The Playlist 03/10/2007

10 songs you should hear now!

1, PARAMORE, CRUSHCRUSHCRUSH
The title may suggest hammering industrial metal, but Crushcrushcrush is yet another slice of lush melody and power-pop hooks from the Tennessee punkers.
www.myspace.com/paramore

2, LES SAVY FAV, WHAT WOULD WOLVES DO?
Art rockers Les Savy Fav may be bonkers, but they're also kind gents, putting this stonking new track from their forthcoming seven-inch single online for nowt.
www.myspacxe.com/lessavyfav

3, OUTL4W, ARE YOU READY?
Barely able to get in the pub they may be, but rising UK punks Outl4w have already garnered a reputation of being a noisy racket par excellence. Good work, now get back on with your homework, lads.
www.myspace.com/outl4wtv

4, BLOODHOUND GANG, SCREWING YOU ON THE BEACH AT NIGHT
Addicted to toilet humour they may be, but from time to time the kings of the foul-mouth occasionally turn up a gem. Like a rude Depeche Mode, this has floor-filler written all over it.
www.myspace.com/bloodhoundgang

5, CRADLE OF FILTH, THE FOETUS OF A NEW DAY KICKING
Though able to wield subtlety as well as blastbeats, Dani Filth and co haven't bothered here. Instead, the music is as blunt as the title suggests, a battering wave of black metal darkness.
vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=18442778

6, GALLHAMMER, HALLUCINATION
Crushingly heavy and darker than the inside of a blindfold, Japanese metal trio Gallhammer's low end buzz is matched only by the one they're currently making in the metal world.
video.google.co.uk

7, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, THE KILL (LIVE)
Caught live in Holland, here's a peep at just how massive Jared Leto and co can sound in the flesh. Makes U2 sound like a Gallows rehearsal tape.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOLacS_WdfM

8, EPICA, REPLICA
Though first thoughts are that Fear Factory's punishing metal precision would mix with Epica's symphonic majesty like petrol and chocolate, this blistering cover by the Dutch mob proves the opposite is actually the case. Superb.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do1Nnd_Il4I

9, HIGH ON FIRE, BAGHDAD (LIVE)
On record, Oakland metal messiahs High On Fire are loud, so naturally live they're one of the loudest, heaviest things you'll ever hear, bashing Slayer, Mastodon and Sabbath into a wonderfully twisted metal cacophony.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3qXwtDmMjY

10, HIM, KISS OF DAWN (LIVE)
One of the highlights from their new Venus Doom record, this version caught live in Brussels is a treat for fans who just can't get enough of HIM's new stuff.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl6EOazpl4g