Tag: Crust
Nuclear Holocaust – Sailing The Seas Of Nuclear Waste Review
Questions, dear reader: Do you like bells? Whistles? Flash or flair or flamboyance? Musical accouterments? Sonic trappings? Any kind of adornments? If you answered yes to any of the excessive variations upon the same question …
Sonic Poison – Eruption Review
Do you ever wonder if maybe Beethoven was just pretending to be deaf towards the end of his life? Like, maybe he was just tired of listening to eight dozen violins go “eek eek eek …
Wolfbrigade – Anti-Tank Dogs Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental The kings of d-beat are back, baby… …albeit for just a quick moment. This three-song EP is the band’s first release since 2019, which wasn’t all that long …
Missing Pieces: The Best Of What We Missed In 2022 So Far, Vol. 1
Once upon a time in the MetalReview Dot Com Days Ov Yore, this crew of particularly persnickety prickly pears would review everything sent to the email inbox (or PO box). It’s unfathomable to think of …
Blast Rites #14: Thieves – Therapy Sessions Review
Some days you want some bloodsoaked goregrind grossness. Some days you want some rifftastic death / grind mash-up. Some days call for simpler measures: Some days you just want to smash things, or people, or …
Rigorous Institution – Cainsmarsh Review
Portland’s Rigorous Institution first hit my radar via the ever impressive efforts of Last Rites’ alum Craig Hayes and his dauntless study of all things crust, grind, punk, D-beat, et cetera In Crust We Trust, …
Blast Rites #4: Days Of Desolation – Circles Review
Plagues. Wars. Impending climate disaster. Yet another Kid Rock album… Sometimes these days do seem desolate indeed… Thankfully, we’ve always got grindcore to get us through. Belgian three-piece Days Of Desolation returns with their second …
Death Toll 80k – The Future Is Yours Review
The Finns are great at death metal, and I’m told they’re great at black metal, also. Turns out they’re also stellar at grindcore. Who knew? Well, besides anyone who’s been paying attention to Death Toll …