Punk

Hiraki – Stumbling Through The Walls Review

By Akerblogger on April 6, 2021 in Reviews, Noise Metal, Post-Metal, Punk, 24 comments

“Synths are the future. It’s only logical now that the guitar, an antique device used by nostalgic, decrepit moshers in back-alley dive bars, is disowned. The guitar is dead. Long live the synth. Long live, especially, synthpunk and noise rock which, in the wake of that new, hip arcade game Cyberpunk 2077, is the in thing. In the satellite station of Aarhaus, Denmark – 166 cosmomiles north-east of Copenhagen – a young band by the name of Hiraki corrupt data by producing an abyssal synth-punk noise that takes influence from the likes of Daughters, Street Sects, and The Body.” Wall-E-core.

Yer Metal is Olde: Corrosion of Conformity – Blind

By Grymm on March 10, 2021 in Blog Posts, Yer Metal Is Olde, Doom Metal, Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, 21 comments

“Blind, Corrosion of Conformity’s third album, was an odd duckling for various reasons when it dropped in 1991. It remains the only album to not feature longtime bassist/vocalist Mike Dean in any capacity, but also the only album to feature his replacements, vocalist Karl Agell and bassist Phil Swisher. It also debuted guitarist/vocalist Pepper Keenan, who only sang lead on the album’s hit single, “Vote With a Bullet.” Above all else, Blind saw the band at a crossroads of sorts, with one foot planted in the band’s seminal punk/hardcore history, while planting the other foot into Sabbath-drenched doom/sludge territory. The end result captured lightning in a bottle and today, Blind joins the ranks of the Hallowed and the Olde.” Blind but farseeing.

Skeleton – Skeleton Review

By Cherd on July 17, 2020 in Black Metal, Punk, Reviews, Black Metal, Punk, 19 comments

“For a band like Skeleton, it’s easy to pinpoint what uncomplicated era they pine for. Every inch of their sound recalls the heady days when punk rock collided with proto-thrash and satanic theatrics, culminating in Venom’s genre founding 1982 masterstroke Black Metal.” Them bones.

Hexenbrett – Zweite Beschwörung: Ein Kind zu töten Review

By Dear Hollow on June 3, 2020 in Reviews, Black Metal, Heavy Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Punk, 23 comments

“Hexenbrett is a German black metal band and relatively new to the scene, having released their only release in an independent EP in 2018, Erste Beschwörung. These Germans offer a unique take on the blackened arts.” Broken toys and evil joys.

Shitfucker – Sex with Dead Body Review

By Mark Z. on April 30, 2020 in Reviews, Black Metal, Punk, Thrash Metal, 34 comments

“With the members also playing in Nuke, Acid Witch, and Perversion, it seems Shitfucker is intended as their outlet to revel in nastiness while writing snotty little songs that don’t quite fit with their other bands.” The dead never say no.

Mondo Generator – Fuck It Review

By Carcharodon on February 21, 2020 in 2020, American Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Psych Sounds Records, Punk, Reviews, Stoner Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, 23 comments

“It’s hard to say why I grabbed Mondo Generator’s subtly titled Fuck It from the promo bin but, if you’re putting me on the spot, I think excitement probably got the better of me. Not, I should be clear, excitement because I love Mondo Generator – I do not – but simply the excitement of seeing a band I had actually heard of, which had not already been snapped up by one of the nimbler reviewers. The brainchild of Nick Oliveri – and sometimes also known as Nick Oliveri’s Mondo Generator – of Kyuss, Dwarves and Queens of the Stone Age fame (among others), Mondo Generator has been around for quite a while.” Bad attitude.

Otoboke Beaver – Itekoma Hits [Things You Might Have Missed 2019]

By Grymm on December 19, 2019 in Damnably Records, Hardcore, Noise, Not Metal, Punk, Things You Might Have Missed, Things You Might Have Missed 2019, Hardcore, Noise, Not Metal, Punk, 40 comments

“As long as it’s good, gives us reviewers joyous vibes, and is kinda sorta somewhat within proximity of our wheelhouse, we’ll give it a fair shake and coverage. Kyoto’s Otoboke Beaver’s debut full-length, Itekoma Hits, is several miles away from our particular wheelhouse, but we see them, cheerfully smiling and waving while screaming, delivering some absolutely apeshit bonkers music that veers from pop-punk to hardcore to surf music to practically everywhere else and in-between.” It’s not metal, but then again, neither are you.

Wraith – Absolute Power Review

By Carcharodon on August 13, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Punk, Reviews, Self-released, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Punk, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, 31 comments

“My review lineup had a fallow week in it and the promo blurb for Wraith peaked my interest with the phrase “blackened speed/thrash metal” with a “punk attitude.” In my head, this translates as something like Skeletonwitch playing The Exploited or Dead Kennedys covers. If this Indiana three-piece could only deliver on my own little fantasy there, I’d be up for that all day.” Absolute power corrupts absotutely.

The Drippers – Action Rock Review

By GardensTale on August 8, 2019 in 2019, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, Reviews, The Sign Records, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Punk, 28 comments

“I’ve seen some unfortunate band names through the years as well. But I’ve yet to see one so proudly self-diagnose Gonorrhea as Gothenburg band The Drippers, following the template of The Plurals so richly mocked in Sum 41’s “Still Waiting” video. But do they bring the fire or does Action Rock feel like a burning sensation when you pee?” Drip rock.

Total Hate – Throne Behind a Black Veil Review

By Carcharodon on August 7, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Eisenwald Records, German Metal, Industrial Metal, Punk, Reviews, Black Metal, Industrial Metal, Punk, 38 comments

“Metal, punk, alcohol, sex, & Satan. These are the band Interests listed by German metallers Total Hate on their Facebook page. Three of these are featured in the music put out by this Nuremburg five-piece, the other two may, or may not, have been instrumental in its creation. I make no promises.” Essential ingredients.