BLACKLISTED RELEASE NEW ALBUM! INTERNET MORE SURPRISED THAN THAT SURPRISED KITTY!
Monday, November 30th, 2009 at 4:00pm by Gary Suarez
There I was, minding my business on the Internet when all of a sudden, the Deathwish Inc. Twitter account tweets about a new Blacklisted album. And not just new, but NOW AVAILABLE.
Exclusively available through the label, No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me is the full-length follow-up to last year’s incredible Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God. And it isn’t being released on CD, but instead as a 12″ LP with a complimentary Digital Download coupon for iPod junkies. Also, unlike most recent Deathwish releases, it wasn’t produced by Kurt Ballou. And get this: apparently, a number of the songs include instrumentation atypical of contemporary hardcore, including trumpet, violin, and, uh, rainstick. Yeah, rainstick. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! I’M SO STARTLED!
Needless to say, I don’t have my copy just yet as this clearly was a stealth operation that only a select subset of the band’s most devoted fans caught wind of before today. After a stellar year of Deathwish releases, I do wonder if the mysterious No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me is the kind of album (Rainstick? Seriously?) the hardcore label really wants to close out 2009 with. Still, given the strength of Blacklisted’s releases, I’m eager to hear this.
And now, for those who failed to get the reference in the headline, here’s a surprised kitty.
-GS
[Gary Suarez wonders if any other band will try to pull off an unannounced, last-minute 2009 release. He usually manages WHOLLY DIVER (a Dio tribute site) and the consistently off-topic No Yoko No. Say, why don't you follow him on Twitter?]
13 COMMENTS on “BLACKLISTED RELEASE NEW ALBUM! INTERNET MORE SURPRISED THAN THAT SURPRISED KITTY!”
Why haven’t heard of this band before?
Heavier Than Heaven, Lonelier Than God was amazing.
agreed, but the beat goes on is so heavily overlooked.
Gary, this is GREAT NEWS! Thanks so much for bringing to my attention.
Not exactly a stealth operation, its been announced and anticipated for quite some time…
That kitty is the most brOOtal kitty ever.
Surprised Kitty ist Krieg!
Looks like a crappy indie rock or art punk album cover, but knowing Suarez I shouldn’t expect any different. Never heard this band before, are they any good?
Yes.
That was directed at anyone besides you
they started off as pretty run-of-the-mill, but slightly better than average hardcore band. Their older material (particularly the demo) reminded me of the Cro Mags. As they’ve progressed they’ve gotten more and more…progressive, I guess I’d call it…with their songwriting and incorporation of different styles into their sound. Their vocals are pretty intense, lyrics better than average, and they aren’t a retarded XBREAKDOWNX type band so if you’re into the Cro Mags and more crossover-ish old school NYHC bands I’d recommend their earlier discography or if you want more mid-paced “progressive hardcore” (if there it could even be called that), than check em out. In terms of hardcore bands that are going against the mold and doing something different and fairly unique, I like Defeater a lot more currently. Their full length and new EP are both pretty awesome (both concept albums too, not often you see a hxc band do a concept album, and a pretty damn well done one at that).
I’ve been meaning to give Defeater some attention here. Thanks.
I just bought Heavier than Heaven the other day