Venomous Maximus – No Warning
Repeated distorted low riffs, combined with varying hard rock grooves make for a great setting of a void.
american – Violate and Control
An audiohorrorlove story, “Violate And Control” is an exercise of the former, the central, and the latter. In one sonic novel.
Goatwhore – Vengeful Ascension (Review and Interview)
Every song is a representation of Goatwhore and what they’ve done in the past, showing their vast evolution as a band over this 20 years.
Cloud Rat/Crevasse Split
This split release is another cog in the essential Cloud Rat machine. The Crevasse side is a revelation. The band has gained a new fan.
Tuesday The Sky – Drift
Matheos sought to expand on the artistic direction of more understated and atmospheric music once recorded for a Fates Warning album but deemed incompatible with the band’s heavier, more aggressive approach.
Ecstatic Vision – Raw Rock Fury
On their Bandcamp site, Ecstatic Vision says that their sound is 35+ minutes of the dirtiest sounding recordings since Kick Out the Jams. I agree with this statement if full.
Caina/Cara Neir – Split
Caina, initially a one man project, now a two man project, and Cara Neir, a two man both play styles of extreme music which are hard to pigeon hole. As this split clearly shows, it doesn’t matter in terms of quality.
Footage of a Yeti – Purging the Human Condition
This isn’t your Harry and the Henderson’s lovable bigfoot. They hate and they love bringing destruction.
Novembers Doom – Hamartia
Right from the beginning, there’s absolutely no mistake that this is November’s Doom. It has the same Dark and Doomy feel. Exactly what you’re expecting.
Ghost Bath – Starmourner (Review and Interview)
I feel that this album is going to be divisive on several levels. It’s not a true “anything”. It has elements of so many different genres, that I think it’s going to appeal to anyone with an open mind regarding what genres belong in heavy music today.