Hive Mind/What Of Us-Split 7" (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore, Emoviolence, Screamo

Label: Hydrogen Man/Middle-Man Records
Tracks: 5
Length: 8.2'

Here's a killer split featuring new material from IN's Hive Mind and NJ's What Of Us.  Hive Mind is a four piece band from Bloomington, Indiana who formed in late 2015, from the looks of things.  Hive Mind play a chaotic, volatile, scathing and completely unhinged style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, grindcore, and emoviolence within their sound.  Musically, Hive Mind can be loosely compared to bands such as Ginding Halt, Resurrectionists, Phoenix Bodies, Republic Of Dreams, and Orchid.  Since forming in 2015, Hive Mind have released a self-titled five song EP in February of 2016.  On their side of the split Hive Mind offer up three songs of chaotic and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, grindcore, and emoviolence.  The second two songs on the split come courtesy of What Of Us.  What Of Us is a four piece band from New Jersey featuring members of In First Person, Black Kites, Less Life, Capacities, Au Revoir and Guidelines.  What Of Us play a volatile and chaotic style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Musically, What Of Us can be said to be influenced by bands such as Pg. 99, Ampere, Orchid, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, What Of Us have released a split LP with Coma Regalia in July of 2016.  On their side of the split, What Of Us offer up two tracks of chaotic and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, this is a killer split and definitely should not be missed.  This split was released via Hydrogen Man and Middle-Man records on April 22nd, 2017.

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Landbridge/Autarch-Split LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, Black Metal, Sludge
Label: IFB/Replenish/Alerta Antifascista Records
Tracks: 7
Length: 34.20'

Here's a killer split LP featuring new material from Fl's Landbridge and NC's Autarch.  Landbridge is a three piece band from Florida who formed in 2012.  Landbridge play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and crust within their sound.  Musically, Landbridge can be loosely compared to bands such as Tragedy, Martyrdod, From Ashes Rise, and His Hero Is Gone.  Since forming in 2012, Landbridge have released a self-titled three song EP in February of 2012 and a self-titled four song 7" in January of 2013.  On their side of the split, Landbridge offer up four tracks of brutal and chaotic sounding hardcore, punk, crust.  The last three songs on the split come courtesy of Autarch.  Autarch is a four piece band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2010.  Autarch play a dark and haunting style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and neo crust within their sound.  Musically, Autarch can be loosely compared to bands such as His Hero Is Gone, Tragedy, Holy Mountain, as well as more recent bands such as Recreant, Amber, and Ancst.  Since forming in 2010, Autarch have released a four song self-titled EP in June of 2012, and a five song LP titled The Death Of Actiacus in April of 2013, and a split LP with Soothsayer in June of 2016.  On their side of the split, Autarch offer up three tracks of brutal sounding hardcore, punk, crust, black metal, and sludge.  Overall, this is an amazing split and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Oak-Your Mess As Much As Mine EP (2017)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Hydrogen Man/Truthseeker Music/State Of Mind Recordings
Tracks: 5
Length: 16.35'

Oak is a three piece band from Jönköping, Sweden who formed in 2013.  Oak play a tense, chaotic, and volatile style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo within their sound.  Musically, Oak can be said to be influenced by bands such as Orchid, Botch, Converge, and Breather Resist.  Since forming in 2013, Oak have released a self-titled ten song LP in July of 2014.  Your Mess As Much As Mine is the band's latest five song EP, which was released via Hydrogen Man records, Truthseeker Music, and State Of Mind Recordings on January 28th, 2017.  On Your Mess As Much As Mine, Oak offer up five tracks of tense, chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, Your Mess As Much As Mine is a killer EP and is definitely worth checking out.  Highly recommended!  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(GER) The Tidal Sleep-Be Water LP (2017)

Country: Germany
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Rock, Punk, Screamo
Label: Holy Roar
Tracks: 11
Length: 35.20'

The Tidal Sleep is a five piece band from Germany who formed in July of 2011.  The Tidal Sleep play a tense, volatile, and slightly melodic style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post rock, punk, and screamo within their sound.  Musically, The Tidal Sleep can be loosely compared to bands such as Departures, Suis La Lune, Daitro, older Pianos Become The Teeth, and other liken-minded bands.  Since forming in 2011, The Tidal Sleep have released a seven song self-titled LP in April of 2012, a self-titled four song EP in September of 2012, an eleven song LP titled Vorstellungskraft in July of 2014, a split LP with Orbit The Earth in April of 2015, and a split 7" with Svalbard in December of 2016.  Be Sleep is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Holy Roar records on May 29th, 2017.  On Be Water, The Tidal Sleep offer up eleven tracks of tense, urgent, and slightly melodic post hardcore, post rock, punk, and screamo.  Overall, Be Water makes for an amazing listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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The Tidal Sleep-Vorstellungskraft LP (2014)

