EP Review: Spiter – Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell

Spiter - Enter the Gates of Fucking HellMay 24th, 2024Blackened Speed Metal / MetalpunkHells Headbangers RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Anyone who's been reading this blog for a while will know that I'm a huge fan of the particular breed of metalpunk that has been emerging from Philadelphia over the past several years. Whether it's Devil Master …

Album Review: Artificial Scarcity – Empires to Ashes

Artificial Scarcity - Empires to AshesJuly 14th, 2023Grindcore / Deathgrind / ThrashcoreIndependently ReleasedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA During April of this year I was fortunate to share the road with the gents in Artificial Scarcity as my band toured alongside them across the United States. It was so cool to get to see them perform this album …

Live from the Pit: Sanguisugabogg @ Foufounes Electriques – 05/09/2024

Sanguisugabogg @ Foufounes Electriquesw/ Jesus Piece, Peeling Flesh, GagMay 9th, 2024Extensive EnterpriseMontreal, Quebec, Canada Sangusiugabogg have undoubtedly had one of the most meteoric rises in the world of underground death metal over the past couple of years. The band cropped up on my radar a few years ago and I've only continued to hear about …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2023

The time has come to deliver my list of my personal favourite records of 2023. Please remember that this is not an objective list of albums considered the best. It's just my opinion that these are the best because I liked them more than anything else that came out this year. 10. Øbelisk - The …

Discography Deep Dive: Kylesa – Kylesa

"Under weight pressure builds, push up to fall down." Kylesa - KylesaApril 2nd, 2002Psychedelic / Sludge Metal / Crust PunkPrank RecordsSavannah, Georgia, USA Kylesa are a band that is immensely important to me. I remember the first time I listened to them would've been around the time that Static Tensions came out, an album that …

EP Review: TX2 – Ghost of LA

"I may be numb to the core, devoid of innocence, but at least a dog still gets its bone." TX2 - Ghost of LANovember 10th, 2023Pop Punk / Emo / Hard RockHopeless RecordsFort Collins, Colorado, USA There's no greater a social media account than catatonicyouths for connoisseurs of terrible music. I absolutely adore spending some …

Live from the Pit: Devil Master @ Cabaret Foufounes – 11/03/2023

Devil Master @ Cabaret FoufounesW/ Fuming Mouth, Final Gasp, SkumstrikeNovember 3rd, 2023Extensive EnterpriseMontreal, Quebec, Canada Devil Master are one of the few bands who I will go out of my way to see every single time they come to Montreal. I saw them pre-pandemic twice, once with Obituary and Abbath, and another time with Power …

Album Review: SpiritWorld – Deathwestern

"If you would've told me how this would end, I'd have called you a fool." SpiritWorld - DeathwesternNovember 25th, 2022Hardcore / Thrash MetalCentury Media RecordsLas Vegas, Nevada, USA So, Las Vegas cowboy rockers SpiritWorld are back with their sophomore album, Deathwestern. I first became aware of these guys when I saw them with Tribal Gaze …

Album Review: Mr. Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny

"Poser population is increasing, real life thrash is not ceasing." Mr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath of the Easter BunnyOctober 30th, 2020Thrash Metal / CrossoverIpecac RecordingsEureka, California, USA It's a shame it took me so long to get around to actually reviewing this album, but at least we're finally here. Coming screaming out of the …

Album Review: Poison Ruin – H​ä​rvest

Poison Ruin - H​ä​rvestApril 14th, 2023Post Punk / Hardcore Punk / Death RockRelapse RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA How is it that until now nobody had really conceived of melding the worlds of medieval-inspired dungeon synth with the rawness of 80's hardcore punk? Eh, I'm sure someone along the line has thought to put these two seemingly …