Noise rock

[Nyodene D]

Pertaining to the more extreme end (but not "noisecore") and not really anything from the "Wolf Eyes" wave of noise circa 2005-2010

For example, a few friends of mine (andy from The Vomit Arsonist, Jim from Deterge) turned me on to Today Is The Day and Unsane, really getting into that kind of post-hardcore-noiserock-mathcore stuff...

Regarding newer bands with that metal-meets-noiserock sound:

- KEN mode - (check out their newest "Venerable", it's a fucking monster)

- For your enjoyment, here's a band I put out on my label years ago before i ended it featuring members of the raw hardcore bands Horrible Creeps and Drug Money from Columbus, Ohio.

Hollow Bones - Crowskins
http://www.mediafire.com/?0gzeudm9wxk

like a really bass-driven Unsane, or a thrashy Swans...


finally, I've been told Keelhaul is worth checking out (they're from my hometown, anyhow) but they seem to be building a following pretty fast... anyone got to hear / see them yet?

[FreakAnimalFinland]

This stuff has been on uprise for some years now, hasn't it?
I know that some of my friends have been making great cheap scores of old vinyl releases, in moment when nobody cares, but seems like soon would hit wave of demand. In Finland, THROAT is very good in this rhythmical, obscure tempo/flow changes of stuff.
http://www.ihatethroat.com/
(I recommend to check out the new video too!)

I like the fact that they have more brutal vocals than many noise rock bands. This term is so vague, it can be something from nearly grunge like to noisecore to guitar feedback stuff.. I guess topic was covered a bit among discussions of early Skullflower, Splintered, Playground, rock era Ramleh, etc..

[Nyodene D]

It seems like the Relapse and AmRep style of metal-influenced noise rock is sorta rising (Profound Lore label is really seeing to that), but the scene is currently flooded with a lot of bands that are literally just strumming open chords on a guitar really fast and drumming...that stuff has it's place but a lot of those bands are inspired by the popularity of bands like Sightings or Hair Police - the latter of which are actually pretty great - are a dime a dozen

In terms of DIY "noise rock", Lechuguillas and Dead Peasant Insurance are way worth checking out.  Their songs actually seem to have form and structure and aren't just the shred/rinse/repeat of most of the hip no-waver slacker noise rock..

[pontifx]

is eyehategod noiserock?

[Nyodene D]

Not sure if you're being serious, but a lot of these bands really seem to carry that kind of "hardcore/sludge" influence, so if you're down with EHG these bands shouldn't be a huge stretch...

[pontifx]

it definitely was serious...I always considered EHG as some kind of noiserock but never got into that genre beside that...

[andy vomit]

CHERUBS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raLXBfAh95I
STICKMEN WITH RAYGUNS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW-BFikPvew&feature=related
BUTCHER COVER - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDxc4vqMMDc
RUSTED SHUT - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPe5aJfsodc
THE HOMOPOLICE - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r5ebJSUpfI
BILLY BAO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2VIhWjojZk

just some of my favorites.

[slugpace]

In Finland, THROAT is very good in this rhythmical, obscure tempo/flow changes of stuff.
http://www.ihatethroat.com/
(I recommend to check out the new video too!)

Thank you, sir! Throat's new 12" "Licked Inch Fur" is out this week, actually.

As previously mentioned, the term 'noise rock' is pretty vague, ranging from the early 80s bands such as Drunks With Guns, Stick Men with Ray Guns, Big Black etc. to the whole Amphetamine Reptile / Trance Syndicate / early Sub Pop scene of the late 80s/early 90s to all the stuff that's mixing together hundreds of different styles these days. Also, Skullflower, Ramleh, Splintered etc. definitely have a part in the genre as well.

Too many favourites to list really, but some bands I've been spinning lately are Grids, SQRM, Brainbombs, Kittens, Shallow North Dakota, Shorty, Mama Tick, The Catalyst, etc... etc... etc...

[ConcreteMascara]

I'd say the band Drunkdriver often walks the line between noisy hardcore and noise rock.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Drunkdriver

Their last LP, Self Titled LP was one of my favorites from last year. I'd definitely recommend them. They also did an unusual collaboration with Mattin a few years ago.

[Nyodene D]

Pissed Jeans is good too, a bit more no-wavy, but really reps that early Sub Pop feeling hard (they're on sub pop as of their last album...)

[slugpace]

Pissed Jeans is awesome and if you like them, you should check out Grids.

Drunkdriver is great as well!

Two blogs that constantly bring up new (as well as long forgotten) names:
http://www.builtonaweakspot.com/
http://www.shinygreymonotone.com/

[RyanWreck]

Endless Humiliation
Deep Jew
Infarction
Fresh Meat
Trash Dog
City Bones

[m.]

Starfuckers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOdRxEpM6kE&feature=related)
Bästard (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft76zGIp5Rk)
Breach (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMSE3PYoPqs)
16 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWkHglpLmjk&feature=related)

[Andrew McIntosh]

Opaque. The lean closer to Noise than rock, sound-wise, but occasionally have bursts of what could be called music. Usually just two guitarists who sound pretty influenced by the usual chimey-to-distorted-guitar type influences.

There's also Atomized, who I only know of from a release called "Hits Of The 80's" which features "covers" of trash like Do You Really Want To Hurt Me and so forth. Goes from rather Industrial sounding sinister to outright shouting & harshing Noise.

Both of these are English groups. I've always thought the Brits have tended towards a noisier, distortion-over-structure kind of sound with some of their rock bands - it's the country that invented Venom after all. In fact, now that I think about it, a lot of their punk bands seemed to really like sounding like total, flat-out Noise - I recall hearing a live Chaos UK bootleg with no identifiable musical components at all.

Would Ramleh count?

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I would count Ramleh in. Of course into same group of Splintered, earlier Skullflower, JFK, etc etc.. This turn of 80's/90's UK sound is pretty much unmatched. Even if appears to be "easy to do", I haven't heard much bands who would actually do it?

Old projects where I was involved, JUNKDROME in mid 90's, was highly influenced by bands above. And then this same idea transformed into project AM (not to be confused with many bands with same name). Junkdrome included T.Eiskonen known from Futile Existence and nowadays Dead In The Water. AM = Aspa/Mattila. I don't know if samples of any tapes or vinyl is online, but CD's was never made.

This was mentioned in playlist, but I'll copy/paste here:

HEBOSAGIL "Ura" tape
tape version of new full length. Should this be mentioned in Noise Rock topic? Maybe. Not exactly noise rock, not exactly sludge, not exactly hardcore or metal.. What it this? I don't know. Wild rehearsal sound quality, with obscure finnish lyrics, very well made and talented riffing. Good musicianship all over. Some has described this like fuzzy and grim mix of Unsane and Radiopuhelimet. Why not! http://www.hebosagil.com/ - Listen streaming sample from the site.