Review: High Priest of Saturn

Review: High Priest of Saturn
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A classic case of stoner doom by numbers, High Priest of Saturn imitate all the basic components of their chosen genre, but fail to add anything substantial or unique to the mix. Highly hailed with comparisons to Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard, the band’s self-titled debut only resembles these bands by the most generous comparison.  … read more

Review: Heartless – Certain Death

Review: Heartless – Certain Death
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Short, hateful and sublimely coated in a venom akin to straight hatred, Certain Death takes a “less is more” approach to affirming the chilling truth of that title: Everything is finite, living is dying and just by existing, we’re slowly ebbing our bodies into a slow and slimy decay. … read more

Review: Hell – III

Review: Hell – III
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I’d heard of the one-man doom cult Hell at different points over the past few years, but I was never sufficiently interested to actually give the band a listen. … read more

Review: Honeyslide – Drippin/Deep Architecture

Review: Honeyslide – Drippin/Deep Architecture
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This double A-side bucks most retro-brain nu-gaze trends by not trying too hard to ape MBV, and just sort of arrives there nonchalantly. … read more

Review: Holograms – Forever

Review: Holograms – Forever
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Forever uses the upbeat power of nearly unbroken speed to avoid any clashes with boredom while finding identity through unique vocals. … read more

Review: Heavenly Beat – Prominence

Review: Heavenly Beat – Prominence
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Prominence expands on the downtempo aesthetic of Talent by incorporating darker, introspective lyrics into the same exuberant sound. Peña’s airy falsetto floats through the tracks here, cozying up with lush loops of nylon strings, steel drums, and New Order–styled harmonica. … read more

Review: Heaven’s Gate – Transmuting

Review: Heaven’s Gate – Transmuting
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I’ve felt starved for feminine vocalists in the upbeat lo-fi community up until Transmuting. Heaven’s Gate mix reverberated guitars and non-stop ride cymbal with a voice between the sustained notes of Best Coast and the tone of Siouxsie Sioux. … read more

Review: Hickoids – Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit

Review: Hickoids – Hairy Chafin’ Ape Suit
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Boom! Right off the bat, I’m hit by the opening song “Fruit Fly” with an upbeat blues guitar solo and organ playing that sounds a lot like Gregg Allman was contributing to the song.  … read more

Review: His Clancyness – Vicious

Review: His Clancyness – Vicious
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His Clancyness is a solo endeavor spawned by the lead singer of little-known Italian indie group, A Classic Education. Within the first 10 minutes of Vicious, Jonathan Clancy easily demonstrates more of a strength within American melancholic bedroom rock than the average college slacker. … read more

Review: hERETICS iN tHE lAB – SUTURE

Review: hERETICS iN tHE lAB – SUTURE
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This is your basic cross between metal and industrial music. It is not horrible, and it’s put together well, but nothing really stands out. The typical, grinding guitar riffs and slower bass lines are reminiscent of those that we have heard over and over at the local strip club. … read more