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Baker's Dozen

Metal Machine Music: A Persher Baker's Dozen
Patrick Clarke , February 28th, 2024 10:45

Electronic producers but longtime punk, hardcore and metal heads, Blawan and Pariah take Patrick Clarke through the thirteen records that shaped their swerve into heavy music as Persher, from Meshuggah and Napalm Death to Converge and The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Medulla Nocte – ‘Nothing For Second’ from From One Extreme To The Other

JR: They were actually quite a shit band to be honest, but I was really young when I saw them and they changed a lot for me. I remember thinking ‘Fuck, I want to be in a band like that.’ They just had a vibe that I really wanted to be a part of, even though the music wasn’t fantastic. Live, they weren’t shit, they were very cerebral, and they had a fucking sick drummer called Jammer, this massive guy. He was huge. We’re talking fucking huge. His arms looked like they were inside his body, but he played drums like a motherfucker. It was almost like you went just to see Jammer play. The first time I ever saw them was because I had a bunch of friends who were really into Raging Speedhorn. We went to see them, and Medulla Nocte were supporting. This track just gives me a warm feeling inside when I hear it, because it harks me back to that period. For me that’s what music is about.