his seemingly first-hand knowledge of just how a closet-homo really feels and thinks inside…..almost like he went through that himself LOL.

            YouSuck. The argument is over and you were not even mad at me for the right reasons so stop smoking so much crack, move on and stop stalking!

          • You Suck

            You love two things Dige’ the word sanctimonious and talking so much shit you don’t know if you’re coming or going! You are the one with the gay problem. you’ve adopted the “not in my backyard” stance to homosexuality. Making you the homophobe. Check your work here and decide to shut the fuck up. This has nothing to do with punk rock dumbass.

          • DidgeryDoo

            “you’ve adopted the “not in my backyard” stance to homosexuality.
            Making you a homophobe.”

            I said I didn’t want to see it. Just because you think fat
            ugly people having sex is gross does not mean that you
            hate fat, ugly people. It’s a natural response.

            The other day at the gym there was a homosexual dude with hemerhoids
            you could literally smell ten fucking feet away. Sorry but that’s gross.
            I don’t hate the guy but honestly until he gets that taken care of
            I would like him to stay at least 11 feet away from me lol.

            Now you like to tell me that a deep hatred for gay people often means
            that that person is gay themsevles. So let me remind you that
            an exagerated over-sensetivity to the issue ALSO indicates
            someone might be gay *cough* YouSuck *cough* Obviously you feel
            “under attack” and are defending
            “your wife.”

            Thing I’ve noticed about bi-sexual women is they usually settle down
            with a down lo gay guy who doesn’t mind a little dildo action.
            Enjoy KY night big guy!

            I don’t hate gay dudes but definitely find them gross. Sorry the image
            of hairy bodies, blood and dingleberries makes me want to hurl. If
            that does not make you sick I think I might know why.

  • Cam

    This is good stuff. Definitely gonna have to catch these guys if they play in the Mass. area.

  • Rain Dogg

    Pretty sweet music here, awesome thing to wake up to….and it’s free!!! why isn’t all music available like this? Oh wait…

  • Tyler

    THIS IS AMAZING! One of the top twenty albums of ’09 without a doubt! So Amazing!

    • DidgeryDo

      I still didnt get around to listening. I’m getting psyched by all this positive feedback though.

  • Facebook User

    I want to thank the METAL SUCKS guys for first introducing me to Kowloon Walled City.

    These guys are just one of those bands that you hear and connect with right away. The gritty raw sludgyness of the last album was such a breath of fresh air compared to the massively over-produced music that most of the major label’ers are releasing.

    Cant wait to throw this on the record player and piss off the neighborhood.

  • Mike

    I was blown away, great job fellas

  • \m/Eluveitie\m/

    I’ll be downloading this on my laptop as soon as I can get my wireless to work again

  • DidgeryDo

    Turns out it was pretty good. The first thing that came to mind with the music itself was Mastodon which is never a bad thing. Pretty much what everyone else was saying. Sludgy and overall nice. The vocals were
    not exactly the best but I’m accustomed to forgiving vocals as as metal fan.

    • Cam

      They reminded me of Mastodon too…also a little Converge sounding too.

      • Cam

        Why did I feel the need to use “too” twice. Looks retarded. Lol,

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dan-Wolfson/557092638 Dan Wolfson

    clockwork is tits