Authors: Peter Fryer
Local Review: Villain – Self-titled
Villain are the real deal. Bridging the gap between mid-paced, ’90s-style hardcore and the modern day, Villain’s four-song debut is 100-percent all the way through. Give me an amazing four-song EP any day over 10 songs of mediocrity. … read more
Local Review: Sorrowset – All Ends, Begin with Ease
Sorrowset = Baroness + Botch + Isis … read more
Local Review: Sonnets – Of Wrath and Sorrow
Sonnets = Angel Hair + City of Caterpillar + Love Lost But Not Forgotten … read more
Local Review: Scalps – Serenades Of An Abomination
We’re not talking dandruff shampoo here. Scalps is assuredly a reference to those bloody spoils of war—a perfect mascot for the music this band makes. … read more
Local Review: Repulse – Frail
Repulse = His Hero Is Gone + Rotten Sound + Trap Them … read more
Local Review: Mustard Tiger/Satanic Hispanic
This grind/fastcore/powerviolence split comes from two groups who don’t take themselves too seriously. Mustard Tiger, whose name is derived from an insult hurled during an episode of Trailer Park Boys, bring some raw jams to their side—and we’re talking raw. … read more
Local Review: Dead Revelator – Concrete Law
Concrete Law gets your head bobbing and is unmistakably Western, particularly in the interludes. … read more
Local Review: DiseNgaged – Hazardous
Hazardous is the debut effort from Salt Lake’s DiseNgaged, and, while uneven, many of the tracks show potential for the band. DiseNgaged deal in groove-oriented death metal and clearly have hardcore undertones. … read more
Local Review: Blood Eagle – Bloody Gull
Blood Eagle = Aksumite + Amon Amarth + Touché Amoré … read more
Review: Torche – Admission
TORCHE = Floor + Hum + Sleep … read more