Twin Tombs (USA) - 4:23 7" (2022)
Minneapolis' Twin Tombs play a fast, vicious, feedback-drenched brand of grinding powerviolence. Barely a moment is wasted on this EP's brief runtime. 9 tracks are crammed into less than 5 minutes, and by virtue of the breakneck pace the band manages to cover a lot of ground. The vocals span a number of styles, including a midrange bark, traditional powerviolence shout-screaming, death growls and the occasional high screams. The guitars have a trebly punk tone, and the drums are snappy and reserved when they're not outright blast…
Vile Species (Greece) - Demo (2022)
Untitled Straight outta the cradle of Western civilization, Athens' Vile Species have recently been creating a catalog of crusty, old school grind with an output of five releases in just the past two years. Most notably with Sacramento's Human Obliteration whose 2020 LP, Definition of Insanity , had a somewhat conspicuous release. As a band, Vile Species have been cultivating a sound that combines the unembellished riffing of crust punk with the heavy blasting and keened edge of Scandinavian grindcore. The band can shift …
Backslider (USA) - Psychic Rot (2022)
The color films of Italian horror pioneer Mario Bava are vivid to the point of unreality. A rainbow of lighting gels coming from unnatural locations, bright red dressmaker's mannequins and brighter blood, fog-drenched soundstage forests and cobweb-laden crypts. Psychic Rot , the latest from Philadelphia's Backslider, is the Mario Bava movie of powerviolence albums. Unnerving, psychedelic, filled with detail and shot through with sudden violence. A range of styles comprise the sound here. Tracks like "Corpseflower" and first …
Durian (USA) - Scare Tactics (2021)
The Fear-mageddoning Chi·me·ra /kīˈmirÉ™,kəˈmirÉ™/ - (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail. Du·ri·an /ˈdo͝orÄ“É™n,ˈdo͝orēˌän/ - an oval spiny tropical fruit containing a creamy pulp. Despite its fetid smell, it is highly esteemed for its flavor. It has been described as the most foul-smelling fruit in the world. Its aroma has been compared to raw sewage, rotting flesh and smelly gym socks. Keeping in mind my comments in my previous article about my …
Diploid (Australia) - I AM YOURS. AND I AM HERE AGAIN. (2021)
Degradation and collapse, from the individual level to the societal, pervades the music of Diploid. Active for over 10 years, the band has explored these topics via lyrical themes such as mental health and suicidality, serial murders and mass shootings, genocide, and war. Set as backdrop to these explorations is a hybrid of musical styles incorporating grindcore, hardcore, noise and other extreme music subgenres. Recorded during a 100-day lockdown resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I AM YOURS. AND I AM HERE AGAIN., the band's th…
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