All good things must come to an end, right? But it’s debatable whether or not The Grind That Annoys was ever really good, certainly not in recent times anyway. It dawned on me a while ago that this blog turned seven years old in March. The fact that this passed me by says everything. For … Continue reading
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New Crown of Cerberus tape beckons
Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing M. Chami, better known under the pseudonym of Crown of Cerberus, though also Koufar. We discussed everything from the ambient project’s beginning to his latest release at the time, the utterly sublime With Arms Extended to the Heavens, an equally harrowing and beautiful piece of electronic music. … Continue reading
The state of The Grind That Annoys
All 2.3 of you have probably noticed that The Grind That Annoys hasn’t exactly been a hive of activity over the last few months, save for the end-of-year list making extravaganza that took place in December. I mentioned early last year that posting would slow down and the era of daily posts was long gone. … Continue reading
New Cynic track
Cynic have released the first track from their new record, Kindly Bent To Free Us. ‘The Lion’s Roar’ is streaming over on Guitar World right now. Drummer Sean Reinert has described the album as a “bold new sound” for Cynic and ‘The Lion’s Roar’ certainly invokes some impressive sounds. While the band has stepped away … Continue reading
New music Sunday: Woods of Desolation, Hell, Mizmor
Secluded Australian black metal entity Woods of Desolation will be releasing their new album, As The Stars on February 14th through Northern Silence. Joined by Drudkh’s Vlad in drums for this record, As The Stars will be the follow-up to 2011’s acclaimed Torn Beyond Reason. They are currently streaming a track of their melody-rich emotive … Continue reading
Anathema to record new album in December
While touring in North America with Alcest and Mamiffer, Anathema’s Vincent Cavanagh has revealed that the band will begin recording a new record in December, which will be the follow-up to 2012’s utterly stellar Weather Systems. In an interview with Decibel, the guitarist and vocalist said “we’ve just released [live album] Universal, which was a … Continue reading
New Celeste track
French black metal and hardcore hybrids Celeste have been absent from our lives for far too long but will soon remedy that with new record Animale(s), a new song from which you can stream below. The track, ‘Laissé Pour Compte Comme Un Bâtard’, sees the band at a broody pace and mood unlike the searing … Continue reading
New Dublin Noise: Gaze
Here’s some new noisy d-beat from Dublin from Gaze who include Steve from Twisted Mass and Abaddon Incarnate, should that pique your interest. The band has seven tracks of grating cacophony online now, short and sweet, which you can stream below. Fans of noisy Japanese hardcore or Mauser would do well to check this out. Continue reading
New Irish death metal: Malthusian
Malthusianare Ireland’s latest death metal prospects but not with new faces, as they include members of Altar of Plagues, Mourning Beloveth, On Pain of Death and Wreck of the Hesperus. Since playing their first (and thus far only) show in April with Gospel of the Horns, the band’s primeval death metal has been eagerly anticipated … Continue reading
Quickfire introduction: Phasm
Phasm are a ruthless collision of punk and black metal, who have just released their demo tape, and massive thanks to Summoning Spirits for the tip on this one. The minute and a half flurry of ‘Scythe Wind’ is an absolutely ear scraping beast, combining harsh lo-fi black metal and sloppy punk rock. This is … Continue reading
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