Tag New York
I like pigs. Lovely oinky creatures, they also taste nice. After listening to the 2nd album from this New York trio, I think the band are OK too. Pigs consists of Unsane’s Dave Curran, Freshkills’ Jim Paradise, and Converge producer… Continue Reading →
Krallice, a name often angrily muttered under the breath of the black metal elite, usually alongside the likes of Deafheaven and Liturgy and accompanied by the adjectives ‘hipster’ and/or ‘bullshit’. To try to shoehorn the New Yorker quartet into such… Continue Reading →
From Long Island, New York, To The Pain are a five piece thrash outfit with a love for all things old school thrash. With heads, minds and sound all firmly rooted in the late 80’s, the ‘golden era’ of thrash… Continue Reading →
Here’s a little lesson for you in the complex language that is English. The verb “to occult” has nothing to do with magic, but instead means for a light to go from on to off and back again, the reverse… Continue Reading →
For 34 years, Overkill have been a consistent institution in thrash metal and ‘White Devil Armory’ is the bands 17th album. You could say their last couple of releases were a rebirth of the band, the PR material suggests so,… Continue Reading →
Sometimes this reviewing lark can be a real drag and seem like work, other times, a real gem arrives and restores a bit of faith in the music. I’m glad to say, Clouds Taste Satanic fall firmly in the latter… Continue Reading →
Welcome to the progressive world of Theater of the Absurd. This US band has been plying their trade since 2006 and seeking to express themselves in a way which reflects their take on modern progressive music and life in general,… Continue Reading →
Following up on the success of their Decibel magazine album of the year “The Path of Totality” in 2011, the NY based four piece Tombs return with their atmospheric blackened take on the post-metal and sludge styling’s they are well… Continue Reading →
Oh yes it’s a flashback alright, first song here ‘Deathwish’ states that clearly and what we get on these 12 tracks are Pro-Pain at their best harking right back to the sound that defined them all those years ago on… Continue Reading →
As a band that relies on their music might alone, Oakland, CA’s own force of nature, High On Fire, have to be one of the most entertaining live trios out there. There’s no gimmicky crowd interaction, fancy lighting rigs or… Continue Reading →
Anyone remember that somewhat aggressive individual The Mean Machine who crawled out The Cursed Earth in golden era 2000AD Judge Dredd? Well I kind of have him in mind when listening to hardcore and imagine that there is a dial… Continue Reading →
Re-activated after years away from the scene, a trait common with Stormspell bands (which is great news!), these thrashers have this EP ready to whet your appetite. One of the first things you may come to realise with this is… Continue Reading →