Year: 2016
Review: Various Artists – 4 Doors to Death
Try though I might, I simply cannot put 4 Doors to Death down. This four-way split from Unspeakable Axe collects some new tracks from some of the filthiest, most brutal new bands to fly the tattered flag of old-school death metal. … read more
Review: Urgehal – Aeons In Sodom
These guys have arguably been at it much longer than their peers, or at least just as long, and deserve all that unearned respect you shitstains keep showering on Liturgy, whose manifesto on black metal should be illegal to own. … read more
Review: Ty Segall – Emotional Mugger
It’s risky, it’s messy and it’s unsettling, but Emotional Mugger is doing something new enough to earn pause—even if only to silently mouth the phrase, “What the fuck?” … read more
Review: Vektor – Terminal Redux
Vektor = Voivod + Sadus + Coroner
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Review: Twin Peaks – Down In Heaven
Twin Peaks = Strange Boys + BRONCHO + Tijuana Panthers … read more
Review: Useless ID – State Is Burning
Useless ID = Consumed + Lagwagon + (Teenage Bottlerocket x face to face) … read more
Review: Ursut – Köp Dig Lycklig
Ursut = Wartorn + Simbiose + Totalitär … read more
Review: Various Artists – Killed by Death Rock Vol. 2
Killed by Death Rock Vol. 2 = Joy Division + Gang of Four + Sisters of Mercy + Gratitude … read more
Review: Various Artists – The Monsters: Burn in Hell
The Monsters: Burn In Hell = The Devils + The Failed Teacher + Sudden Infant + The Seniles … read more
Review: Tortoise – The Catastrophist
Tortoise are not a post-rock band. Being clumsily lumped in with the likes of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai sheds little light jazz fusion’s influence on their music. … read more