Tag: Punk
Vhol – Vhol Review
VHOL‘s debut is less than a month old, yet the fields already seem armpit-high with glowing reviews from critics and fans alike. It’s admittedly pretty tough not to have an itchy finger on the happy …
Out Of Step Dispatches – Peeling Back The Layers Of The Punk Underground
Originally written by Ian Chainey Lately, I’ve been daydreaming of a black-and-white photo getting the Ken Burns pan-and-scan treatment. On one side of the frame is a crusty punker. On the other, as soon as …
Wartorn – Iconic Nightmare Review
Though once they were a haven for doom and the odd black metal effort, in recent years, Southern Lord has embarked upon an all-out takeover of the space once occupied by labels like Havoc, Profane …
D.I.S. – Becoming Wrath Review
The acronym D.I.S. is short for “Destroyed In Seconds” – knowing that information makes this band quite a bit easier to research, I’ve found. Without it, a quick Google search of “D.I.S.” brings up stock …
Corrosion Of Conformity – Eye For An Eye (Reissue) Review
In 1984, North Carolina’s Corrosion Of Conformity was a three-year-old band with a long way to go. There was still a whole half-decade before Peeper Keenan would come along, his arrival coinciding with the shift …
Nuclear Death Terror – Chaos Reigns Review
In some ways (perhaps in many), it may seem equal parts obvious and absurd, over-reaching and lazy to describe a band whose name contains the words “nuclear” and “death” as “apocalyptic,” and it’s at least …
From Ashes Rise – Rejoice The End / Rage Of Sanity Review
As part of an ongoing obsessive effort to completely corner the market on any and all things related to crusty punk, Southern Lord offers up this 7” EP from the re-risen From Ashes Rise. Originally formed …
Martyrdöd – Paranoia Review
On its face, the sort of bruising metallic crust / d-beat so lovingly cultivated and / or rampantly spewed into the world by Southern Lord of late would seem to permit very little room for …