ALBUM REVIEW: Pixel Grip – Perceptide: The Death of Reality


Are you feeling sexy? If the answer is no, that is about to change once you press play on Pixel Grip’s Perceptide the Death of Reality. The grooves on this album will stir your loins in a way that will have you side-eying that jar of Vaseline you’ve been too depressed to touch in weeks. There is a bit of foreplay to set the mood as it opens with an atmospheric pop song that simmers with introspection. Rita Lukea is very aware that singing is a lot like sex, as it requires putting your heavy breathing in all the right places, which she has mastered on “Bet You Do.” This gives the song a sensual slither that licks your ears and tells you to turn the lights off.  Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: The Atrocity Circus – Malpractice


The Atrocity Circus is a transatlantic collective featuring Dan Dolby (Mastiff, Catafalque, Sulphur Nurse), Thomas Ott (Gnarl, Catafalque, The Dead Yesterdays), and existent/nonexistent. Malpractice (Cursed Monk Records) is their debut full-length release, following an EP released in 2022. Continue reading


ALBUM REVIEW: God is War – Boogeyman Inc.


God is War, formed in 2018, is the solo project of Mack Chami. Boogeyman Inc. (Profound Lore) is his latest offering, featuring seven tracks of glitching, abrasive, instrumental industrial noise music. Continue reading