As the news tried to hide an unconventional attack by a crazed person who may have drifted toward Islam in his schizophrenic delirium, we consider the lonely death of Andrea Meyer:
2 CommentsTags: andrea meyer, cradle of filth, satyricon
Haalbuaer – Mortal Ones Scream in Horror (2021)
As it stands, Mortal Ones Scream in Horror is not a good release; it is boring, to be blunt, but the band has great instincts in songwriting and with a little more confidence in their riffcraft and ability to play in tempo, they will go great places.
3 CommentsTags: death metal, haalbuaer
Sentenced Amok Re-issued on MDD Records
After slaying the world with North From Here, Sentenced reverted to the Iron Maiden and Queenrsyche side of the equation, trying to come up with a hard rockin’ version of death metal, in the process turning off most of their fans.
6 CommentsTags: Heavy Metal, sentenced
Graveland Hour of Ragnarok Out on Forever Plagued Records
Longtime flowing black metal pioneers Graveland introduce their latest, Hour of Ragnarok, as a digi-CD via Forever Plagued Records.
1 CommentTags: forever plagued records, graveland
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax by Frank Bello
Fathers, Brothers, and Sons: Surviving Anguish, Abandonment, and Anthrax
by Frank Bello
Rare Bird Books, 206 pages, $28
Almost all popular music interviews and autobiographies address the how more than the why which disappoints the teenage fan in all of us. Frank Bello attempts to express the why with his story of a broken childhood and how it partially led him to being in speed metal band Anthrax.
2 CommentsTags: anthrax, frank bello, Speed Metal
Biosphere Shortwave Memories Rises on the Horizon
Legendary floaty nebulous ambient band Biosphere returns with a new album due out January 21, 2022. Following previous efforts, the soundtrack-influenced background sound with evocative themes the listener must meet halfway remains, and the sample track almost trails off rather than conclude definitively.
No CommentsVomit Spell – Vomit Spell (2021)
Submitted by Ton Basileion
Unleashing a spirited interpretation of the older, darker variant of grindcore found in acts such as Blood, early Carcass, Terrorizer, and Repulsion, Vomit Spell propel their debut album with thrashcore riffs at the frantic speeds of early grindcore with interpolations of melodies clearly inspired by both the death metal and black metal approaches to melody.
No CommentsTags: Grindcore, vomit spell
Trenchant Unleashes “Yellow Cross Orison” From Commandoccult
So That’s How Grindcore Ends
Everything must run its arc, and for grindcore that arc apparently ends in being commercialized just like everything else. Rendered in plastic, served up on styrofoam, simplified to obsequious edginess, and yours for the low, low price of $19.99, the new Napalm Death Scum “Reaction Figure” glows in the dark just like your FBI agent.
34 CommentsTags: Grindcore, merch, napalm death, toys
How to Listen to Music
Some months ago, a good friend asked for advice on pipe smoking. It was clear at that moment that no top-level guide existed, mainly because most got stuck in a muddle of gear and preferences, but few mentioned the core of the practice: technique.
17 CommentsTags: listening, music, stochastic resonance
