Unfold are a post-hardcore band from Switzerland and this is their fourth album.
Unfold play a mixture of hardcore, metal, and sludge, all wrapped up in emotive intensity and sophisticated heaviness. Continue reading “Unfold – Banshee O Beast (Review)”
Converge are a hardcore band from the US and this is their ninth album.
Converge should need no real introduction to fans of high quality extreme music. Suffice to say that if you haven’t yet checked them out, please do so at your earliest convenience, as, quite frankly, they’re simply one of the best bands in existence. Continue reading “Converge – The Dusk in Us (Review)”
Antigama are a Polish grindcore band and this is their latest EP.
I always like it when there’s new material from Antigama. If you haven’t heard them before, also check out Meteor and The Insolent, as both are well worth your time. Continue reading “Antigama – Depressant (Review)”
This is the fourth album from Complete Failure, a grindcore band from the US.
Complete Failure play aggressive grindcore with streaks of vicious punk. Continue reading “Complete Failure – Crossburner (Review)”
This is the debut album from French post-black metallers Heir.
So what makes this post-black metal? Well, that would be the sludge and hardcore influences that are liberally strewn around. Continue reading “Heir – Au Peuple de l’Abîme (Review)”
Dirtyprotest are an Irish death metal band and this is their debut album.
Essentially a one-man band with a main guest singer, (and some additional ones too), Hellstorm offers up 35 minutes of classic death metal. It’s old-school and has a predilection for the Swedish style – what’s not to like? Continue reading “Dirtyprotest – Hellstorm (Review)”
Prolefeed are a UK grindcore band and Henry Kane is a one-man Swedish deathgrinder.
We last met Prolefeed on their very enjoyable split with War All the Time, and they open this release with a fast and furious 13 minutes of aural mayhem. Continue reading “Prolefeed/Henry Kane – The Mass Forfeiture of Collective Responsibility – Split (Review)”
This is the second album from US hardcore band Rig Time!
Rig Time! are all about the heaviness. Their second album has 25 minutes of it, all punishing beats and grinding groove. Continue reading “Rig Time! – War (Review)”
This is the third album from All Pigs Must Die, a US hardcore band.
Ever since 2013’s Nothing Violates This Nature knocked me off my feet, kicked me in the teeth, and stamped down on my neck, I’ve been looking forward to the next instalment of brutal abuse from this impressive act. Continue reading “All Pigs Must Die – Hostage Animal (Review)”
Groke’s Clan are a Finnish metal band and this is their debut EP.
This is an interesting and enjoyable release. Blending various different heavy genres into one rocking whole, Vicious Circles showcases a band that are comfortable in their own skin and ready to bring the riffs wherever necessary. Continue reading “Groke’s Clan – Vicious Circles (Review)”
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