Old Man Gloom

[otnavuskire]

Who's a fan?

Featuring members of Isis, Cave In, Zozobra, and Converge.

They've recently reunited and have a new album coming out called "NO".

They're on a tour right now too, and their first show was tonight in Cambridge, MA. It was fucking awesome. So glad these guys are back together. Going to their show tomorrow in Allston too!

[fillow]

I'm a fan.
YES to the new album!!

[shazbot]

holy fuck.

teaser:

http://youtu.be/S2_Y4JTeo-4

[otnavuskire]

The new album's available on cassette and vinyl at the shows. No CD available yet. Aaron said it'd be available in about a month.

[50 Volt Phantom]

Very excited about this.

[otnavuskire]

God damn they were loud and awesome again tonight. Here's a few crappy pics from the last couple nights.

TT The Bear's
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Great Scott
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[joplinpicasso]

I'm a complete fan of Cave In, Zozobra, Converge, and Isis, so I'm surprised I'm listening to OMG for the first time this year! Pretty rad experimental sound - I'm seeing them in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

[blackholesun]

I hope they do a West Coast leg too. Seminar II was just repressed on vinyl as well. I cannot fucking wait to hear/purchase the new album.

[otnavuskire]

Their short tour is over now. Anyone go to any of the other shows and get the new album on vinyl? I would have gotten it if I had something to listen to it on, but my record player is buried away in storage. I'm dying to hear the new album.

[otnavuskire]

NO was released yesterday, and it's awesome! Buy it online here:

http://oldmangloom.bandcamp.com

[otnavuskire]

New song from the upcoming album due in November!

https://soundcloud.com/sige-1/the-lash

[50 Volt Phantom]

Can't freaking wait.

[otnavuskire]

It sounds so good. Hope they tour again.

[barkhammer]

Really looking forward to this.

NO was one of my favourite albums of 2012 and this is a very promising teaser!

[otnavuskire]

Another new song, "Predators", and an interview!

http://noisey.vice.com/blog/old-man-gloom-song-stream-aaron-turner

And according to the article, their documentary is coming out on Thursday! I hope they use some footage from the Boston shows they did in 2012. I might be in it if they did!

[otnavuskire]

The documentary is up!


https://vimeo.com/103293849

[ManOfAtom]

So, according to Daymare Ape of God is two albums

http://www.diwproducts.com/shopdetail/000000001961/008/X/page1/recommend/
http://www.diwproducts.com/shopdetail/000000001962/008/X/page1/recommend/

[otnavuskire]

Just listened to the new album. Holy shit it's heavy!

[barkhammer]

So, according to Daymare Ape of God is two albums

http://www.diwproducts.com/shopdetail/000000001961/008/X/page1/recommend/
http://www.diwproducts.com/shopdetail/000000001962/008/X/page1/recommend/

Does anyone know what the deal is with the two CD releases?

The Daymare site appears to say that if you order both of them you get an exclusive DVD but I have no idea if the two CDs are different in any way.

[ManOfAtom]

Does anyone know what the deal is with the two CD releases?

The Daymare site appears to say that if you order both of them you get an exclusive DVD but I have no idea if the two CDs are different in any way.

It does say that.

amazon.co.uk also has two listings, so it's not a Japan only thing:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Ape-God-Old-Gloom/dp/B00O50R7IO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415283941&sr=8-1&keywords=old+man+gloom
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Ape-God-Old-Gloom/dp/B00O50QSI4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1415283941&sr=8-2&keywords=old+man+gloom

Tracklists:

I
1. Eden's Gates
2. Promise
3. Shoulder Meat
4. Fist of Fury
5. Simia Dei
6. The Lash
7. Never Enter
8. After You're Dead

II
1. Burden
2. Predators
3. A Hideous Nightmare Lies Upon The World
4. Arrows To Our Hearts

This is the content of the Japanese DVD:
OMG documentary: 42 minutes
OMG full concert: 47 minutes
Hidden feature + concert clip: 24 minutes
TOTAL RUNNING TIME OF DVD: 113 minutes
NTSC Region All

From
http://inoxia-rec.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1089&products_id=1004\
http://inoxia-rec.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1089&products_id=1005
http://inoxia-rec.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1089&products_id=1006

[fortheloveofgod]

The leak has only has the first 8 tracks and not in the order stated above. Amazon list Ape of God and Ape of God II. Excited for more material.

