Hollow graves, broken bones, tormented beings, murder caves…the ultra primitive black metal band Bone Awl straight destroy sound. This California band brings that raw blackened metal the way I dig it, with punk puke sprayed all over it. Their EP, Bowing Heads, is 15 minutes of dark rad rage that I just don’t want to end. Bone Awl play the type of chaos that makes you want to hurt the people in so-called power with no apology. Their songs have this almost -d beat vibe about them that just gets me going. On songs like “The Awful Voice” you can feel & hear a sinister rock & roll groove that will keep your head moving. The vocals in are pure death, which makes them rad as hell in my black book. Bone Awl are exactly what I like about American primitive black metal – they are not afraid to inject a little cryptic voodoo boogie into their sound. On tracks like “Howard N.” you get this sense that the band is about to lose their minds, there is a layer of madness that is off the meat rack. The guitar work on Bowing Heads is nuclear murder to the max, the riffs are shrill & extremely catchy in a subversive way. Do yourself a favor, if you have not heard of Bone Awl, buy all of their records, you will not be disappointed. After the jump, check out some killer live footage.
A. Hernandez
September 14, 2011 at 1:51 am
If you’re gonna say ” if you have not heard of Bone Awl, buy all of their records, you will not be disappointed.” you should probably provide a link to their webstore or somewhere wherever their stuff can be purchased. At the very least mention what label releases their stuff.
Meghan
September 14, 2011 at 3:55 pm
You’re right…they’re on Nuclear War Now Productions http://www.nwnprod.com/
Now buy all their records.