Mindflair – Scourge Of Mankind Review
Germany’s Mindflair has been lurking around the grindcore scene since 1994, issuing a series of splits over the course of nearly a decade before releasing their first full-length in 2002’s Green Bakery. That one was …
Acid Witch – Midnight Movies Review
In the 1980s, heavy metal was straight from the mouth of the devil. If you asked any decent upstanding citizen or church-going housewife, they’d tell you that heavy metal music promoted an explicit agenda of …
Terveet Kadet – Lapin Helvetti Review
The lead singer and only consistent member of Finland’s Terveet Kädet is named Läjä Äijälä. That’s five umlauts. Count ‘em. Five. How much more metal could you be than having five umlauts in your name? …
Unrest – Grindcore Review
Formed to fill the void tragically vacated by Nasum after Mieszko Talarczyk’s death in 2004, Unrest took their time getting their debut out to the world. Grindcore was recorded in 2011, but then shelved – …
Nocturnus – The Science Of Horror Review
I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ll say it again: That Earache Grindcrusher compilation changed my life. (Not that it matters much, but I’m talking about the second one, from 1991, the one with fourteen additional …
Night Demon – Curse Of The Damned Review
California’s Night Demon is a new band that sounds like the middle ground between a half-dozen old bands, which means that they also sound like at least two dozen new bands. Their first full-length, Curse …
UFO – A Conspiracy Of Stars Review
If you’ve been ardently reading everything I’ve written over the past however many years – and let’s be honest, of course you have – you’re already aware that I’m a pretty big fan of these …
Detente – Recognize No Authority (Reissue) Review
“The word from the Kremlin today is that any hopes for détente were slim at best…” That faux-newscast intro to Détente’s “Russian Roulette” proved depressingly prophetic, at least in terms of the band’s initial impact. …