Showing posts with label illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label illinois. Show all posts

Bad Guy - Demo 2025


FROM: Yorkville, Illinois
GENRE: Grindcore, Powerviolence
RELEASED: May 3, 2025

Mushroom Forager - Keepers of the Reefer


FROM: Rockford, Illinois
GENRE: Stoner Rock, Doom, Sludge
RELEASED: April 20, 2025

...But the Shadows Have Foes - Look With Pity Upon the Sallow Face of God, For We Have Built Hells Beyond His Imagining


FROM: Illinois
GENRE: Blackened Hardcore, Ambient Neocrust
RELEASED: March 6, 2025

Huntress Of Stars-Endless Landscapes of Grim Carnage LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge, Stoner Metal
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 8
Length: 55.40'


Huntress Of Stars is a band from Illinois who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Huntress Of Stars play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, sludge, and stoner metal within their sound.  Musically, Huntress Of Stars can be loosely be compared to bands such as Cavity, Eyehategod, Weedeater, Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean, Thou, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2019, Huntress Of Stars have released a six song LP titled  Borrowed Eyes With Witch To Sorrow in June of 2020.  Endless Landscapes Of Grim Carnage is Huntress Of Stars' second full-length LP, which was released on September 30th, 2021.  On, Endless Landscapes Of Grim Carnage  Huntress Of Stars offer up eight tracks of brutal and oppressive sounding post metal, doom, sludge, and stoner metal.  Overall, Endless Landscapes Of Grim Carnage  makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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Lower Automation-S/T LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Math Rock, Noise Rock
Label: Zegema Beach
Tracks: 10
Length: 18.40'


Lower Automation is a three piece band from Illinois, who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Lower Automation play a tense, volatile, and high energy style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, math rock, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Lower Automation can be loosely compared to bands such as Since By Man, The Deadly, Dillinger Escape Plan, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, Hella, Life In A Vacuum, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut LP, which was released via Zegema Beach records on July, 1st 2021.  On their debut LP, Lower Automation offer up ten tracks of spazzy, intricate, tense, and chaotic sounding post hardcore, punk, math rock, and noise rock.  Overall, Lower Automation's debut LP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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...But The Shadows Have Foes-The Subject Of Pain LP (2020)


Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, D-Beat, Post Metal

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 8
Length: 44.40'


...But The Shadows Have Foes is an Illinois based band who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  ...But The Shadows Have Foes play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, d-beat, and post metal within their sound.  ...But The Shadows Have Foes cite bands such as Tragedy, Archivist, Fall of Efrafa, and The Secret as influences, which definitely shows up in the band's sound and style.  Since forming in 2017, ...But The Shadows Have Foes have released a nine song LP titled Asabiyya in April of 2017 and a ten song LP titled Sparks Unknot The Flesh in October of 2019.  The Subject Of Pain is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on On October 2nd, 2020.  On The Subject Of Pain, ...But The Shadows Have Foes offer up eight tracks of killer hardcore, punk, crust, d-beat, and post metal.  Overall, The Subject Of Pain makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Huntress Of Stars-Borrowed Eyes With Which to Sorrow LP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Metal, Doom, Sludge, Stoner Metal
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 36.10'

Huntress Of Stars is a band from Illinois who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Huntress Of Stars play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post metal, doom, sludge, and stoner metal within their sound.  Musically, Huntress Of Stars can be loosely be compared to bands such as Cavity, Eyehategod, Weedeater, Chained To The Bottom Of The Ocean, Thou, and other like-minded bands.  Borrowed Eyes With Witch To Sorrow is Huntress Of Stars' debut LP, which was released on June 18th, 2020.  On Borrowed Eyes With Which To Sorrow, Huntress Of Stars offer up six tracks of brutal and oppressive sounding post metal, doom, sludge, and stoner metal.  Overall, Borrowed Eyes With Which To Sorrow makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Sick/Tired - Obsessed with Death / Splits Compilation (2020)


