Category: Reviews

Hanternoz – Au Fleuve De Loire Review

A band most of us are unfamiliar with paying tribute to a river many of us are merely vaguely aware of in a language quite a bit of us don’t speak. France’s Hanternoz asks much

Anatomia – Corporeal Torment Review

You remember that godawful REM song from way back, “Shiny Happy People?” The people that Michael Stipe was singing about… well, they weren’t the guys in Anatomia, that’s for sure. To all outward appearances, these

Project: Roenwolfe – Edge Of Saturn Review

[Cover artwork by Sam Nelson] There was a time when the words “thrash revival” mostly conjured thoughts of a seemingly endless slew of Bay Area revivalists such as Warbringer, Evile, Bonded By Blood, Untimely Demise,

Speed Command – Vestiges Of Peace Review

Everybody loves a comeback story. However, to brand 2021 as a “comeback” year for thrash would be doing the genre a disservice. There are always at the very least a handful of thrash releases a

Empty Throne ‒ Glossolalia Review

[Cover art taken from “Fall of the Damned” painting by Peter Paul Reubens (1577)] When musicians get together with a varied pedigree in regards to their current and past bands, it can be difficult to

Obsolete – Animate//Isolate Review

An incomplete list of things I do not particularly enjoy: – The Doors – Kohlrabi – Toxic masculinity and systemic racism – Thrash An incomplete list of things I very much enjoy: – Yanni –

Animal Schoolbus – Going To Grammy’s House 2021 Review

Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. I’ve covered quite a bit of grindcore in my however-many years doing this “music criticism” thing, and I can honestly say that Animal Schoolbus is the best child-fronted

Sugar Wounds – Calico Dreams Review

The Genre has forever been a friend of both critic and consumer alike. It makes things easy to describe, it puts art in these little easily digestible packages. For the artist, however, they can become an