Album Review: Faetooth – Remnants of the Vessel

"First the head, and then the bod', and half the blood spills down the jaw." Faetooth - Remnants of the VesselOctober 28th, 2022Atmospheric Doom MetalDune AltarLos Angeles, California, USA I first came across the band Faetooth on Tumblr when a mutual of mine reblogged a song from their one of their earlier releases. I remember …

EP Review: Jetsam – Powerviolence is for Lovers

"A little mercy is all I asked for." Jetsam - Powerviolence is for LoversOctober 7th, 2022PowerviolenceIndependently ReleasedMontreal, Quebec, Canada Before diving into this review I'll say straight out of the gate that I know the people from Jetsam personally and my own bands have played with them a number of times. They're super cool people …

EP Review: Scalp – Black Tar

Scalp - Black TarJanuary 20th, 2023Powerviolence / Death MetalClosed Casket ActivitiesCalifornia, USA I happened upon Scalp by pure chance as Apple Music turned this EP on for me after I had finished listening to another album, probably something by a band like Escuela Grind. I wasn't sure what to expect following the first track, "Yin", …

Album Review: Blemish – Omnipresence

"Go to show. Then go home." Blemish - OmnipresenceJune 2nd, 2023Death Metal / GrindcoreIndependently ReleasedNew Jersey, USA New Jersey's Blemish first crossed my consciousness with the release of their first demo back in 2021. That release was a crushingly heavy, monumentally thick piece of lo-fi, gritty, grinding death metal that veered on slam territory. Myself …

Album Review: Lamp of Murmuur – Saturnian Bloodstorm

"Wander beyond the landscape of frost and silver days." Lamp of Murmuur - Saturnian BloodstormMarch 26th, 2023Black MetalNight of the Palemoon / Not Kvlt / Argento Records / Wolves of HadesLos Angeles, California, USA I first became aware of Lamp of Murmuur through recommendations given to me by my fellow metalheads on Twitter who had …

Album Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless Damnation

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - PetroDragonic Apocalypse; or, Dawn of Eternal Night: An Annihilation of Planet Earth and the Beginning of Merciless DamnationJune 16th, 2023Progressive Rock / MetalFlightless RecordsMelbourne, Australia The mighty King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, the infamous Australian rock outfit known for being so ridiculously prolific that they oftentimes release …

Album Review: Allagash – Cryptic Visions

Allagash – Cryptic VisionsMay 6th, 2019Speed / Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada The long awaited successive full length album from St. John’s alienoid thrashers Allagash has finally arrived upon the hellish shores of our island and trust me, it has been well worth the wait. What the band established with their debut self-titled album, a …

EP Review: Allagash – Canadian Encounters

Allagash – Canadian EncountersJanuary 16th, 2018Speed / Thrash MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Canadian Encounters is the third release in the discography of St. John’s-based thrash and speed metallers Allagash. Following their previous two full length releases, Dark Future and their self-titled debut Allagash, the band has decided to shorten things up a bit with an EP this …