Tag: Electronics

Abjection Ritual – Soul of Ruin, Body of Filth (Review)

Abjection RitualAbjection Ritual are a US industrial doom band and this is their third album.

With an enigmatic, yet enticing album cover, this release drew me in like a moth to a flame. With a few varying and slightly contradictory descriptions of what was contained on this release, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect before pressing play, but knew this was something I wanted to explore. What I found was an unexpected and engaging album. Continue reading “Abjection Ritual – Soul of Ruin, Body of Filth (Review)”

Gnaw Their Tongues – Genocidal Majesty (Review)

Gnaw Their TonguesGnaw Their Tongues is a one man experimental noise/black metal artist from the Netherlands and this is his latest album.

If you haven’t encountered the harrowing works of Gnaw Their Tongues before, then prepare yourself. This is a 36-minute trip into the nightmare visions of a tortured artist channelling what Hell must surely sound like. Continue reading “Gnaw Their Tongues – Genocidal Majesty (Review)”

Paul Catten – Themes and Variations Vol. 2 (Review)

Paul CattenPaul Catten is a prolific UK extreme metal artist and this is his latest album of electronic orchestral music.

Known for his many contributions to the UK music scene, (Lazarus Blackstar, Medulla Nocte, Murder One, Barrabus, Bedwetter, to name but a few), he also undertakes some lesser known forays into the land of electronic music. Continue reading “Paul Catten – Themes and Variations Vol. 2 (Review)”

The Body & Full of Hell – Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (Review)

The Body & Full of HellThis is album is a collaboration between The Body, an experimental sludge band from the US, and Full of Hell, a grindcore band, also from the US. It’s the second time these two malignant entities have teamed up to create an album together.

Knowing just how awesome both The Body and Full of Hell are individually, how could you not want to listen to this? Continue reading “The Body & Full of Hell – Ascending a Mountain of Heavy Light (Review)”

Limbs Bin – Bliss Tech (Review)

Limbs BinLimbs Bin is a one-man US grindcore/noise band. This is his second album.

Okay, well, this is gloriously fucked up. In under five minutes Bliss Tech reveals itself to be a chaotic and anarchic blend of powerviolence, electronics and digital hardcore. Continue reading “Limbs Bin – Bliss Tech (Review)”

Gridfailure – Further Layers of Societal Collapse (Review)

Gridfailure

Gridfailure is a one-man solo experimental project from the US. This is his latest EP.

Having been pleasingly surprised, impressed and enthralled with this year’s debut album from Gridfailure – Ensuring the Bloodline Ends Here – I was eagerly awaiting this release. With the exception of handful of releases, (Gensho being a notable one), I’m not hugely into this kind of thing normally, so to find an artist like this that I can really connect to is quite an unexpected treat. Continue reading “Gridfailure – Further Layers of Societal Collapse (Review)”