Album Reviews

Puta Volcano Unveil Dynamic, Unrelenting Rawk Masterpiece With AMMA

There was this band from San Diego called Rust that’s been on my mind due to nostalgia among other things. They were these fuzzed out Grunge rawkers who never went anywhere but the full-length and preceding EP they dropped were simply marvelous.

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Fotocrime Find Their Footing On Modern Post-Punk Classic South of Heaven

When I initially sat down to type up the review to Fotocrime’s sophomore record, South of Heaven, I was wearing my most favorite tee which happens to be a Coliseum one and I had plans to loosely compare it to Slayer’s album of the same name and the similar moods [...]

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Untitled Metal Column: Today Is The Day, No Good To Anyone

There are some records that come across my digital desk that, regardless of how invested I am with the artist personally, are just important and need to be in the spotlight. Like Today Is The Day. Who is legendary. And has persevered. And produced not only a wealth of sonic [...]

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Tombs Delivers Satisfyingly Sinister Sonic Tour-De-Force With Monarchy Of Shadows

Tombs is an odd duck and an outfit that’s often overlooked and not nearly praised enough for constantly pushing the boundaries of their sonic palette. One moment you get straight up Post-something Metal from them then the next they’re merging Joy Division and Satyricon in interesting ways. Regardless, whatever Tombs [...]

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SEA Deliver Godzilla-Sized Colossus Of An Album With Impermanence, Celebrate With Appropriately Epic Record Release Party

Listening through the five track magnum opus that is Impermanence by Boston’s SEA and I’m brought back to the last beast that Neurosis unleashed in 2016 and pondering how much can be said within a seemingly small amount of tracks. It also helps if the tracks within each of those [...]

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ESA Unleashes Bold Industrial Behemoth With Burial 10

Like the second coming of Cubanate and a slightly less abrasive Author & Punisher, ESA deliver an album that’s bold, stunning, and definitely what the future of Industrial music should sound like with Burial 10.

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