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)”
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 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)”
Iron Monkey are sludge metal band from the UK and this is their third album.
After an absence of almost two decades, legendary UK sludgers Iron Monkey have returned with a new album – 48 minutes of pissed off distortion and angry diatribes. Continue reading “Iron Monkey – 9-13 (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)”
Comeback Kid are a Canadian hardcore band and this is their sixth album.
This is energetic and volatile hardcore, with elements of both punk and metal in the band’s sound. Continue reading “Comeback Kid – Outsider (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 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)”
Poison Blood are a US black metal band and this is their debut EP.
Consisting of members of Horseback and Krieg, this is 19 minutes of old-school darkness. Continue reading “Poison Blood – Poison Blood (Review)”
Ovakner are a Spanish death/crust band and this is their debut EP.
Mixing old-school death metal with a firm helping of crust and some quite emotive elements, this is an energetic and filthy slab of crushing aggression and surprising depth.
