With a name like Swollen Teeth, along with support from Sid Wilson, and label backing from Ross Robinson & Ghostmane via Blowed Out Records, it will come as no surprise to anyone that this is quite an abrasive release. The self titled EP from the masked quartet collectively known as Swollen Teeth, is a tooth…
Ghost fans have become accustomed to getting an extra tasty morsel following a big album campaign, with the Phantomime EP coming in as the latest addition to the catalogue. Serving as a stop gap to the massively successful Impera campaign that continues to roll on, a small selection of covers has got a big task…
You have to give Atreyu credit.They have endured for over 2 decades now, and their popularity and persistence has seen them outgrow and extend their reach far beyond the scene that spawned them. Where many of their peers have faded away they are still standing. It’s a testament to them as a band that they…
Over the past few years, Tribulation have weathered some trying and testing times. After releasing their fifth full length album Where The Gloom Becomes Sound during the pandemic, the band lost one half of their creative brain. With guitarist and co-songwriter Jonathan Hulten leaving the band, the remaining three members called upon their long-time friend…
While they’re making music and embracing their creativity, bands often need a release. Is there any better way to create that than getting together and running through music from bands they enjoy? For Swiss quartet Daxx & Roxane, no. Their recently released EP, DROP, pays homage to their influences while adding a flair of their…
Vio-lence. The name says it all. You want neck-breaking thrash metal about the darker sides of life? To feel like Slayer never went away? Then this is your band. Originally formed in 1985, this Bay Area quintet has established a solid reputation for peeling faces. After lead singer Sean Killian recovered from a rather severe…
To build a legion of loyal fans in the 10s and 20s, a band has to consistently improve and build upon already stellar foundations.
Trading between dark Alcest vibes, extremity and depressed, ethereal clean passages, the first song on the debut Hidden Mothers EP may seem like it throws too many things at the wall to see what sticks. Incongruous tempo changes, a harsh differentiation between instrumental dynamism and a chiaroscuro that seems a little out of whack. On…
This isn’t factory fodder, it’s one of the better EPs released in a stellar year of music.
