Grindcore

Unrest – Grindcore Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on March 22, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Grind, Reviews, Unspeakable Axe Records, 5 comments

“Quality will always trump originality, and bands like TrenchRot and Crypt Sermon embody that truism; the former released the great “let’s play Asphyx and Bolt Thrower”-core monstrosity Necronomic Warfare last year, and the latter recently released an old-school doom album that met with high praises from Steel Druhm. What does this have to do with Unrest? Well, members of TrenchRot and Crypt Sermon (along with USBM band Woe) have decided to grace us with an album of Nasum worship.” Philadelphia may be in the midst of a multi-genre metal renaissance. Sound the Rocky theme and prepare for step running!

Dissident Clone – State of Dysphoria Review

By Grymm on March 16, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Grind, Reviews, Tridroid Records, 6 comments

“I seem to have a knack for grabbing consecutive promos by two-piece bands. Last year, it was the one-two punch of Brits Godflesh and Anaal Nathrakh. This week, it’s Dynfari and the subject of this review’s intense scrutinizing observation, Minnesota’s Dissident Clone.” Here’s something short and nasty to start off your week.

Occult 45 – Human Abhorrence Review

By El Cuervo on March 8, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Broken Limbs Recordings, Grind, Reviews, Sludge, Sludge, 4 comments

“Grindcore is a genre best-suited to the EP. The intense aggression and abrasive style can very rarely be sustained for a full length of 40-50 minutes, after which most would rip off their weary ears and embark on a quest of homicidal desecration – but as a tasty morsel it can be a powerful tool.” Like Edward 40 Hands always says, sometimes you just need a big bottle of Occult 45.

Goat Semen – Ego Svm Satana Review

By Madam X on February 25, 2015 in 2015, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Grind, Hells Headbangers Records, Peruvian Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Thrash Metal, 18 comments

“What can I say, sometimes you just have to grab promo because it’s obnoxious and crude and sounds like a wacky way to ride out the week. Native to Peru, an area that offers as varied a range of metal as the biodiversity of the country itself, Goat Semen are delivering their debut full-length release.” What can we say, Madam X loves animals.

Dead In The Manger – Cessation Review

By Saunders on February 2, 2015 in 20 Buck Spin, 2015, American Metal, Black Metal, Grind, Reviews, Black Metal, 5 comments

“Not much is known about the mysterious entity Dead in the Manger. And by not much, I mean virtually fucking nothing. The band choose to remain anonymous for whatever reason, perhaps due to the overwhelming fame and fortune that comes with life in an underground band playing extreme metal.” Another band trying to be mysterious and kvlt. They’re only here so they don’t get fined.

Things You Might Have Missed 2014: Idylls – Prayer for Terrene

By Mark Z. on January 31, 2015 in 2014, Australian Metal, Grind, Hardcore, Things You Might Have Missed 2014, Hardcore, 7 comments

“I once had a roommate who assured me Converge was “really just noise.” At one point in his life he had played guitar for a metal band, so my naïve young self believed him. My surprise when I finally listened to Jane Doe and was blown away by the sheer emotion inherent in the spastic, ballistic dissonance. Idylls have much the same thing going on – traditional melody is eschewed, and at times, it does sound like four guys trapped in a room trying to make as much commotion as possible.” Bring forth the noise room!

Napalm Death – Apex Predator-Easy Meat Review

By Dr. Fisting on January 20, 2015 in 2015, Century Media, Death Metal, English Metal, Grind, Death Metal, 21 comments

“Napalm Death, we meet again. For their last decade or so, these guys have been a model of uneventful consistency. Their notorious lineup changes seem to be a thing of the past (or perhaps not), and their last 4-5 albums have been damn solid. This is certainly a good thing for longtime Napalm fans, but it makes reviewing them increasingly redundant.” You might even say reviewing them is a bit of a…grind?

Things You Might Have Missed 2014: Enabler – La Fin Absolue du Monde

By Jean-Luc Ricard on December 10, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Century Media, Hardcore, Metalcore, Things You Might Have Missed 2014, Doom Metal, Hardcore, Metalcore, 13 comments

“Last year, two EPs caught me totally off-guard. For a long time I just couldn’t get on with any form of punk – despite my penchant for good grind – though in recent years my tastes have developed and I’ve been increasingly delving into the –core end of things. But I was totally unprepared for how much I would enjoy Tide of Iron’s split with Grace (The Hard Work EP), and even more so Enabler’s Flies.” When we at AMG get surprised, we make sure you hear about it toot sweet.

Things You Might Have Missed 2014: Ass to Mouth – Degenerate

By Madam X on December 4, 2014 in 2014, Death Metal, Grind, Polish Metal, Selfmadegod Records, Things You Might Have Missed 2014, Death Metal, 10 comments

“Here at AMG, despite being metalheads and craving the extremest of the extreme and longing for the shock factor, at heart we’re still a puritanical bunch of wussies. Case in point, when faced with a band that chooses a name that’s unconventional to the point of being offensive, the band gets branded with a big scarlet letter, Twitter feeds blow up, public shunning takes place and no review is forthcoming.” While the rest of AMG ran for the hills, Madam X fearlessly tackled Ass to Mouth.

Obake – Mutations Review

By Roquentin on October 29, 2014 in 2014, 4.0, Avante Garde, Death Metal, Grind, Italian Metal, Non-Metal Metal Things, Not Metal, Rare Noise Records, Reviews, Death Metal, Non-metal Metal Things, Not Metal, Sludge Metal, 6 comments

“Even a quick glance over Obake’s international lineup will tell you that this is not your run-of-the-mill extreme metal band. Nope, the musicians involved in this band are not metal musicians in the traditional sense.” Since we started the day with non-metal weirdness, let’s continue the trend with Obake.