2023
Metallic Hardcore
2023
Album Review: Burner – “It All Returns to Nothing” (Death metal/Hardcore)
Written by Rae-Aila Burner – It All Returns to Nothing> Death metal/hardcore> UK> Released June 23> Church Road Records My relationship with Burner could best be described as similar to the process of U-Hauling — […]
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
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 […]
2022
Album Review: Sxokondo – “Altered Ego” (Metallic Hardcore)
Written by Ellis Heasley Sxokondo – Altered Ego> Metallic Hardcore> La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland> Releases October 28> Division Records The Swiss hardcore scene should probably get more credit than it does. Particularly with bands like Knut, […]
2019 Albums
Album Review: The Callous Daoboys – Die On Mars 9 (Mathcore)
You know that feeling when you hear about an album and know immediately that it will be right up your ally? That’s how I was with this new Callous Daoboys record. These guys are an Atlanta, Georgia based mathcore band. Before I get into the album, I wanna preface this by saying, this will not be for everybody. This album is very weird and chaotic. It’s a niche that not everyone will vibe with, and I get that. […]
2019 Albums
Album Review: Knocked Loose – A Different Kind Of Blue 9.2 (Hardcore)
A Different Shade Of Blue is a really appropriate album for 2019. You can hear the exhaustion and frustration in every bit of the music, this isn’t aimless-angry that the metallic hardcore scene is often guilty of. If blue is melancholy then this is something else, a late stage of melancholy brought on by living in a fucked world. This kind of blue is tragic and disgusting. It’s a bruise on the world and our very souls. […]
2018 albums
Album Review: Iron Eagle – Audio Nasty 9 (Grindcore)
It’s been a while since I’ve heard some good punk influenced death metal. Deathgrind, grindcore, whatever you want to call this, It’s pretty fucking rad and definitely some dirty shit through and through. It’s not as simple as you’d expect though, with many tasty treats hidden beneath a repulsive outer layer. The name is based on an old movie, Iron Eagle, if that gives you any insight into their more playful influences, humor and old films have always been effective within the genre. […]