NUX VOMICA - "Asleep in the Ashes" 2xLP The second Lp by Portland's NUX VOMICA is an expansive, impressive effort featuring just six songs over two full albums that last more than an hour. These songs are pretty "Cradle to the Grave" style- progressively diverse within themselves, raging from mid-tempo rockin' punk to thundering metal [...]
http://still-single.tumblr.com/post/902834293/nux-vomica-asleep-in-the-ashes-2xlp-aborted-society Big, lumbering, dirge-ridden metal with lots of diabolical, mournful chordery, and a shitload of changes in each of the six tracks presented here. Portland’s Nux Vomica lines up death metal with a little commercial BM counterparts and some thrash and d-beat elements to play this game where they keep switching it up in longform, [...]
http://www.noisecreep.com/2010/05/19/nux-vomica-try-to-focus-on-big-picture-in-new-songs/ "We have a ton of music ready to record, and we're touring Europe in November!" Nux Vomica drummer tells Noisecreep excitedly. The Portland, Ore.-based experimental melodic death/crust punk band have been keeping busy bumming out genre purists and making themselves at home in their adopted city -- and they're clearly excited for whatever's coming [...]
Record release show dates set for Asleep in the Ashes! Make sure to pick one up as these are moving fast! For those of you who can't attend, you can pick one up online here. Sunday, May 23rd 2010 CROSS STITCHED EYES (Bremen, Oakland, Bath) NUX VOMICA COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON RAW NERVES The Morgue 5901 [...]
