Pestilence – Obsideo Review
Originally written by Matt Longo The album begins with a deep ominous heartbeat that leads to desperately grasping air before we hear a monitor flatline. Sounds cliché, yeah? Well it could be, but this is …
WAN – Enjoy The Filth Review
originally written by Kyle Harcott Nose-picked Swedish frostfilth. Dungarees caked with human grease. Ugly tattoos. Tattered hair. Each successive inverted cross bigger than the last guy’s. Eskilstuna’s WAN could give two fucks. They’re here to …
Amiensus and Oak Pantheon – From The Minnesotan Vastlands
Originally written by Jordan Campbell You’d think Minnesota would be a natural habitat for the blackened arts. The climate fluctuates violently between unbearably hot and unbearably cold (Desert Northern Hell, anyone?), frostbite is a legitimate …
Hold Your Tongues – Pelican vs. Russian Circles
Originally written by Dean Brown. Since primitive man made a rhythmic racket by slapping a stick off a rock-face, instrumental music has always been an important part of our culture throughout the ages. Nowadays we …
Mad Max On The Autobahn – A Krautrock Primer, Part 2
originally written by Craig Hayes If you took the time to read Part One of this Mad Max on the Autobahn feature (and danke schön! if you did), then you’ll be aware that part two …
Mad Max On The Autobahn – A Krautrock Primer, Part 1
originally written by Craig Hayes Metal has cooked up plenty of hearty musical combinations over the years, and some of the most tempting have resulted from peppering the sonic stew with Krautrock. This year, Finnish …
Rosetta – The Anaesthete Review
Originally written by Chris Redar It’s not a great idea to lead a review with a terrible joke. The indication is that the critic didn’t take an appropriate amount of time with the material and …
Toxic Holocaust – Chemistry Of Consciousness Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Current Decibel cover model Joel Grind is nothing if not prolific. In the fourteen year tenure of Toxic Holocaust, the former one-man thrash tank has been responsible for no less than eight thousand splits, singles, …