Chris Connelly – Artificial Madness
Chris Connelly returns with his strongest album since his debut album with this post-punk masterpiece. Rating: Chris Connelly – Artificial Madness Relapse Records Chris Connelly has been a staple of the Chicago music scene since the late 1980′s when he moved here to do time with Ministry and Revolting Cocks after leaving the band he [...]
Indian – Guiltless
Brutal and punishing doom so intense that it is intimidating. Rating: Indian – Guiltless Relapse Records When I saw Indian play last year, they were so incredibly loud and punishing that it was almost physically painful to experience them, that is how powerful they were. They were easily one of the most intense bands I’ve [...]
Horseback – The Invisible Mountain
A combination of Earth inspired drone and Om flavored doom with lots of other elements thrown in resulting in a very interesting and enjoyable ride. Rating: Horseback – The Invisible Mountain Relapse Records Horseback is a project by a man named Jenks Miller who plays nearly every instrument known to man sans-horns to create these [...]
Mose Giganticus – Gift Horse
Mose Giganticus – Gift Horse Relapse Records Mose Giganticus is a band that has been around for a few years now and this is their second full-length album. The band is from Philadelphia, PA. The band starts with a mid-tempo hard rock/metal foundation and incorporates elements of older punk rock and spices things up with [...]
Black Tusk – Taste the Sin
Black Tusk – Taste the Sin CD Relapse Records There must be something in the water down in Georgia because that state has been responsible for a lot of really good metal bands including Kylesa, Baroness, Mastodon, and now Black Tusk. The band has been around for about five years and has a couple releases [...]
Howl – Full of Hell CD
Howl – Full of Hell CD Relapse Records Howl has been around since 2006 but this is their first full-length album after releasing an EP last year on Relapse Records. That release had only three songs and was but a taste of what the band had to offer, now with this full length we see [...]
Sayyadina – The Great Northern Revisited
Sayyadina – The Great Northern Revisited CD Relapse Records Sayyadina is a grindcore band from Sweden that has been around for ten years now, though this is the first time I’ve heard them. The band has put out two albums plus a slew of singles and compilation appearances. The Great Northern Revisited collects all their [...]
16 – Drop Out reissue
16 – Drop Out CD Relapse Records 16′s second album was recorded in 1994 but it didn’t come out until 1996 on Pessimiser/Theologian records which was home to the band after their stint on Pushead’s label, Bacteria Sour. The album was a solid follow up to their first and in some ways surpassed it. It [...]
16 – Curves That Kick reissue
16 – Curves That Kick CD Relapse Records When I was a whole lot younger back in the early 1990s, I was in the Pushead fan club which was something that turned me onto some really cool bands I had never heard of before with 16 being the best of the bunch. The band did [...]
