pelican

language is a crippled vessel. language is a crippled vessel. very rarely am i able to convey what i truly mean by opening my mouth.

ah. my tongue is a mute ferryman...

today--the seventh anniversary of what i will now refer to as "the atrocities"--was born a snail, a wet, black-golden spiral perched delicately, placed caringly, poised for minimal movement atop a lovely version of a glistening slug.

as an aside, today is actually september 24, and this post shall now also be titled "nocturnal" for two reasons: a) i recently acquired the 2007 black dahlia murder full-length of the same name, have listened to it in its entirety approximately eleven times in the past three days, and have come to the conclusion that despite my avoidance of metalcore i find myself entranced by the black dahlia murder's musical abilities (e.g. faaaaat melodic riffs, siiiiick blasts); b) every haphazardly-wrapped package of daily musings i deliver to thee garbage heap's curb/public-property tree-lawn will not only be labeled according to the band or album that most accurately describes the day i've had/feel i will have but also include (hopefully) zip files of either a whole album, what i view to be choice cuts off an album, or what i view to be the band's career highlights. zrozumiv?

please note my usage of the phrase "minimal movement." nearly two weeks after the inception of ye humble ol' cesspool i decide to finish the first post. i also decide that i unabashedly admit i like the black dahlia murder. i like the band.

however, i have yet to hear their sophomore effort, "miasma." i have a feeling it won't appeal, or that it will and i'll then have their entire discography. whatever. i do wish the vocalist could somehow have his howls and growls always come out together because i'm not a big fan of either until they're simultaneous. i ask for that shit raw, dude, not scenester. but you listen and tell me the riffs aren't delectably thrash-attack, drumming isn't a battalion of beefiness, leads do not lynch yr pleasantries. and the solos...the solos...

fine. fuck you then.

enjoy the pelican highlights as well as choice cuts from black dahlia murder's "nocturnal."