Metastatic-S/T EP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence
Label: Middle-Man
Tracks: 7
Length: 11.40'

Metastatic is a three piece band from Indiana and New Jersey who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Metastatic features members of Coma Regalia, Hundreds Of Au, Capacities, Black Kites, In First Person, and many other Tom Sclatter related bands, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something really truly special.  Metastatic play a volatile, chaotic, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence within their sound.  This is Metastatic's debut EP, which was released via Middle-Man records on September 28th, 2018.  On their self-titled debut, Metastatic offer up seven tracks of chaotic, volatile, and vicious as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence.  Overall, Metastatic's debut makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Convenience-Stop Pretending 7" (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: Iron Lung
Tracks: 7
Length: 9.20'

Convenience is a band from CA and Washington state featuring members of No Statik and Iron Lung.  Convenience play a vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck style of hardcore/punk.  Stop Pretending is the band's debut EP, which was released via Iron Lung records on September 28th, 2018.  On Stop Pretending, Convenience offer up seven tracks of vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore/punk.  Overall, Stop Pretending makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(CAN) Wilt-Ruin LP (2018)

Country: Canada
Genre: Black Metal, Doom, Sludge
Label: Vendetta Records
Tracks: 6
Length: 43.35'

Manitoba atmospheric black metal quintet WILT is proud to the vinyl release of Ruin, the band's critically-acclaimed concept album inspired by Cormac McCarthy's The Road, available now via Vendetta Records.

Pre-order the gut-wrenching journey of despair at this location.

Released May 18, Ruin delivers six harrowing and depressing anthems, exploring the fatality of man while measuring feelings of death, forgiveness, shame and guilt. Angry Metal Guy says of the album, "The music of Ruin alternates between blackened bleakness and fiery fury, a tremolo laden leap into the lands of legends like Wiegedood or Drudkh. Even still, WILT manages to combine its blackened doom dirges with beautiful and melancholic post-metal exquisitry.

WILT was formed in 2010 by Brett Goodchild and Jordan Dorge with the simple intention of creating a black metal studio project. The release of their self-titled debut album in 2012 received a rave reception and surpassed expectations by landing serious international media attention. Soon after, the duo expanded the project into a full-time endeavor and assembled a full lineup. Touring throughout Canada and playing prestigious festivals such as Noctis Metalfest, sharing the stage with Blasphemy, Carcass, Bolzer, Candlemass, et al, WILT's sophomore effort, Moving Monoliths, was equally well-received during its Bindrune Records release in 2015.

Three years later, WILT delivers their latest masterpiece with soaring vocals, massive guitars, depressing, heart-pounding drums, and emotion-invoking shrieks that help weave layers of daunting and agonizing depressive black metal which showcase the Mantioba quintet's greatest work to date.(Press Note)*Damn, this is some really killer bleak ominous, and oppressive sounding atmospheric black metal, doom, and sludge from Winnipeg, Manitoba's Wilt.  Ruin was released via Vendetta records on May 18th, 2018.  Overall, Ruin makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!Wilt on Bandcamp Vendetta Records on Bandcamp Purchase Listen Here  

Mis(s)invader-Beast;Unknown;Bea​(​s​)​t LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 25.35'

Mis(s)invader is a four piece band from Providence, Rhode Island who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Mis(s)invader play a weirdo and off-kilter style music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post punk, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Mis(s)invader can be loosely compared to bands such as Frodus, Ten Volt Shock, The Jesus Lizard, Cows, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Mis(s)invader have released a five song EP titled WHYWOULDTHEYTAKETHATOFFTHEMARKET in January of 2015, a seven song EP titled whywouldtheydoitlikethat in December of 2015, a digital single titled Human Cat in July of 2017, and a nine song EP titled New Moon(s) in September of 2017.  Beast;Unknown;Bea​(​s​)​t is the band's latest LP, which was released on September 3rd, 2018.  On Beast;Unknown;Bea​(​s​)​t, Mis(s)invader offer up ten tracks of weird, off-kilter, and unhinged sounding post hardcore, post punk, and noise rock.  Overall, Beast;Unknown;Bea​(​s​)​t makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed. Highly recommended! Enjoy!

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Restraining Order-S/T EP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk
Label: New Age Records
Tracks: 6
Length: 7.25'

Restraining Order is a five piece band from West Springfield, MA who formed in 2017.  Restraining Order play a vicious, scathing, bare-bones style of hardcore/punk.  Musically, Restraining Order can be loosely compared to bands such as Scapegoat, Career Suicide, Primal Rite, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017,, Restraining Order have released a self-titled demo in March of 2017 and a three song EP titled Something For The Youth in November of 2017.  This is the band's latest EP, which was released on August 10th, 2018.  On their latest EP, Restraining Order offer up six tracks of vicious and scathing hardcore/punk.  Overall, Restraining Order's latest EP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Light Screamer-Switch LP (2018)

Country: Sweden
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 9
Length: 36.40'

Light Screamer is a band from Örebro, Sweden who formed in 2013, from the looks of things.  Light Screamer play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Light Screamer can be loosely compared to bands such as Helms Alee, Throat, Aeges, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2013, Light Screamer have released a twelve song LP titled Gauss in November of 2013, a four song EP titled BFJ in August of 2014, and a two song EP titled Multiple/Drive in July of 2015.  Switch is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on August 31st, 2018.  On Switch, Light Screamer offer up nine tracks of dark, tense, and moody sounding punk, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Switch makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Johns-Nifght Market LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 11
Length:  30.30'

