Portland’s Black Hole Of Calcutta is no longer a stranger in the extreme music scene and is a well known outlet for some great Grindcore tunes. This new 2012 self-titled album (number 2) contains 12 tracks with a variety of blasts mixed with the occasional dark and slower sludgy moments. The vocal screams welcome thoughts of Black Crust. … Continue reading
UK Thrashers Cultfinder come from the darkside with quite the unoriginal yet traditional title “Black Thrashing Terror” for their three track 7″. Blackened Thrash metal has always found its way with the more iconic band Necrophobic, but any well known sound can always use an underground equivalent. Cultfinder is just that. Black Thrashing Terror is mean, … Continue reading
Cosmic Vortex started in 2011 and are four blasting Indonesian Grinders from Jakarta. Their first full release is titled Kospirasis Busuk and defies the current sound of Grindcore. Konspirasi Busuk is that debut Grindcore album that is Death Metal drenched in Grind to give it that sharpened edge. You will hear that this is not so … Continue reading
After the success TheDownGoing enjoyed on a multitude of blogs and zines, including this one , with their previous Untitled EP, they have returned with another release. Now with a title. AThousandYearsOfDarkness is this Australian duo at their best, with a nice slimline CD case and an empty booklet that is only printed on one … Continue reading
1987? Usually bands from those days aren’t around any more, but after 20 years of insanity the craziness must have subsided because Radiation Sickness is back after a hiatus – they split up in 1992 – that is almost as long as I have been on this planet. In short this album, with the title … Continue reading
Swedish Death Metal packaged the American way. Fetus Stench’s debut, released through Abyss Records, has all the ingredients to be the successor to bands like Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Malevolent Creation. Although the latter has a stronger emphasis on a technical playing style than what you can find on Stillbirth, there is no way … Continue reading
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