Category: Fast Rites
Lord Mortvm ‒ Diabolical Omen of Hell Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Norway’s Lord Mortvm plays the type of metal that was best back when dirtbags knew they were dirtbags. Back when Saint Vitus was adding the punk grit to …
Graveripper – Radiated Remains Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Our beloved Ryan has dubbed 2021 the year of the Thrashening. With excellent releases by Cryptosis, Paranorm, Obsolete, Demoniac, Speed Command, Terminalist, Spellforger and about 100 others I’m …
Pus – Pus Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Pus waste no time getting straight to business, and neither should we. The Lima, Peru quintet deliver five rapid fire tracks on their debut self-titled EP, all bursting …
Animal Schoolbus – Going To Grammy’s House 2021 Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. I’ve covered quite a bit of grindcore in my however-many years doing this “music criticism” thing, and I can honestly say that Animal Schoolbus is the best child-fronted …
Witchtit – Intoxicating Lethargy Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Any alchemical brew is only as strong as that of its weakest components. When potioncraft is handled lovingly, with each component carefully selected, harvested, and integrated to serve …
Fractal Generator – Macrocosmos Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. No matter how comical the idea seems to anyone not already accustomed to parsing half-step pitch variations in toilet-puke vocals like a sommelier mouthfeeling the ever-living shit out …
High Command – Everlasting Torment Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Epic fantasy thrash? Is that a thing? No? Can we make it a thing? Worcester, Mass’s High Command is doing their damnedest to make it a thing, and …
Cognizant – Cognizant (2020 Reissue) Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. Dallas-based death / grind outfit Cognizant sees a CD reissue of their first album here, thanks to the kind souls at Selfmadegod. This fancy little slab of tech-grind …