Grindcore – Page 27 – Wonderbox Metal

Idylls – The Barn (Review)

This is the third album from Idylls, a hardcore band from Australia.

Idylls are ferocious and uncompromising. They play chaotic, violent hardcore, and they play it very well. Continue reading “Idylls – The Barn (Review)”

I love savage, ultra-aggressive music, especially when played with substance and obvious passion. Which is why I love Helpless. Their debut album Debt is a scorching, visceral maelstrom of nastiness, one which delivers 22 minutes of ferocity and heaviness.

Let’s dig a little deeper with the band’s bassist Steve Waldron… Continue reading “Interview with Helpless”

Gutslit – Amputheatre (Review)

This is the second album from Indian death metallers Gutslit.

I have a certain fondness for Gutslit’s 2013 debut album Skewered in the Sewer. This was an extremely enjoyable release that took brutal death metal and injected a Gorerotted-style sense of playful groove and belligerence into it, resulting in a very memorable and effective album that also made it high into my best of 2013 list. Continue reading “Gutslit – Amputheatre (Review)”

Hell on Earth Tour – Cattle Decapitation/Broken Hope/Hideous Divinity/Gloryhole Guillotine – Manchester Rebellion, 04/09/17 (Live Review)

It’s not often you get to see a brutal death metal lineup like this, so I was very pleased to be able to catch this tour. Continue reading “Hell on Earth Tour – Cattle Decapitation/Broken Hope/Hideous Divinity/Gloryhole Guillotine – Manchester Rebellion, 04/09/17 (Live Review)”

Leng Tch’e – Razorgrind (Review)

Leng Tch’e are a Belgian grindcore band and this is their sixth album.

Razorgrind is aptly named; this is sharp, lethal grindcore that takes no prisoners and knows how to draw blood as easily as breathing. Continue reading “Leng Tch’e – Razorgrind (Review)”

Helpless – Debt (Review)

Helpless are a UK hardcore/grindcore band and this is their debut album.

Here we have 22 minutes of intense grinding mayhem. It’s feral and violent, but not without a dangerous intelligence. Continue reading “Helpless – Debt (Review)”

Seeker – Loss (Review)

Seeker are from the US and play grindcore/hardcore. This is their second album.

Now this is the stuff for those days when you just can’t seem to get going and you need a huge kick up the arse to get you moving. Seeker are the steel-toe capped boot. Continue reading “Seeker – Loss (Review)”

Rope and Knife/Metal Eater – Split (Review)

This is a split between two US bands – Rope and Knife play black metal and Metal Eater play grindcore.

Rope and Knife are up first, and offer us two tracks with a total playing time of just under eight minutes. Continue reading “Rope and Knife/Metal Eater – Split (Review)”

Atomçk – Every Room in Britain (Review)

Atomçk are a UK grindcore band and this is their latest album.

I love me some unruly, pissed-off grindcore, and this certainly hits the mark. Continue reading “Atomçk – Every Room in Britain (Review)”

Eaten – Eaten (Review)

Eaten are a US grindcore band and this is their debut album.

This is old-school, classic-styled grindcore, the likes of which uses ugly clubs to bash, beat, and smash everyone and everything within hitting distance. Continue reading “Eaten – Eaten (Review)”