Tag: Relapse
Graves At Sea – The Curse That Is Review
Graves at Sea is the kind of band that’s tailor-made for heavy metal hype: The Curse That Is represents their first full-length after being together for fourteen years; what the band’s managed to produce – …
Black Tusk – Pillars Of Ash Review
Sludge, especially southern sludge, is in a strange place right now. Since 2010, the current standard bearers of the region (Baroness, Kylesa, Mastodon) have eschewed traditional sludge sounds and lyrical themes in favor of exploring more progressive …
Obscura – Akroasis Review
Listening to Obscura is a little bit like standing in front of a smooth, rotating metal sculpture glinting in the sunlight. It looks different from every angle and feels impressive, but it remains slippery and …
Agoraphobic Nosebleed – Arc Review
I’ve always thought Agoraphobic Nosebleed and KISS™ were eerily similar. Actually, that’s not at all true. I’ve never once thought that. Well, not until now. In KISS™ fashion, ANb’s 2016 release schedule includes a solo …
Lycus – Chasms Review
With Chasms, Oakland quartet Lycus has presented us with a rarity in the highly specialized sub-genre of funeral doom. The record deals in the usual shades of brown, grey, and otherwise grimey tonal and lyrical palette that’s become …
Cretin – Stranger Review
Cretin is not exactly prolific. It’s been eight years since this California collective’s first album, their only previous full-length, itself delivered a decade after the band’s initial run ended in 1996. That earliest attempt netted …
Christian Mistress – To Your Death Review
Interrogate yourself: love and hate are easy, but tepid enjoyment or moderate disappointment? Your book club doesn’t give a shit about that kind of weak sauce. Point being, it’s a hell of a lot simpler …
Hooded Menace – Darkness Drips Forth Review
Nostalgia is big business. In the time it takes you to read this, probably a dozen bands have formed out of nothing other than the desperate urge to make something new. Their songs – and …