Typecaste-Between Life EP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Metal
Label: Flatspot Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 10.30'

Typecaste is a Boston, MA based band who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Typecaste play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and metal within their sound.  Musically, Typecaste can be loosely compared to bands such as Suburban Scum, Incendiary, Trenchfoot, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, Typecaste have released a four song demo in August of 2017 and a seven song LP titled Creature Of Habit in June of 2018.  Between Life is the band's latest EP, which was released via Flatspot records on February 7th, 2020.  On Between Life, Typecaste offer up four tracks of vicious and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and metal.  Overall, Between Life makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Enjoy!

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Typecaste-Demo (2017)

Night Goat-Milk LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Noise Rock, Grunge, Sludge
Label: Loserheart/Iron Vertebrae
Tracks: 10
Length: 34.0'


Night Goat is a four piece band from Canton, Ohio who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Night Goat play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, noise rock, grunge, and sludge within their sound.  Night Goat cite Melvins, Sonic Youth, Dead and Gone, Today Is The Day. Samhain, Neurosis, The Jesus Lizard, Unsane, Kafka, Paw, Whores, Helmet, Nirvana, and Butthole Surfers as influlences, which definitely shows up in the band's sound and style.  Since forming in 2017, Night Goat have released a three song EP titled  in August of 2017.  Milk is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Loserheart and Iron Vertebrae records on December 13th, 2019.  On Mile, Night Goat offer up ten tracks of sludgy, dirty, and discordant sounding punk, noise rock, and sludge.  Overall, Milk makes for a great listen and is definitely worth checking out!  Great stuff!  Enjoy.

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Night Goat-Tria EP (2017)

Throwin Up-Demo II (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Powerviolence
Tracks: 5
Length: 9:40'

Throwin Up is a band from Orlando, Florida who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Throwin up play an ugly and brutal style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and powerviolence within their sound.  This is the band's debut demo, which was released on January 25th, 2020.  On their debut demo, Throwin Up offer up five tracks of harsh and ugly hardcore, punk, and powerviolence.  Overall, Throwin Up's debut demo makes for a solid listen and is definitely worth checking out.  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Portrayal Of Guilt/Slow Fire Pistol-Spliy 7" (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emo, Black Metal, Crust, Emoviolence
Label: Run For Cover Records
Tracks: 2
Length: 8.10'




Damn, Here's a killer split 7" featuring new material from Austin, Texas based Portrayal Of Guilt and Atlanta, Georgia's Slow Fire Pistol.  Portrayal Of Guilt is a three piece band from Austin Texas who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  Portrayal Of Guilt features members of Illustrations and play a brutal and vicious style of blackened hardcore, punk, screamo, black metal, crust, and emoviolence within their sound.  Musically, Portrayal Of Guilt can be loosely compared to Majority Rule, Forensics, Orchid, Jesuit, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Portrayal Of Guilt have released a self-titled 7" in May of 2017, a digital single titled Spiritual Cramp in October of 2017, a split 7" with Street Sects in March of 2018, a digital single titled Chamber Of Misery (Pt.1) in July of 2018, a full-length LP titled Let Pain Be Your Guide in November of 2018, a six song 12" titled Suffering Is A Gift in August of 2019, and a split 7" with Soft Kill on September 4th, 2019.  On their side of the split Portrayal Of Guilt offer up one track of vicious, volatile, and chaotic hardcore, punk, black metal, screamo, crust, and emoviolence.  The second side of the 7" belongs to Slow Fire Pistol.  Slow Fire Pistol is a four piece band from Atlanta, Georgia who formed in early 2016, from the looks of things.  Slow Fire Pistol play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, emo, and screamo within their sound.  Musically, Slow Fire Pistol can be loosely compared to bands such as A Day In Black And White, Life At These Speeds, Sinaloa, Old Gray, You And I, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Slow Fire Pistol have released a self-titled demo in April of 2016, a four song EP titled Moment Of Clarity in September of 2016, a six song EP titled Beauty in December of 2017, and a six song EP titled Love Riddled With Conditions in June of 2019. On their side of the split, Slow Fire Pistol offer up one track of volatile and chaotic sounding hardcore, punk, emo, and screamo.  Overall, this is an amazing split 7" and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  This killer split 7" was released via Run For Cover records on February 18th, 2020.