Johns are a four piece band from Buffalo, New York who formed in 2013.  Johns play a dark and moody style of music that incorporates elements of punk, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Johns can be loosely compared to bands such as Vincas, Drive Like Jehu, Cherubs, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2013, Johns have released a six song EP titled House Of Wrongheads in January of 2013, a four song EP titled Temple OF False Love in November of 2013, and an eleven song LP titled Gift Marks March of 2015.  Night Market is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released on September 5th, 2018.  On Night Market, Johns offer up eleven tracks of dark and moody punk, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Night Market makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Heinous-The Basement EP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Grindcore
Label: MES Records
Tracks:15
Length: 15.30'

Heinous  is a three piece band from Phoenix, Arizona who formed in 2015, from the looks of things.  Heinous play a vicious and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore within their sound.  Musically, Heinous can be loosely compared to bands such as WVRM, Deathrite, Nails, Woundvac, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2015, Heinous have released a seven song EP titled Gore From The Gutter in December of 2016, a five song EP titled Exoneration Thru Exhumation in May of 2017, a five song EP titled Four Under The Floor in August of 2017, and a cover of Unholy Grave's Broken Into Pieces in July of 2018.  The Basement is the band's latest EP, which was released via MES records on July 17th, 2018.  On The Basement, Heinous offer up fifteen tracks of vicious, chaotic, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, metal, and grindcore.  Overall, The Basement makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended! Enjoy!

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(U.K.) Absolution-Confessions of the Iniquitous LP (2018)

Country: United Kingdom
Genre: Death Metal
Label: CDN Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 32.0'

Birmingham, UK. The unlikely birthplace of heavy metal and its more extreme siblings, grindcore and death metal. From BLACK SABBATH to NAPALM DEATH to BENEDICTION, Birmingham has bestowed upon the world some incredibly formidable, genre-defining music. With such a pedigree, is it any doubt that Birmingham is still churning out the brutality?

Enter ABSOLUTION. Originaly formed by former BENEDICTION/CEREBRAL FIX bass player Paul Adams during the winter of 1991, the band unleashed a critically-acclaimed demo called 'Remittance of Penance'. After nearly quarter-century of silence, the band reformed and released their 2015 'Temptations Of The Flesh' EP. 

After a few line up changes, the band have finally created their debut album 'CONFESSIONS OF THE INIQUITOUS ' due for release at the end of the month via CDN Records. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Greg Chandler of funeral doom band ESOTERIC. 

FOR FANS OF: NAPALM DEATH, BENEDICTION, MEMORIAM, BOLT-THROWER, CEREBRAL FIX 

 

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*Holy shit!  This is some vicious and brutal as fuck sounding old school death meal.  Confessions Of The Iniquitous is Absolution's latest full-length LP, which was released via CDN records on September 28th, 2018.  On Confessions Of The Iniquitous, Absolution offer up nine tracks of brutal and vicious as fuck old school death metal.  Overall, Confessions Of The Iniquitous makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed!  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

 

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(U.S.) Hirs/Thou-Split LP (2018)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock, Doom, Black Metal, Sludge
Label: Get Better Records
Tracks: 13
Length: 36.35'

Here's a killer split LP featuring new material from Philly's Hirs and Baton Rogue LA's Thou.  HIRS is a Philadelphia, PA based band who formed in 2011, from the looks of things.  HIRS play a scrappy, dirty, and frenetic style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and noise rock within their sound.  As far as musical influences go, HIRS can be loosely compared to a mix of bands such as PG. 99, American Nightmare or Swing Kids channeled through the noise rock stylings of Fight Amp or Whores.  Since forming in 2011, HIRS have released a split 7" with Toxic Womb, a 100 song LP titled The First 100 Songs in October of 2012, a 24 song LP titled L11'VE From Motel Hell in October of 2012, a 10 song EP titled REMXXXES in January of 2013, a split with Water Torture in March of 2013, a split with Slothspring in October of 2014, a split with PEEPLE WATCHING in December of 2014, a six EP titled The Sexxxy Flexi in February of 2014, a 101 song LP titled The Second 100 songs in April of 2015, a ten song EP titled Build Your Own Bro Smasher Sountrack in April of 2016, contributed three songs to the Every Day Is Trans Day Of Vengeance Day in April of 2016, a split with LIFES in December of 2016, a three song EP titled MAGICal/WANDerful in February of 2017, a split with Romantic States in May of 2017, a five song EP titled You Can't Kill Us in October of 2017,  a ten song EP titled How To Stop Street Harassment in November of 2017, and a 20 song LP titled Friends. Lovers, Favorites in April of 2018.  This is the band's latest split LP, which was released via Get Better records on April 20th, 2018.  On their side of the split, Hirs offer up seven tracks of visceral, grindy, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and noise rock. Thou is a five piece band from Baton Rouge, Louisiana who formed in 2005.  Thou play a raw, oppressive and heavy as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of metal, doom, and sludge within their sound.  Since forming in 2005, Thou have released full-length LP titled Tyrant in September of 2007, a full-length LP titled Peasant in November of 2008, a full-length LP titled Summit in September of 2010,  a full-length LP titled Heathen in May of 2014, a ten song EP titled The House Primordial in May of 2018, and an eight song 12" titled Inconsolable in May of 2018, and a full-length LP titled Magus in August of 2018.   In addition to their full-length LP's Thou have released a prolific amount of split LPs, EPs, 7"s and compilation tracks in addition to their solo output.  Thou have done splits with The Body, Black September, Leech, Haarp, Salome, Kowloon Walled City, Moloch, Great Falls, The City Is The Tower, Human Intruder, Mohoram Atta, Hell, and Barghest.  Thou has been one of my favorite doom/sludge bands since at least 2007 and this band is showing absolutely no signs of slowing down.  On their side of the split, Thou offer up six tracks of raw, filthy, oppressive, and heavy as fuck sounding metal, doom, and sludge.  Overall, this split makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  This split was released via Get Better records on April 20th, 2018. 

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