Unyielding Love-The Sweat Of Augary LP (2017)

Country: Ireland 
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Grindcore
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 8
Length: 19.15'

Dear Friends in the Press and Media worldwide - we're extremely proud and honored to finally announce the vinyl release of The Sweat of Augury - the unbelievable debut EP/mini album from Belfast - Northern Ireland-based blackened noisegrind slaughterers Unyielding Love, which, upon its  initial release on tape/digital in September 2016, made heads turn with its mindless and cataclysmic alloy of incredibly savage blackened grindcore and festering harsh noise.
When Decibel Magazine (click HERE to read their feature) first encountered the scathing and torturous sonic depravity of The Sweat of Augury they stated the band “have blasted so hard towards the realm of harsh noise that their song structures are framed around icepick feedback and a layer of pedal abuse that makes it seem like every song they are playing is the last they'll manage before their equipment disintegrates”, and then further exclaiming that Unyielding Love are “a goddamn nightmare of grind and discord that may have a few of you shitting teeth”. Later, CVLT Nation went to to elect it as one of the best grindcore albums of 2016.
It comes as no surprise that anyone who is first exposed to this band’s skin-peeling music remains completely baffled and speechless in front of the enormous amount of violence and senseless antagonism that bleeds out of Unyielding Love’s crazed homicidal songs. Blending grindcore, black metal, noise and power electronics in a firestorm of abhorrent sonic chaos, Unyielding Love have perfectly bridged the gap between the aesthetics of bands like Full of Hell (for whom Unyielding Love will open all upcoming UK dates), Column of Heaven, Discordance Axis, (early) Knelt Rote, Sutekh Hexen, and Gnaw Their Tongues, creating something so heinous and sonically wretched that the human brain will ever only partially be able to fully grasp the full extent of this band’s immeasurable madness and vision.

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*This is some seriously vicious blackened hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore.  Overall, The Sweat Of Augary makes for a devastartingly brutal listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(US) Illustrations-Act Of God LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Grindcore
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 12
Length: 59.0'

Illustrations is a five piece band from Texas who formed in 2013, from the looks of things.  Illustrations play a chaotic and volatile style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore within their sound.  Since forming in 2013, Illustrations have released a twelve song LP titled In Vain in February of 2014.  Acts Of God is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on May 26th, 2017.  On Acts Of God, Illustrations offer up twelve chaotic, volatile, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore.  Overall, Acts Of God makes for a fantastic listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.K.) Employed To Serve-The Warmth Of A Dying Sun LP (2017)

Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Grindcore
Label: Holy Roar
Tracks: 10
Length: 40.30'

Employed To Serve is a five piece band from the United Kingdom who formed in June of 2013.  Employed To Serve play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore within their sound.  Musically, Employed To Serve can be loosely compared to bands such as Converge, Breather Resist, Engineer, and Trap Them.  The Warmth Of A Dying Sun is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Holy Roar records on May 19th, 2017.  On The Warmth Of A Dying Sun, Employed To Serve offer up ten tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore.  Overall, The Warmth Of A Dying Sun makes for an amazing listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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The Bug-Humbug 7" (2017)

Country: USA Genre: Hardcore, Punk Label: IFB Records
Tracks:
Length: 7.25'


The Bug is a four piece band from Lansing, Illinois who formed in early 2015, from the looks of things.  The Bug play a caustic, vicious, and raging style of hardcore/punk.  The Bug features members of Raw Nerve, Strangers, and Bad Blood, so going by that alone, you know you're in for some noisy and unhinged sounding hardcore.  Since forming in 2015, The Bug have released a six song cassette titled What's Bugging You in February of 2015 and a six song EP titled Room 44 Sessions in June of 2016.  Humbug is the band's latest six song EP, which was released via IFB records on May 30th, 2017.  On Humbug, The Bug offer up six tracks of noisy, blown-out, and completely unhinged sounding hardcore.  Overall, Humbug is a killer EP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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The Bug-What's Bugging You 7" (2015) 

LVTN - Gelu (2017)


Thanks go to "J" for dropping this one in the chat. LVTN (Formerly Leviathan and not to be confused with LVTHN) is a 3-piece Crust / Dark Hardcore / Screamo band from Rome, Italy. They remind me A LOT of the Florida band, Centuries, and that my friends is a good thing. This release is only 6 songs but clocks in impressively at over 32 minutes, and it's definitely worth your time. This one is name your price on Bandcamp along with their previous releases, which are also great. 

