Another month, another slew of quality metal releases. September has been a good one, so let’s take a look at some of the albums that really caught my attention. Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of September 2018”
Tag: Hardcore
Attan – End of (Review)
Attan are from Norway and play Hardcore/Post-Hardcore. This is their debut album.
To say that there has been a weight of expectation riding on this is an understatement, for me at least. Why? Because I absolutely love Attan’s 2015 debut EP From Nothing. After then seeing the band live at the following year’s Damnation Festival, and even Continue reading “Attan – End of (Review)”
Pig Destroyer – Head Cage (Review)
This is the sixth album from US grindcore band Pig Destroyer.
At the heart of Pig Destroyer lies a visceral, hateful rage that’s hard to deny. Although I’m sure that will never change, how this rage is expressed can, and on the band’s latest album, has. Continue reading “Pig Destroyer – Head Cage (Review)”
Monthly Overview – the Best of August 2018
Let’s cast our eyes over some of my favourite metal releases from August 2018… Continue reading “Monthly Overview – the Best of August 2018”
KEN Mode – Loved (Review)
KEN Mode are a noise rock/hardcore band from Canada and this is their seventh album.
Loved is 35 minutes of violent mood and vicious emotion. Primarily mixing together metal, hardcore, and noise rock, the album also contains elements of extremity that come from black and death metal backgrounds, as well as moments of industrial and experimental forays. Saxophone is used relatively frequently. Continue reading “KEN Mode – Loved (Review)”
Jesus Piece – Only Self (Review)
This is the debut album from Jesus Piece, a hardcore band from the US.
Only Self opens up a world of expressive violence with 29 minutes of aggressive hardcore tinged with experimental elements. Continue reading “Jesus Piece – Only Self (Review)”
Sulaco – The Prize (Review)
Sulaco are a grind band from the US and this is their third album.
It’s been seven years since 2011’s Build & Burn, and it’s about time for something new from this band. Continue reading “Sulaco – The Prize (Review)”
Black Tusk – TCBT (Review)
Black Tusk are a metal/hardcore band from the US and this is their fifth album.
Out of the ashes of personal tragedy comes the latest album by Black Tusk; TCBT, or Taking Care of Black Tusk. Continue reading “Black Tusk – TCBT (Review)”
Rebel Wizard – Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response (Review)
This is the second album from Australian one man blackened heavy metal band Rebel Wizard.
I like Rebel Wizard, (see here and here). Mixing together a personable and charismatic blend of black, thrash, and heavy metal, Rebel Wizard’s music is harsh, underground, fuzzed out, and lethally effective. Continue reading “Rebel Wizard – Voluptuous Worship of Rapture and Response (Review)”
Leeched – You Took the Sun When You Left (Review)
Leeched Leeched are a hardcore band from the UK and this is their debut album.
Leeched play violent, aggressive hardcore that’s shot-through with punk, crust, grind, and powerviolence influences. Continue reading “Leeched – You Took the Sun When You Left (Review)”
