Tag: Sulfuric Cautery

Blast Rites: October Grind Spooktacular, Part Two

If you’re just now catching up, well, we’re just now catching up. Seth Buttnam and I (plus one uninvited guest) are rounding up some of our favoritest grindcore (or grind-adjacent) releases of the past however …

Blast Rites: October Grind Spooktacular, Part One

To put it mildly, I’ve been a bit sidetracked this year, so I apologize to all zero of my readers for not keeping them informed on the state of grindcore as I see it. Thankfully, …

Best of 2025: Seth Buttnam – All Bosses Rando No Hit Speedrun

Is this the final album I’m ever going to listen to? That has been on my mind a lot this year. Eventually, whether it be tomorrow or years from now, there will be a final …

Best Of 2025: Blizzard Of Jozzsh – Your Anger Is A Gift

In these end-of-year recaps, I try to wrap up with an overarching takeaway that extends beyond just music. Last year, I parodied the idea of extraterrestrial life because it was dominating headlines. This year, I …

Best Of 2025: Spencer Hotz – Slowly Smoothing Brain Syndrome

Dearest Reader(s?), I firmly believe the noodle soup in the can called my skull is starting to go bad. More than likely, you will agree with that sentiment when you finish reading this rather unhinged …

Best Of 2025: Dan Obstkrieg – Have A Wonderful Day

Ranking junk: we love it. And yes, folks, usually I’d love to whip up some fanciful theory for you about how the human propensity to rank things is evolutionarily adaptive instead of decadent, but there …

Best Of 2025 – Last Rites Combined Staff Top 25

LET’S GET READY TO FUMBLLLLLLE!! Did we fumble? Sure, there’s about as much stylistic distance between our top two albums as possible, but that’s hardly a fumble. Last Rites has always been a little scattershot …

Blast Rites: Sulfuric Cautery – Killing Spree Review

If you’re one of those poor, unfortunate souls who can’t get into grindcore because “it’s just nonstop blasting and grunts” and “the songs fly by so fast it all blurs together,” then… well, Sulfuric Cautery …