Reviews

Malpractice, Turning Tides (Sensory, 2014)

Rust in Peace meets Racer X with Dream Theater occasionally interrupting the conversation.

Fighting Windmills, Рапсодии во Празно (Rhapsodies in Void) (Rokche Ova-Ona, 2013)

Don't fear the clarinet: this jazzy, experimental math metal outfit is on point...

Autumn's Dawn, Gone (Eisenwald, 2014)

'Tis (almost) the season, after all.

Noothgrush, Erode the Person: Anthology 1997 - ​1998 (Throne, 2014)

74 minutes of stripped down, hammering sludge.

Simmer, Your Tonal Mess (Self-Released, 2014)

Morose emo/pop-punk gets grungy—with maybe a tinge of shoegaze influence, too.

Chain Gang Grave, When Your Friends Become Cops (Self-Released, 2014)

It is what it is. And it's unusual. And it's awesome.

This Sect, Shake the Curse (Sect Appeal, 2014)

Dark yet catchy post-punk that's a must-listen for fans of the genre.

Thine, The Dead City Blueprint (Peaceville, 2014)

12 years was worth the wait for Thine's artful and poetic album #3.

Son of Man, Burn the Witch (King of the Monsters, 2014)

Southern California act returns with four more tracks of scathing "holy terror" hardcore.

My Aim, Heartburn (The Front Agency, 2014)

H8000 goes "djent."

Beach Slang, Who Would Ever Want Anything So Broken? (Dead Broke Rekerds, 2014)

There's nothing broken about this excellent four-song EP.

The Last Stand, The Time is Now (Eulogy Recordings & Demons Run Amok, 2013)

Inhuman + Shutdown = top-shelf NYHC.

Sloss Minor, G Major Neutral Zero (JMB Record$, 2014)

Former Hot Rod Circuit main man Andy Jackson's latest dose of poppy emo/indie gold.

Antiverse, Cosmic Horror (Self-Released, 2014)

Carl Skildum (Krakatoa, Threadbare, etc.) goes full-on metal with this Minneapolis quartet.

Atlas Shrugged, Don’t Look Back in Anger (Trip Machine Laboratories, 2013)

Finally, the long-awaited discography CD from one of the most underrated hardcore bands of the '90s.

Ethersens, Your Wandering Ghost (Scarlet Records, 2014)

Cover art still matters.

Bowl Ethereal, Five Minutes (Self-Released, 2013)

Virginia duo doles out Five Minutes. Literally.

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