This is the debut album from US grindcore band Fake Dust.
Decrepitizing Din of the Cerebral Psyopticon assaults the listener with 20 minutes of withering material spread out across 19 tracks. Fake Dust are not messing around. This is a ferocious mix of grindcore and powerviolence that will knock your socks off. Continue reading “Fake Dust – Decrepitizing Din of the Cerebral Psyopticon (Review)”
This is the seventh album from US progressive rock band Elder.
Following on from 2022’s Innate Passage now comes the 54-minute Through Zero. Elder have put together a sprawling new record that twists and turns with a life of its own. This is a record that’s worth abandoning extremity for, bathing instead in its heart of gloriously warm heavy rock. Continue reading “Elder – Through Zero (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Scottish death metal band Scordatura.
Featuring the vocalist of Party Cannon in their ranks, Scordatura play brutal death metal, and they play it hard. Across 28 belligerent minutes Led into Oblivion is a record that wants to absolutely destroy everything and leave no trace. It succeeds in this too, very nicely in fact. Continue reading “Scordatura – Led into Oblivion (Review)”
This is the second album from Brazilian progressive doom/post-metal band Loneshore.
Nothing Left to Deconstruct contains 52 minutes of immersive soundscapes for the listener to explore. Loneshore’s music is a mix of styles, which can be loosely termed as a combination of progressive doom and post-metal. Whatever you call it though, it’s pretty damn good. Continue reading “Loneshore – Nothing Left to Deconstruct (Review)”
Lost in Kyiv are a French post-rock band and this is their fifth album.
Lost in Kyiv play immersive post-rock, and deliver 41 minutes of quality music on We’re All Going to be Fine. This record is a premier release for post-rock fans, boasting the sort of material that makes repeated spins an absolute pleasure. Continue reading “Lost in Kyiv – We’re All Going to Be Fine (Review)”
This is the fourth album from French solo black metal act Inherits the Void.
From 2021’s Monolith of Light to 2023’s The Impending Fall of the Stars to Scars of Yesteryears, the artist behind Inherits the Void seems to refine and tweak his vision for atmospheric/melodic black metal just that little bit more with every release. Which brings us to The Silent Abscission. It is the longest Inherits the Void album so far at 47 minutes in length, so what does this new record have to offer fans of this quality act? Continue reading “Inherits the Void – The Silent Abscission (Review)”
This is the third album from UK doom metal band Warning.
Rituals of Shame is Warning’s first album in 20 years. To say it’s greatly anticipated by fans of traditional doom metal is a colossal understatement. This new record contains 45 minutes of new material from this legendary act, so prepare yourself, as something special this way comes. Continue reading “Warning – Rituals of Shame (Review)”
This is the eighth album from Norwegian black metal solo act Mork.
This is old-school Norwegian black metal, played by a musician that knows the style inside out. He’s aided on Monolitt by a drummer and additional vocalist; so combined, Monolitt is an easily enjoyable listen for fans of classic black metal. The latest Mork album has arrived, fully formed and ready to assert its dominance. Does it have the power to? Continue reading “Mork – Monolitt (Review)”
This is the debut album from Swiss black metal band Nidelgret.
Trauerlärm comes recommended for fans of Endstille, Fluisteraars, and Wiegedood. It’s 32 minutes in duration, and has intriguing cover art. All of these things mean that Nidelgret are worth checking out. It turns out, expectations are not only met, but exceeded too. Continue reading “Nidelgret – Trauerlärm (Review)”
This is the fourth album from US experimental rock act Genghis Tron.
Following on from 2021’s change of direction Dream Weapon, Signal Fire contains 43 minutes of new material. Genghis Tron’s return is a most welcome one, and this time they’ve brought with them some older tools to build and destroy with. Continue reading “Genghis Tron – Signal Fire (Review)”
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