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Goatsnake – Black Age Blues Review

By Steel Druhm on June 21, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Southern Lord, Stoner Rock, Doom Metal, 21 comments

“Goatsnake was originally formed by veterans of seminal doom act The Obsessed, and though they’ve rattled around since 1996, they haven’t been the most prolific crew in the doomiverse. With only two albums and a few EPs to their credit and their last full-length dropping way back in 2000, they would already be relegated to a footnote in the Big Book of Doom if not for how righteous early works like Goatsnake Vol. I were, and the sheer number of bands ripping off their sound.” Goat and snake…unite!

Baptists – Bloodmines Review

By Roquentin on October 14, 2014 in 2014, Canadian Metal, Hardcore, Reviews, Southern Lord, Hardcore, 2 comments

“Bushcraft, the first album by Vancouver’s Baptists, was a record that I fancied quite a bit. Clearly inspired by the likes of Converge and Botch, the band delivered some fine metallic hardcore with various subtle influences mixed in, from crust to noise rock. It was raw, angry music, just as expected from bands in the genre (and from comparable groups on Southern Lord). A year later, they’re back with their sophomore release, again produced by Converge’s Kurt Ballou and promising “fast, exhilarating music of rage, oozing with genuine raw emotion and punk rock fury.”” But are promises kept and rage delivered with emotional fury?

Earth – Primitive and Deadly Review

By Roquentin on September 4, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Drone, Non-Metal Metal Things, Not Metal, Reviews, Southern Lord, Drone, Non-metal Metal Things, Not Metal, 4 comments

“Wait, wait, Earth? Dylan Carlson’s music child that went from pioneering drone doom to dabbling in experimental psychedelic-country-drone-whatnot? How long has it been since they released anything even remotely attached to metal? Nine years, eighteen years? Surely this review has no place here. This is, after all, Angry METAL Guy: trve, kvlt, ov the underground and all that.” Are you shocked to see an Earth review here? We are too.

Nails – Abandon All Life Review

By Natalie Zed on March 17, 2013 in 2013, 4.0, American Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Southern Lord, Death Metal, 4 comments

“After whetting listener’s appetites with recent 7” Obscene Humanity, a palate cleaner of reconfigured and re-recorded material that was both tantalizing and ultimately unfulfilling, South California’s abrasive hardcore hatemongers have finally released Abandon All Life. An able follow-up to their breakthrough record, Unsilent Death, Abandon All Life displays depth, maturity and sophistication while losing none of the blistering rage and ferocious energy that first captured their audience’s attention.” Natalie Zed takes a gander at the crusty, bruising noise being churning out by these Entombed-influenced death rockers.