We Dream Alone - ÆTHER (2018)

Rel. Date: February 28, 2018
Format: Digital
Origin: Gothenburg (Sweden)
Genre: Hardcore, Post Metal, Sludge, New Wave of Gothenburg Metal 
Label: self-released

                      



 
We Dream Alone is 5-piece band from Gothenburg, Sweden which formed in late 2012. They describe their style as New Wave of Gothenburg Metal, which exactly corresponds to what this band plays. It's a perfect blend of swedish melodic metal and atmospheric post metal combined with typical hardcore aggression and pummeling sludge elements. I'm pleasantly surprised by this band which i didn't know so far. 'ÆTHER' is their third full-length album, self-released on february, 28. As far as i could research there's no physical release announced until now. This is absolutely amazing stuff.! Highly recommended.!!

We Dream Alone - ÆTHER (2018)

We Dream Alone - Weightless, But Still Sinking (2015)
We Dream Alone - Endure (2013)

Iron Gag - Malingering LP (2018)

Rel. Date: February 26, 2018
Format: Cassette, Vinyl
Origin: Massachusetts, New Hampshire (USA)
Genre: Hardcore, Dark Hardcore, Metallic Hardcore
Label: self-released (Cassette), Crage Records (Vinyl)

                




(Press Text)
"Describing a band’s musical approach as 'straightforward' sounds similar to saying a person has a 'good personality', or like damning it with faint praise. Not Iron Gag, though. The New England-based quartet’s whole approach paints them as one of those why-go-around-when-you-can-plow-straight-through bands. Kind of like the Juggernaut, the virtually unstoppable X-Men villain, and likely just as fond of humanity.

The name Iron Gag alone radiates hostility. The music feels assaultive. Their debut long-player 'Malingering' sounds like Steve Albini losing his shit and spending two weeks feverishly pounding away on a manual typewriter in some off-the-grid manifesto shack. Imagine 'My Black Ass' from Shellac’s 'At Action Park', but with hair-trigger emotional volatility and considerably more abrasion - those are the album’s mellower moments. When they switch to grind mode on tracks like 'Trash Lungs' and the sardonic 'Sit and Spin', they take on a rapturously unsettling belligerence." ---
 

Amazing dark, metallic Hardcore from this relatively new outfit based in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. According to their facebook page, influences are coming from bands like Botch, Cursed, Neurosis, Baptists, The Hope Conspiracy, Outbreak and Breach, just to name a few. Started in 2014, Iron Gag released a 4-Track Cassette through Friend Catcher in 2015 and a 2-Track Demo in 2016. 'Malingering' is their debut full-length and was released on february 26. The only way to purchase a cassette is at Iron Gag's live shows. Vinyls will be released later this year through Crage Records. 
Great stuff.! Highly recommended.!!

Iron Gag - Malingering LP (2018) 
Iron Gag - Demo 16' (2016) 

HOT SNAKES - Part 2

Dovetailing off of Chris's Hot Snakes post from January that featured the re-issues of their 3 studio albums, here is some other stuff from the band that I had. I'm really liking their new album and, in general, have been playing the shit out of this band. Hope this is of interest to some of you out there, and if so, maybe some of this will be new to you. 

Automatic Midnight Outtakes (1999)

Peel Sessions (2005)

Thunder Down Under (2006)

Do Not Resuscitate (2011)

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Corrode-Age Of Ruin EP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 6.05'

Holy shit!  This absolutely rips!Corrode is a five piece band from Western, MA who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Corrode features Will Killingsworth, who's played in numerous MA bands such as Orchid, Demon Brother, Ritual Mess, Longings etc. as well as Meghan Minor from Ampere, Longings, etc.  Corrode play a chaotic and volatile style of hardcore/punk.  Musically, Corrode can be loosely compared to bands such as Failures, Total Abuse, No Faith, Vaccine, and other like-minded bands.  Age Of Ruin is the band's debut EP, which was released on February 14th, 2018.  On Age Of Ruin, Corrode offer up six tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore/punk.  Overall, Age Of Ruin makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

Age of Ruin on Bandcamp
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(U.K.) Shame-Songs Of Praise LP (2018)

Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Punk, Post Punk, Indie Rock
Label: Dead Oceans
Tracks: 10
Length: 36.25'

Shame is a five piece band from South London, UK who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  Shame play an amazing style of music that mixes elements of punk, post punk, and indie rock within their sound.  Musically, Shame can be said to be influenced by bands such as Mission Of Burma, Wire, Television, The Wipers, Joy Division, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Shame have released a two song 7" titled The Lick/Gold Hole AA in December of 2016, a 7" titled Tasteless in April of 2017, and a digital single titled Concrete in September of 2017.  Songs Of Praise is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Dead Oceans records on January 12th, 2018.  On Songs Of Praise, Shame offer up ten tracks of tense and sometimes gloomy punk, post punk, and indie rock.  Overall, Songs Of Praise makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

Shame on Bandcamp
Shame on Facebook
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(U.S.) Misrule-Forced To Suffer Cs. (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Grindcore, Crust, Black Metal,Noise
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 5
Length: 7.21'

Unrelenting and completely out of control, "Forced to Suffer" is the ghastly debut demo tape by Portland, OR one man extreme death/grind aberration Misrule. Taking its name from a Nightbringer song and drawing life from the most abhorrent and scary strains of grindcore and extreme metal (as seen for example in other similarly sanity-defying acts like Vermin Womb, Knelt Rote, Plague Widow, Infernal Coil etc.), Misrule is an unrestrained and completely uncontrolled exercise in total aural terror. Within its framework of devastating extreme metal and tumefying aggression lies a critical mass of collapsing emotions and unravelling psychological horror that have yielded a mere eight minutes of absolutely unfathomable sonic terror, where themes of pain, punishment, bigotry, fear, and depression are funneled by sole mastermind S. Mahoney into a coercitive and utterly pulverizing amalgamation of ferocious grindcore obliteration and merciless blackened death metal chaos that defies any categorization. (Press Note)

*Holy fuck! This EP is absolutely amazing! Filthy and putrid sounding blackened grindcore, crust, and experimental noise that's an absolute must listen for fans of Vermin Womb, Noose Rot, Knelte Rote and other like-minded bands!  Highly recommended!  This killer EP was released on via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on March 1st, 2018.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

Sentient Ruin Laboratories on Bandcamp
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