A mixed bag of quick fire reviews of records and EPs that have emerged through the waves of bands on Bandcamp and are worth your time to check out. Audrey Fall – Mitau Latvia’s Audrey Fall are a band that happily wear their influences on their sleeve in their brand of instrumental post rock. There … Continue reading
Once upon a time Opeth could do no wrong, releasing records that seemed to be universally adored by fans and critics alike, think Blackwater Park for instance. However over the last decade, the Swedish prog metal kings have seen their fanbase splinter into different sects, mostly divided by Mikael Akerfeldt’s embracing of ‘70s prog rock … Continue reading
When not making utterly essential powerviolence in Iron Lung, Jon Kortland explores even more noisier realms with noise project Pig Heart Transplant, a fine example of a musical entity challenging the listener. Pig Heart Transplant don’t make for easy listening but often Kortland’s music can be absolutely gripping, just as much as it can be … Continue reading
The worlds of harsh noise and power electronics are difficult to put your finger on, having twisted and contorted any semblance music into incomprehensible forms and shapes. Let’s not even get started on song structure. Sometimes these harsh noise acts, generally one person operations, experience a spurt of attention and coverage though, which shines attention … Continue reading
Stalwarts of Irish metal, Abaddon Incarnate’s Pessimist is their first record in years and their first on new label home, Candlelight Records, which is recognition more than deserved. Pessimist is much of what you would expect in its collision of grindcore and death metal but the end result is possibly their best record since Nadir. … Continue reading
US black metal has been a pretty divisive branch of the black metal tree with so many different bands tinkering with different sounds, styles, and nuances from Ash Borer to Panopticon and Castevet to Krallice. But for better or worse, Wolves in the Throne Room has always been on the tip of your tongue when … Continue reading
Amongst the never-ending cavalcade of new releases, it’s easy for a number of records to fall by the wayside or under the radar, which is the very reason why you’ll see that this blog will occasionally do a round-up post of records from certain corners of the spectrum. Today is the second instalment of Grindin’ … Continue reading
When was the last time that a metal band hit the kind of roll that Mastodon have been on for the last 15 years? Five albums and each one more or less as stellar as the other. Leviathan will likely remain the shimmering jewel in the crown while Crack the Skye will be their most … Continue reading
If there’s one simple way to describe music that is truly worth something, it needs to grab you, regardless of the genre or background, whether it’s the murkiest of death metal, the kvltest of black metal, the prettiest of post rock, or the most wretched of doom. It’s that one intangible quality that every listener, … Continue reading
Anathema’s career trajectory has certainly been one of the more compelling, and equally divisive, ones in metal and beyond; from their Peaceville 3 days to gloomy melodic rock to their ebullient life-affirming alternative rock of today. It’s only the band’s early work that ensures they are still spoken about amongst metal circles because, let’s face … Continue reading
The Grind That Annoys 