And yes, that title is meant in both ways: The album, called The Beast Becomes the Servant, is entirely new and Motherboar are streaming all of it. Now, I don’t have one of these fancy, newfangled books of face — mostly because I don’t want to talk to anyone I went to high school with other than The Patient Mrs. — but rumor has it it’s the bee’s knees among the kids these days, and Motherboar are apparently way more hip to the times. So good for them.

For those unfamiliar and thus suspect (it’s human nature to fear what you don’t know; you don’ t have to be ashamed), the Boston five-piece play a balls-out heavy metal that’s equal parts crash and crush. Definitely of Generation Masto, but less concerned with showing off how many incongruous parts they can fit into a song than with kicking your ass — which, if you’re not paying attention, is the way it should be. Plus, they have a song called “Camel Puncher,” and if I didn’t know any better, I’d think they meant it.

Click here to check out the record. Anyone who wants to catch Motherboar live can do so at the Middle East Downstairs in Cambridge (everyone knows Downstairs is better) on April 16, but be warned, since it’s Massachusetts, they’re playing with a bunch of metalcore bands. And Diecast. Nice to know a decade later Diecast is still on every show in that state. They’ve been going to the same party for 12 years, and in no way is that depressing.

Tags: Boston, Massachusetts, Motherboar, Unsigned bands

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