Tracks 1 - 6 Split w/ Nakay
Tracks 7 - 12 Split w/ Triac
Tracks 13 - 24 Split w/ Sea of Shit
Tracks 25 - 30 Split w/ Lycanthrophy

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...But The Shadows Have Foes-Sparks Unknot The Flesh LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, D-Beat, Post Metal

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length:


...But The Shadows Have Foes is an Illinois based band who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  ...But The Shadows Have Foes play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, d-beat, and post metal within their sound.  ...But The Shadows Have Foes cite bands such as Tragedy, Archivist, Fall of Efrafa, and The Secret as influences, which definitely shows up in the band's sound and style.  Since forming in 2017, ...But The Shadows Have Foes have released a nine song LP titled Asabiyya in April of 2017.  Sparks Unknot The Flesh is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on April 22nd, 2017.  On Sparks Unknot The Flesh, ...But The Shadows Have Foes offer up ten tracks of killer hardcore, punk, crust, d-beat, and post metal.  Overall, Sparks Unknot The Flesh makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Shrivel Up-S/T EP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 11
Length: 3.20'

Shrivel Up is a three piece band from Illinois who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Shrivel Up play a harsh, caustic, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and grindcore within their sound.  This is the band's debut EP, which was released on July 19th, 2019.  On their self-titled debut Shrivel Up offer up eleven tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, and grindcore.  Overall, Shrivel Up's debut EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Bifid Corpse-Consuming Death EP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Death Metal, Grindcore
Label: Dissonant Society
Tracks: 4
Length: 7.30'


Holy shit.  This band fucking smokes.  Bifid Corpse is a two piece band from Illinois who formed in early 2016, from the looks of things.  Bifid Corpse features members of Faceplant and Falter.  Bifid Corpse play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, death metal, and grindcore within their sound.  Musically, Bifid Corpse can be loosely compared to bands such as Fange, Wake, Ruins, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Bifid Corpse have released a five song EP titled Dead & Decaying in July of 201, and a seven song EP titled Enter he Corpse in March of 2018.  Consuming Death is the band's latest EP, which was released via Dissonant Society on June 20th, 2019.  On Consuming Death, Bifid Corpse offer up four tracks of filthy and raw sounding hardcore, punk, death metal, and grindcore.  Overall, Consuming Death is a killer EP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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LAZARETH VESPER - EP1

From: Illinois
Genre: Darksynth, Outrun, Electronic
Released: July 16, 2018
Tracks: 6
Length: 26m 48s

Very, very good Darkwave/Synth stuff here. The production is perfect and it gives of a great futuristic Sci-Fi / 80's Horror vibe. Name Your Price on BC.

...BUT THE SHADOWS HAVE FOES - Infernal Kings! You Rule But Ruin! (2018)


DIY Metal / Punk / Crust / Dark Hardcore / Sludge / D-Beat from Illinois

Sick/Tired - Tracks From The Split w/ NaKay (2016)



Sick/Tired is a great Powerviolence band from Chicago. They have a bunch of free stuff on Bandcamp, check them. Here's the new tracks from the split with Nakay.


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Knola-To The Rhythm LP (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Emo, Indie Rock

Label: Skeletal Lightning
Tracks: 9
Length: 21.0'

Knola is a three piece band from Illinois who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Knola features member of William Bonney and the band plays a rhythmic and moody style of music that incorporates elements of punk, emo, and indie rock within their sound.  Musically, Knola can be said to be influenced by bands such as Q And Not U, Engine Down, Meneguar, Pilot To Gunner, Native and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Knola have released a four song EP titled The Black Beach in July of 2015.  To The Rhythm is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Skeletal Lightning records on June 1st, 2016.  On To The Rhythm, Knola offer up nine tracks of rhythmic, moody, and tense sounding punk, emo, and indie rock.  Overall, To The Rhythm is an amazing album and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Knola-The Black Beach 12" (2015)