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Life's Torment-Hindsight 12" (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Grindcore, Powerviolence

Label: To Live A Lie
Tracks: 10
Length: 7.10'

Life's Torment is a three piece band from Las Vegas, Nevada who formed in 2007.  Life's Torment play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, grindcore, and powerviolence within their sound.  Since forming in 2007, Life's Torment have released self-titled EP in September of 2010, a split EP with Lethal Injection in March of 2011, a five song EP titled Torn Apart in December of 2011, a nine song EP titled Bloodshed in March of 2014, an eleven song LP titled The Anatomy Of Betrayal in November of 2015, a split with Lost Lands in April of 2016, and a fourteen song LP titled Becoming What You Hate in February of 2017.  Hindsight is the band's latest LP, which was released via To Live A Lie records on January 14th, 2020.  On Hindsight, Life's Torment offer up ten tracks of vicious, scathing, and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, grindcore, and powerviolence.  Overall, Hindsight makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Sooma-It's All About To Change LP (2020)

Country: Switzerland
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Punk, Grunge, Metal, Noise Rock
Label: Radicalis Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 34.40'

Sooma are a three piece band from Zurich, Switzerland who formed in 2014.  Sooma play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post punk, grunge, metal, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Sooma can be loosely compared to bands such as Ken Mode, Unsane, Pigs, Fight Amp, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Sooma have released a digital single titled Violet Violence in December of 2016, and a self-titled LP in March of 2018.  It's All About To Change is the band's latest LP, which was released via Radicalis records on February  14th, 2020.  On It's All About To Change, Sooma offer up ten tense, noisy, and discordant sounding post hardcore, post punk, grunge, metal, and noise rock.  Overall, It's All About To Change makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Honeymoon-From The Future LP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Indie Rock
Label: Head 2 Wall
Tracks: 9
Length: 35.0'

Honeymoon are a four piece band from Columbus, Ohio who formed in April of 2017.  Honeymoon play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, and indie rock within their sound.  Musically, Honeymoon can be loosely compared to bands such as Quicksand, Shift, Sunny Day Real Estsate, Seaweed, Aeges, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, Honeymoon have released a four song EP titled 14:43 in August of 2017, a digital single titled Like Suffering in May of 2018, a digital single titled Perfect in May of 2018, and two song live EP titled Live At Bigfoot Studios in September of 2018.  From The Future is the band's debut LP, which was released via Head 2 Wall records on January 10th, 2020.  On From The Future, Honeymoon offer up nine tracks of killer post hardcore, punk, and indie rock.  Overall, From The Future makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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TRVSS-Absence LP (2019)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Post Punk, Grunge, Noise Rock

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 10
Length: 29.20'

TRVSS is a three piece band from Pittsburgh, PA who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  TRVSS play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, post punk, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, TRVSS can be loosely compared to The Jesus Lizard, Fight Amp, Drive Like Jehu, Exhalants, Pinko, and other like-minded bands.  Absence is the band's debut LP, which was released on July 16th, 2019.  On Absence, TRVSS offer up ten tracks of tense, moody, and ugly post hardcore, post punk, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Absence makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) The Men-Mercy LP (2020)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Rock, Punk, Garage Rock, Indie Rock

Label: Sacred Bones
Tracks: 7
Length: 34.15'

New York band The Men have always been genre-morphic and unpredictable, but on their eighth album Mercy they have truly done something new as a band. For the first time since forming, they have now created three straight records with the same lineup, and the result is a sound that feels developed and continuous despite running the gamut of mood, in true Men fashion. Having this lineup stability has allowed the band to deepen and finesse the sounds they were exploring on 2017’s Drift and produce tracks that have a unique and distinct voice.

Mercy was recorded live at Serious Business studio to 2" tape with Travis Harrison. The band did minimal overdubs, contributing to the urgent feel of the recording. The album is simply the sound of a band that has a deep and unjaded passion for songwriting and creation, working at the peak of their collaborative connection.

Founding guitarist and vocalist Nick Chiericozzi described the band’s process by way of an anecdote borrowed from Jeff Daniels about his time working with Robert Altman: “Daniels said, ‘Altman will tell you, ‘Now walk through that doorway,’ but what he doesn’t tell you is that he’s got three people walking through the door from the other direction.’ Doesn’t that sound like a Men record? We’ve got ‘Children All Over the World’ saying hello to something like ‘Fallin’ Thru’. Mercy has a place next to Drift and it’s now a distant neighbor to New Moon, Devil Music and the others. It’s a wholly contained universe that shares the ash, the birth and the memory; the things motion takes with you after bumping into someone. We hope you enjoy the record and what it brings.”

Mercy takes the listener on a cinematic journey throughout its seven tracks, beginning with the soothing but lonesome country rock opener “Cool Water.” This track, like many on the record, feels timeless, illustrating the band’s ability to write songs you are convinced you’ve heard before on the B-side of your favorite record from the ’70s. You are then pulled into its longest song, the 10-and-a-half minute psychedelic blues rock opus of “Wading in Dirty Water.” The band explore some new territory on Mercy, and they also revisit the Suicide-style sound they have been working on for a while through Drift and also with one of their side projects Dream Police, resulting in the highlight “Children All Over the World,” a song that could stand next to any classic rock hit but with The Men’s unique artistic savvy. It wouldn’t be a contemporary Men record without a total fuzzed-out stomper a la their Open Your Heart-era sound, and this record’s offering, “In the Breeze,” shows the band’s complete command of this urgent and pulverizing style.
  

*This is some really cool post rock, post punk, punk, garage rock, and indie rock.  Really dark and moody! Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  Mercy was released via Sacred Bones records on February 14th, 2020.

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