Tag: Self-Released
Blast Rites: Type: Armor Unit – Revolutions In Saecula Review
“Way back in 2022” feels like about a million years ago, doesn’t it? We live in strange times, my friends, when time itself is strange… Back then, Belgian grinders Days Of Desolation released a record …
Fuego Eterno – Trance Tras El Velo Del Inconsciente Review
When I stumbled across Fuego Eterno’s debut album, I likened it to a Spanish-speaking Deceased on a heavy diet of marijuana, mushrooms, and perhaps a few nights in a peyote lodge. El Arte De Lo Oculto found …
Carnosus – Wormtales Review
[Cover art by Timon Kokott] It’s fair to be a bit nervous about quality whenever a band releases full-length albums in back-to-back years. That quick-turn approach can leave you wondering if inspiration was truly firing …
Enrapture – DRØNN Review
[Cover art by Hannah Felicia Lange] The timeline for the creative process is an inherently curious thing. Some bands are naturally prolific, dropping new tunes, collaborations, and one-offs multiple times a year, while others may …
Soulmass – Principality Of Mechanical Violence Review
[Cover art by Samuel Nelson] When I reviewed Soulmass’ previous album, Let Us Pray, and when I named it to spot number 20 on my best-of list last year, I mentioned that while part of …
Knoll – As Spoken Review
There’s certainly value in bands that find a tried and true formula and then ride that formula for the entire existence of the band. Known quantities are a profound comfort in a world full of …
Deliriant Nerve – Contaminated Conscience
2022 was a year thoroughly blessed by the grindcore gods. If you didn’t have your ear to the crusty, grimy, cheap beer-soaked ground, you missed one of the strongest grind years in recent memory. Perhaps …
Neurectomy – Overwrought Review
Do you hate your brain? Not in the way where you’re a touch frustrated with that ol’ silly goose for making you forget your least favorite child at the bus stop again. I mean the …