2022
Roundup: November Notables
Written by Kep, Melinda, Westin, and Greg Schwan We’re getting there, folks: this extremely silly year is almost over. I have a feeling that this will be the last monthly roundup of 2022, as December […]
Thrash Metal
2022
EP Review: Viscen – “Death Symmetry” (Thrash Metal/Punk)
Written by: Valkyrjiaa Viscen – Death Symmetry> Heavy/Thrash Metal/Punk> Newfoundland, Canada> Released September 30> Independent/self-release It’s no surprise that metal captures Canada just as much as it’s captured many other nations, from bands like The […]
2022
Album Review: Molder – “Engrossed in Decay” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep >Molder – Engrossed in Decay>Death metal>Illinois, US>Releasing July 15>Prosthetic Records Molder (mohl-der) v.1. to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away2. to possess a ludicrous amount of fat tasty motherfucking riffs […]
2022
Album Review: Besieged – “Violence Beyond All Reason” (Thrash Metal)
Written by Kep >Besieged – Violence Beyond All Reason>Thrash metal>Manitoba, Canada>Released June 6, 2022>via Unspeakable Axe Records Thrash is a relatively simple beast. You can boil pretty much any variation of it down to a few essential […]
2022
Album Review: Kvaen – “The Great Below”
Written by Kep Kvaen – The Great BelowBlack/speed/pagan metal from SwedenReleasing March 25 via Black Lion Records Let me take you back almost exactly two years, to late February 2020. The 28th and penultimate day of the […]
2022
Album Review: Extinction A.D. – “Culture Of Violence” (Thrash Metal)
Extinction A.D. – Culture Of Violence Thrash/Groove/Crossover from Long Island, NY Releases March 18th via Unique Leader Records Let’s just get this out of the way, Extinction A.D. don’t really do anything you won’t have […]
2022
Album Review: Pillaging Villagers – S/T (Crossover Thrash)
I love it when I can have a good time with an extreme metal record. Genuinely fun bands are getting harder and harder to come by nowadays, but luckily for us, we now exist in the same timeline as Pillaging Villagers. […]
2022
Demo Dose: Sorcerer’s Sword and more!
Written by Kep Welcome, folks! Today we’re gonna look at four demos: a particularly impressive one that’s due out in early March from Sorcerer’s Sword, and three great early-2022 examples that you might have missed checking […]
2022
Album Review: Schizophrenia – “Recollections of the Insane” (Death Thrash)
Written by Kep Schizophrenia – Recollections of the InsaneDeath/thrash metal from BelgiumReleasing February 18 Ah, death and thrash. A pair that emerged as essentially one entity, destructive and unrelenting, ready and able to tear down the world […]
2021
EP Review: Tormentor Tyrant – “Tormentor Tyrant” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Tormentor Tyrant – Tormentor TyrantDeath metalReleasing January 28 via Everlasting Spew Records Let’s talk about pedigree for a moment. What’s a Pedigree, you ask? It’s a kneeling double underhook facebuster, made famous by wrestler […]