[otnavuskire]

Just posted by OMG on Facebook:

Guess what, assholes. The Ape Of God is two entirely different albums. If you downloaded some leaked shit, you don't have either. You have some bogus version we gave to press, cuz we knew those jerks would leak it (if you reviewed that fake record positively, thank you. We're just THAT good).
We will always trick you.
We will always trick you.
We will always trick you.

[otnavuskire]

Pre-order for the vinyl and some shirts is up on SIGE's site!

http://sigerecords.merchtable.com/

[eversonpoe]

just sitting down to listen!

http://scontent-a-ord.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10844091_501996366608711_301949861_n.jpg

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as funny as i think the stickers are, i'm a little pissed that the records didn't come with downloads, since the only one i can find is the fake one they released to fuck with the press.
anyone have an actual digital version they wouldn't mind sharing in a PM?

[Clownboat]

as funny as i think the stickers are, i'm a little pissed that the records didn't come with downloads, since the only one i can find is the fake one they released to fuck with the press.
anyone have an actual digital version they wouldn't mind sharing in a PM?
Yeah, when I get home from work tonight I can toss my files up on Dropbox for ya.

Seriously fucking great set of albums from these guys.

[Clownboat]

So I am The Worst and forgot about this. Tonight I've got your back!

[eversonpoe]

So I am The Worst and forgot about this. Tonight I've got your back!

no worries! i actually finally found one that's the real album. thanks so much, though.

also, holy shit, this album/these albums is/are amazing. i listened while starting to read the first hunger games book which made it feel even bleaker than it would have normally.

[Clownboat]

no worries! i actually finally found one that's the real album. thanks so much, though.

also, holy shit, this album/these albums is/are amazing. i listened while starting to read the first hunger games book which made it feel even bleaker than it would have normally.
Glad you're enjoying, man. It's some solid shit.

In related news, Brooklyn Vegan posted Kurt Ballou's list of his favorite 2014 albums that he had a hand in recording/producing/mixing (http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2014/12/converges_kurt.html) and Ape of God was his first mention:

"Old Man Gloom - Ape of God. The hijinks and shenanigans that took place during the release of this record hopefully provided their audience with a tiny glimpse into the misery I experience when working with these idiots."

Fucking priceless.

[eversonpoe]

wow, can't believe no one has posted in here for almost a year. wish i had been able to see them back in september.

anyway, i have completed my OMG vinyl collection by adding all of these beauties over the last couple months:

http://40.media.tumblr.com/7518c624fc8d42bace94786f6373782c/tumblr_nv902ygnd41qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

meditations in b - 2015 remaster on black

http://36.media.tumblr.com/15a946ee5bc6ec05ef190b605c093298/tumblr_nw498zCgd71qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

christmas - black 180g 2xLP, 2012 reissue

http://40.media.tumblr.com/06ab56df1614df29549bed8af3cc4bd1/tumblr_nxo7lksQR71qzcvl5o1_500.jpg

seminar ii - black 2xLP with etched side D (arrived yesterday)
seminar iii - gold translucent limited to 300 (arrived today)

[seasonsinthesky]

Ooh, I was hoping a new press of Zozobra would happen. Gonna investigate that puppy right myow. (Easily one of my favourite things related to Aaron Turner, and, I think, a prime summary of OMG.)

[Hazekiah]

Honestly, ISIS, Cave In, and Converge was all I needed to know. And, judging by that, whatever the fuck Zozobra is can ONLY be awesome.

I AM DOWN.

A friend played some Old Man Gloom for me like a year ago and FUCKYEAH, it was great. I didn't know about them fucking with the media till now but DAMN that makes it even cooler, lol.

