metal
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Stream: Voivod – Target Earth Prepare yourself for a feast of delicious thrashy guitar lines and pumping bass and drums. Voivod certainly has all of that, and they have been around long enough to show that they’ve mastered it with some incredible builds and switches like on the self-titled album
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Yep, I’m not messing with you on that title. Ghost is actually covering Abba here, and Dave Grohl has somehow drummed his way onto the track. The track is apparently the b-side for the band’s latest single, which there will be a release for in April–according to
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On February 19th, Southern Lord Records is gearing up to put out yet another sludgy, crusty hardcore record. This time, it’s with the band Baptists. The group’s new LP is titled Bushcraft, and you can stream the rotten-to-its-core track from it “Thank Tank Breed” above.
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Hallelujah by Igorrr Admittedly, if I had casually heard the phrase “operatic breakcore” getting tossed around in a music conversation, I’d truly be fighting the urge to step in and shout, “GIMMICK! GIMMICK! GIMMICK!” However, that’s really the only word grouping I can conjure to describe the sounds
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Download: Arsis- Lepers Caress Arsis are the next artists in line to have Scion put out another free EP for streaming and downloading. Scion has already put out some stellar stuff in recent years, ranging from Magrudergrind to Immolation. With Lepers Caress, we just might have one of the best
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Gnawed Gristle and Bone by Venowl Despite extreme metal’s noisy nature, there’s a surprising lack of artists making it who openly embrace noise as a compositional tool. If anything, noise is simply just a by-product of making such uncompromising music. However, that’s not the case with Venowl.
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On its sophomore album, the UK’s Dragged Into Sunlight works to diversify its grimy, blood-soaked sound, but brings less intensity in the process. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Nervously Counting Rosary Beads by Guzzlemug On their bandcamp, Chicago’s Guzzlemug promises a 29-minute epic with the piece “Nervously Counting Rosary Beads,” and they more or less deliver with a group chorus, sludgy guitar riffs, and intensely improvised freakouts! Enjoy via the widget above, and check out the band’
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The debut full-length from Code Orange Kids delivers all of the heaviness the band’s previous EPs promised, but the songs tend to be somewhat hit-or-miss. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Bone Dance by BONE DANCE Some sludgy hardcore from the new, self-titled Bone Dance record, which you can stream for free via the widget above. The band’s vocalist Morgan Mechling is relentlessly gruff, and the band itself hammers out some pretty nice riffs over the course of these 10
