Category: Reviews
Lathe – Tongue of Silver Review
Sound has a mind of its own. That’s a pretty thought, isn’t it? It’s completely wrong, but maybe an easier pitch is that sounds can become so freighted with contextual baggage that they summon entire …
Ernia – How To Deal With Life And Fail Review
[Cover art by Xabier Sagasta] The orthodoxy of grindcore means that pushing too far away from the core will often lead to a band no longer being considered part of the genre (see: Wake). That …
Unholy Grave – Total Agathocles Review
A question, dear reader: You ever have a band or a record that, upon first listen (or second, third, tenth, or more), you don’t understand or “get,” or simply don’t like at all, but then …
Wake – Thought Form Descent
[Cover art by Samantha Muljat] Generally speaking, evolution in nature is a slow and lengthy process. So much so, in fact, that you’re not likely to notice it happen but must look at the remains …
Blast Rites: Guineapig – Parasite Review
Think that grindcore is all about unrelenting aggression and speed and blastbeats? Well, I mean, yeah, sometimes it is… More often than not, even… I can see how you would think that. But my point …
Castrator – Defiled In Oblivion Review
[Cover artwork by the inimitable Jon Zig] I’ll be honest and quickly admit the following right from the jump: For reasons having zero to do with the actual quality of the release, I have spent …
Blast Rites: Jack – Lobotomia Review
Hungarian grind-punkers Jack recently crossed the quarter-century mark as a band, but if Lobotómia is any indication, they’re still very much in their prime. Sometimes age is just a number… Maybe it’s the fact that …
Maul – Seraphic Punishment Review
[Cover Art by Jason Barnett] Our dear writing friend Captain recently extolled the value and joy that comes from a successful blind buy based on cover art in his recent Diamonds & Rust article on …