Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Failure Will Follow

"Bodies writhe under the soil, not long for this mortal coil." The Acacia Strain - Failure Will FollowMay 12th, 2023Deathcore / Sludge MetalRise RecordsAlbany, New York, USA New York deathcore outfit The Acacia Strain are one of the longest running and consistently great outfits in the subgenre since its inception, at least according to me. …

Album Review: KEN mode – Null

"I'd like to congratulate you for buying into the exact same narrative as everyone else." KEN mode - NullSeptember 23rd, 2022Post / Noise / Avant-Garde MetalArtoffact RecordsWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Back in my fledgling metalhead days, when I was but a greenhorn exploring my way through the vast and uncharted wilderness of this genre, I found …

Album Review: Chat Pile – God’s Country

"Why do people have to live outside?" Chat Pile - God's CountryJuly 29th, 2022Noise Rock / Post MetalThe FlenserOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA If you're like me, you had no idea what a "chat" was in the context of a pile when you first heard about this band and this album. In looking it up I …

Live from the Pit: Primitive Man @ Bar Le Ritz – 06/06/2022

Primitive Man @ Bar Le RitzW/ Elizabeth Colour Wheel, Body Void, Jarhead Fertilizer, MortiferumJune 6th, 2022 Is there any name in modern death metal that conjures revelations of just batshit stupid heaviness as Primitive Man? Perhaps. Perhaps not. In any case this three piece "deathsludge" band from Denver, Colorado decided to make their way to …

Album Review: Mastodon – Hushed and Grim

"Will there ever be a moment I won't feel this heat coming up from ground?" Mastodon - Hushed and GrimOctober 29th, 2021Progressive / Stoner MetalReprise RecordsAtlanta, Georgia, USA Those of you who know me well know that Mastodon has long been one of my absolute favourite bands. Their first four albums are iconic slabs of …