Grave Axis – Dismal Aeon & Knifed – S/T Review
Grave Axis – Dismal Aeon Knifed – S/T I owe you an apology. I meant to write about Dismal Aeon, the debut cassette from Aotearoa New Zealand’s death metal snuggle-bunnies Grave Axis, at the tail …
Methchrist – Pestilential Warfare Of The Black Flame Review
I have realized that we all have plague, and I have lost my peace. – Albert Camus, The Plague Brothers and sisters, everything is fucked. The division between every conceivable social and ideological marker grows …
Exterminator! – You Need The Service? Review
Aotearoa New Zealand trio Exterminator! aren’t a punk band, per se. However, the Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington) band’s tar-thick sludge was born in the squalid depths of their hometown’s DIY punk scene. In the same way …
Best Of 2022 – In Crust We Trust: Dis-Nightmare Continues EPs & Demos
“Fuck it — it’s rock & roll! There are two kinds of music; music you like and music you don’t like.” – Lemmy Kilmister Kia ora, crüe. Welcome to the second and final part of …
Best Of 2022 – In Crust We Trust: Fresh Full-Lengths For Rotting Dumpster Divers
“You just have to keep going; everything will sort itself out.” ― Lemmy Kilmister Kia ora, crüe. Welcome to In Crust We Trust’s end-of-year soirée. Apologies for turning up unannounced like this. I know it’s …
In Crust We Trust: 2020 EPs and Reissues
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to part two of In Crust We Trust‘s end-of-year soirée, which features my favorite EPs and reissues from 2020. I won’t repeat the lengthy introduction I wrote for the first part …
Best Of 2020 – In Crust We Trust: The LPs
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to In Crust We Trust‘s end-of-year 2020 soirée. As usual, I’ve gone overboard. But if you’re a longtime reader of ICWT, you’ll know I have a complicated relationship with the idea …
In Crust We Trust: Vol 20
Kia ora, comrades. Welcome to the 20th edition of In Crust We Trust. I feel like reaching 20 editions of this column calls on me to say thanks, once again, for tuning in. Obviously, there …