(((O))) Category: Reviews

Jane Getter Premonition – Division World

It follows her on the same path to embark on this spiritual journey with complexity, daunting challenges, ominous arrangements, moodier settings, and the moment to break free at any second after being chained up for many, many years.

Porterfield – Kitsch Machine

Porterfield’s ‘Kitsch Machine’ is neither of the two but something worth investigating whatever music you like.

Michael – Nite Salad

It’s loud, dumb, weird, greasy, noisy and exciting. It hits the spot.

The Body – The Crying Out Of Things

This album is really for fans of The Body, for they know what they’re getting into. Seriously UNCOMPROMISING.

Diary – Speedboat EP

Diary is a noisy Brooklyn group that channels shoegaze and grunge through a psych filter.

Undeath – More Insane

Undeath have certainly found their voice on this one. And that voice is putrid, groove-pocked death metal that was clearly written to entertain, ruin hearing and wreck necks in a live setting.

Mayflower Madame – Insight

The entire listening experience may leave you spellbound, and demands a good set of headphones to catch all the nuances.

Goat – Goat

They’ve listed all of the ingredients to give listeners, a magnificent trip with enduring centrepieces that’ll make you want to get in and jump into the world of Goat’s music.

Cephas Azariah – Joy Paradox

Azariah seems to have struck the right balance between the genres he is operating within, exhibiting delicate composing and arranging skills that make his music work.

Empty Cut – Allens Cross

Drones and samples, bass distortion, jazz drums and industrial grind. They don’t really do repeating phrases or loose improvisation. It changes and surrounds.

Ghosts of Glaciers – Eternal

Instrumental metal has a world of possibilities and if you allow yourself, then Ghosts of Glaciers will take you there and then some.

IZZ – Collapse The Wave

Another challenge, accepted. The complexity is there, the structures are also there, it may be a good sign to see IZZ bringing in something quite extraordinary with their latest album. And they’re in top form.

Mother – II

This single track 40 minute album needs to be consumed whole and when done so it shows off some of the finest post-black metal to be released this year.

Elder – Live at BBC Maida Vale Studios

If you’re very new to the world of Elder’s music, then this is a great start to get an understanding on why this band are still growing stronger than ever, and yet they still keep the progressive, sonic, and heavier landscapes that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat.

LMINL – The Dance Hall

It’s a brave step to come back with such a poignant and personal collection of songs but The Dance Hall is quite simply a beautiful gem of an album.

Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja

Absorbing the Muuntautuja journey is dangerously addictive, it grasses you up into a groundbreaking sonic loop, once hooked you never get out of it.

Jade Hairpins – Get Me The Good Stuff

This album is a non stop riot of a party from start to finish and shows off the brilliance of Jade Hairpins perfectly.

Tombstones In Their Eyes – Asylum Harbor

Overall, it works quite effectively for Tombstones In Their Eyes, the heaviness of their sound being there in the right measure.

King Crimson – Sheltering Skies: Live in Frejus, August 27th, 1982

The live performance at Frejus is a crowd stunner for all of its incredible take away’s that is desperately needed.

Hellsongs – The Return of the Hellsingers

The Return of the Hellsingers is a fine tribute of an interpretation of songs with additional originals of equal quality for a cohesive whole.

Tony Levin – Bringing It Down to the Bass

An album that’ll make you understand why it deserves so much recognition for all of the hardship he’s done.

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