2025
The Best Things We Heard in March
Well that was a hell of a month. I (Kep) had a whirlwind March for reasons unrelated to music, and thus the whole thing sort of disappeared into a time warp and I’m still wrapping […]
metal review
2025
Album Review: Chestcrush – “Ψυχοβγάλτης” (Black/Death Metal)
Written by Kep Chestcrush – Ψυχοβγάλτης> Black/death metal> UK> Releasing April 4> Independent/self-release Noob Heavy’s enjoyment of Chestcrush and their monstrous brand of death and death-adjacent violence is well-documented. Ellis and myself have combined to cover every full release […]
2025
Album Review: Buzzard – “Mean Bone” (Doom Metal/Folk)
Written by Kirk Buzzard – Mean Bone> Doom/folk/Americana> Massachusetts, US> Releasing April 11> Independent/self-release It’s a tale as old as time (though perhaps not a song as old as rhyme): heavy metal steeped in fantastical, medieval […]
2025
Album Review: Jivebomb – “Ethereal” (Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Jivebomb – Ethereal> Hardcore> Maryland, US> Releasing March 28> Flatspot Records Pretty sure Jivebomb haven’t always been this ugly (complimentary). Yep, a quick listen back to the Baltimore hardcore outfit’s fantastic 2021 […]
2025
Album Review: Ingrown – “Idaho” (Metallic Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Ingrown – Idaho> Metallic hardcore> Idaho, US> Releasing March 7> Closed Casket Activities Right, this album throws together a load of the meanest bits of hardcore, thrash, death metal and powerviolence and […]
2025
Album Review: Sepulchral Curse – “Crimson Moon Evocations” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Sepulchral Curse – Crimson Moon Evocations> Death metal> Finland> Releasing February 28> Dark Descent Records Sepulchral Curse are one of those veteran death metal bands that I’m surprised you don’t hear about more often. Featuring […]
2025
Album Review: Celestial Scourge – “Observers of the Inevitable” (Technical/Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Celestial Scourge – Observers of the Inevitable> Technical/brutal death metal> Norway> Releasing February 28> Time to Kill Records I’ll admit it: I slept on this album. I saw “death metal” and a colorful cover […]
2025
Album Review: Open Kasket – “Trials of Failure” (Death Metal/Hardcore)
Open Kasket – Trials of Failure> Death Metal/hardcore> Arkansas, US> Releasing February 7> Barbaric Brutality Records If the past few years have taught us anything beyond the fact that we are all absolutely fucked, it’s […]
2025
Album Review: Phrenelith – “Ashen Womb” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Phrenelith – Ashen Womb> Death metal> Denmark> Releasing February 7> Dark Descent Records/Me Saco Un Ojo Records If you want to find an honest to goodness stronghold of quality death metal, look to Denmark. […]
2025
Album Review: Disrupted – “Stinking Death” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Disrupted – Stinking Death> Death metal> Sweden> Releasing January 23> Trust No One Recordings The old adage says that if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and there are many corners of the metal scene […]