SEPTIC ROT - Cult Of Grief (2017)


Killer new female-fronted Powerviolence / Thrash / Grind / Hardcore Punk from New York

PLAGUE - Demo (2007)


Brand new Metallic / Hardcore / Crust / Punk demo out of Nottingham, UK

THE HELL YOU SAY - A Dream and the Monsters at the End of it


Check out this 2-song release from newish band The Hell You Say. They mix together a great blend of Melodic Hardcore, Metal and Noise. Think a darker, rougher version of Every Time I Die. I know this is only 2 songs but there is a lot going on here and they pull it off very well. Not to mention they get the thumbs up from me as they are from my home state of KY. Download link below or give them $2 at Bandcamp.

CONCEDE - Regression (2017)


Concede looks to be a brand new Powerviolence / Grindcore / Thrash Metal / Hardcore band out of Perth, Australia. I don't know much more about them as this is their only release and their Facebook page is sparse. But none of that really matters because all you have to do is listen to this, sink into your chair, and feel your brain melt. This is one hell of a release for being only 6 songs clocking in at 6 minutes. Every song is pure, beautiful rage with the production firmly planted deep in the red. Very highly recommended! 

FFO: Nails, Magrudergrind, Pig Destroyer, Endless Swarm, Hatred Surge, Iron Lung etc..

NO/MÁS - Foreign Threat (2017)


7 killer tracks of Grindcore / Crust Punk / Metal / D-Beat from Washington DC

SPIT BLACK - Resent (2017)


Debut LP from this Denver, CO Hardcore / Crust / Metal / Beatdown band

DISCARNATUS - Death And Depravity (2017)


Blackened Death Metal / Crust from Grand Rapids, Michigan

HELL ON EARTH - Era de oscuridad (2017)


Crust Punk / D-Beat / Black Metal from Guadalajara, Mexico

CRYPTWORM - Self Titled Demo (2017)


Ok ok, I know I made a big post yesterday about hating super short demos, but God damn this Cryptworm deserved it's own post. This UK-based band is a 2 piece featuring former members of Pale Mist (UK), Grave Crusher (Hungary), Coffinborn (Hungary) among countless others. This self-titled demo is 3 songs of rancid, putrid Black/Death Metal, Doom & D-Beat Crust. Highly recommended and I'm hoping to hear more from this band soon.

FUCK WHITE GOD - Fractures of Illusion (2017)


Crazy, manic Blackened Crust / Powerviolence / Sludge / Punk from L.A.
Strongly recommended for for fans of SICK/TIRED

Bandcamp EP / Demo Round-Up

I'll be honest, in my grumpy old age, I've grown to kinda hate short EP's or 7-inches. I don't really know why, but I have some friends that feel the same way, so I know I'm not too crazy. But, I've gathered up a few recent interesting 2-5 song offerings and I figured I'd just dump them here. Most are name your price on Bandcamp, if not there will be a download link, so check them out and grab them if you so choose.

KOMAROV - UK Emoviolence / Punk / Hardcore / Screamo


 LOVE/LUST - German Ambient / Post Metal / Blackgaze


STAY ASLEEP - Punk / Crust / D-Beat  from Chicago - DOWNLOAD


SVRM - Atmospheric / Post-Black Metal from the Ukraine


A NEEDLE UNDER THE NAIL - Metallic Hardcore from Florida - DOWNLOAD


SENTIENT DIVIDE - Blackened Hardcore / Death Metal from Washington


DOUR - Canadian Doom / Crust / Hardcore / Powerviolence


DEATHBRINGER - Canadian Blackened Crust / Doom / Metal

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Gay Kiss-Rounded Down 7" (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Sorry State/Blast House Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 7.55'


