Album Reviews

The Penny Antics Get Their Grunge On With Rollicking NOT(e)WORTHY EP

Unrefined and unrelenting, 2018’s NOT(e)WORTHY from England’s The Penny Antics is a rabble-rousing raucous-fest that hearkens back to a time when wearing flannel 24/7 was rad and destroying your instruments on stage nightly was innovative. Within the five tracks presented here, Lewis Hammond and Shane Wood share a masterful display [...]

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En Minor Channels The Goth Side, Debuts “Depression Core” With When The Cold Truth Has Worn Its Miserable Welcome Out

WARNING: Those of you seeking the next Pantera, Superjoint, Scour, or any number of the heavier projects that vocalist Phil Anselmo has been involved in over the years should turn back now because his latest outfit, En Minor, is the antithesis of ALL of that. Which suits us just fine.

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KIND Unites Boston Sludge Lords And Purveyors Of The Almighty Riff For Transcendent Mental Nudge

“Fuck yeah! I’m winning!” As far as I’m concerned and echoing Craig Riggs’ opening statement on the newest KIND record, we’re all winning when it comes to Mental Nudge.

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Cavern Craft Complex Post-Rawk Bliss On Powdered

Listening through the opening salvo from Powdered, the fourth full-length from Cavern is like listening to the yearning of Dallas Green off early Alexisonfire records combined with the complexity of anything the Deftones do. The record is dense and daring, profound, prolific, alluring, and downright amazing.

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Black Magnet Tap Into Early ’90’s Industrial On Enthralling Hallucination Scene

I know I post a lot about diamonds in the rough while going through the digital promos that come my way on the daily but it is genuinely exciting to discover a new favorite by sheer luck sometimes. Black Magnet is the latest gem and as a lifelong Industrial fan, [...]

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Temptress Offer A Different Kind Of Heavy On Diverse Against All Odds

“Delightfully different” is the most appropriate description when talking about Manchester, New Hampshire’s Temptress. Breaking out of the Industrial genre after “Chemical” debuted last Halloween (Read all about it in our review here), Against All Odds offers up three brand new tracks that explore the trio’s sound even more by [...]

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