by Hayduke X | Aug 27, 2023 | Reviews |
When leagues of black metal and sludge bands continue to narrow themselves into smaller and smaller niches in genres that are already well-trodden, sometimes a band scrambles the assumptions of genre enough to keep everything interesting. Rorcal is one such band.
by Hayduke X | Jan 27, 2023 | Featured, Reviews |
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...
by Hayduke X | Apr 8, 2022 | Featured, Reviews |
Psychic Contortions is a gripping ride through an atmosphere bleak with dense disturbances.
by Hayduke X | Jan 13, 2022 | Featured, Reviews |
Enjoy Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2021 list.
by Serena Schultz | Jan 5, 2022 | Rage and Frustration, Reviews |
“Over Opiated in a Forest of Whispering Speakers,” their third full length album, will be the band’s first with support from Willowtip Records. It comes out the first Friday of the new year, and I highly suggest you purchase a copy.
by Hayduke X | Nov 25, 2021 | Featured, Interviews, Reviews |
This album is a masterpiece that will continue to unsettle me for years to come. Take note.
by Hayduke X | Nov 11, 2021 | Reviews |
Lähdön Aika may be tapping into the immense power of the earth itself, or maybe the consciousness of communal humanity.
by Hayduke X | Mar 22, 2021 | Reviews |
Let this album caress your psyche. Feel the yearning and the anguish, the joy and the bittersweet sadness.
by Hayduke X | Feb 5, 2021 | Interviews, Reviews |
You Can’t Go Back is heavy! Sometimes that means musically heavy, but throughout the entire album, it means emotionally heavy.
by Hayduke X | Nov 6, 2020 | News, Reviews |
…I hear caustic, acidic sludge, bonkers dissonance and hard left turns, and mesmeric melancholy…