212 Sells Out; is a Hipster Music Collective Now[views:10159][posts:50]_________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:01am - William Robins ""] Staying Up Late with Nachzehrer and 212 http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/142204-...h-nachzehrer-and-212/#ixzz22IpW1UgU [img] The physical 212: an Allston room where two drum kits sit opposite each other in malign aspect, occult graffiti covers the walls, empties of every variety of shit beer cover the floor, and a stench of rot permeates everything. Deathgod Messiah vocalist Slarcus is on drums for Blessed Offal, a death-metal act that also features Ross S. formerly of Hirudinea, ex-Subjugator and Blood for Blood bassist Greg Dellaria, and Nachzehrer guitarist Amorok. Slarcus announces, "I like my lines like I like my women, thick and white!" The metaphysical 212: an incestuous degenerate Boston collective that is putting out some of the purest black and death metal, unfettered by trends, completely under the radar. Black thrashers Nachzehrer garnered the most attention over the past year, and with good reason; formed out of the ashes of Unholy Goatfucker, they play no-frills black thrash in the vein of Impiety and Aura Noir. Out of all of 212's bands, they're the road warriors, regularly playing out, with an East Coast tour coming in September with New Hampshire's Martyrvore and a slot on NYC's Torture Fest as soon as the new full length's done. There's an uncompromising approach to their music. Singer Hräsvelg takes aim at prevailing trends in slapping a "post-" tag onto extreme music. "We don't care to fall into the bullshit trends of play-it-safe ambient excuses for black metal that have become all the rage," he says. Blessed Offal's Ross S. echoes Hräsvelg: "Look at black metal, it was just some raw drunk assholes, it wasn't fashion, shoegaze, or sentences for song titles." And based on what Blessed Offal have released already and the Dreaming Dark Dementia EP, due in September, they're already far ahead of last year's excellent homonymous EP. The tracks (which include a Uriah Heep cover) are still filthy, but it's a darker more sinister hue. For straight dirt, meanwhile, Deathgod Messiah are happy to oblige. Slarcus cites Sarcófago and other South American proto-black metal bands as the chief inspiration behind DGM, as well as Finnish legends Beherit. The philosophy behind DGM is equally nihilistic, driven by the classic death-worshiping axiom, "Only death is real." Explains Slarcus, "We were just at the Sunset [Grill & Tap, in Allston]; look at those people, do we want that in metal? Fuck no. . . . We're the polar opposite." The bands of 212 show impressive solidarity, placing integrity over trendhopping to a record deal. More impressive is how distinct each project sounds as they draw from a circle of a dozen musicians. There's none of the sameness that made some Les Légions Noires and Black Twilight Circle releases indistinguishable from one another. Chalk it up to continuity and collaboration. Follow the strands back through drummer Ninkaszi of Deathgod Messiah and you end at USBM pioneers December Wolves. Wolves' Completely Dehumanized (1998, Wicked World Records) was a snarling piece of black/death and industrial that prophesied guitarist Brian Izzi's hybridism in Trap Them. "December Wolves is how we got 212," says Ross. "We were sharing the old Denby [Road] space with them and Hirudinea." It's also where Deathgod Messiah got their start: "I was working as a mechanic, shoplifting and taking my lunch breaks in 212," says Slarcus, "and Ninkaszi and Kinslayer [of Panzerbastard] needed a bassist for their primitive black metal project." Hräsvelg notes the social ties of 212, "be it writing music or drinking in the practice space. When you are around people you respect as musicians you tend to end up writing music together. I think that's where the stylistic differences come into play. . . . It may not always come to fruition but it's never boring." NACHZEHRER + DEATHGOD MESSIAH + HAXEN + HELLCANNON + DARK PSYCHOSIS | P.A.'s Lounge, 345 Somerville Ave, Somerville | August 17 @ 9 pm | 21+ | 617.776.1557 |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:05am - KEVORD ""] Yesterdays news |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:07am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Uriah Heep cover? WIN. |
| ______________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:09am - dick sucking faggot ""] what kind of dick sucking faggot wrote this garbage. horrible comparisons and pure ass kissing. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:11am - Alx_Casket ""] black metal = FRIENDSHIP |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:13am - FuckIsMySignature ""] Alx_Casket said:black metal = masters of karate and FRIENDSHIP... for everyone |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:17am - KEVORD ""] No way Kinslayer 2002 was there. He would have thrown all these falses out of 212. |
| ____________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:27am - 2002 death fiend ""] When did Nachzehrer start practicing @ 212? |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:29am - xmikex ""] There are 2 kinds of people in this world: kvlts and sunset grill patrons. |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:29am - Kinslayer 2012 ""] [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:44am - trioxin_245 ""] Ha, Nachzehrer doesn't practice in 212, they're in a completely different building. Or they were until a few weeks ago, now they're down the hall. also, lol @ troll name William Robin's |
