Landmine Marathon are without a doubt one of the bands I am most excited about these days. In today's world of crappy Metalcore and poser bands that call there watered down drivel "Metal", Landmine are a total diamond in the rough, and churn out a heaviness unlike anything I have heard in a very long time. Yeah I've heard them compared to Napalm Death, Bolt Thrower, and even Carcass, but they have a sound that totally transcends their Grindcore influences. Listening to them I also hear classic punk ala The Accüsed, Discharge, and even a bit of Septic Death.
In fact right now I am so stoked on these guys that earlier this week Umlaut and I hoped on a plane to Phoenix and caught their brutal set at Chasers, a small club/bar in Scottsdale, where they were opening for Kylesa. Afterwards we hung out with and got to know them all, and they even agreed to a silly little photo shoot before calling it a night. Not only are they an amazing band, but also some of the coolest, most down to earth people around. You can read all about our less than 24hr adventure here.
The band is set to release their third album, Sovereign Descent in early 2010, (they also have a split 7" w/ The Funeral Pyre that you can purchase here) and hopefully some touring will follow. If you haven't heard them yet, you need to go check them out, now.
I love that you guys did this! Great pics.
Posted by: Jamie | Sunday, October 04, 2009 at 05:28 PM
"THUNDER BLASTED BODIES!!"
Posted by: umlaut | Sunday, October 04, 2009 at 08:39 PM