Industrial Metal

Deafkids – Metaprogramação Review

By Huck N Roll on March 14, 2019 in 2019, Brazilian Metal, Experimental Metal, Industrial Metal, Neurot Records, Noise, Non-Metal Metal Things, Punk, Reviews, Experimental Metal, Industrial Metal, Noise, Non-metal Metal Things, Punk, 46 comments

“As one of the resident “I like weird music” suckers in the AMG offices, it fell to me this month to take on the latest from Brazilian noisemakers Deafkids: their third album, the copy-and-paste titled Metaprogramação. These fellows create a bizarre fusion of noise rock, punk, and Brazilian polyrhythms, leaving us with something that is both disturbing and hypnotizing at the same time. Newly signed to the Neurosis label Neurot Recordings, and actually supporting (along with Bell Witch) Neurosis for their upcoming brief North American summer tour, all signs are pointing up for Deafkids. Now, how to go about reviewing something that Steve Von Till describes as “sonic Ayahuasca?”” Kids today.

Yerûšelem – The Sublime Review

By Grymm on February 5, 2019 in 2019, Debemur Morti, French Metal, Industrial Metal, Reviews, Industrial Metal, 47 comments

“Sometimes, repetition can be a powerful tool. French weirdos Blut Aus Nord know this quite well, as they’ve (he’s) used this tool over the course of several classic and not-so-classic albums. When guitarist, vocalist, and otherwise main fixture Vindsval reunited with longtime BaN bandmate W.D. Feld to further explore the more coldwave/post-punk influences found during the 777 trilogy in Yerûšelem’s debut, The Sublime. With a fresh canvas to work with, Yerûšelem looks to paint a newer, fresher image of what Vindsval’s main project hinted at.” Loopy.

Author & Punisher – Beastland review

By Kronos on October 5, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Doom Metal, Drone, Industrial Metal, Relapse, Reviews, Doom Metal, Drone, Industrial Metal, 87 comments

“The appeal of Shone’s work, to me, has never been in its horizontal structure but in its exploration of novel pathways to create sound and the ways that Shone pieces novel noises together to act as riffs and melodies that produce memorable—dare I say catchy—music. How he produces a sound that’s so thoroughly chained to the physicality of its own creation. How he uses actual weight, in the form of a prison-like array of custom-fabricated instruments, to produce what, when we experience it, we call ‘heavy.'” Building the machine.

Anaal Nathrakh – A New Kind of Horror Review

By Grymm on September 26, 2018 in 2018, Black Metal, British Metal, Grind, Metal Blade, Reviews, Black Metal, Industrial Metal, 176 comments

“2018 marks an anniversary year of sorts. On November 11th, it will mark one hundred years since the end of World War I, a war that was supposed to end all wars, but instead introduced trench warfare and chemical weaponry, forever changing the landscape of combat to this day. To give attention to this, British duo Anaal Nathrakh, themselves celebrating twenty years as a band this year, crafted an album that gives respectful tribute to the writings, poetry, and the sheer terror that World War I brought to those who survived to tell it.” Dead in a ditch.

P.H.O.B.O.S. – Phlogiston Catharsis Review

By Master of Muppets on September 7, 2018 in 2018, Black Metal, Doom Metal, French Metal, Industrial Metal, Reviews, Transcending Obscurity, Black Metal, Doom Metal, Industrial Metal, 46 comments

“If there’s any country you can trust to surrender untold riches ov blackened gold after relatively little investigative prodding, it’s France. Harboring such harbingers of box-breaching blackness as Alcest, Deathspell Omega, and Blut Aus Nord, the French black metal scene is very much alive and mentally unwell, and in France Muppet trusts. Muppet also trusts in Transcending Obscurity Records to the extent that a French black metal act appearing on their roster would normally be the epitome of Master-bait music.” Stop touching your promo.

Al Ard – Al Ard Review

By GardensTale on June 24, 2018 in 2018, Black Metal, Code666 Records, Industrial Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Industrial Metal, 36 comments

“Al Ard are described as a mixture of black metal and dubstep, and if you didn’t grimace at least a little just now, you probably managed not to hear about dubstep in the first place. Dubstep is the unholy combination of a computer on the fritz and all the worst tendencies of electronic music. The last time we saw a metal band try to incorporate dubstep was about as pleasant as using a lamprey for a fleshlight. Can Al Ard overcome my prejudice?” Step off.

Lusca – Broken Colossus Review

By Saunders on May 2, 2018 in 2018, Experimental Metal, German Metal, Industrial Metal, Musical Tragedies Entertainment, Reviews, Drone, Industrial Metal, Noise, Sludge, 29 comments

“I consider myself to be pretty open-minded when it comes to music, and metal, in particular. Sure, I can be a cynical, judgmental prick and easily fall back on old favorites and genre staples to satisfy my listening urges, but generally, I give things a shot and like to occasionally deviate outside my comfort zone. Thankfully the reviewing game provides ample opportunity to divulge in the unfamiliar and uncomfortable, so the powers above assigned the mysterious Lusca for my listening pleasure and subsequent dissection.” Be careful what you wish for, kids.

Crematory – Oblivion Review

By Steel Druhm on April 9, 2018 in 2018, Death Metal, German Metal, Reviews, SPV, Steamhammer, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, 85 comments

“Respect. Sometimes it’s given freely and graciously and sometimes it must be torn away grudgingly. Whether you’re prepared to give it up easily or not, Crematory deserve respect for reaching album 14, especially since most of those albums are composed of the same uber silly clubtronic techno-goth rock.” Rave to the grave.

Harm’s Way – Posthuman Review

By Mark Z. on February 8, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, Industrial Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Death Metal, Hardcore, Industrial Metal, 11 comments

You like metal, bro? More importantly, you like bro metal? Boy, have I got the thing for you. Chicago quintet Harm’s Way, a band that makes the last Dyscarnate album look like fucking Modest Mouse.” What are your bench press stats, brah?

Iperyt – The Patchwork Gehinnom Review

By Mark Z. on December 13, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, Pagan Records, Polish Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, 20 comments

“On paper, Iperyt actually sound pretty fucking good. Industrial blackened death metal from Poland? Featuring the vocalist of possibly the angriest metal band of all time, Infernal War? Now there’s something that’ll get my engine purring. Sadly 2006 debut Totalitarian Love Pulse was sloppier and less than interesting than the industrialized version of War I was expecting, and 2011 follow-up No State of Grace didn’t seem to please many critics either.” Metal on paper is just sheet metal.