Category: Reviews

Razored Raw: Maced / Postnatal Abortion Split

I don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods, but down here, in Aotearoa New Zealand, there’s often been a reluctance from fringe music-makers and DIY labels to celebrate their creative successes.

Sire Languish – Pull To God Review

There’s a moment when listening to Pull to God, the debut EP from NYC’s Sire Languish, that makes you feel as if you’re being drawn into an endless tunnel of some sort. It’s spacious, incredibly

Dead And Dripping – Nefarious Scintillations Review

[Cover art by sole band member Evan Daniele] I had a roommate in college who would regularly say, “I’m gonna spray noodles out your dome” after a few drinks (i.e. shoot your brains out of

Oromet – The Sinking Isle Review

[Artwork by Ted Nasmith] Of course, a funeral is bleak, the very idea of it. Grief, loss, despair, the shock of a vital presence suddenly become absence, all of it placed in a fishbowl for

Lamp Of Murmuur – The Dreaming Prince In Ecstasy Review

Lamp of Murmuur remains, in many ways, a mystery.  A songwriter simply dubbing the name “M.” writes and records everything. To this day, even in the Metal Archives, a single letter sits beneath the “Members”

Heteropsy – Embalming Review

Mankind has a great history of discovering how two great tastes taste great together. From the Reese’s Cup to putting some really good slaw on a pulled pork sandwich, we know the value of adding

Barren Path – Grieving Review

The concept of a grindcore guitar god is a little bit silly to me, considering the rawness and punk ethos involved in the style overall… but then again, this is a sub-genre built on the

In Crust We Trust: Vol 33

Kia ora, crüe. I recommend gathering a few provisions before starting this month’s edition of ICWT. I’ve gone long-form (real long), and I’d strongly advise you to stock up on food and water if you