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Bent Knee

Frosting
Take This To Heart Records (2021)

I rarely sit this long on records before reviewing them but this one was kind of a rare exception. It’s been some good months since Frosting was released. The reason I did this was my love for Bent Knee’s music. My first contact with the Frosting, on the day of its release, was like going to a Michelin star restaurant, … Read more

No Pressure

No Pressure LP
Ice Grill$, Triple B (2022)

Well to be honest I'm not a Story So Far fan and would not add their albums into a “Favorites” playlist, but I can tell you that No Pressure is Parker's new music project and it just put out a banger tune this year. As has previously been told, No Pressure is a new musical project led by several members … Read more

Night Court

Nervous Birds! Too
Debt Offensive, Snappy Little Numbers Quality Audio Recordings (2022)

Night Court may have a silly name, but the band feels sincere and (mostly) serious. Rooted in garage-punk, the sounds are familiar in form but each track on this 12-song record gives a different energy. Generally speaking, it’s melodic and positive punk with a lo-fi DIY vibe. There are elements of the old Plan-It-X sound but with a little more … Read more

SepticFlesh

Modern Primitive
Nuclear Blast (2022)

I have been listening to and following SepticFlesh for over a decade now. It only made sense that a new album from them on the horizon got me excited. I honestly didn’t know what exactly to expect given that Titan and Codex Omega didn’t do much to expand further in any direction than the mapped realm by Communion and The … Read more

Tipper

Insolito
Tippermusic Records (2021)

One of the pioneering acts in the glitch/IDM area of music, Tipper, hit us up with yet another record. Right off the bat, I can’t vouch that it has the same kind of punch as say Jettison Mind Hatch or Forward Escape. Although, I think it’s a little unfair to compare it to said records, as Insolito is just an … Read more

ExxoStack

Terramygdala
Independent (2022)

Instrumental progressive metal pretty much died out in the late 2010s, right? Wrong! While it can feel like that at times, there are still plenty of bands out there toying with the legacy of the genre in interesting ways. One of them is ExxoStack, on which I’ll be focusing today, particularly the latest record, Terramygdala. ExxoStack took off as the … Read more

Ditches

Drunk Dial #9
Drunk Dial Records (2022)

The Drunk Dial series is a 7” concept where the label hooks up with a band, gets them inebriated, and records. Side A is an original, Side B is a cover. I guess the point is a spontaneous, live feel with a glimpse into influences. This time around we get Ditches, a power-pop/garage trio with a great catalog thus far. … Read more

Saor

Origins
Season of Mist (2022)

Saor is back and this brings me a lot of joy. I only started digging into the band at the recommendation of a friend for folk infused metal sometime late in 2020. The first thing I started listening to was Forgotten Paths and it really managed to lure me in with “Monadh”. I wasn’t exactly thrilled with the general emphasis … Read more

Various Artists

Talk Show Host/Cluttered - Enemy Us
Independent (2022)

First off, I’m not going to bother comparing this EP of Enemy You covers to the originals. Why? Because that’s not the point. A covers record that’s only about the originals is a novelty record that you play for a lark. I’m interested in records that hold up on their own merit. Lucky for us, Cluttered and Talk Show Host … Read more

Mustasuo

Hiljaisuus
Label Off Records (2022)

My introduction to crust was the album Vengeance by Tragedy. I was blown away by it. I have heard a lot of crust since that day. And while I keep looking for that wow-factor that album has for me I (of course) encounter an album that has that only once in a while. Does Mustasuos blackened crust have that same … Read more

Joyride!

Miracle Question
Salinas Records (2022)

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. Well, a little birdy put this record on my radar in late 2021 and I enjoyed it, but kind of set it aside until its proper release. I liked it on first listen but, today, it just hits harder and deeper. Maybe it’s the right place and time as I manage stress … Read more

Belushi Speed Ball

What, Us Worry?
SonaBLAST! Records (2022)

"All the burgers, all the fries, Daniels got tater tots for his eyes!" - Belushi Speed Ball Formed in 2013 in Louisville, Kentucky Belushi Speed Ball unashamedly crashed the thrash metal crossover band wagon with their take on speed induced party metal. To date What, Us Worry? is their second full length album. Prepare For Trouble was their first coming … Read more

Coffin Carousel

Order Of The Bat
Noise Inc Records (2022)

rder Of The Bat is the third full length album from one of Melbourne, Australias busiest horrorpunk/dark rock bands Coffin Carousel. Originally starting out as a side project for frontman Howard Von Noise in 2012 they became a fully fledged band in 2015 when they brought out their first EP Fiend (2013). Previous releases from the quartet include their debut … Read more

Starter Jackets

Dead Malls
Rad Girlfriend Records (2022)

Starter Jackets are a throwback. That’s no surprise given that they’re named after one of those brands that the jerks in my high school wore in the ‘90s. I was more a baggy skater jeans dude, but I’m old enough to get the joke. Moving to the present, with that nod to the past, it’s not surprising that the band … Read more

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