So here we are, me finally getting around to writing another review, and yet another release that has torn my opinion right down the middle (or there abouts).
Continue reading “Naga Siren – Swallows Tornadoes [Album Review]”
This week I have been getting my metal fix from Beskar. I’ve mentioned numerous times about not being a huge fan of metal, so it takes something special, or at least different, to get a handful of compliments from me.
It is no secret, I favour any requests for reviews from smaller independent artists over the PR company mass mail outs that I receive. Well of all of the ones that I have glanced over, The Good The Bad And The Zugly are one of the bands that stood out the most. Not just because of the outlandish name, but being described as “Norway’s best kept punk rock secret” had me intrigued.
Continue reading “The Good The Bad And The Zugly – Worst Four Year [Album Review]”
Music can strike you in many different ways; for some it can be lyrics that are overly-relatable, others are catchy to the extent of becoming a musical addiction, but then there are albums like this that drive hooks into you in ways that you didn’t expect.
Continue reading “Bokassa – Divide & Conquer [Album Review]”
Norwegian hardcore five-piece group, Ondt Blod, have shared a new song from their forthcoming and yet untitled second album, due out later this year via Fysisk Format.
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Post-Hardcore was a huge soft spot of mine many years ago. Now I need something a bit more complex than a shit tonne of distortion and overly aggressive vocals. IEatHeartAttacks sound like they’d be a run of the mill band with an appropriate name to attract the attention. Definitely not the case.
Continue reading “IEatHeartAttacks – Please Just Dance Death [Album Review]”
I have a strange soft spot for grindcore/speed metal bands, ones that would be nothing more than loud noise to most people. Strange because it shouldn’t really be a soft spot, more of an infected wound. Nonetheless, The Mansters are all about loud, thrashy music that doesn’t mess around. It just fucks you up.
Continue reading “The Mansters – The Mansters [Album Review]”
The Cauteriser 