| ____________________________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 10:53am - Rich Little's head as Howard Cosell ""] I have never seen a spectacle like that in all my years of impersonating a sportscaster. This will truly be a day to remember, if only for being the day I was absorbed into the hideous collective known as the Dixie Chicks. |
| ________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:18am - Kimothy Kelly ""] Needed less verified sources, more simplistic interpretations of middle eastern geopolitics. |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:20am - trioxin_245 ""] Kimothy%20Kelly said:Needed less verified sources, more simplistic interpretations of middle eastern geopolitics. :LOL: |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:39am - AndrewBastard ""] Kinslayer%202012 said:[img] vs: 2002 Kinslayer: [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:39am - AndrewBastard ""] WHAT HAPPENED? |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:40am - AndrewBastard ""] 2005 kinslayer: [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:44am - trioxin_245 ""] this is the only pic I can find of 2002 me [img] |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:45am - Burnsy ""] Does that say club faggat's? |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:47am - Czarnobog ""] 2002%20death%20fiend said:When did Nachzehrer start practicing @ 212? nah, we're next door in 210 these days. but if they did an article on all the bands that revolve around our room it would just look like this: [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:48am - AndrewBastard ""] Fat Cats in Houston TX |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 11:59am - xmikex ""] Czarnobog said: [img] Hipster landscaping collective |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:04pm - arilliusbm ""] only 2003 arillius was neanderthal [img] |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:12pm - arilliusbm ""] Article failing to mention PanzerBastard = fail |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:13pm - arktouros ""] 2003 arktouros: [img] 2012 arktouros: [img] |
| ________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:13pm - Mark_R ""] there's a page 2 |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:14pm - AndrewBastard ""] 1997 Kinslayer: [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:16pm - trioxin_245 ""] 1999 trioxin (in providence for some show, Pungent Stench maybe?) [img] |
| _____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:17pm - trioxin_245 ""] also, 2012 arktouros should have a 360 controller instead of regular xbox. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 12:18pm - arilliusbm ""] no reading ability and/or comprehension = fail |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:06pm - trioxin_245 ""] [img] |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:14pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] circa 2002 DYA: [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:17pm - arilliusbm ""] NEEDS MOAR UNCENSORED DYA NUDE PHOTO |
| _______________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:18pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""] arilliusbm said:Article failing to mention PanzerBastard or Hirudinea = fail |
| _______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:27pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] fix'd [img] |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:34pm - arilliusbm ""] LOL |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:34pm - trioxin_245 ""] whiskey_weed_and_women said: arilliusbm said:Article failing to mention Naked Zeus or Feelings Hurter = fail |
| ______________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 1:55pm - AndrewBastard ""] yep ^^ |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 4:45pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] arilliusbm said:Article failing to mention rampant cocaine use = fail |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 4:56pm - trioxin_245 ""] I actually specifically asked that he leave cocaine out. |
| ______________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 4:59pm - illinoisenemaBradness ""] DestroyYouAlot said:circa 2002 DYA: [img] Hey, I know you! |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:00pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] buck cherry is disapoint |
| _______________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:11pm - KEVORD ""] Advertising drug use in the newspaper is probably not the best idea. |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:16pm - Gregd-blessedoffal ""] No shit. And I don't do the fucking stuff either. Never had, never will. Fucking journalists. And he used my full name too. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:25pm - trioxin_245 ""] trioxin_245 said:I actually specifically asked that he leave cocaine out. ...once again... |
| __________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:26pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] el oh el |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:27pm - trioxin_245 ""] trioxin_245 said: trioxin_245 said:I actually specifically asked that he leave cocaine out. ...once again... the point being that HE DID |
| _______________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:39pm - Burnsy ""] He mentioned Slarcus liking his lines like his women, white and thick. Not a direct reference to using the shit in the room but still. |
| ___________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:45pm - arilliusbm ""] ITS ONLY COCA COLA... CHRIST. |
| ____________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 5:46pm - trioxin_245 ""] yea there's nothing wrong with that because it's not a direct reference. |
| ___________________________________________ [Aug 1,2012 6:10pm - Gregd-blessedoffal ""] Ok. |