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Children of Technology – Future Decay Review

By Grymm on August 15, 2014 in 2014, Hells Headbangers Records, Italian Metal, Reviews, Speed Metal, Speed Metal, 14 comments

“There comes a time in your life when you have to say to yourself, “Self, what’s wrong with you? Sure, you have responsibilities… obligations, even. What would happen if you were to just, I dunno, shut your brain off for a little wild and just go happily apeshit? You know… legally, of course. You have to be at work in the morning and your significant other will be pissed if he/she has to pick you up in jail at 4 am.” Italy’s Children of Technology pretty much have your soundtrack ready for you with Future Decay.” Release the Moshkenstein!

Nachtmystium – The World We Left Behind Review

By Grymm on August 3, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Black Metal, Century Media, Reviews, 16 comments

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Grymm Comments: On Coming Out and Acceptance in the Metalverse

By Grymm on July 31, 2014 in Blog Posts, 54 comments

“Back in May, Cynic founders Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert publicly came out as gay during an interview with the LA Times. Given the climate of being open about your sexual orientation in the field of metal music, they made the decision to come out knowing the potential backlash they could receive. Thankfully, the response has been mostly that of what I call “positive apathy.” In other words, people were incredibly supportive, but also didn’t really give a shit about their orientation. Still, the fact that metalheads are overlooking such a thing is nothing short of amazing and empowering.” Thanks for doing this, Grymm. It’s an important issue and writing about it took guts.

Gnosis of the Witch – Dauðr Burðr Þrysvar EP Review

By Grymm on July 31, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Black Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Black Metal, 0 comments

“The summer of 2014 is quickly becoming the Summer of American Black Metal. Between stellar releases from Panopticon, Wolvhammer, and Wolves in the Throne Room, the Land of the Free has been churning out some primo, top-shelf Grade A Black(ened) Angus. Brand-spankin’-new two-piece Gnosis of the Witch are tossing both of their hats into the fiery pits with their second EP (and first for Iron Bonehead Productions), the easy-to-pronounce Dauðr Burðr Þrysvar. Will you be lost in their Thursian black charm, or will there be some work to be done to enslave you to the darkened grasp of Ginnungagap?” American black metal, like Elvis, is everywhere.

Cemetery Fog – Towards The Gates EP Review

By Grymm on July 27, 2014 in 2014, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Finnish Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, 7 comments

“When I was a wee little Grymmling, I played bass in a band with my old high school friends. Inspired by the local music at the time, we aimed high with our lofty ambitions and hoped to be on the same hallowed page as our inspirations. To put it bluntly, we weren’t anywhere close. However, we were young and hungry. Finland’s Cemetery Fog are similarly young and equally hungry. After three demos, their debut five-song EP, Towards The Gates, landed upon my grumpy, bitter old lap. Does ambition and an unquenchable inner fire succeed at bleeding upon your ears, causing you to twitch with excitement and anticipation?” Well, if nothing else they have a badass moniker.

John Garcia – John Garcia Review

By Grymm on July 18, 2014 in 2014, Napalm Records, Reviews, Stoner Rock, Stoner Metal, Stoner Rock, 3 comments

“Kyuss were Gods (capital G intentional). You can argue with me, and you would be dead wrong and quickly shunned for all eternity. In the band’s short timespan, they cemented themselves as a force to be reckoned with in the desert rock/stoner metal arena. One thing that can be argued is the band were greater than the sum of its splintered parts.” The voice of Kyuss is back from the desert.

Vampillia – Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness Review

By Grymm on July 13, 2014 in 2014, Candlelight, Japanese Metal, Not Metal, Noise Rock, Not Metal, 10 comments

“”Beautiful” is a word that I don’t normally use to describe an album here at AMG, and especially in Casa de los Grymm. “Fun” is even less of a descriptor. What was it again that Euronymous wanted none of via his record label again? But I took a shot at an unknown (to me, at least) group of Japanese noise brigands (with a former Boredom, Toyohito Yoshikawa, in its ever-growing ranks) known as Vampillia. With quite a few releases under their belt (seventeen, according to their website), their newest, the very wordy Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness, is their first full-length, and it’s a good snapshot into their crazy world.” All your bases are belong to us! And don’t call me Aurora Rainbow!

Wolvhammer – Clawing into Black Sun Review

By Grymm on July 5, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Black Metal, Profound Lore Records, Sludge, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, 5 comments

“You have to love it when you work so damn hard on something for a while, and all of a sudden, without any reason or explanation, things start to gel together in a satisfying fashion. Not in that sort of “right place at the right time” bullshit, but rather the amalgamation of street-level honesty, soul-bearing sincerity, and watching ideas becoming fully realized right before your eyes and hands.” Is it coming together for Wolvhammmer or falling apart?

Yer Metal Is Olde: Tiamat – Wildhoney

By Grymm on July 1, 2014 in Avante Garde, Century Media, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Swedish Metal, Yer Metal Is Olde, 41 comments

“1994 was an amazing year for all forms of metal music. It was also a transitional year for one Johan Edlund, most famous as the guitarist/vocalist/founder of a little Swedish metal group called Tiamat. 1992’s Clouds was a breakthrough album for Edlund and his crew of death metal merry-men, but even with the album’s success, Edlund was not satisfied with the sound or results of that album. So, in an interesting turn of events, he fired the entire band (save for bassist Johnny Hagel), hired session musicians, brought his love of Pink Floyd to the forefront, and created one of the most engaging, amorphous, and creative albums ever released with the Century Media label: the still bewitching and beautifully crafted Wildhoney.” It’s about damn time we drool all over this classic!

Mortals – Cursed To See The Future Review

By Grymm on June 29, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Black Metal, Relapse, Reviews, Sludge, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, 1 comment

“Now this is a pleasant surprise. With all the funeral doom, pagan folk metal, and post-black I’ve been subjecting myself to lately, I think it’s safe to say that I’ve had enough time to deeply reflect and wax philosophically with myself for quite a while. Sometimes, you just want to sit back, relax, and get steamrolled for almost a good hour without any form of forgiveness or breathing space. Enter Brooklyn, New York’s Mortals and their second full-length (and first for Relapse), Cursed To See The Future.” Tired of soulful introspection? Want to get beaten to a pulp instead?