Tag: Hardcore
Foreseen – Helsinki Savagery Review
Get a load of that cover, will ya? You’ve got a pile of skulls spilling out of a creepy car park, Ghost Rider and his angry dog, and a hooded demon about to shoot up …
Gust – Gust Review
I know this may sound crazy, but this is a Southern Lord release. And it’s crusty hardcore. (insert the sound of an audience gasping) Sure, son, whatever. Next you’ll be telling me Blake Judd never …
Downset – One Blood Review
Originally written by Matt Longo There are a few moments from my formative teenage metal years that particularly stand out. I can recall my first positive assertion of a “great” concept album in Operation: Mindcrime; …
Forest Of Tygers – Bruises Review
For the most part, I am a fan of hybrids. Keep the hulkish corn and a huge portion of the other genetic hybrids away (apart from the Liger, obviously), but much of the rest of …
Tiger Flowers – Dead Hymns Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Those familiar with the old Resound catalog or Century Media’s mail-order rag will remember a time before metalcore was a term. Instead, artists were described as “metallic hardcore.” That is, metal infused …
Yautja – Songs Of Descent Review
First things first: Yautja is pronounced “ee-WAT-yuh,” and apparently it’s the name of the extraterrestrial race featured in the Predator series, although the word “yautja” is never actually referenced in any of the films, only …
5Q5A – Activator: A NYHC Roar To Score
Originally written by Ian Chainey Activator, a Brooklyn-based hardcore slash thrash crossover killer, doesn’t recycle the past. Despite an album cover depicting the pre-Rudy horrors of subway Hell-trains, burly breakdowns built in the image of …
Enabler – Flies Review
It’s been said before and often, but that’s because it’s true: By and large, when it all comes down, we’re in this for the riffs. But there’s a bit more to it than that. Because, …