Godawful mediocrity
THOSE POOR BASTARDS: God Awful Release year: 2022Label: Tribulation Recording Company A bit of context to begin with. For yours truly, US gothic country act Those Poor Bastards have been a favourite for well over fifteen years, and throughout the … Continue reading Godawful mediocrity
Pervert goat onslaught kommand
ONSLAUGHT KOMMAND: Demo I Release year: 2022Label: Godz Of War Productions Ah, South America. Home to throngs of underrated and cult-level extreme metal acts, and a veritable breeding ground of everything rabid, slavering, boneheaded, bestial and crude when it comes … Continue reading Pervert goat onslaught kommand
The slithering darkness of Unfyros
UNFYROS: Alpha Hunt Release year: 2022Label: Aural Hypnox Empyrean Editions Having found your way to this site, chances are the name Aural Hypnox will ring a bell. It is, after all, a label responsible for many a latter-day classic within … Continue reading The slithering darkness of Unfyros
Hard days & cold waters
RANKKA PÄIVÄ: Kylmään veteen Release year: 2022Label: self-released If you’re into punk, you’ll know that Finnish hardcore is A Thing with capital letters. Even from before hardcore itself was a thing, Finland has churned out fast, raw and aggressive punk … Continue reading Hard days & cold waters
Horror punk’s dead, undead, undead, undead
V/A: Horror Punk’s Not Dead! Vol. 1 Release year: 2022Label: We Are Horror Records Horror punk’s not dead – but should it be? The oddball genre, pioneered by seminal act The Misfits, has always been maligned and sneered at by … Continue reading Horror punk’s dead, undead, undead, undead
A work of nihilation
DEATH WILL FIND ME IF IT SEEKS ME: The Work Of Annihilation Release year: 2022Label: self-released When it comes to post-industrial, experimental music, the futility of pigeonholing acts is an eternal truth. And yet, at least when writing music reviews, … Continue reading A work of nihilation
Alla Xul Elu reanimated
ALLA XUL ELU: Reanimator Remix Release year: 2022Label: Long Live Evil No, this isn’t a new Alla Xul Elu album. No, Alla Xul Elu have not left Majik Ninja Entertainment – well, not to my knowledge at least. What this … Continue reading Alla Xul Elu reanimated
Gruff kafoodles
THE GRUFFS: Cosmic Kafoodle Release year: 2022Label: Western Star Records My first contact with British neo/psychobilly act The Gruffs was their 2020 10″ release In Limbo Land. Quite honestly, my jaw dropped to the floor when I first heard it. … Continue reading Gruff kafoodles
Lunar spells bring the demise of Heaven
LUNAR SPELLS: Demise Of Heaven Release year: 2022Label: Northern Silence Productions When the promo sheet states the band are from Greece and mention “old school”, I’m surely not the only one to stop reading and think of Rotting Christ, Varathron … Continue reading Lunar spells bring the demise of Heaven
Finnish bringers of light
Häkkinen, Perttu & Iitti, Vesa: LIGHTBRINGERS OF THE NORTH Release year: 2015/2022Publisher: Like Kustannus/Inner Traditions The original Finnish version of Lightbringers Of The North, a look into the murky waters of Finnish esotericism, quickly became a cult favourite upon release … Continue reading Finnish bringers of light
Only Death Is Real 