Generally Impressed With Riffs
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 …
[Cover art by Per Spjøtvold] Want a fun way to acknowledge your own mortality? Think about how many years you’ve been listening to certain bands or albums. Of course, you, a distinguished devotee of this publication, surely engage in this practice, …
To put it mildly, I’ve been a bit sidetracked this year, so I apologize to all zero of my readers for not keeping them informed on the state of grindcore as I see it. Thankfully, I have some conscientious compatriots …
Chris McDonald’s take: I’m never one to condemn a band for making radical changes to their style. Throughout my years as a metal fan I have stood behind many bands as they underwent noteworthy sound …
While I certainly appreciate those bands that push the envelope and inject a level of freshness to our genre, nothing knocks me to the curb with greater walloping clout than those records that effectively deliver …
This bunch of gloomy-doomy stoner-droners from Connecticut released this three-song EP back in October of 2007, and just recently, they’ve made it available for free download over at Last.fm. Since we missed reviewing it the …
Originally written by Ross Main. It’s the World Series of Melodic Thrash Metal Poker and representing Norway at one of the final tables is Susperia. They often find themselves holding a pretty good hand of cards, …
originally written by Chris McDonald Afgrund’s debut Svarta Dagar was a ripping piece of textbook Scandinavian grindcore, and despite its obvious influence from more established bands, was one of the most promising releases of 2007 …
Originally written by Sasha Horn I’ve sounded the siren at least a dozen times in honor of classic American Speed/Thrash while listening to Burn, and that’s at least one time per tune, at least. So …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Seven albums in, and Slough Feg are still fighting. Not merely surviving, but thriving. Even as an entity ignored by many, they remain revered by a strong and vocal few–which is cool for …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Hot off the heels of their stellar reissue of Once Sent From The Golden Hall, Metal Blade gives Amon Amarth‘s sophomore outing the same treatment. On the surface, it seems that this rapid-fire relaunching …
