Aural-Visual Assault is a selection of music videos and artwork.
Loudness has been around longer than many of the people reading this have been alive. The Japanese band formed in 1981 and has three out of four of its original members. “Soul on Fire” is from their newest album Rise to Glory. In it, they maintain their heavy sound that has made them a favorite of many and one of the biggest Japanese metal bands … Continue reading Tuesday Tune at Noon: ‘Soul on Fire’ by Loudness
My god, can you get any heavier than the intro to “Honey Bucket” by Melvins? Holy crap, 25 years later and this song still sounds monstrous as it did then. Upon hearing this song, I had to go out and buy the album Houdini. Unfortunately, I bought it on tape and that meant it got lost during one of my several moves. One of these … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: ‘Honey Bucket’ by Melvins
Napalm Death are an institution to themselves. Unlike many bands, they’ve carried on years after all of the original members left. Starting as an extreme punk band and evolving into a brutal grindcore band, they’ve carved themselves an identity that’s totally unique to them. “Standardization” from their 2018 album Coded Smears And More Uncommon Slurs, which is a compilation of tracks from sessions from previous albums. … Continue reading Tuesday Tune at Noon: ‘Standardization’ by Napalm Death
Back in the early 1990s, Rob Halford quit Judas Priest and formed his own band. There was a lot of discussion and fanfare on what he was going to do. Fight was what he did and they were introduced to the world at large with today’s featured song: “Nailed to the Gun.” It was a good move, the song kicked ass and thousands of metal … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: ‘Nailed to the Gun’ by Fight
I wouldn’t advise the video ‘Callow’ by Therapy? to people who have the heebie-jeebies about seeing bad things happen to finger nails. “Callow” is from the Northern Irish group’s album Cleave, which was released Sept. 21. This video, though, was released back in May. It’s a pretty fast number with rather dark lyrics, which seems to be something that Therapy? is good at. They’re a … Continue reading Tuesday Tune at Noon: ‘Callow’ by Therapy?
With the Autumnal Equinox falling on Saturday the days will grow shorter and the nights longer. So, what better way to greet the new season with “Autumn Twilight” by Cathedral. “Autumn Twilight” is my favorite song off their 1992 EP Soul Sacrifice. This EP was released just months before their landmark album The Ethereal Mirror. Soul Sacrifice at only four songs leaves an impact on … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: ‘Autumn Twilight’ by Cathedral
“My Life My Rules” is from aggrotech group Combichrist’s 2016 album This is Where Death Begins. Not exactly safe for work, this rocking video might help put a little bump into your Tuesday doldrums. Combichrist marked their 15th year of existence this year. The Atlanta-based group was founded by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua. For those unfamiliar with them, Combichrist has an aggressive spirit reminicent of electro-rock groups … Continue reading Tuesday Tune at Noon: ‘My Life My Rules’ by Combichrist
Back in the summer of 1993, Morbid Angel released a little album titled Covenant. On Covenant was the song “God of Emptiness” which is our throwback video of the day. From what I understand, Covenant is the best selling death metal album of all time. Now, of that I’m not 100 percent sure. I am sure, though, that it got a lot of exposure, thanks … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: ‘God of Emptiness’ by Morbid Angel
Today’s tune is from Finnish goth/punk group Musta Paraati. This is the video for their song “The Leader” from their upcoming album Black Parade. Interestingly, this is the first album of new material since their 1984 album Käärmeet. Black Parade features all of the original members with the exception of vocalist Jore Vastelin who passed in 1993. Musta Paraati had a very, very long hiatus. They … Continue reading Tuesday Tune at Noon: ‘The Leader’ by Musta Paraati
Before Devin Townsend became known as one of creators of some of metal’s heaviest, strangest and most personal music, he was the singer for guitar superhero Steve Vai’s band Vai. It’s just been a little over 25 years since many of us were introduced to the kind of weird Canadian with an awesome voice, who honestly made the following song “Down Deep Into the Pain” … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: ‘Down Deep into the Pain’ by Vai
