Napalm Death

Krisiun – Forged In Fury Review

By Mark Z. on July 25, 2015 in 2015, Brazilian Metal, Century Media, Death Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 26 comments

“Ah, Krisiun. Your militant drumming, battering riffs, and enraged vocals have earned you a place on quite a few of my “wake up the neighbors” playlists over the years. While calling you an institution may be a stretch, you’re certainly a band of workhorses, belching out no-bullshit death metal as a fraternal trio since 1990, and serving as a constant reminder that Brazil is more than just nice tushes, dense rainforests, and a Terry Gilliam film about a dystopian bureaucracy that would make FEMA shiver.” The angry wind came blowing in, from across the sea….

Organ Dealer – Visceral Infection Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on July 21, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Grind, HPGD Productions, Reviews, Death Metal, 8 comments

“Feed the silage of Napalm Death, Rotten Sound and Cephalic Carnage (the grindier bits) to the cow of creativity, and Cattle Decapitation will likely have something to say about your heinous animal cruelty. But survive their wrath, and one to three days later this noble beast will reward your sadism by passing quite the musical meadow muffin.” Poo goes there?

Ambassador Gun – Tomb of Broken Sleep Review

By Jean-Luc Ricard on July 16, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Grind, Metalcore, Reviews, Metalcore, 4 comments

““Awesome, more grindcore, I love reviewing grindcore!” I thought when the AMG carrier pigeon delivered this record to my PO box the other week. Then I became concerned for the state of my memory, because I haven’t ever reviewed any grindcore. I also don’t remember Steel Druhm or Madam X implementing a carrier pigeon-based promo distribution system, but at least that explains where all those record label bribes have gone to. Training good pigeons ain’t cheap you know.” The eagle has landed. I repeat, the eagle has landed!

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.

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!

Winds of Genocide – Usurping the Throne of Disease Review

By Mark Z. on January 24, 2015 in 2015, Black Metal, Crust Punk, Death Metal, English Metal, Grind, Hardcore, Pulverised Records, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Hardcore, 5 comments

“Usurping the Throne of Disease gave me two things: one, a delightfully rotten piece of blackened death-crust (which, typing it out now, actually sounds more like a spicy appetizer than a genre); and two, a reason to move past my failed no-jerking-off New Year’s resolution and slave away at a review that will, inevitably, be given the ‘Quilted Northern’ treatment by my Great Overlord.” I like my crust blackened and radioactive with a side order of cold saw.

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: 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.

Obituary – Inked In Blood Review

By Madam X on October 26, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Death Metal, Relapse, Reviews, Death Metal, 26 comments

“Way back when Obituary were big, they delivered the kind of ripping death metal that rivaled Florida peers Malevolent Creation, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Deicide. To say that they once peeled the skin from your face is no understatement… think back to the pungent stench of Slowly We Rot and Cause of Death. It was them along with Winter that first incorporated the Celtic Frost dirge element into death metal, and when combined with John Tardy’s lunatic vocals left you wondering whether music could get any heavier.” The old boys are back to kill once again, but are the tools still sharp enough?