Category: Features
What’s Happening? MDF and Memoria Vetusta III, That’s What
Originally written by old guard member Jordan Campbell. Summer is boring. Actually, scratch that. Here in the northern Midwest, summer is quite excellent; we pack an entire year’s worth of social activity into a four-month …
A Devil’s Dozen – Godflesh
Godflesh, goddamn… Where should one even begin when describing this group? They are one of the absolute legends of extreme music, whose works shall withstand the test of time and who will always be ranked …
5Q5A – Prizehog (Vol. 2)
originally written by Erik Highter Back in April, before they started the first tour for their latest album, Re-Unvent the Whool, I reached out to Portland’s Prizehog to see what made them tick. They opened …
Gilead Fest 2014 – Let’s Do This
Originally written by Jordan Campbell What better way to cap a slow news week than with a vacation, eh? I’ll be abandoning the comfy climes of Minnesota to spend a long weekend in the bastard …
5Q5A – Mortals
originally written by Kyle Harcott Mortals recently released their Relapse debut, Cursed to See the Future, to a rumbling boil of acclaim. The Brooklyn trio plays a churning, slightly-unhinged brand of metal that PR types …
Grinding Down – 3 Quick Hits from the Bandcamp Abyss
[In the spirit of the recent round-ups of things you may have missed out on in the first half of 2014, the resident grindfreakers at Last Rites pulled together a quick write-up of a few …
5Q5A – Beastwars
originally written by Craig Hayes New Zealand four-piece Beastwars has been on the receiving end of high praise at home and abroad since forming in 2007. The band’s steadfast maxim, “Obey the Riff,” might seem …