Gay Kiss is a four piece band from Phoenix, Arizona who formed in 2010.  Gay Kiss play a scathing, unhinged, dirty, and blown-out style of noise damaged hardcore.  Since their inception in 2010, Gay Kiss have released a self-titled tour cassette in 2012, a nine song LP titled Fault in December of 2012, a three song tour cassette in 2013, a two song self-titled tour cassette in the summer of 2014, and a twelve song LP titled Preservation Measures in February of 2015.  Rounded Down is the band's latest four song 7", which was released via Sorry State and Blast House records on May 10th, 2017.  On Rounded Down, Gay Kiss offer up four tracks of raw, unhinged, and completely blown out hardcore, punk, and noise rock.   Overall, this 7" absolutely shreds beyond belief.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Gay Kiss-Preservation Measures LP (2015) 
Gay Kiss-Dumpster Rules 7"  
Gay Kiss-Fault LP (2012) 
Gay Kiss-Tour Cs. (2012) 

(Can) Show Of Bedlam-Transfiguration LP (2017)

Country: Canada
Genre: Metal, Doom
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 7
Length: 43.2'

Dear Friends in the Press and Media World Wide -  we're happy to present you with the imminent release of Transfiguration, the colossal second album by Montreal, Quebec-based avant-doom band SHOW OF BEDLAM.
Named after the infamous St. Mary of Bethlehem insane asylum in London, and Hailing from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Show of Bedlam play an ominous, psychotic, and crazed blend of doom metal, sludge, noise rock, post-punk, no-wave, goth, and industrial - stitching together a sonic palette of unbelievable evocative force and of sublime destructive prowess. With an insane and sprawling plethora of musical influences ranging from Swans, Godflesh, Sonic Youth, Babes in Toyland, Lydia Lunch, Melvins, and Burning Witch, to Butthole Surfers, Christian Death, The Cure, Bauhaus, Neurosis and beyond, and with cryptic and harrowing  lyrics dealing with subject matter related to mental illness, hospitals, shame, alienation, and mankind’s fate, Show of Bedlam have birthed something monstrous and unforgiving that is at times beautiful, at times hideously ugly, delicate, intimate and terribly wretched at the same time. A true experimental doom colossus for fans of Anatomy of Habit, Indian, Lord Mantis, Swans, Bodychoke, Diamanda Galas, Made Out of Babies, Battle of Mice, and mid-career Neurosis

(Press Note)

*This is some really awesome female fronted experimental metal and doom.  Transfiguration was released via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on May 12th, 2017.  Overall, Transfiguration make for a great listen and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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(U.S.) Ostraca-Last 12" (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, Screamo, Emoviolence

Label: Skeletal Lightening/I Corrupt Records
Tracks: 6
Length: 28.05'

Ostraca is a three piece band from Richmond, Virginia, who formed in 2015, from the looks of things.  Ostraca play a volatile and chaotic as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, screamo, and emoviolence within their sound.  Since forming in 2015, Ostraca have released a six song EP titled Deathless in May of 2015 and a split LP with Fleshborn in February of 2017.  Last is the band's latest six song 12", which was released via Skeletal Lightening and I Corrupt records on May 24th, 2017.  On Last, Ostraca offer up six tracks of brutal, chaotic, and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, crust, screamo, and emoviolence.  Overall, Last is an amazing LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Born Without Bones-Young At The Bend LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Alt. Rock, Indie Rock

Label: Devil You Know Records
Tracks: 11
Length: 34.12'

Born Without Bones is a three piece band from Milfor, MA who formed in 2010, from the looks of things.  Born Without Bones play a moody, melodic, and catchy as hell style of music that incorporates elements of 90's alt. rock and indie rock within their sound.  Musically, Born Without Bones can be loosely compared to bands such as Waxwing, Knapsack, Built To Spill, Pile, and The Casket Lottery.  Since forming in 2010, Born Without Bones have released a demo titled Say Hello in January of 2010, a twelve song LP titled Say Hello is January of 2010, and an eleven song LP titled Baby in July of 2013.  Young At The Bend is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Devil You Know records on May 12th, 2017.  On Young At The Bend, Born Without Bones offer up eleven tracks of catchy and really well-played 90's influenced alt. rock and indie rock.  Overall, Young At The Bend makes for a great listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Ulsect-S/T LP (2017)

Country: The Netherlands
Genre: Post Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal
Label: Season Of Mist
Tracks: 8
Length: 40.3'

