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 …
We’re here to talk about Oblation, the new album from the newly reunited pre-Torche band Floor, but here’s an important preliminary question: Do you treat music as a mood enabler or as a mood enhancer? …
Please listen to “End of My Rope.” <a href=”http://greyskiesfallen.bandcamp.com/album/the-many-sides-of-truth” data-mce-href=”http://greyskiesfallen.bandcamp.com/album/the-many-sides-of-truth”>The Many Sides of Truth by Grey Skies Fallen</a> There’s a lot to love within those 7 minutes if you count yourself a fan of progressive …
Originally written by Chris Redar Well, this certainly came out of nowhere. Jar’d Loose is allegedly from Chicago, and this is also allegedly the band’s second album. I refuse to accept either of these things as fact, …
Protoplasm is a killing machine, it’s got everything. ••••• CRUSHED BUTLER – UNCRUSHED (1986) Land: UK Lifespan: 1969 – 1971 File Under: The punk, in the study, with the sledgehammer. In Print?: Yes, re-released by Last Years …
The problem with jam bands is that they suck. Sure, they may be technically proficient, but if you want great musicianship and awful songs, there’s a plethora of tech-death bands that noodle along their frets …
Originally written by Ian Chainey We often dissect how something sounds without really imparting how it feels. Sure, sometimes, that’s all the music asks of us. In most genres, you can get away with clinical …
And in a blink of an eye, round #3 is upon us. If the first twenty haiku snuck under your radar, you can catch up right’chere. And if you’re interested in a quick summary of precisely …
Pilgrim’s 2012 debut, Misery Wizard, was the exact type of album you’d see discussed enthusiastically by hardcore fans of a particular style, ignored by most everyone else, and largely forgotten within a short time. Not …
