Tag Crust Punk
Cassette releases come across as ultra-cult, but there is normally a more practical reason for the use of this media, namely small numbers can be put out at affordable cost. This album is accessible on bandcamp by the way so… Continue Reading →
What a name for a band. Slugs and snails and puppy dog’s tails. Well if the gender biased nursery rhyme is to be believed I should dig this or have it imprinted on my DNA at least. Well god and also damn I’m a real boy coz I gig this like a shovel through, well, Slugcrust…. Continue Reading →
Sweden’s Reaper dropped an amazing release in 2019 with ‘Unholy Nordic Noise’ and having caught up with their previous demo delightfully titled ‘Ravenous Storm of Piss’, it’s fair to say I was excited about this one, which to be fair… Continue Reading →
They sure know how to pick their bands at Holy Roar Records. Svalbard is certainly another stroke of genius. This perfect, angry, energy-laden mixture of melodic death metal, hardcore, crust punk and post-rock with female vocals and socially critical lyrics… Continue Reading →
You know the difference between an electric shaver and a 50p packet of 10 disposable razors from Aldi? One has millions of dollars of R&D ploughed into it, designed to be the ‘ultimate shaving experience’, is supremely comfortable and won’t… Continue Reading →
I had the pleasure of reviewing the first Selfless studio full length ‘The Price Of Progression’ back in 2011, so I was pretty prepared for a noisy old time from this ‘stop gap’ item which is part live album recorded… Continue Reading →
Society, Modernity, Death. What an excellent lyrical style for a band Finnish ingenuity meets Crust/Punk/Noise melodies and the carnage begins. Unborn Generation’s ”Island” must be one of the most powerful releases I’ve listened to, since I joined the zine. Finnish… Continue Reading →
Ah we have not had one of these for a while, an album with a fuck off tank on the cover that is! If you take that along with the album title you are probably expecting something war-torn and nasty… Continue Reading →