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Vision Of Disorder – Razed To The Ground (Candlelight)
Formed in 1992 and exploding to mainstream attention in 1996, Long Island 90’s hardcore pioneers Vision Of Disorder were something special during their initial six years in the spotlight. With two cult...
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False Flags – Hexmachine (S/R)
Another day, another good band from Leeds. Seriously, this city is churning out quality bands even more so than usual, which is saying something considering the prolific nature of the Leeds music...
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Tankrust – The Fast of Solace (Almost Famous)
It’s always nice to get the lyrics, which I did when receiving this cd. I opened the booklet to be greeted with “Stay alive, you must fit in to survive, you must battle when you’re right, you must GROW...
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Venomous Concept – Kick Me Silly – VCIII (Season Of Mist)
If ever there was a grind super-group then Venomous Concept are it! Kevin Sharp, Dan Lilker, Shane Embury, Danny Herrera. These fella’s musical pedigrees are immense and, joining these heavy hitters...
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Throwers – Loss (Golden Antenna)
Eastern German hardcore band ‘Throwers’ have just released their album Loss via Golden Antenna Records. With most modern records, the immediate reaction on first listen is to try and find comparison...
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World Be Free – The Anti-Circle (Revelation Records)
My whole world has been torn apart. Scott Vogel was always the angriest man in hardcore, every subsequent Terror record reinforcing his message of disillusionment, dissatisfaction and general vitriol....
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Chestburster – Slime And Guilt (Svart)
My initial enthusiasm for this band was due to the fact that I thought this was the grinding terror UK version of Chestburster only to find that this is the Finnish version. A quick listen online gave...
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Walls Of Jericho – No One Can Save You From Yourself (Napalm)
If you bought into The American Dream it’s been a while since its follow up but finally after 8 years Walls Of Jericho return with album number five, No One Can Save You From Yourself. In the hiatus,...
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Hopeless Youth – Devil, Walk with Me (Rainville Records)
I was very impressed with the variety and intensity of Hopeless Youth’s album “Disgust (2014). Here come the Canadians again with this EP. From the outset, I was bouncing. With a riff to infect your...
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Broken Teeth HC – At Peace Amongst Chaos (Nuclear Blast)
This Manchester crew has been fairly busy over the last few years releasing a slew of seven inchers to gain a name for themselves locally mainly but also nationally and beyond our shores due to touring...
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Amenra – Alive (ConSouling Sounds)
It’s rare that I break my rule of never writing in first person, however, I feel I should begin this review with a foreword. This was one of the most difficult reviews I have ever had to write. Trying...
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Hatebreed – The Concrete Confessional (Nuclear Blast)
I reckon if you asked anyone into rock or metal to name a hardcore band then Hatebreed is likely to come out of their mouths first, such is the bands ever growing popularity. Progression in hardcore...
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Buried Side – Heading to the Light (S/R)
You don’t normally expect a wispy Middle Eastern section tune to be followed by brutal deathcore, but this is what happens here. In fact a lot happens here. “The Elevation” is an exhilarating mixture...
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Nails – You Will Never Be One of Us (Nuclear Blast)
Seeing the multitude of ‘sell outs!” and “not as good as their first record” comments, that have plagued the comments sections of preview tracks released from this album, forces you to wonder whether...
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Raging Speedhorn – Lost Ritual (S/R / Pledge)
You all know this lot, and if you don’t, shame on you. Raging Speedhorn are one of the most iconic bands of the 2000’s, up there with the likes of Stampin’ Ground for intense live performances and hard...
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Eleanora – Allure (ConSouling Sounds)
Bloody hell, Belgium, leave some for the rest of us, will you? The surge of bands coming from this country are all consistent in quality, with the likes of Amenra and Oathbreaker all setting the...
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Bioscrape – Psychologram (Overdub Recordings)
This was a case of an album when a switch automatically opened in my head. I realised that after wrongly thinking everything sounded the same, in fact it was a case of appreciating this band’s personal...
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TMHM – Stage Names (S/R)
The Man and His Machine, or TMHM, from Saskatchewan in Canada have managed six releases including this one, in their five years of existence. This is a short album at just over 23 minutes but what is...
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Neurosis – Fires Within Fires (Neurot)
Pioneers of the modern day, progressive, post-sludge sound, Neurosis have been going at it for 30 years now, and have more than proved their worth in that time; now when they put out another record...
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Venom Prison – Animus (Prosthetic Records)
Welsh noisy bastards Venom Prison have had their name popping up with alarming regularity in my life for the past year, so it seemed only sensible to get better acquainted with their music via their...
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