Devil City Cult - Murderous Retribution

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Madrid’s Devil City Cult has unleashed a raw, uncompromising torrent of sound with their latest release, Murderous Retribution. It's a definitive statement of purpose from a band fully entrenched in the darker, more aggressive corners of European hardcore. A relentless volley of thick, down-tuned riffs, pulverizing breakdowns, and a vocal performance that sounds less like singing and more like a primal roar ripped from the throat.

FFO: Scalp, Malevolence, Gates To Hell, Young And In The Way

WOR - Extro

 

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THE NIGHT ETERNAL

 

gothy trad metal from germany. i fucking love this album. fans of unto others or, going a little further back, in solitude should definitely dig this.

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Glowing Brain-Brain Dust LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 10
Length: 30.0'

Glowing Brain is a three piece band from Oakland, California who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Glowing Brain play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Glowing Brain can be loosely compared to bands such as Den, Burning Love, Motorhead, Fight Amp, Drive Like Jehu, Sweet Cobra, Easy Prey, Faking, Fashion Week, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, Glowing Brain have offered a self-titled five song EP in September of 2018.  Brain Dust is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 10th. 2021.  On Brain Dust, Glowing Brain offer up ten tracks of raucous and discordant sounding punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Brain Dust makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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New Grass-Scordatura Perforations LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear/Zegema Beach Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 27.20'

New Grass is the one person project of Illinois based Lucio Oquendo, who began performing under the moniker New Grass in early 2021.  New Grass play a unique style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, progressive metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, New Grass can be loosely be compared to bands such as Capsule, Daitro, Bear Vs. Shark, My America Is Watching Tigers Die, The Catalyst, and other like-minded bands. Scordatura Perforations is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via The Ghost Is Clear and Zegema Beach records on December 13th, 2021.  On Scordatura Perforations, New Grass offers up nine tracks of forward-thinking and hard to pigeon-hole post hardcore, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Scordatura Perforations makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Remain Sedate-Unwell LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 10
Length: 19.20'

Remain Sedate is a five piece band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Remain Sedate was formerly known as Crisis Actor and features the drummer from KC's noise rock act Nerver.  Remain Sedate play an ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Remain Sedate can be loosely be compared to bands such as Breather Resist, Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye, Rorschach, Meatwound, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Remain Sedate have released a five song EP titled Crisis Actor in March of 2019.  Unwell is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on cassette via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 3rd, 2021.  On Unwell, Remain Sedate offer up ten tracks of ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock.  Overall, Unwell makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Wipes-Pick Me, Dumpster, You're The Boss Single and EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Metal, Grunge, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 9.55'

Wipes are a three piece band from Allentown, PA who formed in 2020, from the looks of things.  Wipes formed from the remnants of PA noise rock greats Tile, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Wipes play an ugly, discordant, and loud as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, grunge, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Wipes can be loosely be compared to bands such as Salvation, Triple Fast Action, Super Thief, Part Chimp, and other like-minded bands.  Pick Me and Dumpster/You're The Boss is the band's first three songs, which were released on June 4th and November 30th, 2021.  On Pick Me, Dumpster, and You're The Boss, Wipes offer up three tracks of ugly, discordant, and loud as fuck sounding punk, metal, grunge, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Pick Me, Dumpster, and You're The Boss make for an awesome and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  Dumpster And You're The Boss was released as a 7" via Limited Appeal records in August of 2021.  Also, look for the band's debut full-length LP at some point in 2022, which is being released by the always spot on Hex records.  Can't wait for that album to drop!!!

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Infinity Land-Small Town Ritual Abuse EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
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Infinity Land is a five piece band from CT, who formed in 2021.  Infinity Land, features Tarek Ahmed from CT noise mongers Intercourse on vocals, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Infinity Land play an absolutely ugly and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Infinity Land can be loosely compared to band such as Breather Resist, Brain Banger, Unsane, Faking, The Jesus Lizard, Chat Pile, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2021, Infinity Land have released a four song EP titled Honest Comedy in May of 2021.  Small Town Rituak Abuse is the band's second EP, which was released  on December 3rd, 2021.  On Small Town Ritual Abuse, Infinity Land offer up two tracks of ugly, deranged, negative, depraved, and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Small Town Ritual Abuse makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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Vulgarian-Nothing Has Changed EP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Sludge, Crust
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 16.15'