Anyway, hopefully this will help metalheads more fully appreciate the literary background behind Manson's "Disposable Teens," (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apes_of_God) w00t.

XD

[perceptionnexus]

Honestly, ISIS, Cave In, and Converge was all I needed to know. And, judging by that, whatever the fuck Zozobra is can ONLY be awesome.

I AM DOWN.

A friend played some Old Man Gloom for me like a year ago and FUCKYEAH, it was great. I didn't know about them fucking with the media till now but DAMN that makes it even cooler, lol.

Anyway, hopefully this will help metalheads more fully appreciate the literary background behind Manson's "Disposable Teens," (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apes_of_God) w00t.

XD


I started this year really listening to Isis and just got into OMG in the past couple weeks. I gave the Sumac album a couple listens but didn't like it much, but then picked up No and the Ape of God discs and am digging the shit out of it thus far. Literally sounds to me like the best elements out of the members' main bands thrown into one juicy stew. I'm kinda surprised that I didn't hear OMG earlier on. I always have really loved Cave In, but just a casual Converge fan.

I was just wondering today if the book your link goes to was a main influence behind the ape of god album's theme, (like a satire of modern music industry culture with the fake albums released to the press), or if it just was simple "ape of god" = devil = metal music = rarrrghhh!! type of thing.

[eversonpoe]

Ooh, I was hoping a new press of Zozobra would happen. Gonna investigate that puppy right myow. (Easily one of my favourite things related to Aaron Turner, and, I think, a prime summary of OMG.)

it's not a new repress, it's from the original run. no idea if there are any plans to reissue it but i would think that since they recently remastered Meditations in B they're gonna work their way through the catalog.


Honestly, ISIS, Cave In, and Converge was all I needed to know. And, judging by that, whatever the fuck Zozobra is can ONLY be awesome.

I AM DOWN.

A friend played some Old Man Gloom for me like a year ago and FUCKYEAH, it was great. I didn't know about them fucking with the media till now but DAMN that makes it even cooler, lol.

i would start with Christmas. it's a pretty good intro to OMG and is relatively balanced between heavy / ambient. Ape Of God is definitely my favorite but now that i own all of the albums, i love every single one of them.


I started this year really listening to Isis and just got into OMG in the past couple weeks. I gave the Sumac album a couple listens but didn't like it much, but then picked up No and the Ape of God discs and am digging the shit out of it thus far. Literally sounds to me like the best elements out of the members' main bands thrown into one juicy stew. I'm kinda surprised that I didn't hear OMG earlier on. I always have really loved Cave In, but just a casual Converge fan.

I was just wondering today if the book your link goes to was a main influence behind the ape of god album's theme, (like a satire of modern music industry culture with the fake albums released to the press), or if it just was simple "ape of god" = devil = metal music = rarrrghhh!! type of thing.

according to what i read (don't remember where), it's definitely "ape of god" = the devil, and the record is about the end of the world. i mean, just listen to "a hideous nightmare lies upon the world". that song is absolutely terrifying but so amazing.

[otnavuskire]

Fuck. Caleb died in a car crash yesterday. :(

https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/New-Hampshire-Tollbooth-Fiery-Crash-Autopsy-Planned-for-Victim-478261223.html

[Space Suicide]

Fuck. Caleb died in a car crash yesterday. :(

https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/New-Hampshire-Tollbooth-Fiery-Crash-Autopsy-Planned-for-Victim-478261223.html

What a way to bump a thread. Damn.

Never was into Old Man Gloom as much as other Turner works but that sucks.

[otnavuskire]

What a way to bump a thread. Damn.

Never was into Old Man Gloom as much as other Turner works but that sucks.

Caleb's other bands, Zozobra and Cave In were also great. Highly recommend checking their libraries out if you never have.

[eversonpoe]

Fuck. Caleb died in a car crash yesterday. :(

https://www.necn.com/news/new-england/New-Hampshire-Tollbooth-Fiery-Crash-Autopsy-Planned-for-Victim-478261223.html

i found out because of your post on instagram. i was already having a rough/sad day and it was the key to the floodgates. definitely going to blast Ape Of God in my car today.

