EP Review: Extinguish- Self Titled EP
The underground scene on the west coast of the United States has been a slamming and destructive force since the mid-70s, with hardcore and metal constantly interlocking by way of influence or coalesce. It’s still reigning supreme to this day as Californian veterans of each respective scene continue to pummel in and out of the …
Album Review: Trapped In A World – Terror
It’s finally here! The stalwarts of modern LA hardcore have struck again with a rather interesting full-length release – Trapped in a World. This LP presents itself as a compilation of some of their most revered songs from their EP Lowest of the Low and debut record One With the Underdogs, which are not only …
EP: Hallucination reveal the destructive Hardcore punk of Hallucination EP
Destructive, defiant, devious, and D-beat – Philadelphia’s Hallucination take a smashing first step with their self-titled EP consisting of five songs (including the 37 second intro track) that stake their claim in the mania of gutter punk. Sticking to the raw cohesion of destructive impulses with a slightly metallic underflow, it calls back to the …
Track: Total Massacre release the blistering hardcore punk of ‘Pro-Life Death Cult’
In the past few years, Los Angeles’ Total Massacre have been waving the flag of socio-political lyrical infiltration for the punk rock paradigm. With two albums at their fans’ retrieval, the latest being The System Works… from 2019, they have taken in part of releasing a slew of singles since then. While there is no hint to …
Album Review: Plague Weaver- Ascendant Blasphemy
Black metal and doom metal– as ruggedly different as these subgenres are, when combined correctly they can make for an articulate creation. Reigning among the metal community in Mississauga, Ontario for the past few years, Plague Weaver have ruminated throughout the scene with a collection of tracks supplemented in two EPs– Through the Sulfur Eyes …
News: Terror To Release Trapped In A World LP On March 5th
As one of the innovators and prime successors of hardcore music as we know it today, it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that Terror, giants of LA Hardcore, are still slamming around. Since their cultivation in2002, Terror has spread the juggernaut of simple yet blistering music with aggressive straightforward messages to which anyone could …
Track: Manchester punks Deafdeafdeaf release new single, Nothingness
There appears to have been a surge within the waves of modern punk rock in that the constantly updated bouts in technology make professional sounding material more attainable and gives new bands ample leverage for bolstering their debut recordings. On the surface, taking advantage of such accessibility looks like draw back from punk’s long accrued …
NEWS: Gatecreeper Sign To Nuclear Blast Records
Photo Credit: Hayley Rippy Slamming, destructive death metal champions Gatecreeper, from Tucson, Arizona, have been appropriately accepted to the roster of one of the biggest heavy metal record labels, Nuclear Blast! Their spot in the label is well-deserved being that they’ve trudged their way up the mountain from underground stardom to becoming the heavyweights of the …
Track: The Hu Release Cover Of Metallica’s ‘Sad But True’
In just a couple of years, The Hu has turned the metal spectrum on its ear by implementing the genre with elements of traditional Mongolian folk, inclusive of throat singing and traditional instruments, and presenting themselves in the garb and armor of the Huns. The music is of such a spectacle that it’s difficult to …
Album Review: The Body – I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Through harrowing combinations of noise, doom, darkwave, industrial, and sludge metal, The Body has proven themselves as a well-equipped vacuum of all things dismal and horrific. A freshman listen of such tumultuous viscosity can prove the tenacity of one’s eardrums. Equated to be such heavy hitters, both in popularity and audio presentation, they’ve garnered a …