Vulgarian are a four piece band from Denver, Colorado who formed in 2019.  Vulgarian play a vicious, ugly, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, sludge and crust within their sound.  Musically, Vulgarian can be loosely compared to bands such as Senior Fellowes, Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean, Throes, Great Falls, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2019, Vulgarian have released a two song demo titled Thoughts And Prayers in February of 2020 and a digital single titled DPD in October of 2020.  Nothing Has Changed is the band's latest EP, which was released on August 2nd, 2021.  On Nothing Has Changed, Vulgarian offer up three tracks of ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and crust.  Overall, Nothing Has Changed makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) SpiritWorld-Pagan Rhythms LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Thrash, Death Metal
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 9
Length: 30.05'

SpiritWorld is a band from Las Vegas, Nevada who formed in 2017.  SpiritWorld play an ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, thrash, and death metal within their sound.  Musically, SpiritWorld can be loosely compared to bands such as Lowered AD, Blistered, Harms Way, Gatecreeper, Integrity, Rise And Fall, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, SpiritWorld have released a self-titled six song demo in May of 2017, a digital single titled Viper Blood in November of 2018, and a split EP with Black Coffee in March of 2019.  Pagan Rhythms is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on November 5th, 2021.  On Pagan Rhythms, SpiritWorld offer up nine tracks of ugly, brutal, and vicious as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, thrash, and death metal.  Overall, Pagan Rhythms makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Coilguns-Shunners/Burrows 12" (2021)

Country: Switzerland
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: Hummus Records
Tracks: 2
Length: 8.40'

Coilguns are a four piece band from La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland who formed in 2010.  Coilguns play a chaotic and vicious style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Coilguns can be loosely compared to bands such as Death Engine, Death Mercedes, Breather Resist, Botch, Playing Enemy, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2010, Coilguns have released a split with Kunz in September of 2011, a six song EP titled Stadia Rods in March of 2012, a split with NVRVD in September of 2012, an eleven song LP titled Commuters in February of 2013, a split with Abraham in September of 2014, a five song compilation of early EPs titled EP A&B in March of 2018, a ten song LP titled Millennials in March of 2018, and a twelve song LP titled  Watchwinders in October of 2019.  Shunners/Burrows is the band's latest EP, which was released via Hummus records on November 26th, 2021.  On Shunners/Burrows, Coilguns offer up two new tracks of absolutely brutal and chaotic as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Shunners/Burrows makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Eye Flys-Exigent Circumstance 12"(2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Metal, Noise Rock
Label: Closed Casket Activities
Tracks: 4
Length: 10.50'

Eye Flys is four piece band from Philadelphia, PA who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Eye Flys features members of Backslider, Full Of Hell, and Triac, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Eye Flys play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Eye Flys csan be loosely compared to bands such as The Melvins, Unsane, Helmet, Fight Amp, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Eye Flys have released a six song 12" titled Context in September of 2019 and a ten song LP titled Tub Of Lard in March of 2020.  Exigent Circumstance is the band's latest EP, which was released via Closed Casket Activities on November 19th, 2021.  On Exigent Circumstance, Eye Flys offer up four new tracks of raw, ugly, and blown out sounding punk, metal, and noise rock.  Overall, Exigent Circumstance makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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Haaz-Andra LP (2021)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Forbidden Place
Tracks: 10
Length: 33.10'

Haaz is a band from Sweden who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Haaz play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Haaz can be loosely compared to bands such as Unsane, Bulls, Faking, Hammerhead, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2019, Haaz have released a self-titled ten song LP in September of 2020.  Andra  is the band's second full-length LP, which was released via Forbidden Place records on November 6th, 2021.  On Andra, Haaz offer up ten tracks of ugly and punishing punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Andra makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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The Customary Silence-Foul Thoughts LP (2011)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 9
Length: 24.30'

The Customary Silence is a band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who formed in 2008, from the looks of things.  The Customary Silence play a dirty, ugly, and negative style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, The Customary Silence can be loosely be compared to bands such as The Jesus Lizard, Hoover, Hawks, Buildings, Unsane, Faking, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2008, The Customary Silence have released a seven song EP in May of 2008.  Foul Thoughts is the band's debut LP, which was released on January 20th, 2011.  On Foul Thoughts, The Customary Silence offer up nine tracks of raw, ugly, and negative sounding post hardcore, post punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Foul Thoughts makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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