After a knock-down, drag-out voting battle, Canadian rockers Harm have come out on top this week, with their new album, The Nine (buy on iTunes), edging out Legacy of Disorder, who came in as a close second. The top five vote-getters were:
1. Harm – The Nine
2.Legacy of Disorder – Last Man Standing
3. ZZ Top – La Futura
4. Pantera – Original Album Series 5-CD collection
5. Gallows – Gallows
Stay tuned for this week’s poll, which will be live on RevolverMag.com on Wednesday, September 19. In the meantime, you can check Harm’s “Argue and Grin” off The Nine below:
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Every Tuesday–the day that new music comes out–we will be listing the hard-rock and metal releases that hit stores, and every Wednesday we will be offering you, the fans, the chance to pick the Album of the Week. Below, check out the albums, EPs, singles, and DVDs that came out this week; pick your favorite, and feel free to vote as many times as you want. Voting ends on Monday, September 17, at noon, when the results will be announced.
UPDATE: The poll is closed. Thanks for your vote. To view the results, click here.
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It’s Tuesday–the day that music comes out–and this one sees shit from Blaqk Audio, Gallows, Quicksand, and more hitting stores. Check out the list of releases below and let us know which ones you have already or are planning to pick up.
- Alastor – Destiny
- Alastor – Syndroms of the Cities reissue
- Altar of Oblivion – Grand Gesture of Defiance
- Beastwars – Beastwars
- Blaqk Audio – Bright Black Heaven
- Castle – Blacklands
- Circle II Circle – Full Circle: The Best Of
- Cloudscape – New Era
- Cryptopsy – Cryptopsy
- Culture – From The Vault: Demos & Outtakes 1993-1998
- Deserters – The Slow Rhythms Of A Dead-Beat
- Evocation – Dead Calm Chaos reissue
- Evocation – Tales From The Tomb reissue
- Ex Deo – Caligvla
- Flotsam & Jetsam – Doomsday For The Deceiver reissue
- Funeral Mist – Devilry/Havoc reissue
- Funeral Mist – Salvation reissue
- Gallows – Gallows
- Grave Digger – Clash of The Gods
- The Graviators – Evil Deeds
- Harm – The Nine
- Hoobastank – Fight or Flight
- Hooded Menace – Effigies of Evil
- Kittie – Not So…Safe
- Legacy of Disorder – Last Man Standing
- Lifeforms – Multidimensional
- NOFX – Self Entitled
- Orchid – Heretic
- Pagan Altar – The Time Lord EP
- Pantera – Original Album Series 5-CD collection
- Quicksand – Slip vinyl reissue
- Riot – Fire Down Under reissue
- Serpentine Path – Serpentine Path
- Set Free – Set Free
- Svolk – Nights Under The Round Table
- Texas In July – “Bed of Nails” single
- Therapy? – A Brief Crack Of Light
- Threshold – March Of Progress
- Wodensthrone – Curse
- ZZ Top – La Futura
Hardcore-punk outfit Gallows will release the highly anticipated self-titled follow-up to 2009′s Grey Britain on September 18. Gallows was recorded, produced, mixed, and mastered by long-term friends of the band Thomas Mitchener and Steve Sears at Broadfields Studio in Watford in May this year.
“We made this record self-titled as it defines the band known as Gallows as we exist today,” the band says. “This is our statement of intent, our laugh in the face of those who said Gallows were done, when in reality, we’re just warming up. We couldn’t feel more vindicated and proud.”
Gallows will tour North America in November; tickets went on sale on Monday.
Check out new song, “Outside Art,” and let us know what you think in the comments.
]]>Heavy-music fans best know Mike Ski as the frontman of the A.K.A.s, the Philly punk rawkers who recently dropped their latest album, Animal Summer (Paper+Plastick). What fans might not know is that the ink-covered vocalist is also a skilled tattoo artist. And in celebration of Revolver's current tattoo issue, we thought we'd talk to Ski about his visual art.
REVOLVER How long have you been tattooing?
It's been around 15 years or so. There's been times where I've tattooed both full and part time over that span of time. Still trucking.
How/why did you start?
Myself and all the friends I came up with were into tattoos and were getting tattooed by a friend of ours who ended up moving away shortly thereafter. It was a time when we didn't know much outside of our hometown aside from traveling to see bands, and there weren't many local people that were into the stuff we were into. I had been drawing my whole life and was interested in learning myself. With great trust and support from my friends–and their bravery in letting me tattoo them so early–I taught myself. Not something I would recommend nowadays, but sometimes you gotta make your own options I suppose.
Where do you tattoo?
I do a lot of traveling and tattooing on the road. When I'm home, I'm excited to have recently started tattooing by appointment at Olde City Tattoo in Philadelphia. It's always been my favorite tattoo spot in Philly since before I moved here a couple years ago. Whenever I was in town on tour I would go there and just look at all the flash for an hour. Call and make an apt! www.oldecitytattoo.com
What piece are you the most proud of?
I think like a lot of people who do different kinds of art, I'm constantly trying to learn and get better–so much so that any excitement of a sweet high fiver is short-lived. I almost completely replace my tattoo book every few months as hopefully continues to evolve. That said, I know my dad still talks about a portrait of a pit bull I did like 10 years ago. Even though it wasn't that awesome by any means, I like to say that's my favorite piece just because nothing ever impresses that guy, so it's kind of funny.
How would you describe your style?
I try to keep rounded and I like doing different stuff, however, my favorite stuff tends to be Traditional American. Bold lines, lots of black, with a contrast of bright colors. I like tattoos that you can read from a block away and look good for a long time.
Have you tattooed any other musicians?
Yes sir. Lots. Bros from Bring Me The Horizon, Silverstein, AlexisOnFire, Anti-Flag, Gallows, POS, Chiodos, Bayside…to name a few.
What’s the most annoying client you’ve ever dealt with?
I tend to be an idealist, and therefore am continually fascinated by people in general and the different ways they approach getting tattoos, so I get more amused than annoyed. Obviously, some are more challenging than others, but that's part of being a tattooer is giving your advice and opinions and ultimately making the person the most stoked. You don't always get to do a skull on a forearm…but that's what keeps it interesting. Two bits of advice: 1) Quit moving around. 2) Flex your tips yo.
Mike Ski photo by Kencredible