Ulsect is a five piece band from The Netherlands who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  Featuring members of Dodecahedron and Textures, Ulsect play a dark, oppressive, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, black metal, and death metal within their sound.  This is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Season Of Mist Records on May 12th, 2017.  On their self-titled debut, Ulsect offer up eight tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding post metal, black metal, and death metal.  Overall, Ulsect deliver an amazing album's worth of material on their self-titled debut.  Overall, Ulsect have absolutely nailed it with their debut album and Ulsect is an absolute must listen for fans of Amen Ra, Cult Of Luna, Withering, and other like-minded bands.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Malsumis-Spirit Decay LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Black Metal, Doom

Label: Lycaean Triune
Tracks: 6
Length: 36.4'

Malsumis is a band from Anchorage, Alaska who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  Malsumis play a gritty, raw, and oppressive style of music that incorporates elements of black metal and doom within their sound.  Since forming in 2016, Malsumis have released a two song EP titled Reh MMXVI in September of 2016.  Spirit Decay is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on cassette via  Lycaean Triune records on May 16th, 2017.  On Spirit Decay, Malsumis offer up six songs of raw, gritty, and visceral sounding black metal and doom.  Overall, Spirit Decay makes for an awesome listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Blood Sun Circle-Distorted Forms LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Noise Rock, Grunge, Shoegaze
Label: Self-Released 
Tracks: 11
Length: 40.2'

Blood Sun Circle is a four piece band from Syracuse, NY who formed in 2012.  Blood Sun Circle play a dark and moody style of music that incorporates elements of noise rock, grunge, and shoegaze within their sound.  Musically, Blood Sun Circle can be loosely compared to bands such as Young Widows, Late-era Suicide Note, and Sweet Cobra.  Since forming in 2012, Blood Sun Circle have released a self-titled EP in November of 2012 and an eight song LP titled Bloodiest/Sunniest in June of 2014.  Distorted Forms is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on May 20th, 2017.  On Distorted Forms., Blood Sun Circle offer up eleven tracks of dark, moody, and heavy noise rock, grunge, and shoegaze.  Overall, Distorted Forms makes for an amazing listen and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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DRUG/Joyboy-Split Cassette (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Shoegaze, Grunge
Label: Crass Lips
Tracks: 6
Length: 14.25'

Here's a killer split EP featuring Tampa Fla's DRUG and Brimingham, Alabama's Joyboy.  DRUG is a five piece band from Tampa, Florida who formed in November of 2014.  DRUG play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, garage punk, and shoegaze, and grunge within their sound.  Since forming in 2014, DRUG have released a five song EP titled Infinite Stimulant in May of 2016.  On their side of the split DRUG offer up two tracks of dark and moody post punk, garage punk, shoegaze, and grunge.  Next up on the split is Joyboy.  Joyboy is a three piece band from Birmingham, Alabama in 2016, by the looks of things.  Joyboy play a dark and frenetic style of post punk and garage punk.  On their side of the split, Joyboy offer up four tracks of dark and moody post punk and garage punk.  Overall, this is an awesome split EP and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  This split was released via Crass Lips records on May 19th, 2017.

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Rash-Midnight Crooner 7" (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: IFB/Hawthorne Street Records
Tracks: 3
Length: 10.5'

Rash is a Chicago, Illinois based hardcore band who formed in late 2013, from the looks of things.  Rash play a raging and vicious style of noise damaged hardcore.  Musically, Rash can be loosely compared to bands such as The Repos, Gag, The Lowest Form, Hoax, and Slices.  Since forming in 2013, Rash have released a self-titled demo in January of 2014, a three song EP titled Hunting Humans in November of 2014, and an eleven song LP titled Skinner Box in December of 2016.  Midnight Crooner is the band's latest three song EP, which was released via IFB and Hawthorne Street records on May 19th, 2017.  On their latest EP, Rash offer up three tracks of ugly and raging noise damaged hardcore.  Overall, this is an amazing EP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Rash-Skinner Box LP (2016) 

(Ger) Abkehr-In Asche LP (2017)

Country: Germany
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 4
Length: 26.45'

Dear Friends in the Press and Media World Wide -  we're happy to present you with the imminent release of In Asche, the incredible debut release by German black metal enigma ABKEHR.
Abkehr play black metal the old, bloody way. Their debut LP is the first breath into this world of a swelling and pulsating black metal shadow-feeding frenzy. The recluse Northern Germany-based duo creates ominous and ravaging songs that explore the many manifestations of darkness, hopelessness, evil, and annihilation - condensing them into heathen sonic form to distill their very own expression of actual hell. Hideously and relentlessly crawling across four vast movements of pure incarnated darkness, Abkehr's In Asche is a towering and commanding work in the current underground black metal panorama, which has managed to harness the primordial savagery of bands like Craft and Judas Iscariot, the vast and enveloping hopelessness of bands like Weakling, Ash Borer and Walknut, and the visionary wretchedness of brilliant black metal anomalies like Twilight and Leviathan, to create their own personal passageway into a tormented and shadow-torn world.