[otnavuskire]

i found out because of your post on instagram. i was already having a rough/sad day and it was the key to the floodgates. definitely going to blast Ape Of God in my car today.

Yeah, I was pretty sad the rest of the day yesterday. Stayed up way too late listening to his music. Still really bummed today. So unexpected. Glad to see so many people are donating to his family. The fundraiser is over $50k already.

[50 Volt Phantom]

This fucking sucks so hard. Caleb had one of the most powerful vocal deliveries in the genre, dude killed it on bass, Zozobra, OMG, Cave In, some amazing groups and he had two young kids. I mean fuck. Ya it’s disappointing that Cave In teased jamming in December, that Zozobra is effectively over and OMG might be too, but he had such young kids waiting for him to get home and he never will. I have loved his vocals and his musical projects for many years but right now I just feel for those kids. Life is fragile, we take it for granted, dying cause you wanted to slip over to a faster toll booth lane just fucking sucks.

[eversonpoe]

Yeah, I was pretty sad the rest of the day yesterday. Stayed up way too late listening to his music. Still really bummed today. So unexpected. Glad to see so many people are donating to his family. The fundraiser is over $50k already.

i spent most of the day listening to old man gloom and cave in. my wife really enjoyed cave in, which was great. what a fucking bummer this is. his poor family :(

[otnavuskire]

Caleb's first two Zozobra albums are finally being repressed on vinyl along with an OMG tribute shirt. All profits are going to his family.

http://scofieldbenefit.merchtable.com

[50 Volt Phantom]

Got me a shirt and limited cassette, very cool of Hydra Head to do this.

[eversonpoe]

got the vinyl! kind of glad the test press was sold out or i might have dropped the money on it.

[otnavuskire]

Old Man Gloom, Cave In, Converge, Young Widows, and The Cancer Conspiracy are playing together June 13 in Boston to benefit Caleb's family. Can't wait for this.

https://www.facebook.com/events/228175214600476/

[otnavuskire]

Am I crazy for buying a copy of the Ape of God cassette box set on ebay for $59? I have no interest in collecting or listening to cassettes, and frankly I think it's silly that they've made a comeback. I bought it specifically because it comes with a DVD version of the Here Is A Gift For You documentary. They were limited to 50, and rarely come up for sale.

[virushopper]

Am I crazy for buying a copy of the Ape of God cassette box set on ebay for $59? I have no interest in collecting or listening to cassettes, and frankly I think it's silly that they've made a comeback. I bought it specifically because it comes with a DVD version of the Here Is A Gift For You documentary. They were limited to 50, and rarely come up for sale.
Ask Santos! He's very active on their Social Media pages.

[otnavuskire]

Ask Santos! He's very active on their Social Media pages.

As am I. I’m a “top fan” and a “valued commenter” on their Facebook page. Ha.

[otnavuskire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puPSz3RZ-JQ

[october_midnight]

Y'all know I'm gonna be at the opening night of the tour. That's a fact.

[otnavuskire]

Y'all know I'm gonna be at the opening night of the tour. That's a fact.

Jealous. I hope they announce some east coast dates soon, and that the Boston date aligns well with my work schedule.

[eversonpoe]

i missed out on seeing them in chicago in 2015 because the stupid band i was trying to leave got a show in ohio that i didn't want to play but i felt bad leaving them in the lurch. it was a miserable time so it was even more frustrating that i didn't say fuck it and let them deal with it.

[otnavuskire]

i missed out on seeing them in chicago in 2015 because the stupid band i was trying to leave got a show in ohio that i didn't want to play but i felt bad leaving them in the lurch. it was a miserable time so it was even more frustrating that i didn't say fuck it and let them deal with it.

I had a ticket for the Boston show of that tour, but skipped it because I was just starting a new job and didn't feel right asking for time off in the first week or two of work. Glad I saw them twice in 2012 and then at the two Caleb benefits. Still wish I'd gone to that show in 2015 though.

