Tag: Tankcrimes

Haggus – Destination Extinction Review

After a decade or so of bouncing around the underground, Bay Area mince-masters Haggus found a new home with Oakland’s venerable Tankcrimes last year, and promptly released two surprise EPs in the process, both of

Deadform – Entrenched In Hell Review

[Cover artwork by Judd Hawk] . . Just… Because… We’re old… And gray… Doesn’t… Mean… We’ll go… Away… Just. Because. We’re old. And gray. Doesn’t. Mean. We’ll go. Away. JUST BECAUSE WE’RE OLD AND GRAY,

Necrot – Lifeless Birth Review

Is there anything better than superbly written death metal? What else gets the blood pumping or gives you enough adrenaline kick to bite through a chain-link like some good old-fashioned death metal? Weirdly, I also

Ghoul – Noxious Concoctions Review

Everyone’s favorite splatterthrashers return with a new EP in Noxious Concoctions, a five-song, twenty-minute blast of their signature bloodsoaked death/thrash/occasional surf-rock. If you’re no stranger to Creepsylvania – if you’ve kept up with Ghoul for

Mortuous – Upon Desolation Review

[Album artwork by Marald van Haasteren] “Death… The brutal way.” ~ Emily Dickinson Or was that Asphyx. Definitely Asphyx. But it could just as easily have been both. Probably both. Either way, Pow!! Right in

Necrot – Mortal Review

Can death metal mature? Perhaps not like a fine wine but more like an angsty teenager who finally put down the Noxema and decided to work on their insides because that’s what is truly important

Los Huaycos – Savage Monstrosities Review

[Artwork by Skinner] If you grew up in one of the lucky parts of the world, there was probably a time in your life when you experienced precisely what true freedom intended humans to feel

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Kicker – Pure Drivel Review

Punk was never meant to be radio friendly. Broken glass on sticky floors. Who gives a fuck what anyone thinks? That’s punk. It’s never been about what you wear. It’s never been about how much