Birds in Row are a French post-hardcore band and this is their second album.
Birds in Row play a form of post-hardcore that blends abrasive hardcore and punk influences, with angular noise/post-rock and experimental elements to form music that’s highly textured and filled with strong emotions. Continue reading “Birds in Row – We Already Lost the World (Review)”
This is the latest EP from Converge, a legendary hardcore band.
Apparently recorded during the sessions for The Dusk in Us, this EP lasts a mere 7 minutes and spends its time ferociously ripping off faces left, right, and basically every-damn-where. Continue reading “Converge – Beautiful Ruin (Review)”
This is the debut album from Swedish death metallers Crawl.
Four things made me quite excited to hear this album, even before I really knew too much about it. The first is that it’s coming out on the always reliable Transcending Obscurity Records, (who have been especially Continue reading “Crawl – Rituals (Review)”
The Agony Scene are a US metal band and this is their fourth album.
Tormentor is the first release from The Agony Scene since 2007’s Get Damned. I always liked this band’s razor-sharp take on modern metal, so it’s great to hear them make a return. Continue reading “The Agony Scene – Tormentor (Review)”
Myrkvid are a French black metal band and this is their latest EP.
Myrkvid play classic, second-wave black metal with a rolling, grooving fury and energetic blasphemy. Continue reading “Myrkvid – Demons Are Inside (Review)”
Sissy Spacek are a grindcore band from the US and this is, apparently, their 30th album(!).
Holy crap this is intense. 39 tracks in a scant 15 minutes? Blood Hell. Continue reading “Sissy Spacek – Ways of Confusion (Review)”
Gnaw Their Tongues and Crowhurst are both one man projects. The former is from the Netherlands and the latter is from the US. Both specialise in experimental/black metal music, and they have collaborated for this release. Continue reading “Gnaw Their Tongues & Crowhurst – Burning Ad Infinitum: A Collaboration (Review)”
This is the ninth album from UK stoner metal band Orange Goblin.
It was 2014 when we saw the release of the first-rate Back from the Abyss. It seems like it’s been a long time since then, (and it has, I suppose), but now I’m very pleased to say that Orange Goblin are back with one of their strongest and most diverse albums to date. Continue reading “Orange Goblin – The Wolf Bites Back (Review)”
Metal Eater are a grindcore band from the US and this is their latest EP.
I enjoyed Metal Eater’s split with Rope and Knife, so I’m glad that I now get a chance to catch up with them once more. Continue reading “Metal Eater – Dirty Dishes (Review)”
Closet Witch are a grindcore band from the US and this is their debut album.
Now here’s a band that don’t mess around. The music on this album is savage and vicious, as well as being pretty damn relentless too. Continue reading “Closet Witch – Closet Witch (Review)”
