NUR - Shock Mentality

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NŪR out of Haifa, Israel deliver their 1st full-length Shock Mentality via Sludgelord Records. After years playing sprawling post-metal, the band shifted hard into aggressive sludge/hardcore with blackened edges—angrier, faster, and denser than anything they've done before. Eight tracks rip through media desensitization, political decay, and societal collapse, closing with "The Line Age," the track that originally sparked this heavier direction.

FFO: Portrayal of Guilt, Gaza, KEN Mode

Rites - EINOR

FROM: Haifa, Israel

GENRE: Blackened Hardcore, Grind, Powerviolence

RELEASED: January 23, 2025

FFO: The Secret, Moral Void

Hevrat Ha'hashmal-Demo (2020)

Country: Israel
Genre: Punk, Post Punk
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 4
Length: 7.25'

Hevrat Ha'hashmal is a band from Israel who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Hevrat Ha'hashmal play a tense and frenetic style of punk and post punk.  Hevrat Ha'hashmal can be loosely compared to the weirdo outsider punk/post punk bands found on record labels such as Iron Lung, Wharf Cat, 31G, La Vida-Es Un Mus, and Static Shock records.  This is Hevrat Ha'hashmal's debut four song demo, which was released on May 30th, 2020.  On their four song debut, Hevrat Ha'hashmal offer up four tracks of frenetic and anxiety fueled punk and post punk.  Overall, Hevrat Ha'hashmal's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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(IL) Dukatalon-Involuntary Action LP (2020)

Country: Israel
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 9
Length: 46.20'

Dukatalon is a three piece band from Israel, who formed in 2006.  Dukatalon play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, and sludge within their sound.  Musically, Dukatalon can be loosely compared to bands such as Old Man Gloom, Wren, Herder, Conjurer, Sandrider, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2006, Dukatalon have released an eight song LP titled Saved By Fear in November of 2010 and a split with Rites in 2013.  Involuntary Action is the band's latest LP, which was released on January 1st, 2020.  On Involuntary Action, Dukatalon offer up nine tracks of ominous and oppressively heavy post metal, doom, and sludge.  Overall, Involuntary Action makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Dukatalon/Rites-Split 7"

MOOM - Third EP

From: Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel
Genre: Hardcore Punk, Powerviolence, Sludge
Released: July 22, 2018
Tracks: 6
Length: 9m 36s

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Almonium Metim-S/T EP (2018)

Country: Israel
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 13
Length: 15.20'

Almonium Metim is a three piece band from Tel-Aviv, Israel who formed in 2014.  Almonium Metim play a scathing and unhinged style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Almonium Metim can be loosely compared to bands such as Blood Brothers, Headwound City, Murder City Devils, Poison Idea, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Almonium Metim have released a three song demo in June of 2014 and a self-titled EP in October of 2015.  This is the band's latest EP, which was released on July 29th, 2018.  On their latest EP, Almonium Metim offer up thirteen tracks of off-kilter, scathing, and vicious as fuck sounding haredcore, punk, and noise rock.  Overall, Almonium Metim's latest EP makes for an awesome listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Ghost Spell-S/T LP (2018)

Country: Israel
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Garage Punk, No Wave
Label: Self-Released 
Tracks: 12
Length: 26.0'

Ghost Spell is a four piece band from Tel Aviv, Yafo, Israel who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Ghost Spell play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, garage punk, and no wave within their sound.  Musically, Ghost Spell can be said to be influenced by bands such as The Cramps, Rocket From The Crypt, The Estranged, Criminal Code, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut LP, which was released on March 3rd, 2018.  On their self-titled debut, Ghost Spell offer up twelve tracks of killer post punk, punk, garage punk, and now wave.  Overall, Ghost Spell's debut LP makes for a great listen and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Jarada-S/T EP (2018)

Country: Israel
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Fastcore
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 13
Length: 13.20'

Jarada is a four piece band from Tel Aviv/Yafo, Israel who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Jarada translates to mean anxiety in Hebrew, so going on the band name alone, you know you're in for some tense and unhinged sounding music.  Jarada play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and fastcore within their sound.  Jarada can be loosely compared to bands such as Repos, Career Suicide, Omegas, Negative Approach, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut EP, which was released on January 23rd, 2018.  On their self-titled debut, Jarada shred their way through thirteen tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, and fastcore.  Overall, this is a killer EP and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Zaga Zaga-S/T EP (2017)

Country: Israel
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 11
Length: 14.05'

Zaga Zaga is a four piece band from Tel Aviv/Yafo, Israel who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Zaga Zaga play a tense, discordant, and chaotic style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically,
Zaga Zaga can be said to be influenced by bands such as Blood Brothers, These Arms Are Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, and Hot Snakes.  Since forming in 2014, Zaga Zaga have released a two song demo in April of 2014, a self-titled six song demo in February of 2015, a split with Joliette in March of 2015, and an eleven song LP titled Year One, in February of 2017.  This is the band's latest EP, which was released on February 12th, 2017.  On their latest self-titled EP, Zaga Zaga offer up eleven tracks of tense, unhinged, and noise damaged post hardcore, punk, and noise rock.  Overall, this is a really solid EP and definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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DIEKVAR - Self Titled EP (2017)

KILLER 10-song EP from this 5-piece band out of  Haifa, Israel.

FFO: Hardcore Punk, Powerviolence, Grind, Sludge & Noise

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Saint God-Narasvette Cassette (2016)

Country: Israel
Genre: Shoegaze, Post Punk, Punk, Garage Rock, Dream Pop
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 7.0'

Saint God is a two piece band from Tel Aviv, Israel who formed in 2015.  Saint God play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of shoegaze, post punk, punk, and garage rock within their sound.  Musically, Saint God can be loosely compared to bands such as Broken Water, Diat, The Estranged, Sonic Youth, early A Place To Bury Strangers, and other like-minded bands.  Since their inception in 2015, Saint God have released a three song EP titled Realise in September of 2015 and a ten song LP titled Montefiore in February of 2016.  Narasvette is the band's latest two song EP, which was released on April 6th, 2016.  On their latest two song cassette, Saint God offer up two tracks of dark and gloomy shoegaze, post punk, and dream pop.  Overall, Narasvette is a killer cassette.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Saint God-Montefiore LP (2016)

Saint God-Montefiore LP (2016)

Country: Israel
Genre: Shoegaze, Post Punk, Punk, Garage Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 36.0'

Wow.  This band comes as a pleasant surprise.  I absolutely had to give this album a review after getting a request to post about this band.  Saint God is a two piece band from Tel Aviv, Israel who formed in 2015.  Saint God play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of shoegaze, post punk, punk, and garage rock within their sound.  Musically, Saint God can be loosely compared to bands such as Broken Water, Diat, The Estranged, Sonic Youth, early A Place To Bury Strangers, and other like-minded bands.  Since their inception in 2015, Saint God have released a three song EP titled Realise in September of 2015.  Montefiore is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on February 9th, 2016.  On Montefiore, Saint God offer up ten tracks of tense, frenetic, yet swirling and dreamy shoegaze, post punk, punk, and garage rock.  Overall, Montefiore is a killer LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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