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Nails – Abandon All Life

On Nails’ sophomore release, the band makes a series of slight improvements to their already extreme sound.

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False Light- Self-Titled

False light is conjuring nothing but blast beats and corpses on this new EP of theirs, which is available as a free download right now on Bandcamp. Try it out via the widget above.

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Ghostlimb- Confluence

On Confluence, Ghostlimb brings some blisteringly fast, loud, and aggressive post-hardcore, which is evenly mixed with elements of metal music, too. Stream the album above, and grab it for five bones on Bandcamp.

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Beau Navire- Lumens

An extremely noisy and abrasive mix of post-hardcore, screamo, and powerviolence coming off this new album from Beau Navire. Something I think Loma Prieta fans would take to pretty quickly. While these guys do showcase a lot of volume and aggression, there’s a lotta passion and melody hidden away in the chaos created by this Oakland outfit. Stream this group’s new album, Lumens, via the widget above.

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Full of Hell / Code Orange Kids- Split EP

An ear-splitting, uh, split EP from Full of Hell and Code Orange kids via Topshelf Records. Considering Full of Hell’s Roots Of Earth Are Consuming My Home was one of the most abrasive things to drop last year, their side of the split is especially attention-demanding.

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Six Brew Bantha- Self-Titled

Some mosh-inducing powerviolence from the new, self-titled Six Brew Bantha album. Stream it via the Bandcamp widget above. The record is set to be released on To Live A Lie, but its physical release date doesn’t seem to be known at the moment. Soon?

All I know is these guys create a pretty tight and impressive whirlwind of highly enjoyable noise. “Anti-music” indeed!

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Cerce- Tour Sampler CD-R

This is the first time I’m hearing Boston’s Cerce, and it’s an almost abusive experience. The band’s heavy, fist-clenching riffs are thick, distorted, and mix-punching. The drums are fast and relentless. They break into the occasional blast beat as well, making this a great listen for powerviolence junkies out there, too.

However, the most standout part of this band’s music is frontwoman, who has an ultra-feminine shriek that is a breath of fresh air when it comes to this style of music. The lyrics round all sorts of socio-political and feminist bases, making these tracks sound extremely urgent. It’s passion! Fire! Drive! Point A, point B. Fist to face. Done.

The tracks on this sampler run pretty short. Of course, songs this aggressive would need to be packaged into thirty-second bites, and that’s fine with me.

These tracks are available for download on the band’s Bandcamp via donation. 99 cents seems to be the minimum, but it’s more than worth it.

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DNF- “Homesick” / “Hunger Pains”

Featuring members of Touche Amore and Trash Talk, California powerviolence outfit DNF scratches a darker kind of itch. With throttling and heavy riffs and grindcore-style blast beats, these two tracks from the quartet’s new 7″ are an all-out assault. The vocals of lead singer Kyle Takahashi are completely enraging.

Get the 7″ now on No Idea.

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Consent- Conception

I suppose the Chicago band Consent left the cover art to its debut release white and empty–blank, essentially–because there’s not much in the way of visuals that could add to what the music is doing.

The band plays an ultra-abrasive brand of powerviolence. Yeah, it’s called “powerviolence.” How could a band possibly add to the aggression and abrasion of frantic grindcore song structures and hardcore attitude. Well, the band compliments its songs with ear-piercing electronic noise. Sometimes, in the case of track four, the use or introduction of the noise is pretty lazy. However, most of the time, it’s laced into these tracks pretty nicely.

Though the electronics are a nice touch, Consent’s two lead singers are what essentially bring the charisma here. Their vocal deliveries are absolutely enraging, and get my blood boiling.

You can download Consents debut EP, Conception, via a band-endorsed MediaFire link right here. There’s a stream above, too.

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Loma Prieta- I.V.

On its latest album, California band Loma Prieta mixes its screamo roots with some pretty extreme sounds.

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