This is the debut album from US grindcore band Kuzu Knot.
Deceitful Above All Things contains 34 minutes of merciless grinding darkness, but of a rarefied sort. Kuzu Knot’s music is abrasive and harsh, but is also a good deal more than just this. Continue reading “Kuzu Knot – Deceitful Above All Things (Review)”
Converge are a hardcore band from the US and this is their eleventh album, (or twelfth if you count their collaboration with Chelsea Wolfe).
A second Converge album in the space of a few months you say? Apparently so. Love Is Not Enough hasn’t even cooled, yet Converge are back at it again, treating the world to their distinctive brand of idiosyncratic hardcore. Continue reading “Converge – Hum of Hurt (Review)”
Erdve are from Lithuania and play blackened hardcore/sludge and this is their third album.
Following on from 2018’s Vaitojimas and 2021’s Savigaila, Epigrama delivers 43 minutes of material for listeners to get stuck into. Erdve combine blackened hardcore, sludge, and metallic heaviness into a record that takes no prisoners. Continue reading “Erdve – Epigrama (Review)”
Bear are a progressive hardcore/metal band from Belgium and this is their fifth album.
This new 19-minute EP from the mighty Bear packs a punch. It’s five songs and no messing around. These songs are short and to-the-point. Two do their damage, then get out swiftly, laughing as they do so with murderous glee. Continue reading “Bear – Anhedonia (Review)”
This is the second album from French black metallers Galibot.
Galibot provide the listener with a quality outing of melodic black metal to explore. Catabase contains 42 minutes of material, and it’s worth getting your teeth into. Continue reading “Galibot – Catabase (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Swedish grindcore band Gadget.
A decade since The Great Destroyer, Gadget finally return. With two new members on vocals and guitar/vocals respectively, Coerced is the world’s first taste of the new Gadget. Has it been worth the wait? Continue reading “Gadget – Coerced (Review)”
This is the second album from Cage Fight, a metalcore band from the UK.
After 2022’s enjoyable Cage Fight and proving themselves in the live environment, Exuvia carries certain expectations of quality around these parts. Have Cage Fight managed to live up to these expectations, which include the hope that they’ve taken the next step up from their debut? Continue reading “Cage Fight – Exuvia (Review)”
Portrayal of Guilt are a blackened hardcore band from the US and this is their fourth album.
…Beginning of the End is the sound of Portrayal of Guilt pushing their sound harder and deeper. Across 31 evocative minutes, the band reach across genres and styles to grasp what they want in an unyielding iron grip. …Beginning of the End brings a lot to the table. Continue reading “Portrayal of Guilt – …Beginning of the End (Review)”
Abrams are a rock band from the US and this is their sixth album.
Loon offers up a tight 37 minutes of infectious rock music, although this is not completely the same Abrams that we’ve encountered previously. Loon showcases a different facet of the Abrams sound, and it does this exceedingly well. Continue reading “Abrams – Loon (Review)”
This is the debut album from UK sludge metallers Shadowvale.
After Shadowvale’s revelatory performance at last year’s Mangata Festival, this has been a release to watch out for. Well, it’s now here, so the question that presents itself is this – was it worth the wait? Have Shadowvale managed to deliver the goods and live up to their promise? Continue reading “Shadowvale – Shadowvale (Review)”
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