Album Reviews

Ruby Grove Ready Robust Alternative Soul Meets Trip-Hop Debut With EP Ripple Effect

It’s truly been a privilege to hear the evolution that Ruby Grove has had from their debut release back in March of 2023 up until now with the impending arrival of their 1st EP, Ripple Effect, right around the corner. Consisting of six tracks, three of which have been previously [...]

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Planning For Burial Return After 8 Years With 9 Tracks Of Brutal Bliss On It’s Closeness, It’s Easy

The Flenser is quickly becoming one of those labels where, whenever they have their name attached to something, we immediately move that release to the top of our pile. Have we said that previously? If yes, we don’t care because it’s true! And if not, well, now ya know! And [...]

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Rivers Of Nihil Unleash Hell With Instant Contender For Metal Album Of The Year On Self-Titled Fifth Full-Length

More often than not, when one door closes another one opens in its’ place… or maybe it’s the “Everything happens for a reason” bag???? Anyway! Long story short, we won’t be covering Boston Calling this year. It is what it is. And in this case “it” means we get to [...]

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The Ghouls Give You A Little Bit Of Everything On Diverse Debut LP Handle With Care

“I hope this record is universal for the listener. I hope it is an album they choose to listen to while working out, while driving, on amazing days, and on awful days.”-George Danahy (Lead Vocals/Guitar) Just like The Ghouls’ Danahy proclaimed in the press release for the upcoming debut LP [...]

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Pelican Go Back To The Beginning On Monumental Old School Meets New School 7th LP Flickering Resonance

Pelican’s latest is the kind of record where we’ll gladly break our own rule of posting a review post release date. Especially with the fact that we lucked into an early promo stream of Flickering Resonance, the seventh LP from the Chicago instrumental Post-Metal outfit, and have had a draft [...]

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Youth Code Arrive Again With Angry Aural Atmosphere Across Yours, With Malice

Many, many moons ago following a particularly long lull between proper Massive Attack releases (About 6 years this time out), an EP was finally released by the Trip-Hop legends and we remember clearly after hearing Ritual Spirit declaring to no one in particular that the 4 songs on that release [...]

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