Devils that ride the night
DJEVEL: Tanker Som Rir Natten Release year: 2021Label: Aftermath Music A mere year after the rather brilliant Ormer Til Armer, Maane Til Hode, Norwegian Djevel are back again with their newest, in total seventh album. Formed in 2009, that means … Continue reading Devils that ride the night
More messages from the stars
IDOLOS: Náa Release year: 2021Label: Non Posse Mori They’re back, those magnificent envoys from the stars, Idolos from Venus. The twosome, whose terrestrial manifestation is located somewhere in France, have thus far released one EP, Ahi Cab (reviewed here). Theirs … Continue reading More messages from the stars
Take a razor to your head with The Sharks
THE SHARKS: Phantom Rockers parts 1 & 2 Release year: 1983/2021Label: Nervous Records/Western Star Records In the world of psychobilly, there are few names more legendary, iconic and influential than The Sharks. Not only is virtually all of their recorded … Continue reading Take a razor to your head with The Sharks
Barbaric attack cult
ANCIENT MALIGNITY: Ancient Malignity Release year: 2020Label: Inhuman Assault Productions Yeah, I know, I know: complaining about the production values and sound of an underground extreme metal band is pointless most of the time. And even when it isn’t, there’s … Continue reading Barbaric attack cult
Nexwomb’s explanations of nothingness
NEXWOMB: Exegesis Of Nihility Release year: 2019/2020Label: Nihilistic Noise Propaganda/Morbid Chapel Records Originally released on tape by Nihilistic Noise Propaganda in 2019 and on CD the following year by Morbid Chapel, Exegesis Of Nihilty is the debut album by US … Continue reading Nexwomb’s explanations of nothingness
Sons of the working class
LAWMAKER: All Work, No Class Release year: 2021Label: self-released Oi! and working class street punk are forms of music that are often derided as sounding rather samey; someone once made the joke that there are about a dozen oi! albums … Continue reading Sons of the working class
Altars of obscure & obscene gods
ALTAR OF GORE: Obscure & Obscene Gods Release year: 2020Label: Nameless Grave Records With a cover like this, you know what you’re getting. That’s right: death metal. And of a certain kind, too. Not brutal, progressive or technical death metal. … Continue reading Altars of obscure & obscene gods
Straight outta Lithuania
TORO BRAVO: Mes Tokia Karta Release year: 2021Label: Pasidaryk Pats Records, Mangy Little Mut Records Originating in the UK, oi! has since it’s inception and maturing in the late 70’s and early-to-mid 80’s spread throughout the world. Still, apart from … Continue reading Straight outta Lithuania
Law, order and brickwall oi!
LAKI & JÄRJESTYS: Kuka lystin kustantaa? Release year: 2021Label: Hellstone Records Finnish oi! has always been something of a rare commodity. The scene itself is small but resilient, but home-grown bands tend to be quite few, and many of them … Continue reading Law, order and brickwall oi!
Blasphamagoatachristing purity
BLASPHAMAGOATACHRIST: Bastardizing The Purity Release year: 2020Label: Nuclear War Now! Productions It takes a special kind of guts to name your band Blasphamagoatachrist… I mean, any way you look at it, that’s a pretty awkward name. And that’s probably the … Continue reading Blasphamagoatachristing purity
Only Death Is Real 