Tag: Grindcore
In Crust We Trust: Vol 37
Kia ora, compadres. Welcome to the latest edition of In Crust We Trust. Below you’ll find a bunch of ear-wrecking noise to help you process and/or drown out the 24/7 horror show currently occupying our …
No/Mas – No Peace Review
Oh, it feels like a million years ago now, but way back in January, I wrote this one up as one of our (meaning, in this instance: “my”) most anticipated releases of 2026, and here …
Exhumed – Red Asphalt Review
Ross Sewage closed a recent interview with a perfectly Exhumed response to a simple question: Asked to complete the sentence beginning with “Death metal is at its best…,” his answer was straight to the point: …
Rotten Sound – Mass Extinction Review
So here’s the thing about Rotten Sound: They kick ass. That’s really the end of the review, but okay, let’s keep going. Now some thirty years into their career, Rotten Sound has set themselves into …
Razored Raw: Maced / Postnatal Abortion Split
I don’t know what it’s like in your neck of the woods, but down here, in Aotearoa New Zealand, there’s often been a reluctance from fringe music-makers and DIY labels to celebrate their creative successes. …
Barren Path – Grieving Review
The concept of a grindcore guitar god is a little bit silly to me, considering the rawness and punk ethos involved in the style overall… but then again, this is a sub-genre built on the …
Forced Starvation – Forced Starvation Review
Aotearoa New Zealand grindcore outfit Forced Starvation call the world’s southernmost capital city, Te Whanganui-a-Tara (aka Wellington), home. As a fellow Wellingtonian, I can tell you that things are not exactly peachy in Forced Starvation’s …
Diamonds & Rust: Disharmonic Orchestra – Expositionsprophylaxe (Um, Gesundheit)
[Album artwork by Martin Messner and Patrick Klopf] Perhaps you’ve noticed by now that these Diamonds & Rust treatments have a tendency to dip into a sort of narcissistic form of self-interest when generated by …