Authors: Peter Fryer
Review: Warfuck – Neantification
Warfuck = Magrudergrind + Wormrot + Insect Warfare … read more
Review: Violent Reaction – Marching On
Violent Reaction = Negative Approach + Agnostic Front + Blitz … read more
Review: Usnea – Random Cosmic Violence
Usnea = Samothrace + Disma + Winter … read more
Review: Trap Them – Blissfucker
School is in session, and Trap Them are teaching a graduate level course on how to make a blackened-crust hardcore record in 2014. Let me illustrate: first, that ride cymbal in the opening of “Habitland.” … read more
Review: Trigger – Start Our Revenge
Trigger = Magrudergrind + Man is the Bastard + Napalm Death … read more
Review: Today is the Day – Animal Mother
Today is the Day = Converge + Neurosis + Pig Destroyer … read more
Review: Total Abuse – Excluded
Total Abuse = Black Flag + Ceremony + Void … read more
Review: Stuntman – Incorporate the Excess
Chaotic and frenzied, France’s Stuntman packs an impressive amount into Incorporate the Excess. On its surface, this grind-influenced album would appear to be predominantly grind based, but with so many odd time signatures and syncopation, their assault is more calculated. … read more
Review: Sissy Spacek – Lead Their Exit
Sissy Spacek = The Locust + Wolf Eyes + Pharmakon … read more
Review: Seeker – Unloved
Knee-jerk reaction would lump these guys in with the somehow-still-prevalent deathcore genre, but Unloved lacks the breakdowns and the tech-noodling. What they do play is ferocious, syncopated rhythms where guitars serve as another percussive instrument, punctuated by slow interludes of open strumming. … read more