Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover artwork by Old Hag] When I initially realized that Arckanum’s first album after a long hiatus—and, technically, its breakup—would be released on All Hallows’ Eve, I devised this rather cutesy and far-fetched idea to compare the entire album to …
[Album artwork / art direction by Joseph Niet / The Creative Corporation] Offering up a textbook definition of “holy crap, time flies,” Black Sabbath’s swan song, 13, was released 13 years ago, on June 7th, 2013. In a curious move, …
If you’re just now catching up, well, we’re just now catching up. Seth Buttnam and I (plus one uninvited guest) are rounding up some of our favoritest grindcore (or grind-adjacent) releases of the past however many months, since we (read: …
[Album artwork by Truls Espedal] It’s 17 albums for Enslaved now, comprising a discography I find exceptionally challenging to wrap my arms around. What’s going on here? Does anyone else forget that the relatively rote and by-the-numbers Frost is actually …
Throughout their groundbreaking career, Blut Aus Nord has shown an ever-increasing tendency to reveal different musical faces through sets of album series or groupings. Most notably, the 777 trilogy amplified the band’s blackened Godflesh traits, …
<a href=”http://swallowed.bandcamp.com/album/lunarterial” data-mce-href=”http://swallowed.bandcamp.com/album/lunarterial”>Lunarterial by Swallowed</a>
Originally written by Chris Redar Some working titles I was batting back and forth for this review: Left Khold Khold As Ice Khold, Not Cool Khold My Hand (that one is completely dependent on the …
originally written by Craig Hayes If you’re just sinking your teeth into this three part feature, first swim the waters of Part 1 and Part 2. MONSTER IN THE CREEK There’s been a lot of …
originally written by Craig Hayes If you’re just joining the feeding frenzy, you may first want to refer to Part 1 of this series. Now then… DA-DUM…DA-DUM…DA-DUM… Sharks are emblazoned across all manner of creative …
Sweden’s Stench offer a bit of a conundrum with Venture, their second full length and fourth release overall. It is that rare album that is instantly likable and appealing, yet falls outside of easy categorization …
Why does it always feel like that, the more technical and complex the band/music, the harder it is for me write about them? I mean, I shortchanged Porcupine Tree’s Deadwing with less than 350 words, …
As it was in the past, so it is again: something foul is creeping from the heart of Scandinavia. Morbid Dimensions is the Norwegian band Execration’s third album, and it emerges at an opportune time. …
