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All-star bands are rarely, if ever, any good. There are a few notable exceptions, but what looks good on paper rarely adds up to quality in real-life. Khoma is one such exception. Who would've thought that combining members from such dissimilar acts as Cult of Luna and The Perishers would work so well? Oh, but it does; in fact it sometimes eclipses the other acts altogether. I was excited about Khoma as soon as their first album "Tsunami" was released, way back in 2004 before they added the H to the name. With so many lackluster mid-tempo heavy acts polluting the airwaves I wanted to shout Khoma's name from the mountaintops to let everyone know how good they are. The band's new album "The second wave" is even better than the debut. I had some trepidations about they rerecording some of the songs from the first, but I reluctantly agree that it makes sense now that they have a much bigger potential audience through Roadrunner and heck, they sound great. Why complain? Kudos to Magnus Lindberg at Tonteknik - the drums recording is killer. I'm sure some it is Thomas Hedlund's constantly improved playing and maybe his kit, but whatever it is, the tones they got on tape are stunning. For today's mp3 I've decided to revisit the track "One of us must hang" which I used to close out the first "Reader's companion" disc. The new version is a tad faster, but it's just as powerful. Check it out.
Khoma - One of us must hang
This week's It's a trap! Last.fm/Audioscrobbler listening group most-played artist chart:
01. The Knife
02. The Radio Dept.
03. Belle and Sebastian
04. The Concretes
05. José González
06. Radiohead
07. Tiger Lou
08. Death Cab for Cutie
09. The Strokes
10. Håkan Hellström
Top 10 tracks for the week:
01. The Concretes - Chosen One
02. The Radio Dept. - The worst taste in music
03. The Knife - Heartbeats
04. The Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #2 (Laika)
05. Morrissey - You Have Killed Me
06. Le Sport - it's not the end of the world
07. The Magic Numbers - Forever Lost
08. Tiger Lou - The Loyal
09. Band of Horses - The Funeral
10. Khoma - Hyenas
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Khoma received a perfect KKKKK rating for their new album "The second wave" in the latest issue of Kerrang.
Metalrage interviews Khoma: http://www.metalrage.com/articles/359
Don't forget that the band was featured on my "It's a trap! reader's companion volume one", released back in 2004.
Check out an e-card for Khoma's new album "The second wave": http://www.khoma.net/thesecondwave/
Metalrage reviews Khoma's new album: http://www.metalrage.com/reviews/772
Khoma's video for the song "Medea" is now online: http://uk.music.yahoo.com/ar-30655345---Khoma
The first review I've seen of their new album "The second wave" is here: http://www.movinghands.net/reviews/detail.asp?id=1040
Want to see Khoma play an exclusive showcase in London on March 23? Here's how: http://www.khoma.net/competition.aspx
Check out Khoma's web diary for an extensive FAQ concerning the band, it's members, their ideologies and more: http://www.khoma.net/index2.aspx
Don't forget that the song "One of us must hang" from the first album "Tsunami" is available on the "Reader's companion" CD. In other news, the band will play an exclusive record release show in London on March 23. It will be invite-only, but keep an eye on the band's website for a chance to win tickets.
Khoma has now updated the diary section of their new website: http://www.khoma.net/
Khoma's new website is finally online: http://www.khoma.net/
Go there to check out the cover art and full tracklist for their upcoming album "The second wave", due out April 3 via Roadrunner Records.
Khoma's new album "The second wave" has been confirmed for an April 3 release via Roadrunner.
Khoma (nee Koma), the all-star band featuring members from Cult of Luna, The Perishers and Scared, has posted a new track ("Medea") from their upcoming Roadrunner debut album on myspace: http://www.myspace.com/khoma
New mp3 today from Closer, an up-and-coming Stockholm-based act that I think sounds like a darker, more melodic version of At the Drive In. Or maybe imagine a prog-ier version of Khoma/Koma. It's heavy, but not exactly what I'd consider metal. I immediately knew these guys were something special when I downloaded a song from their website and listening to all four tracks from their as-yet-unreleased "Tokpela" EP only confirms my gut feeling was 100% on-point. The band has a very clear intent and vision to what they want to do and it's surprising that no label has snapped them up yet, but I can't imagine that the situation will last too much longer. The world needs more intelligent rock bands like Closer and they're simply too good to ignore. Heck, if I wasn't so strapped for cash I'd pony up the money myself. Spread the word: this is a band to watch.