Black God – Two

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Black God’s second studio album Two is a simple, effective, stripped down battle that doesn’t stop until the last note rings out. Other than a little finger play through the intros and melodic outros, the tracks are as straight-forward as can be, pulsing with an energy that truly adds to the raw urgency of Rob [...]

Meek is Murder – Algorithms

Meek is Murder

First things first: there is absolutely no excuse for this band’s name. None. It’s the second worst band name I’ve ever heard and I see a lot of shitty band names come across my desk. Just appalling stuff. So, yes, the band’s name is fucking terrible (sorry guys), but that being said… They fill a [...]

Brain Banger – Yellow Belly

Brain Banger - Yellow Belly

Buy the album here Good things generally happen any time a band gets out of their own way and concentrates on throwing down riff after riff, setting up a tight rhythm section, and putting someone halfway competent on vocals. So far, of the two bands that’ve come about after Breather Resist’s breakup, Brain Banger is [...]

Young Widows – In and Out of Youth and Lightness

Young Widows - In and Out of Youth and Lightness

Goddammit, you guys. I’m still not happy you breaking up Breather Resist, a band that carried the Botch mantle more than adequately and found a way to work Jesus Lizard’s twang into its sound? You realize, we finally had a metal band with melody, atmosphere… fuck, let’s call it what it is… some semblance of [...]