Brutal Truth – Evolution Through Revolution Review
I’ve long held Brutal Truth as the second most important grindcore unit of all time, just a hair’s breadth behind the innovators, gods and masters in Napalm Death. After Napalm, Brutal Truth is the next band …
Astra – The Weirding Review
Everything about The Weirding screams “long-lost prog-rock album from 1972,” from the Roger Dean-ish cover art to the vinyl-hued sonics to the ten-minute-plus epics to the presence of the mellotron to the spacey band name …
Firebird – Grand Union Review
In the last three decades, Firebird guitarist / vocalist / mastermind Bill Steer has been a part of two bands that forever changed the face of extreme music. Firebird isn’t one of them. Not that Firebird …
Defeatist – Sharp Blade Sinks Deep Into Dull Minds Review
Some serious down ‘n’ dirty grindcore, New York’s Defeatist is comprised of former members of Kalibas and Anodyne. The band’s first release on Willowtip, Sharp Blade isn’t new material but a collection of the band’s …
Tankard – Thirst Review
I like beer. I like metal. Ergo, I like Tankard. The self-proclaimed “kings of beer” and the oft-overlooked cousin of the Big 3 of German thrash (Sodom, Kreator, and Destruction, of course), Tankard is still …
Black Arrows Of Filth & Impurity – 1984 (Eternal) Review
Since there’s a good chance you’re not familiar with these Black Arrows, here’s the bio information lifted wholesale from their Myspace site: “1-We formed in 2004. 2-We recorded in 2005 3-The shit was released in …
Goatwhore – Carving Out The Eyes Of God Review
Goatwhore has made quite the name for themselves in the last few years. I picked up on these guys around the days of Funeral Dirge For The Rotting Sun, running across them as they toured …
Ripper Owens – Play My Game Review
I like Ripper Owens, and I do so despite that I, like everyone else, was introduced to him when he emerged from obscurity to sing on the two worst Judas Priest records. I don’t know …