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2 hours ago, markm said:

I'll have to check this one out. I used to dig on the first couple of Atomic Bitchwax back when Dave Wyndorf's  axe man played for them, think he founded that band, but haven't listened to any of their newer stuff.

Yeah Ed Mundell was guitarring it up with Monster Magnet for 18 years starting in '92. He formed The Atomic Bitchwax as a players side project band right here in New Jersey in the later 90's. They released two really good full lengths and a couple of EP's but then by 2004 he couldn't keep up with both bands' touring schedules so he went with the more lucrative MM. Ironically these days MM's drumemr since 2004 Bob Pantella does double duty in both bands.

Ed has since departed Dave's crew as well after 2010's Mastermind. Don't know how old he is but I do know Dave's 5 years older than me so it's possible that he's just retired now. Being the trve kvlt joker that I am, I hadn't kept up with any Bitchwax happenings and goings on or heard anything new they'd released since the awesome Boxriff EP came out in 2006, until sometime earlier this year. Newer albums are all high quality, TAB are sadly unknown and overlooked. Newer Bitchwax platters from the 2010's are on the whole better than the post-Mundell MM albums from the same time period I'd say. 

Their 2nd album creatvely entitled II is still my favorite though. Fave track: Marching on the Skulls of the Dead, which can be found at 24:44

 

The Atomic Bitchwax ll (2000)

 

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Been on a bt of a death metal kick the last couple of weeks, bunch of cool new death metal albums been dropping these last few weeks keeping me occupied. But yet I cannot resist the urge to scour Youtube for more. And this afternoon my diligence has paid off. More like this please.

 

Putrefiance - Resurrected Malevolence, deliciously raw French death metal

 

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13 hours ago, GoatmasterGeneral said:

Yeah Ed Mundell was guitarring it up with Monster Magnet for 18 years starting in '92. He formed The Atomic Bitchwax as a players side project band right here in New Jersey in the later 90's. They released two really good full lengths and a couple of EP's but then by 2004 he couldn't keep up with both bands' touring schedules so he went with the more lucrative MM. Ironically these days MM's drumemr since 2004 Bob Pantella does double duty in both bands.

Ed has since departed Dave's crew as well after 2010's Mastermind. Don't know how old he is but I do know Dave's 5 years older than me so it's possible that he's just retired now. Being the trve kvlt joker that I am, I hadn't kept up with any Bitchwax happenings and goings on or heard anything new they'd released since the awesome Boxriff EP came out in 2006, until sometime earlier this year. Newer albums are all high quality, TAB are sadly unknown and overlooked. Newer Bitchwax platters from the 2010's are on the whole better than the post-Mundell MM albums from the same time period I'd say. 

Their 2nd album creatvely entitled II is still my favorite though. Fave track: Marching on the Skulls of the Dead, which can be found at 24:44

 

The Atomic Bitchwax ll (2000)

 

You're into Atomic Bitchwax more than I realized. I've got their self titled album, II and III. Good stuff. 

Now Playing-Neurosis/Enemy of the Sun-the hidden gem in their discog.

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13 hours ago, Dead1 said:

SexMag - Sex Metal

So not a glam album - think early crusty speed metal/first wave black metal with really larynx shredding vocals.

Posted here cause I know the goaty types might like it.

 

 

 

I love the very eastern European feel of this band, feels like Root or Master's Hammer.

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