[virushopper]

I don't want to flood the listening thread so I am going to answer here.


i've been checking the profound lore merchtable store five times a day (i have the tab open on my phone browser so when i open the browser it automatically refreshes) since they made the official announcement. i am NOT missing the preorder for any kind of special edition.

LOL, you're crazy. I probably won't buy anything until I see them in May.

[eversonpoe]

I don't want to flood the listening thread so I am going to answer here.



LOL, you're crazy. I probably won't buy anything until I see them in May.

i'm making about 1/3 of the money i used to make (and i was unemployed for 5 months until the second week in january) so i'm a lot less likely to just buy up records like i was doing for a few years. but if there's something really special and exciting coming out, you bet your buns i'm not gonna miss out on it!

[otnavuskire]

Preorders for the new album are up on the Profound Lore merchtable store! And new song!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccXWtwLA9EQ

https://s3.amazonaws.com/dev1.mtimg.com/product_photos/imgs/000/052/111/full/843563127391.jpg

https://profoundlorerecords.merchtable.com/

[otnavuskire]

Old Man Gloom just can't resist playing pranks. Once again, they secretly made two albums. Seminar VIII: Light of Meaning, which we knew about a few days ago, and Seminar IX: Darkness of Being, which they announced just now.

Swipe through this instagram post to read all about it:
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And you can listen to Seminar IX in its entirety here!:

https://youtu.be/eZHCc1w9mFg

[eversonpoe]

i'm just glad they put out the same color variants for both albums so i could get the black orb one for both.

i was originally so bummed they were only putting out a single LP worth of material...guess i just needed to wait a couple days ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ hahaha

[eversonpoe]

currently listening to the ape of god (I) on vinyl and will listen to its twin when i'm done. this album (these albums?) is (are?) so fucking good. really looking forward to what the new ones are going to bring.

[otnavuskire]

Just listened to a podcast that Santos was on. One of the things he talked about was the story of the original plan for the new albums. He's told part of this before, but not the last part. Before Caleb died, the original plan was to record an album with all four band members. But then Santos and Aaron were going to record an album on their own, and on the release date they'd put that album out, surprising Nate and Caleb. But what Santos didn't originally know was that Kurt Ballou, who was recording the albums, was going to secretly tell Nate and Caleb, and have them record their own album, which would have been the one to come out on the release date, pranking Santos and Aaron. Eventually all three albums would have been released.

[barkhammer]

Just listened to a podcast that Santos was on. One of the things he talked about was the story of the original plan for the new albums. He's told part of this before, but not the last part. Before Caleb died, the original plan was to record an album with all four band members. But then Santos and Aaron were going to record an album on their own, and on the release date they'd put that album out, surprising Nate and Caleb. But what Santos didn't originally know was that Kurt Ballou, who was recording the albums, was going to secretly tell Nate and Caleb, and have them record their own album, which would have been the one to come out on the release date, pranking Santos and Aaron. Eventually all three albums would have been released.

I do enjoy OMG records but all this "pranking" is pretty tiresome and seems entirely for their own amusement.

[otnavuskire]

entirely for their own amusement.

It absolutely is that. They don't give a shit if people listen to their music or not. OMG only exists for them to have fun with each other. Luckily for them, plenty of people enjoy their music, and the pranking.

[eversonpoe]

I do enjoy OMG records but all this "pranking" is pretty tiresome and seems entirely for their own amusement.

i mean...it doesn't really affect anyone negatively except the people working in close proximity with them, who always end up laughing with the band.

when they first announced seminar VIII, i said to otnavuskire "man, i wish we were getting a double LP, a single doesn't feel like enough new music" and lo and behold, my wish came true...because of a prank.

i'd rather a band exist for their own amusement than for any other reason ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[bobbie solo]

They should & can do whatever they want,but that whole things is a bit of not seeing the forest for the trees, and having your heads firmly up your own butts.

[otnavuskire]

CWKgLUWr0-p

Man I love this band.

[otnavuskire]

CfxBdQoperM

Finally got this photo (which I can see myself in) and the setlist from the above show framed.