Yegor Dyachkov - On Stage - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Yegor Shevtsov - Avec Un Frisson Late Piano Works [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/27/2013

Over five years after InchHell in a BottleInch was unleashed, Vomit Division come back to the scene of the crime. Their second attack, InchHangover HighwayInch, is a high-proof cocktail of savage black/thrash with a dash of snotty punk and rock'n'roll, served with a side of broken glass and biting sarcasm. The songwriting has matured into something even more unpredictable, refusing to be constrained by genre conventions and effortlessly shifting between furious violence and eerie, almost melodic restraint. This is black/thrash unchained. One moment you're headbanging to classic, catchy riffs typical of the style; the next you're plunged into pure black metal darkness or caught off-guard by old school heavy metal passages. The result is an intense and dynamic listening experience where InchBad Decisions Make Good SongsInch is not just a title, but a mission statement. Lyrically, the focus remains mostly on S*x, drugs and rock'n'roll, but with a darker, introspective and brutally honest edge.

The music of Estonian organist-composer Suda (1883-1920) combines contrapuntal mastery with virtuosic command of the Romantic organ. Suda's brief life and his perfectionism meant that his output - exclusively for the organ - remained small, but it is beautifully crafted and highly expressive.