“Metalcore” might be the term to best describe the overall Wristmeetrazor sound but the more and more we listen to third outing Degeneration, the more and more we hear the chaotic initial end of Nu-Metal that saw lots of outfits combining seemingly everything to see what stuck and what didn’t. On Degeneration, everything’s sticking.
[Read more…]Hand Of Kalliach Summon Melodic Death Folk On Sophomore Outing Corryvreckan
Like Frayle or Chelsea Wolfe paired with Irist or Rotting Christ, Hand Of Kalliach deliver an opus that’s both terrifying yet tender over the course of nine blisteringly beautiful tracks. It’s not just the heaviness that holds court here on sophomore outing Corryvreckan from the Scottish duo but the constant blend of extremes. Whether it’s John Fraser’s sustained screams or Sophie Fraser’s siren-like swoon coupled with crushing shreds one moment and serene atmosphere the next, Hand Of Kalliach load up their second full-length with an endless array of viscerally vibrant sounds.
[Read more…]21 For ’21 Because Why Not?!? (RNRF Best Of 2021)
I always do like 50 different drafts for just the opening alone then end up with one stripped down thing like this at the end of it all because I just wanna get this ish out there to the masses. 2021 has been up’s and down’s in the world but a pretty solid year overall for music. So much so that I almost considered not ranking my massive list of 21 releases that did it for me in 2021. Almost. As always, thanks for liking and following and most importantly, thanks for reading!
[Read more…]Members of Vattnet Viskar And Astronoid Unite To Bring The Masses Some Massive Atmospheric Metal As Kataan
It’s hard to put into words the sounds that are coming out of my speakers when Kataan is playing. It’s this unholy union of Black Metal and Thrash and Post-something that’s just devilishly divine. Featuring Nick Thornbury of Vattnet Viskar and Brett Boland of Astronoid, Kataan does the New England heavy music scene proud with a debut release that’s short and anything but sweet.
[Read more…]Untitled Metal Column: Pupil Slicer, Mirrors
Pupil Slicer make the kind of heavy that compelled us to resurrect “Untitled Metal Column” for the first time in over a year. We don’t use this column for any reason and only clean the mothballs off when it’s something really deserving like this London-based trio that is rightly being hailed as one of the next big things in Metal. Fer chrissakes, their name alone warrants attention to see if the music matches the moniker (Spoiler alert: It does!).
[Read more…]Sarin Cathartically Crush On Riveting You Can’t Go Back
I feel like there’s a lot of records we’ll be hailing as “must-hear” especially this soon after leaving that shitshow of a year in the rearview. Sarin’s aptly-titled upcoming record, You Can’t Go Back, is definitely one of those kinds of artists giving this reviewer the same feelings as listening through Isis’ Oceanic for the first time.
[Read more…]Werewolves Get Faster And Furiouser With Shreddy Sophomore Sojourn What A Time To Be Alive
Once in a blue moon (Or once in a full moon?)…or more like once every month or two comes an album that’s so out of my normal listening frequencies that just hits. Recently, albums from Lord Mantis and Cattle Decapitation wrecked my ears with collections of aural carnage that Werewolves looks to repeat with their latest here in 2021.
[Read more…]Four Stroke Baron Collect Some Covers, Re-Record Their Own Classics For Monoqueen
Four Stroke Baron records are like the gifts that keep giving. Their last outing (Which you can read all about by clicking here) was Prog perfection and their upcoming record which collects a slew of diverse and new covers as well as re-recorded versions of songs which originally appeared on King Radio is similarly a godsend.
[Read more…]Untitled Metal Column: Loviatar, Lightless
We may have used the word “epic” a buttload of times when reviewing Loviatar’s last collection of recorded tunes so we’re going to come up with some different descriptors this time, okay? Like awesome. And monolithic. And gargantuan. And bold. And beautiful. But mostly masterpiece when it comes to Lightless and this band overall.
[Read more…]Venom Prison Slay On Samsara, A Visceral Exercise In Extreme
Um, so the Metal album of the year is here already? Quite possibly! Venom Prison’s latest is this vicious slab of experiments in extremes. It’s nasty. It’s gnarly. It’s fast. And it’s fuckin’ brilliant.
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