2022
Please Sir, I Want Some Core 2022 – Vol.1
Written by Ellis Heasley and Anna Pest Here we are with the first edition of Please Sir, I Want Some Core for 2022. As bands like Vein.fm, Foreign Hands, Wounded Touch, Helpless and Soul Glo […]
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2021
Please Sir, I Want Some Core – Vol. 4
Written by Ellis Heasley As if Melinda didn’t give you all enough core with her XXL third edition last week, here we go again with the fourth instalment of Please Sir, I Want Some Core, […]
2021
Album Review: Pharmacist – “Carnal Pollution” 8/10 (Death Grind)
Written by Kep Pharmacist – Carnal PollutionDeath metal/goregrind from JapanReleasing October 1 via Black Hole Productions8/10 Pharmacist is really becoming quite the phenomenon, and for good reason. There aren’t too many bands out there right […]
2021
Album Review: Mastiff – “Leave Me The Ashes Of The Earth” 9/10 (Hardcore/Sludge)
Written by Ellis Heasley Mastiff – Leave Me The Ashes Of The Earth Hardcore/Powerviolence/Sludge from Kingston upon Hull, UK Releases September 10, 2021 via eOne Heavy 9/10 There isn’t a superlative in the world that […]
2021
Album Review: Chestcrush – “Vdelygmia” 8/10 (Blackened Deathgrind)
Review by Ellis Heasley Chestcrush – Vdelygmia Blackened Deathgrind from Edinburgh, UK Releases July 14th 8/10 You won’t find many records nastier than Vdelygmia by Chestcrush. With a title meaning “abomination, filth and repulsion of […]
2021
Album Review: Estuarine – “Nyarlathotep” 9/10 (Death Grind)
This album falls into the genre of death grind. And wow is it ever what it was advertised to be. I first thought “Nyarlathotep that’s a mouthful.” So, like the curious person that I am, I did a quick google search of the name of the album, which revealed the origin, Nyarlathotep resides in the hp lovecraft mythos. The epithet for Nyarlathotep being “the crawling chaos” I think it’s a poignant choice for this album title. There are 8 tracks on this beast of an album. The longest being the last at 3 mins. The overall length is 10 minutes. […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Undergang – “Aldrig i livet” 9.4/10 (Death Metal)
Fun. A lot of fun. There’s something Undergang does in their writing that draws you into it with all of your enthusiasm. Some parts of this had me moving like the metal version of those goth kids dancing at the underpass or the wacky waving inflatable tube man. On the other hand, they managed a few times to descend into an utter dirge that will tickle your dark. It’s a varied album that comes off as an intelligent deconstruction of death metal rather than blind worship of it. They have a deep understanding of old death, doom and grind – far beyond my own. […]
2020 Albums
Album Review: Venomous Concept – Politics Versus The Erection 8 (Grindcore)
If you’re like me, and maybe the new Napalm Death record left you a little underwhelmed, I have just the thing for you! Venomous Concept is a long running grindcore supergroup that features members of Napalm Death, Brutal Truth, Brujeria, and more. This here is their 4th record since forming in 2003, and goddamn it is not one to be missed! […]
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NAPALM DEATH announce new album “Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism”
Just a quick one before I go away for the weekend, as I know how many of you love Napalm Death. My relationship with them isn’t as tight as I’d like and this is another daily reminder that I need to take a deep dive into their work. I’ve heard a fair bit of their music and dig it, as well as the general message within, I just haven’t heard with much context or chronologically. Feel free to drop your favorite albums in the comments and I’ll start there. I recently saw Slave To The Grind, a grindcore doco that features them heavily, you can check that out here too. […]
2020 Albums
Interview: Benighted (Death/Grind, Season Of Mist)
My second interview here is one I never expected to get, but it’s an amazing opportunity. Today I’ll be talking with French deathgrind legends Benighted about their 9th studio album titled Obscene Repressed, a concept record that is quite frankly amazing, check out my full review of the album here. […]