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Cosmonaut, The Late Great Cosmonaut (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

'90s-reminiscent trio goes out with another stellar batch of top-shelf alt.-rock gold.

Random Violence/Value Lasts, Split (Still Ill, 2015)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Genuine, no-frills hardcore from two Filipino acts.

Khost, Governance (Cold Spring, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

U.K. duo unloads some seriously oppressive and intense industrial metal.

Vegas/Long Gone, Split (Judas Chair Collective, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Just over 12 minutes of well-paired sinister metallic hardcore madness...

Nar/Vegas, Split (Self-Released, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A surprise new release from two elusive projects.

Black Helicopter, Everything is Forever (Limited Appeal, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

An intriguingly-packaged new 12" from these underrated Boston greats...

A Track-by-Track Initial Reaction to Integrity's Howling, for the Nightmare Shall Consume

| By Andrew Aversionline

Representative of the band's nearly 30-year discography, and beyond...

Edgewise, Angels & Addicts (Coin Toss, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

20 years later, these '90s PAHC ragers are back for more...

The Last Stand, This is Real (Irish Voodoo, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Heavy, true-to-form NYHC done right.

Broken Cross/Vegas, Split (Apocalyptic Visions, 2017)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A perfect pairing of dark metallic hardcore/punk enigmas...

Krupskaya/Foible Instinct, Split (7 Degrees Records, 2016)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A ferocious new split from the UK and Ukraine...

FRKSE, Desecration Anxiety I (Auris Apothecary/Divergent Series, 2016)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A unique and beautifully-packaged exploration of "false prophets and the empty promises of spirituality."

Truth & Rights, Lies & Slights (My Reality Entertainment, 2016)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Leeway's Eddie Sutton and a cast of unsung all-stars drop an instant best-of-the-year candidate.

Poutre/Gentle Veincut, Split (Et Mon Cul C'est du Tofu?, etc., 2016)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Top-shelf noise rock from Arles, France and Frankfurt, Germany...

Sister Rust, Escapist (Self-Released, 2015)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Orange County, CA quintet offers up a wide spectrum of viciously dark metalcore goodness.

Grey Heaven Fall, Black Wisdom (Aesthetics of Devastation, 2015)

| By Andrew Aversionline

A gnashing, dissonant form of blackened death metal à la Deathspell Omega meets Ulcerate.

Chinatown, The Night Market (Self-Released, 2016)

| By Andrew Aversionline

Raw '90s emo, post-punk-esque somberness, and undeniable emotional impact...

Vegas, Catatonic Crawl/No Evom (Vegas Jugend, 2015)

| By Andrew Aversionline

By the time you read this, possibly sold out...

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