Linkage

• All you need to know about the FLOOR boxset.

• BLACK COBRA will celebrate the vinyl release of last year's underrated Chronomega with a performance at Vacation Vinyl on Valentine's Day @ 5 PM.

• Take a listen to "Frost Hammer" off HIGH ON FIRE's soon-to-be released fifth studio album, Snakes for the Divine, here.  I've had the record for a while.  It's all good. 

• Chicago label Flingco Sound System generously releases They Don't Know Unless You Tell Them, a compilation of 15 unreleased tracks by all the bands on the label (including our personal favorites, WRNLRD) and some special musical guests, as a free download. 

• Public Guilt is reissuing current Ipecac artist ZU's The Way of the Animal Powers on 180 gram wax, which was remastered by KHANATE's James Plotkin.  Get a taste of what has caught the discriminating ears of Mike Patton and John Zorn by previewing the excellently named track "Tom Araya is Our Elvis".  

• The filmaker who brought us The Decline of Western Civilization Parts I-III reflects back on her work with the help of the photography of Edward Colver. 

• A partial preview by way of review of the Metal As Art tour that is coming to The Blvd on the 21st.

• The pre-sales for HARVEY MILK's s/t CD and CAVE IN's Planet of Old CD-EP/bonus DVD are on.

• Another amazing free psych compilation form Ethan Miller's European tour busdriver.  I can't get enough of this shit and am only left to wonder what it would cost to have this guy just drive me around the old continent.

• J. Bennett posts his always entertaining Cry Now, Cry Later column from the Jan 2010 issue of Decibel Magazine.

• An interview with Arthur Seay of Indio's HOUSE OF BROKEN PROMISES.

• NEBULA will release a limited split 7" with labelmates QUEST FOR FIRE.