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*This is some really awesome raw and filthy black metal that will definitely appeal to fans of Black Tomb, Yellow Eyes, Liturgy, and other like-minded bands.  In Asche was released on cassette via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on May 19th, 2017.  Overall, In Asche makes for a great listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Tongue-S/T LP (2015)

Country: Germany
Genre: Black Metal
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 42.3'

Tongue is a four piece band from Bielefeld, Germany who formed in 2014.  Tongue play an ominous, raw, and filthy sounding black metal.  Musically, Tongue can be loosely compared to bands such as Thou, Yellow Eyes, Barghest, and Seven Sisters Of Sleep.  This is the band's debut self-titled LP, which was released on December 1st, 2015.  On their self-titled debut, Tongue offer up six tracks of raw and filthy sounding black metal.  Overall, this is a killer LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Bleak/Crowhurst-Split 7" (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Death Metal, Sludge, Industrial, Experimental Noise, Doom, Death Metal

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 14.15'

Bleak is a four piece band from Syracuse, NY who formed in early 2014, from the looks of things.  Bleak play a caustic, harsh, and brutal as fuck sounding style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, death metal, noise rock and sludge within their sound.  Musically, Bleak can be loosely compared to bands such as Vein, Baptists, Trap Them, and Globe And Beast.  Since forming in 2014, Bleak have released a five song self-titled EP in September of 2014, a split with Sovereign in February of 2015, a two song cassette titled Songs For Cowards in January of 2016, a split with Hexist in January of 2016, a full-length LP titled We Deserve Our Failures in August of 2015, a ten song LP titled No Light, No Tunnel in January of 2016, and a split 7" with Dialysis in May of 2016.  Here's Bleak's latest split with LA's Crowhurst.  On their side of the split, Bleak offer up one track of harsh and abrasive sounding hardcore, punk, death metal, and sludge.  The second track on the split comes courtesy of Crowhurst.  Crowhurst is a musical project from Los Angeles, CA that features members of Caïna and Aevangelist.  Forming in 2011, Crowhurst play a dark, ominous, and oppressive style of music that incorporates elements of industrial, doom, sludge, black metal, and noise within their sound.  Musically, Crowhurst can be said to be influenced by bands such as Neurosis, Swans, Ministry, and the more experimental side of The Body.  On their side of the split Crowhurst offer up one track of dark and atmospheric industrial, sludge, doom, black metal, and noise.  Overall this is a killer split and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Silenced-S/T EP (2017)

Country: Australia
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: Bad Noose
Tracks: 4
Length: 7.4'

Silenced is a four piece band from Perth, Australia who formed in February of 2017.  Silenced cite Blistered, All Out War, Kickback, Code Orange, Knocked Loose, and Carpathian as references, which definitely shows up in the band's sound and style.  Silenced play a killer style of 90's influenced hardcore and can be loosely compared to bands such as Blistered, Illustrations, Axis, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut four song EP, which was released via Bad Noose records on May 11th, 2017.  On their debut EP, Silenced offer up four tracks of vicious and brutal sounding metallic hardcore.  Overall, this is a really solid EP and is definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Meatwound-Largo LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Magic Bullet
Tracks: 7
Length: 26.0'



Meatwound is a four piece band from Tampa, Florida, who formed in early 2014, from the looks of things.  Meatwound features members of Combatwoundedveteran, The Holy Mountain, Headless Dogs, and Primate Research, so going on that alone, you know you're in for some amazing music.  Meatwound play a killer style of raw and dirty hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock.  Musically, Meatwound draws from their experience from their previous bands and add influences such as Fudge Tunnel, Godflesh, and Unsane to their sound.  Since forming in 2014, Meatwound has released a six song 12" titled  Addio in July of 2015.  Largo is Meatwound's latest seven song 12", which was released via Robotic Empire Records on May 12th, 2017.  On Largo, Meatwound offer up seven dirty and brutal as fuck sounding tracks of hardcore, punk, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Largo is an amazing album and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Meatwound-Addio 12" (2016) 

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