There’s something about Grindcore that is so ridiculous that it ironically makes me like it more. Melbourne’s own King Parrot dropped their long-awaited fourth full-length record, A Young Person’s Guide To (Housecore Records), which brings the riffs, the groove, and all the disgusting, yet funny lyrics. Each track attempts to stand out on its own, but the back half of the album has a couple of duds; however, it does finish strong!Continue reading
Someone needs to check what’s in the water in the Hudson Valley, New York, and how many gems that scene has produced over the last several years. Age of Apocalypse has dropped their sophomore full-length, In Oblivion (Closed Casket Activities), which does not disappoint. Ten tracks with epic sing-alongs and bone-snapping breakdowns will crush your soul, but you want more.Continue reading
Coming on like a thunderstorm in the middle of the night, we have the new cut from Brazilian death masters Escarnium. The new album entitled Inexorable Entropy (Everlasting Spew Records) delivers nine tracks that both push the boundaries of contemporary Death Metal while at the same time holding onto the tried and true dynamics that make Metal what it is.
Norwegian Cosmic Groove masters KAL-EL are at it again with their newest cut Astral Voyager Vol. 1. Established fans of the band will be happy to see they are still kicking out killer jams delivered with that killer KAL-EL sound and tone that is all their own and keeps people coming back for more. New fans will be treated to a sonic journey that takes them from one end of the universe to the other. Continue reading
If you are into breakdowns, ultra-low guitar tunings, breakneck timing shifts, and killer filler in the background, then take a look at the new release from Face Yourself on Sumerian Records. This new cut takes the Deathcore model, and pushes to it to new boundaries before continuing to push everything even more. Continue reading
The new cut from Church Road Records recording artists Inhuman Nature is a crash course in some good old-fashioned thrashin’! Each track is chock-full of all those cool components that make up a killer thrash metal album. Continue reading
In the world of “caveman battle doom” metal, there may not be much competition, but Conan is the clear champion of this primitive sludge/doom metal genre. The Liverpool threesome has dropped their sixth full-length in the form of Violence Dimension (Heavy Psych Sounds). Clocking in at just under an hour with eight excruciatingly heavy tracks with all of the unga bunga you could ask for is just right.Continue reading
The Italian band Vulvectomy is back at it with their unique brand of death metal on the new cut Aberrant Vaginal Gestation out on Comatose Music. Of course, anyone who picks up this cut will notice the gore/brutality elements in everything from the art to the song titles. Do not be fooled though there is much to be had sonically once we dive into the actual music. Continue reading
Timeless Stoner Rock giants Lo-Pan are at it again with their brand-new cut Get Well Soon on Magnetic Eye Records. Continue reading
Perennial all-stars Arch Enemy are back at it with their twelfth studio offering titled Blood Dynasty (Century Media Records). With this new cut, the band stays true to form delivering a blistering lineup of eleven cuts of pure brutality. Track after track we are bludgeoned with instruments wielded at virtuosic levels. Guitars are on full blast in every respect, from driving riffage that hits full throttle to solos that divebomb and shred everything in sight, one-second soaring in the clouds and the next stomping holes in the earth. Continue reading