Tag Archives: bands from Chicago

ALBUM REVIEW: Cheer-Accident – Admission

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Cheer-Accident has been around since 1981, which equates to the same length of time as Metallica. Unlike the Thrash Metal legends however, the Chicago outfit (named after a Hallmark shopping display) have released a fantastic amount of albums, nearly 30 at last count, as well as several compilations, EPs and seven inches, some of which have been released by the legendary Skin Graft Records (home to Squid Pisser, U.S. Maple, The Flying Luttenbachers, Dazzling Killmen and other such wonderful artists).  Continue reading →


EXCLUSIVE SINGLE PREMIERE: Marrowomb Shares a New Single – “Vicarious Visage” – New Album Coming Soon

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Chicago’s Blackened Death Metal project Marrowomb will drop their debut album, Phisenomie, on February, 21st, 2025. The band has teamed up with Ghost Cult to debut their first single – the bleak and uncompromising cut “Vicarious Visage!” Bringing together the harshness of Midwestern Black Metal, and the technical prowess of the best modern Death Metal, with a great sensibility for songcraft, this is going to be an artist to watch for extreme music fans in 2025!  Check out “Vicarious Visage” now! Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Molder – Catastrophic Reconfiguration

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The third album from Joliet, Illinois-based Molder, Catastrophic Reconfiguration (Prosthetic Records), is a collection of sonic brutality. 

Presented here are ten cuts where each stands on its own, each vying to be the song that kicks the most ass. 

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