Category: Reviews
Blast Rites: October Grind Spooktacular, Part One
To put it mildly, I’ve been a bit sidetracked this year, so I apologize to all zero of my readers for not keeping them informed on the state of grindcore as I see it. Thankfully, …
Arabs In Aspic – Sorgens Kapittel Review
[Cover Artwork by Julia Proszowska] Something about the internet that only occurred to me recently is that it’s changed the way we think about death. Like just about everything else, the very notion of death …
Forsaker Of The Throne – Exhion Review
[Cover artwork by The Blacksmith] I will freely admit that anonymity when it comes to art largely puzzles me, particularly as it relates to music. Aliased with some sort of elaborate costume? There’s potential there; …
Mother Of Graves – The Light That Keeps Us Review
[Cover art by Larisa Brechun] With age, you begin to understand that genuine loss is not the haunting shadow you once thought. It isn’t a short-lived grief that disappears in a few days. Instead, it’s …
Midnight Prey – Jenseitsritt Review
[Cover artwork by Ludwig Missal] Working from a classic build of vocalist/guitarist, bass player, and drummer, the appropriately minimalist design of Germany’s Midnight Prey works in their favor as they charge through seven songs of …
Wolfbrigade – Howl From Underground Review
Let’s get straight to the point here: I’ll tell you the three things you most need to know about Howl From Undergound. It’s Wolfbrigade. The first song is called “Caveman Motherfuck.” It’s even Wolfbrigad…er than …
The Keening – Devotion Review
[Cover artwork by Marald van Haasteren] Objectionable confession from the gate: The 2023 debut from The Keening, Little Bird, didn’t get a lot of attention from me. I feel kind of awful admitting that for …
Godflesh – Decay Review
Godflesh is pain. Regardless of whether Justin Broadrick and G.C. Green are plumbing the industrial depths they invented on their earliest records or hitting harder with danceable grooves and beats, this band is an expression …