Tag: Crust
Diamonds & Rust: Punk Meets Doom, And The Result Is Literally Sacrilege
[Cover artwork by Angus McKie] As a result of punk rock’s penchant for speed and aggression that eventually fueled the fires of the NWOBHM, we are all well aware that punk and heavy metal have …
Industrial Puke – Alive To No Avail Review
One of the greatest things about heavy music is that despite its name, there are tunes under its umbrella to fit any mood or preferred listening experience. There are enough weirdos from every walk of …
Deadform – Entrenched In Hell Review
[Cover artwork by Judd Hawk] . . Just… Because… We’re old… And gray… Doesn’t… Mean… We’ll go… Away… Just. Because. We’re old. And gray. Doesn’t. Mean. We’ll go. Away. JUST BECAUSE WE’RE OLD AND GRAY, …
Life Abuse – Systematization Review
“We’re all doing life abuse, Manny” said my colleague. And it’s true. Life has fucked us all up this way and that way. Some of us have had financial abuse. Some have had physical abuse. …
Alarm! – Alarm! Review
In 2022, Victims released a short, perfunctory statement: “THIS IS END – WE ARE DEAD.” And to put it in rather unpoetically, well… that pretty much sucked, because for the 25 years leading up to …
Necrot – Lifeless Birth Review
Is there anything better than superbly written death metal? What else gets the blood pumping or gives you enough adrenaline kick to bite through a chain-link like some good old-fashioned death metal? Weirdly, I also …
Soul Void / Brainwave / Dole Bludger: More New Zealand Noize.
Below are a couple of noisy releases from the far-flung (and increasingly cyclone-battered) shores of Aotearoa New Zealand. Generally, when I write about metal or punk from my neck of the woods, I start by …
Suffering Quota – Collide Review
I don’t know how, with all the time I spend trolling about Bandcamp and blogs and Discogs and wherever else I can in order to feed this insatiable urge for blastbeats, but… somehow, I managed …