2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
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2023
Split Review: AAWKS / Aiwass – “The Eastern Scrolls” (Psychedelic Stoner Doom/Rock)
Written by Westin and Kirk AAWKS / Aiwass – The Eastern Scrolls > Psychedelic stoner doom > Ontario, Canada / Texas, US > Releasing August 25 > Black Throne Productions Westin: I regularly come […]
2023
No Ju-LIE, We Love These July Albums
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, Rae-Aila, and Kirk Hi folks, Kep here. Yeah, I tried a little too hard for that pun. No, I don’t feel bad about it. Another month down. Another load of […]
2023
Album Review: Flight – “Echoes of Journeys Past” (70s Rock/Proto-metal)
Written by Westin Flight – Echoes of Journeys Past> ’70s rock/proto-metal> Norway> Releases July 28> Dying Victims Productions As you can regularly hear me argue on Twitter, I firmly believe that the best time for […]
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Album Review: Rană – “Richtfeuer” (Black Metal/Post-Metal/Crust Punk)
Written by Westin Rană – Richtfeurer> Black metal/post-metal/crust punk> Germany> Releasing June 16> Breath:Sun:Bone:Blood I first became aware of Rană after their inclusion on the Black Metal Rainbows compilation last year. That track was one […]
2023
Maygnificent Roundup
Written by Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Kep Well folks, here we are nearly halfway through 2023 and the killer releases just keep coming. It’s easy to lose some gems amongst the constant flood of quality […]
2023
Album Review: Pupil Slicer – “Blossom” (Mathcore)
Written by Westin Pupil Slicer – Blossom> Mathcore> UK> Releasing June 2> Prosthetic Records What does it mean to mature? It’s something I’ve thought about a lot the last few years, as time catches up […]
2023
A⁺pril Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, Kirk, and Ellis Here we are again, folks, another month of 2023 is in the books. We wrote about a ton of killer April music already, but there are some things […]
2023
Album Review: Smoulder – “Violent Creed of Vengeance” (Epic Heavy/Doom Metal)
Written by Westin Smoulder – Violent Creed of Vengeance> Epic heavy/doom metal> Canada/Finland> Releasing April 21> Cruz Del Sur Music Smoulder, to slowly burn and smoke without a flame, is a fitting title for this […]