Conqueror – War Cult Supremacy The founding member of the Ross Bay Cult, a black/death metal label from Canada, Ryan Förster, being incredibly inspired by the works of fellow Vancouver locals Blasphemy, came together with fellow black metal cultist, J.Read, to form a band that was short lived, but made a splashing impact at the…
Blasphemous Utterings from the Dark
Blasphemy- Blood Upon the Altar & Fallen Angel of Doom In each genre of music, there’s always some sort of turning point that takes it to the next level. Some would say The Beatles made pop music what it is today, Black Sabbath being the forefathers of heavy metal, and N.W.A giving rap that gangster…
Life is Pain, Idiot
Liquids – Life Is Pain Idiot Hailing from north west Indiana, is a major figure in the punk scene up there, Liquids. They deliver us their latest album, a fun, fast paced album, with a very creative bent to it, titled, Life Is Pain Idiot. Sporting a long list of 27 tracks, its made in…
Stuck in an Epic Dream
Peter Lawson – Epic Dream Peter Lawson, UK based musician, brings us his fourth solo album, Epic Dream, a poppy, punchy, psychedelic album that takes you on a ethereal journey through mystical soundscapes. Its a soothing and captivating album, with colorful guitar riffs and psyched out vocals that create a sense of nostalgia, while also…
As the Calumet Pipe Burns
Pan-Amerikan Native Front – Little Turtle’s War A triumphant declaration of war against those who encroach on native and holy lands, American Indigenous black metal act, Pan-Amerikan Native Front, assaults us with their latest release and sophomore album, Little Turtle’s War, a historic and unique album in the underground world of black metal. Being one…
Lost Media from the Future
FILMMAKER – Vlad Tapes First release on BODY MUSICK, a new online collection of hardcore techno brought to us by the legendary Filmmaker, brings us their longest release to date, Vlad Tapes, an hour and thirty-one minute impaling session brought to us by the legendary Vlad the Impaler. It’s a fast, fun, beat driven album…
DEMO SHOWDOWN 1 Besides doing regular album reviews I wish to start showcasing demos and EPs and shorter smaller releases to help smaller and newer bands out there. I’ll be doing a short little paragraph of a review for each release, summing up how I feel and describing the sound of the releases as well….
As You Stare into the Void, the Void Shouts Back
Yith, a Blackened Doom project hailing from the US provides us with their latest release, Passage. A truly frigid album, yet short album that is heavy on the atmosphere, heavy on the distortion, and just all around heavy. The third full length release here only sports six moderately length tracks, with the sixth track being…
A Physical Manifestation of a Life-Walking Private Hell
Its not often an album moves me as much as this one does. Human Serpent, hailing from Greece, have come together to create one of the most soul crushing and emotionally brutal album. It is a bleak outlook towards one own self, and to quote from the band, ‘It is a physical manifestation of…
Meat Puppets II: Electric Boogaloo
Meat Puppets, a unique band that fuses Punk-Rock, Psychedelic rock, and Country in one chaotic and vibrant amalgamation, was formed in 1980 by brothers Chris and Curt Kirkwood along side their friend and drummer, Derrick Bostrom. The band started out with a more pure punk sound with fast aggressive drums and screaming, warbling vocals from…