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Yer Metal Is Olde: Brutal Truth – Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses

Yer Metal Is Olde: Brutal Truth – Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses

By Saunders on January 20, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Earache Records, Grind, Yer Metal Is Olde, Death Metal, Grind, 30 comments

“Formed in 1990 by prolific bass-slinging band whore Dan Lilker (Anthrax, Nuclear Assault, Blurring, Venomous Concept, S.O.D. & many others), New York’s Brutal Truth threw their hats into the grind ring and captured lightning in a bottle with their phenomenal 1992 debut, Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses; a dead-set grind classic, now certified as an olde motherfucker. There’s something special about Brutal Truth’s underappreciated debut that sets it apart from pretty much any other grind album I’ve experienced.” The ugly truth.

Marginal – Total Destruction Review

Marginal – Total Destruction Review

By Mark Z. on December 11, 2017 in 2017, Belgian Metal, Crust Punk, Grind, Reviews, Transcending Obscurity, Crust Punk, 16 comments

“Just in time to ruin your holiday cheer, Belgian quintet Marginal come storming into the party like your drunk Uncle Randy after one too many glasses of rum and eggnog. Formed in 2013 by veterans of other Belgian acts Aguardente, Bark, and Aborted, this unkempt troupe seeks to combine grindcore and crust whilst paying homage to the early days of Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, and Discharge.” Crust in the wind.

Death Toll 80k – Step Down Review

Death Toll 80k – Step Down Review

By Mark Z. on November 27, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, Finnish Metal, Grind, Reviews, Svart Records, Death Metal, 24 comments

“Along with Wormrot’s Abuse, Death Toll 80k’s 2011 debut Harsh Realities was one of the few works I found that actually matched Insect Warfare’s Extermination. Sure it had the insanity, but more than that it had the RIFFS — riffs that thrashed, riffs that grooved, riffs that crawled up my ass and exploded and then sent my remains to Mom in a shittily taped box along with a picture of goatse and a copy of the latest straight-to-DVD John Cena movie. Point being, Realities was a great album, so you can imagine my excitement when I saw this Finnish quartet was finally returning after six years with sophomore full-length Step Down.” Social justice for metal warriors.

Tetragrammacide – Primal Incinerators of Moral Matrix Review

Tetragrammacide – Primal Incinerators of Moral Matrix Review

By Grymm on November 6, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Grind, Indian Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 41 comments

“Hey, do you folks remember Indian grindcore noise terrorists, Tetragrammacide? When we last heard from the then-duo, they dropped an EP back in 2015, Typhonian Wormholes: Indecipherable Anti-Structural Formulæ, which broke ground by having a matching set of ratings and dynamic range scores due to such a bad production and songwriting that could best be described as “free-flowing”. So needless to say, when word got out that the now-trio are back with their debut full-length, Primal Incinerators of Moral Matrix, well… let’s just say excitement wasn’t the first emotion that flooded my poor, jaded heart.” Ear assassins creed.

King Parrot – Ugly Produce Review

King Parrot – Ugly Produce Review

By Mark Z. on September 29, 2017 in 2017, Agonia Records, Australian Metal, EVP Recordings, Grind, Housecore records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Thrash Metal, 32 comments

King Parrot make grindcore great again. At least that’s what I thought after first hearing the Australian quintet’s 2012 debut Bite Your Head Off, which bucked genre norms by fusing groovy aggression with honest-to-God vocal hooks and a “hip slumdog” attitude. In my review of 2015 follow-up Dead Set I referred to the band as the “Die Antwoord of grindcore,” and that remains one of my favorite analogies I’ve made at AMG to this day.” King for a day, grind for 12 minutes.

Vallenfyre – Fear Those Who Fear Him Review

Vallenfyre – Fear Those Who Fear Him Review

By Dr. Wvrm on May 31, 2017 in 2017, British Metal, Century Media, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 16 comments

“Team-ups are all the rage nowadays, ditching the confines of comic book crossovers for screens both small and large. Vallenfyre struck while the crossover iron was hot. Since 2010, they’ve smashed members of My Dying Bride, Paradise Lost, and At the Gates into a throwback Swedeath outfit as gloomy as it is doomy.” Super groups to fear.