Fysisk Format

Kollapse – Sult Review

By Kenstrosity on June 22, 2021 in Reviews, Hardcore, Post-Hardcore, Post-Metal, 22 comments

“Far be it from me to start my analysis with a conclusion, but Sult is a cool record. Kollapse’s sound lacks the same sonic density of most of the extreme metal scene, but Sult deals heavy blows to the cranium just as well without all that. Part of that is due to the meaty bass tone, which bustles about the record with all the grace of an angry bull on anabolic steroids. That’s a good thing, by the way. Additionally, riffs abound across these tight forty-one minutes, discordant and dissonant as often as they are stripped down.” Sult yourself.

Hymn – Breach Us Review

By Cherd on September 2, 2020 in Reviews, Sludge, 11 comments

“The core of Hymn’s sound is sludge doom, but with the intensity turned up to 11. There are riffs and enviable guitar tone enough to check the usual genre boxes, but the forceful drumming of Markus Støle and the vein-popping delivery of vocalist/guitarist Ole Ulvik Rokseth conjure the image of Thou as interpreted by 90s hardcore stalwarts Snapcase.” Breach party.

Next Life – Guru Meditation Review

By Kenstrosity on August 19, 2020 in Reviews, Chiptune, Grind, Industrial Metal, Mathcore, 22 comments

“So many questions. So few answers. Who decided mathcore, industrial and grind needed to be matched up with chiptune? Where did that idea even come from? Who was this made for? The answers, I believe, are, respectively: Next Life did; who the fuck knows; and me, probably. I love genre mashups, and if chiptune is even remotely involved, I go to there with haste.” Love Guru?

Ormskrik – Ormskrik Review

By Kenstrosity on June 4, 2020 in Reviews, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, 31 comments

“I don’t know what happened to me, but all of a sudden I started to like thrash metal sometime in the last year. Granted, the barking vocals endemic to purebred thrash still grate my senses, but when black metal or death metal is thrown in the mix I get sprung as hell. It’s for this reason that I absolutely love bands like Antiverse, whose vital combination of death metal and thrash metal kicks my ass on a regular basis. You know what else kicks my ass on a regular basis? This fucker right here.” Thrash in a blackened space.

Golden Core – Fimbultýr Review

By Dear Hollow on October 30, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Fysisk Format, Icelandic Metal, Norwegian Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Stoner Metal, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Stoner Metal, 19 comments

“Celebrating cultural heritage is crucial. In a world living in the shadow of Christianity’s obliteration of “pagan” beliefs, the old creeds and rituals are rarer and rarer. As such, it’s imperative to preserve such practices and traditions, valuing their impact in generations past and their influence on future individuals. My family is descended from Vikings, which is pretty badass, but one thing led to another[1. Y’know, like a few burning monasteries, hundreds of years, a few continental migrations, and countless cultural shifts.] and they found themselves Lutheran farmers in North Dakota. Groups like Heilung and Wardruna are committed to preservation and renaissance of the old Norse rituals, and Norwegian/Icelandic duo Golden Core seek to channel this appreciation through new release Fimbultýr by blending American stoner doom and Norwegian black metal.” Uphold the olde.

Agenda – Apocalyptic Wasteland Blues Review

By Eldritch Elitist on September 19, 2019 in 2019, Crust Punk, Fysisk Format, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Crust Punk, 14 comments

“Crust is the only category of punk that’s ever successfully lured me into its slime-stained grip, and that isn’t just because it’s a close cousin of metal. I find comfort in its narrow scope; the reliance on d-beat, drunken harsh vocals, and melodic chord progressions played in ceaseless triplets make for beautifully simple and reliably satisfying tropes. Listening to any new crust album is like a visit from an old friend, except that friend is every crust act to ever exist, and they all smell equally.” Stench agendas.

Leonov – Wake Review

By Twelve on November 9, 2018 in 2018, Doom Metal, Fysisk Format, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Doom Metal, 25 comments

“Leonov’s promotional material describes their music as “celestial doom,” which intrigues me greatly. What is celestial doom? What does it mean? Are we contemplating the small, brief existence of mankind in the vastness of space? Are we exploring the ideas of loss and nothingness? I have no idea. My attention has been captured nicely here, but can Leonov follow through?” This here Nameless_n00b sure does ask a lot of questions. Does he have answers? Only a click on this link can tell!

Æsthetica – Sonorous Æon Review

By Treble Yell on December 21, 2017 in 2017, Doom Metal, Fysisk Format, Norwegian Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Sludge, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, Sludge Metal, 15 comments

“I have been unkind to doom as of late, doing my best to spurn its demands for attention by avoiding the majority of releases possessed of its lugubrious character. What set this off was the confession in my review of Blackburn Souls by Lord Vigo at the beginning of the year that my patience for doom has worn thin. I no longer have the stomach to hear a single chord reused ad nauseam like a prisoner trying to stretch out a meal made from a caught rat. I’m tired, impatient, and tetchy — moods that ill-suits the emotional commitment required by doom.” Prodigal Sun O))).

Sibiir – Sibiir Review

By Eldritch Elitist on December 11, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Fysisk Format, Norwegian Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Hardcore, 18 comments

“Ah, another week, another black metal hybrid album. I’ve been snatching these up like candy lately, and for good reason: the only albums I’ve awarded a 3.0 or higher thus far have paired the genre’s trademark icy dissonance with a variety of other styles to great effect.” Blackened candy is best served cold.

Things You Might Have Missed 2013: Haust – No

By Madam X on December 3, 2013 in 2013, Black Metal, Crust Punk, Fysisk Format, Norwegian Metal, Things You Might Have Missed 2013, Black Metal, Crust Punk, 4 comments

“No wove its way onto my playlist around mid way through the year thanks to a tip-off from an Angry Metal Reader, and wow what a find! These angry, snarky cats originate from Notodden in the hills of Norway, but rather than puking out another Darkthrone Unholy Trinity, Haust’s fourth full-length deliver’s a raw, primeval tirade of rock meets punk, culminating in total humiliation and the realization of one’s limitations.” That pretty much sells itself, no?