Tag Grindcore
Fine wine. Cheese. Napalm Death. No, this is not the ingredients for the world’s most unpleasant dish, but rather a selection of things that seem to get better with age. As well as being one of the very best live… Continue Reading →
Last time Lock Up released an album (2017) it was one of my highly rated and recommended releases of that year. A devastatingly intense delivery of high quality grindcore which had everything required to guarantee chaos and carnage in any… Continue Reading →
One of the nice things about reviewing is watching bands grow, in 2020 I reviewed a slew of F.D.A. Records demos, it was a fun and unique reviewing experience for me and one such band who intrigued me was Vomit… Continue Reading →
Crust punk from Aðalbjörn Tryggvason of Solstafir and more guests than you can shake a stick at? Oh ok go on then, I’m game. The cover though seems to be trying a little too hard; an 80s pastiche with regulation… Continue Reading →
Never a band to shy away from experimentation, Full of Hell’s 12 year trajectory is littered with collaborations with the likes of Nails, Merzbow and The Body, each one leaving behind their influence which can be heard on subsequent releases…. Continue Reading →
Politically charged Brazilian bump and grind time. Desalmado, which I have just discovered means heartless or cruel have been compared to the likes of Nasum and Brutal Truth and that may well be how they sounded over their earlier albums… Continue Reading →
Chaotic deathgrind with proggy leanings from Buenos Aires. OK this is a bit different. From the get go this is not the stereotypical South American lo fi blast fest that my cynical and foolhardy ears expected. It’s a jumble of influences and a cut… Continue Reading →
Among my favourite pasttimes I would have to say trawling Bandcamp is one of them. Particularly Grind and its various forms. I like the nastiness and the envelope pushing extremity this platform offers. Sure, I find a lot of pure… Continue Reading →
My first experience of the Nashville, Tennessee, noise mercenaries Yautja came at the tail end of 2019, back when it was relatively easy to travel, before the world turned into the stinking mess it is now. I found myself in… Continue Reading →
I do it to myself. I only have myself to blame. I read a short excerpt from a PR or label and something pricks at my core. I thrust my hand up like a needy toddler and before I know it, I… Continue Reading →
Pomposity and metal often go hand in hand. If we’re being honest with ourselves, there is a predilection for bands, media, and fans alike, to take the whole business of heavy metal very, very seriously indeed. To the point where… Continue Reading →
With the reissue of albums showing no signs of ceasing this Polish label has decided to pick up one of their compatriot band’s debut releases that was originally out in 1996 on cassette before being issued on CD in 1998…. Continue Reading →