Got back a bit ago from seeing Danny and Vincent Cavanaugh from Anathema make the most of a situation in which the rest of their band didn’t make it over from the UK to play with Blackfield at Irving Plaza in NYC (or anywhere else on the tour, for that matter). I’ll probably review the set Monday if I can think of anything to say about it other than, “Duh, he sing pretty.” That may or may not happen. Either way, the show was cool, and “Fragile Dreams” is amazing.

It would probably have been appropriate, then, to close out the week with some Anathema, but late as it is (1AM and on by the time this is posted) the mind has a tendency to wander, and so we get May Blitz instead. Also British, but a totally different vibe and about 20 years earlier. This clip was linked to in a comment on the Where to Start: The Heavy ’70s post, which has become a virtual treasure trove of excellent listening suggestions thanks to a slew of helpful comments, and I dug it and figured you might too. The song is “8 Mad Grim Nits” — I have no idea what that means — and it’s from the band’s second album, 1971’s The 2nd of May, which is about two clicks away from being on my Amazon wishlist.

This was kind of a strange week, but I hope you got to check out the Orange Goblin interview anyway, and I hope you stick around next week. On Monday, I’ll have a special feature wherein Karl Sanders from The Gates of Slumber picks out his five favorite Saint Vitus tunes (you might be surprised at some of his choices), and Blackwolfgoat goes on sale on Tuesday, and I’ll have more audio from that. Plans are kicking around as well for an album stream of the new Witch Mountain record, and I’ll also have my Q&A with J.Bartz from Lo-Pan, who — if you didn’t see the review earlier today — kicked ass in Philly last night, plus album reviews of the new Sourvein and Premonition 13 releases. There’s a lot to come, is my point.

I hope you have a great and safe weekend, and just because I’ve yet to mention it on the blog, special congratulations to our good friend Mike H. (you might know him on the forum as… Mike H.) and to his wife on the birth of their son earlier this week. My best to the whole family. Enjoy your Saturday and Sunday, and we’ll see you back here Monday for more good times.

Tags: May Blitz, UK

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