Tag: Grind
Defect Designer – Neanderthal Review
Here’s an undeniably sexy way to start a review of some heavy metal music: sometimes what ends up shaping one’s impression of a piece of music is dictated much more by the frame of reference …
Blast Rites #7: Sequestrum – Epitome Of Putridity Review
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Sequestrum?! I barely KNOW ‘em!” Well, that’s because they’re new. Epitome Of Putridity is the first demo from this four-piece, recorded way back in March of 2022, and …
Razoreater – Purgatory Review
These British blasters celebrate their decennial this year, ten years of ferocious death-tinted grinding, even if they’ve been relatively silent for the last half of that. But five years out from 2016’s Vacuum Of Nihil …
Succumb – XXI Review
[Artwork by Stefan Thanneur] “Are you still with us, Mr. Niedermeyer?” . . . “Hmm? Oh, yes, I’m sorry. I was just…I guess I was just lost in thought.” “It’s a fairly standard question, the …
General Surgery – Lay Down And Be Counted Review
Like so many of us, the five Swedes in General Surgery spent the past year or so in lockdown. So they did what we all should have done with our unexpected spare time: They wrote …
Fluids – Not Dark Yet Review
Generally speaking, “stupid” means “unintelligent,” and then again, I’ve also been known to use it as a superlative. And sometimes, it works both ways, like when I say “Fluids is stupid heavy.” This Arizona-based trio …
Sete Star Sept – Bird Review
Sometimes I wonder what may be wrong with me, that I should seek out such sounds that would typically be described as unpleasant. Often, I would imagine, others wonder the same, particularly any unlucky passenger …
Altered Dead – Returned To Life Review: I, For One, Welcome Our New Alien Overlords
[Cover artwork by Matt Sidney] I’ve spent the last couple months taking a deep dive into Cixin Liu’s The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy (just starting book 3, so no spoilers, please), and I now …