Sebastian Langkilde

The Eternal Reign

Musicians and their fans have debated the ethics of re-recording an album for as long as I can remember. Dave Grohl explored the idea with the Foo Fighter’s debut.

Now Born of Osiris have executed a complete re-recording of The New Reign, due February 24, 2017. “Empires Erased” is the first single from that production.

Looking back, New Reign was recorded before Axe-Fx and most likely on a smaller budget. I can remember how crisp and well produced it was for its time, especially with how heavy yet technically precise the music was.

“Empires Erased” benefits from superior drum production and perfect digital guitar tone. It sounds better than the original. Perhaps New Reign doesn’t enjoy the level of nostalgia and age of other records yet.

This new version gives more clarity to the original conception when BOO sat down and wrote it song over ten years ago.

Collection Update 3

Blank cassette tape box design mockup, isolated, clipping path.

Today, Dikembe announced their first mixtape with some friends Prince Daddy & The Hyena, Henrietta, and Expert Timing. They will continue self-releasing music through the moniker Death Collective. Perhaps it will turn into their own label.

First print of 100 black cassettes, hand numbered, are almost sold out. Get it here before it’s gone. You can download and pay what you want for the record here.

I recently also acquired Thursday’s Full Collapse and The Pretender’s The Singles on tape as well. I usually would make more noise about getting a Thursday tape but it was just a reprint. Still satisfying to own.

Moore Makes a Difference

Sonny Moore and From First to Last dropped their first song together in almost ten years. More surprising than the release, “Make War” sounds seamless as if Moore never left the band.

It’s surprisingly contemporary for the genre. Just the arrangement itself sounds fresh unlike most post-hardcore today. Moore’s voice is just as captivating now as it was FFTL’s prime.

The lyrics still stand out too. “Happy anniversary from the bottom of my credit card” along with the Snapchat reference are just as good as any of their songs.

Now the question becomes is there full length and tour planned? With a strong single like this fans should expect more new music.

This may be the last opportunity to see FFTL with Sonny Moore in the line up again. As Skrillex he’ll enjoy more success professionally. This moment could be the last opportunity to see this notable line-up.