REVIEW + INTERVIEW: Dismal Aura – Imperium Mortalia
Though the album is explosive, there is plenty of room for nuance
Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2022
Welcome back to another edition of Hayduke’s top 50. I want to remind everyone that musical taste is entirely subjective. I do not claim that these are the best releases of 2022, only that they are my favorite 50. Also note that this is a snapshot in this moment...
Grandeur – Aurea Aetas
This is fist pumping, sing-along, blackened melodic crust.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Mule Skinner – Mule Bomb/Grenadiers
There is nothing soft about either track, though there is plenty of skill displayed in the mauling they give us.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Gravehuffer – Sights To The Sky
I’m certain that headbanging, fist pumping, and living room moshing will all ensue. Perhaps there will even be a sing along.
Rise Of The Stateless Wolf – Born Dead/Year Of The Rats
Sometimes you just want meat and potatoes at the dinner table. Sometimes you just want extreme metal that rips in your ears.
MARTHE – Sisters of Darkness
…pure crusty punk rock infused metallic joy.
Obnoxious Youth – Mouths Sewn Shut
This sounds like one of the best basement punk shows I never got to see,…
Henry Kane – Age Of The Idiot
Angry, disturbed, ominous, triumphant…this album is all of those things, and more.
Medium – Medium
Equally capable of drawing you into a zone of thoughtful contemplation, as they are able to straight up punch you in the mouth, repeat listens reveal a quality of craftsmanship that I missed in my first listen.