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 …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Employing a wicked-fast strain of modern death metal, The Reckoning aim to blast n’ pummel their way into the hearts of those that bow at the altars of Krisiun, In Battle, and other peddlers …
Originally written by Sasha Horn Four years, three countries, seven recording studios, two drummers, six vocalists, and two bass players. This is n0n‘s manifest, and it’s enough cargo to destroy a world, twice. I’m a …
Everybody keeps talking about what a great year it was for metal, how much better it was than last year, and how difficult this process was. Indeed, it was a good year, but I still …
originally written by Chris McDonald Velvet Cacoon, a two-person project from Oregon, remains one of the most controversial figures to surface in the metal underground. The project initially gained recognition through the outlandish stories spread …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, and a sesame seed bun. These things don’t mean shit if the two all-beef patties in your Big Mac are frozen and bloody. You …
originally written by Chris McDonald Most of you are probably well aware of Six Feet Under and what they sound like, and likewise have already formed your own opinions on the merits of the band’s …
Originally written by Kris Yancey Christ on a fucking pogo stick, I really liked Severed Savior before. Now I really, really like Severed Savior. In a completely homoerotic fashion. But I can’t commit to them …
Originally written by Erik Thomas Originally self released back in 2007, Singularity is the debut album (their demo is reviewed elsewhere on this site) of Virginia’s Adversary and while it does nothing wrong within the paradigms of modern American …
