Binah – Hallucinating In Resurrecture Review
Though there are exceptions, by and large, the old-school death metal revival of the past half-decade or so has been primarily divided into two camps: those bands attempting to revive the spirit of Sunlight Studios, …
Afgrund – The Age Of Dumb Review
Afgrund’s straightforward Scandinavian death-infected grindcore offers little in the way of stylistic diversion from the path laid forth by the likes of Nasum and Rotten Sound, but it more than compensates for its second-wave nature …
Release The SkyKrakken – An Interview With Corsair
Virginian quartet Corsair has consistently knocked our proverbial socks off — through two EPs and a full-length, this band has never garnered anything less than a stellar review here, never anything less than an 8, …
From Ashes Rise – Rejoice The End / Rage Of Sanity Review
As part of an ongoing obsessive effort to completely corner the market on any and all things related to crusty punk, Southern Lord offers up this 7” EP from the re-risen From Ashes Rise. Originally formed …
Catheter – Southwestern Doom Violence Review
Don’t quite believe everything you read, kids – this one’s not really doom. But it is violent. Denver-based grindcore trio Catheter last released a full-length in 2005. That disc, Dimension 303, was a fun and …
Tankard – A Girl Called Cerveza Review
The Kings Of Beer Metal belly up to the bar for another round… And like you’d imagine, it pretty much ends up like the last few, but that’s hardly a bad thing. We get some …
Unconsecrated – Awakening In The Cemetery Grave Review
Like their fellow Spaniards in Graveyard, Unconsecrated looks to their northeast for inspiration. This is death metal done the Swedish way, with the appropriate buzzsaw tone and d-beat-leaning drum beats. Awakening In The Cemetery Grave …
UFO – The Chrysalis Years 2 1980-1986 Review
By and large, with a few notable exceptions, the turn into the 1980s was not kind to the giants of 70s hard rock. Metal pioneers Black Sabbath spun out of their nosedive with a new …