Feminazgul-No Dawn For Men LP (2020)

Country: USA

Genre: Black Metal

Label: Self-Released

Tracks: 8

Length: 50.0'

Feminazgul is a four piece band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Feminazgul play a raw, vicious, and ugly style of atmospheric feminist black metal.  Musically, Feminazgul can be loosely compared to bands such as Infernal Coil, Immortal Bird, Noose Rot, and other like-minded bands,  Since forming in 2017, Feminazgul have released a three song EP titled The Age Of Men Is Over in February of 2018.  No Dawn For Men is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on March 17th, 2020.  On No Dawn For Men, Feminazgul offer up eight tracks of vicious, ugly, and raw sounding atmospheric black metal.  Overall, No Dawn For Men makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Kadre-War On Nihilism EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, D-Beat
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 9.45'

Kadre are a band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Kadre features members of Autarch and Adderall, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Kadre play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and d-beat within their sound.  Musically, Kadre can be loosely compared to bands such as Punch, Physique, Rashomon, Screaming Fist, and other like-minded bands.  War On Nihilism is the band's debut EP, which was released on February 22nd, 2020.  On War On Nihilism, Kadre offer up six tracks of vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and d-beat.  Overall, War On Nihilism makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Enjoy!

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Dog Man Star-Demo (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 7.20'

Dog Man Star is the musical project of Zach Carson, hailing from Ashville North Carolina.  Dog Man Star was conceived in 2019, from the looks of things.  Dog Man Star plays a killer style dark and ugly metallic hardcore.  Musically, Dog Man Star can be said to be influenced by bands such as Integrity, 108, Rise And Fall, Rorscach, Groundwork, and other like-minded bands.  This is Dog Man Star's debut demo, which was released on January 24th, 2020.  On their debut demo, Dog Man Star offer up three tracks of ugly, vicious, and brutal as fuck sounding 90's inspired metallic hardcore.  Overall, Dog Man Star's demo makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Bleach Birth-Control EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Post Punk, Crust, Death Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 8
Length: 18.30'

Bleach Birth is a band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2015, from the looks of things.  Bleach Birth play a dark, moody, and ugly style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, post punk, crust, and death rock within their sound.  Musically, Bleach Birth can be loosely compared to bands such as Rudimentary Peni, Artic Flowers, Cult Values, Chain Cult, Flux Of Pink Indians, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Bleach Birth have released a thirteen song self-titled LP in January of 2016, a fifteen song LP titled Hatching Inside The Womb in February of 2018, and a sixteen song LP titled Caesarean Tapestries in January of 2019.  Control is the band's latest EP, which was released on January 29th, 2020.  On Control, Bleach Birth offer up eight tracks of dark, moody, and ugly sounding hardcore, post punk, crust, and death rock.  Overall, Control makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Autarch-The Light Escaping LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Neo Crust, Sludge
Label: The Plague of Man/Replenish/Profane Existence
Tracks: 6
Length: 34.05'

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, a five song LP titled The Death Of Actiacus in April of 2013, a split LP with Soothsayer in May of 2016, and a split LP with Landbridge in February of 2017.  The Light Escaping is the band's latest LP, which was released via The Plague of Man, Replenish, and Profane Existence records on September 20th, 2019.  On The Light Escaping Autarch offer up six tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, neo crust, and sludge.  Overall, The Light Escaping makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Secret Shame-Dark Synthetics LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Goth, Darkwave
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 7
Length: 25.40'

Secret Shame is a five piece band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2016.  Secret Shame play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, 80's goth rock, and darkwave within their sound.  Since forming in 2016, Secret Shame have released two song self-titled demo in October of 2016 and a self-titled EP in July of 2017.  Dark Synthetics is the band's debut LP, which was released on September 6th, 2019.  On Dark Synthetics, Secret Shame offer up seven tracks of killer post punk, punk, 80's goth rock, and darkwave.  Overall, Dark Synthetics makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Ugly Runner-Demo (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Garage Rock
Label: Self-Released
Length: 6.50'

Ugly Runner is a three piece band from Asheville, North Carolina who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Ugly Runner play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, and garage rock within their sound.  Musically, Ugly Runner can be loosely compared to bands such as Estrogen Highs, The Buoys, The Golden Boys, The Heavy Crawls, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut demo, which was released on May 31st, 2019.  On their self-titled demo, Ugly Runner offer up two tracks of catchy and psychedelic sounding post punk, punk, and garage rock.  Overall, Ugly Runner's debut demo makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Pallor- Alone EP (2017)

Pallor- Alone 

Year: 2017
Genre: Blackened Grind, Progressive Crust, Experimental Dbeat, Chaotic Post Hardcore 
Country: USA- Asheville, NC


You have never heard a band quite like Pallor by way of Asheville, North Carolina.
I don't know of another band with this strong of songwriting that could fit or defy so many genres at once while making it sound easy and fresh as hell.

They are 100 percent unpredictable but nothing is out of place.

It isn't experimental for vanity purposes, it is experimental because it is the only way to describe, with honesty, how one drummer and one bassist could make such a fucking assault on your ears. Right from the start you get a chaotic blitz to your nosebone, and it just gets heavier from there.

You can't see what will happen next, as they jump from a Vocal Chant thru feedback and groovy drumming to rapid fire blast beats, to an almost Sumac or Primitive Man post metal bass instrumental passage. I don't know quite what to call this, except for: Heavy and Inspired. Nothing will prepare you, every twist keeps you glued to the track but never feels out of place.

This is passionate, violent, hateful and beautiful all at once. 

Speaking of Bass: You just found the best Grind/Crust/Blackened bass player in the scene. Other bands should take note, this is pure style.
From the double thumping intro of the first verse of the first track to the constant pitch shifting to really drag you further away from the surface.

I imagine this music is drowning at sea, incarnated.
Another contender for Album of the year, easily.

Favorite Track: Faith- Whole EP
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