Capsule / Furnace Split

Once again, description is provided by the Moment of Collapse sight. You can, and should, buy it here. This record is ridiculous. Capsule starts the record, only contributing a single song, but one of the heaviest songs I've heard in a while. Its alot heavier than their older stuff, but it is still pretty technical, but not quite as all over the place. The drumming isn't as flashy. In case you didn't know, they recently switched their lineup up a bit: the bassist now plays second guitar, the drummer plays bass, and they got a new dude to play the drums. I saw them with this lineup in Baltimore and that shit was off the chain. Furnace put three songs on here, the last song is instrumental and only available through the digi-download that comes with the vinyl. Their shit is so solid, I can't even handle the heavy. This split rules because both bands compliment each other nicely: it makes sense that they would work together. I've been waiting for this record for a really long time and I'm so stoked that I got the rip. All I need to do now is get some cash money. Below is the description from MoC and the split. BUY THIS RECORD. Word.


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Our 13th release and something like the clash of two heavyweights in todays hardcore-underground. To celebrate their friendship and to support their common european tour in 2010 Capsule and Furnace team up to share this split 7".
First of are Capsule from Florida which should be known since their amazing album entitled "blue" on robotic empire records. With "whole grounds" they contribute one song which stands for the developement of this band. Containing ex-members of Kylesa and Torche, they formed an uncomparable sound of heavy music. Impressing guitartunes coupled with passages of delayeffects are only one ingrediant. Without getting boring you´ll notice that parts return and win ground with each runningtime. Carried by surprising accents, dry basslines, an in your subcoscious mind engraving voice and sluggish drumming, this band knows how to write great music.
Up next are Boston´s forward raging band called Furnace. With "friendly cosmos" and "clumb satellite" they contribute two songs which are blowing away every single doubt you might have, if you thought this band is something like Capsule`s sidekick for this release. This three-piece band wrenches a whole in your ears and knows how to fill it. Absolute forward raging drum- , guitar- and basslines paired with multiple voices are ready to hit your recordplayer and surprises with a wide range of tempi. A really tight style and a brilliant sense to assemble fragments making this band to one of the most underrated ensembles around.
Therefore we are more than happy to release this piece of vinyl and to extend the circle with those two brilliant bands.
There are 500 copies around, 400 of those are pressed on black vinyl, 100 on different colored vinyl(from clear to dark grey). There will be some kind of special version, available on the tour and through our mailorder. it includes the coloured vinyl and a special artwork, which was done once again by our friend Vladimir Vacovsky.
Further more every single copy includes a free digital download of the split as well as one extra song, which one is an instrumental one by Furnace. Enjoy.


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Capsule / Furnace Split

L'Antietam

L'Antietam is from New Hampshire, a state that you might figure not a lot of punk bands come from. And you'd probably be right. Although Furnace and Bravo Fucking Bravo are both from the same general area, and I would suggest checking them both out (Bravo even featured L'Antietam's bassist John on the bass for a while).

The band formed in 2005 while the guys were still in high school, and put out a self titled debut on the German label Adagio830, followed up by a four song 7" entitled "We Like it When the Red Water Comes Out". The debut was comprised of screamy hardcore songs that caught the attention, but still seemed to lack something. The 7" brought some of the ideas brought to the table on the debut to fruition, creating a spazzy, noodly sound full of passion and energy.

A split with Furnace was followed by the release of Family in 2006, which compiled all their previous output (minus the unmastered versions of the tracks found on the Furnace split) as well as 10 new recordings. The new recordings from "Family" were L'Antietam's previous attempts more fully realized: songs that you could imagine screaming along to in the basement intermingling with well-executed interlude tracks.

With Will Killingsworth (guitarist of Orchid/Ampere/Bucket Full of Teeth/Failures, sound engineer of many great records including Orchid's own Gatefold) behind the helm, 2007's Arthur Carr saw an expansion of L'Antietam's sound, leaving behind some of the noodly riffs (which lead singer/guitarist Derek explained he had sort of lost interst in when I talked to him) for a more straightforward and powerful melodic hardcore punk sound that still included the signature heart pounding build ups that had become part of their signature on the earlier records. This record also contains the epic "Our Elders", an instrumental track has is easily one of L'Antietam's best songs, and (dare I go there?) one of the best "screamo" songs of the decade.

The band's 2008 output was limited to two tracks on a split with the Kidcrash, but they did not dissapoint. "Gnarthur Gnarr" and "Gnarfield Gnarbuckle" take the sound L'Antietam explored on Arthur Carr and condense it in further in a balled fist of punk energy, leaving the book open on where they can take their sound next.

I'm extremely excited for 2009 because they have three releases slated for this year: a split with none other than Loma Prieta, an EP entitled Dark Brew due out in the spring, and a brand new full length record due by autumn. Below is the art for the Loma Prieta/L'Antietam split, for anyone who is actually interested.



Below I've uploaded their entire discography up to this point, including my own personal vinyl rip of the Furnace split. The L'Antietam tracks on the split are included on Family, but I uploaded this release anyway for two reasons. One, the tracks appear to be earlier versions of the songs, or are at least unmastered (since they're on vinyl), and the Furnace song contained on this record is one of my favorite Furnace songs. Very good, and somewhat longer than the usual Furnace song. Definitely worth a download. As far as I know, this is the only place you can get an mp3 of this song; you'd have to buy the vinyl to hear it otherwise.

There really isn't enough good I can say about these guys. They play amazing, powerful screamo songs that come straight from the heart, and they put on an incredibly good live show. AND they're extremely nice dudes. I had a great, great time when they played a show with us during their tour and we got a chance to party with them afterward. I would definitely recommend buying ALL of their shit from Slave Union.

Peep the myspace here.

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Family (2006)



Furnace Split (2006)




Arthur Carr on cassette

Arthur Carr (2007)



Heavy Nugs and Heady Chugs Split w/Kidcrash (2008)