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Burst “Origo” CD

12.14.2005

I never really recall that Burst has in fact been around for well over 10 years now. I was first exposed to the Swedes...

Death “Human” CD

12.12.2005

It has now been a shocking four years since the untimely passing of legendary death metal progenitor and Death/Control...

Human Demise “Whitechapel Demise” CD

12.12.2005

Believe me, anyone who knows me can tell you that just about 10 years ago I was all over "holy terror" hardcore....

Detestation “s/t” CD

12.8.2005

Existing between roughly 1995—1998 or so, Detestation was a rather surprisingly prolific group during that time. This...

Lash Out/Contention split 7”

12.7.2005

I've never been able to name many hardcore bands from Norway at all, and it seems as though there have never been a great...

Kill the Client, Neuraxis, Watchmaker, and Crowpath…

12.6.2005

New releases from one of the best underground metal labels on Earth, Willowtip, just keep stacking up lately, and among my...

M.O.D. “Rhythm of Fear” CD

12.5.2005

When the other three members of the almighty S.O.D. went back to their full-time bands in the wake of "Speak English or...

Animosity, Ed Gein, and Bolt Thrower…

12.5.2005

Once again, I've been sitting on some of these discs from Black Market Activities and/or Metal Blade for quite awhile now,...

Minsk “Out of a Center Which is Neither Dead Nor Alive” CD

12.2.2005

This one's really hitting the spot today 'cause I'm in a total fog of feeling like shit. Sure to draw Neurosis comparisons...

Gammacide “Victims of Science” CD

12.1.2005

Somewhat lesser known Texas thrashers Gammacide formed in late-1986 and by the summer of 1987 had already recorded their...

Control, Combative Alignment, and Narcotic Dreams…

11.30.2005

A handful of people have lodged complaints with me over the past month due to my lack of experimental noise coverage since...

Jasta 14 “s/t” 7”

11.29.2005

This Connecticut band (apparently named for some reason after a German WWI air unit) is of course most known for being...

Down My Throat “Through the River of Denial” CD

11.28.2005

I have Full House Records and Down My Throat to graciously thank for introducing me to the rather impressive metallic...

Doughboys “Crush” CD

11.25.2005

Oh boy, I can hear it now: All the 90's metallic hardcore fanatics who frequent this site moaning in agony and running for...

Cortez “Initial"CD

11.23.2005

The French label Radar Swarm is without a doubt one of the best labels out there right now—sort of like the European...

Penfold “Our First Taste of Escape” CD

11.22.2005

For my money, the general genre of emo/indie rock was absolutely at its peak in the 90's, and has suffered a pretty drastic...

Killing the Dream and Blacklisted…

11.21.2005

I've been sitting on two of the latest from the always quality Deathwish Inc. label for quite awhile now, so I guess this is...

Spinewrench “Heeldrag” 7”

11.17.2005

Probably best known for the artwork he's done for Napalm Death over the years, English artist Rob "Mid" Middleton has been...