Category: Reviews
Palaces – Hellas Chasma Review
Hellas Chasma doesn’t fuck around, so neither will we. “Swarm” launches out of the gate with some serious gusto, just a squeal of feedback, a quick stomping rhythm section intro, and a scream to let …
Körgull The Exterminator – Sharpen Your Spikes Review
On album number five (and first in five years), the black / thrashing maniac Spaniards in Körgull the Exterminator have turned over a new leaf and found their sensitive side. From the meditative Nick Drake …
Napalm Death – Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism Review
It’s been over five years since the last Napalm Death record of new material, since 2015’s stellar Apex Predator – Easy Meat. That five-year break is the longest stretch between studio albums in Napalm’s 33-year …
Sacred Outcry ‒ Damned For All Time Review
If the members of Greece’s Sacred Outcry had had their way, you’d have heard debut full length Damned For All Time about 17 years ago. They originally entered the studio to record it all the …
Sulaco – The Privilege Review
Oh, a new Sulaco EP, you say? Well, now… That’s good news. A few years back, Sulaco’s last full-length The Prize ground its way onto my year-end list, all killer twisting riffage and blistering anger, …
GRID – Livsleda Review
Hooboy, that album art sure is something, ain’t it? Jeez. If I just keep hitting ENTER, maybe eventually the spacing will scroll the page up, and it’ll be off the screen. So. Here. Goes. Okay. …
Radiant Knife – The Body + The Ghost Review
[Cover art by Terry Grow] If I told you there’s a sludge band from Louisiana that you need to check out, you would probably assume they sound like Eyehategod, Crowbar, or perhaps Soilent Green. But …
Night – High Tides – Distant Skies Review
“This time we had no room for Flying V guitars, but instead focused on solid single-coil sound. The new sound created a bigger space for vocals and arrangements…” – Night guitarist Sammy Ouirra That quote …