(It) Naga-Inanimate LP (2017)

Country: Italy
Genre: Black Metal, Doom
Label: Everlasting Spew Records
Tracks: 4
Length: 35.0'

Naga is a 3-piece ensemble from Naples, South Italy, and basically that's all you need to know. Deeply grounded in the sulphurean atmosphere of their land, their aim is to deliver the biggest amount of distortion, heaviness and nihilism to your ears. No concept, no bullshits, no happiness, just sound anger and frustration to exorcize and reflect the greyness and despair of contemporary world. That's all they are, that's all they do that's all you'll find in their works from the first demo in 2013, in Hen (Fallo Dischi, La Fine, Shove records, Lay Bare recordings 2014) and in their new ep Inanimate (Lay Bare recordings) soon to become a full album with the expanded version you are listening now.For fans of:
Unearthly Trance, Mantar, Coffinworm, Desolate Shrine
(Press Note)Inanimate is Naga's latest full-length LP which is slated for release via Everlasting Spew records on 3/25/17.  Overall, Inanimate makes for an amazing listen.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!Naga on BandcampNaga on Facebook Purchase Listen Here  
 

(U.S) VRTRA-My Bones Hold A Stillness LP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Black Metal, Doom
Label: Sentient Ruin Laboratories
Tracks: 3
Length: 30.0'


VRTRA is a three piece band from San Francisco and Sacramento, CA who formed in 2014.  VRTRA play an ominous, oppressive, and bleak style of music that incorporates elements of black metal and doom within their sound.  Musically, VRTRA call to mind bands such as Deathspell Omega, Dragged Into Sunlight, Blut Aud Nord, Barghest, Neurosis, Unearthly Trance, and Altar Of Plagues.  My Bones Hold A Stillness is VRTRA's debut three song LP, which is slated for release via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on September 2nd, 2016.  On My Bones Hold A Stillness, VRTRA offer up three tracks of dark, filthy, and raw sounding black metal and doom.  Overall, My Bones Hold A Stillness is a killer LP and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!  My Bones Hold A Stillness was just released on vinyl via Sentient Ruin Laboratories on March 4th, 2017. 

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What Of Us/Coma Regalia-Split LP (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo

Label: Middle-Man Records
Tracks: 18
Length: 29.0'

Hell's yes.  I was absolutely dying to hear and review this new split LP featuring the first recorded output from NJ's What Of Us and the latest recorded material from Indiana's Coma Regalia.  What Of Us is a four piece band featuring members of In First Person, Black Kites, Less Life, Capacities, Au Revoir and Guidelines.  What Of Us play a volatile and chaotic style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Musically, What Of Us can be said to be influenced by bands such as Pg. 99, Ampere, Orchid, and other like-minded bands.  On their side of the split, What Of Us offer up eight tracks of volatile and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Coma Regalia is a five piece band from Indiana who formed in 2010.  Coma Regalia play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo within their sound.  Musically, Coma Regalia can be loosely compared to bands such as The Saddest Landscape, Capacities, Beau Navire, and Todos Caeran.  Since their inception in 2010, Coma Regalia have released a prolific amount of material which includes a split 7" with Quantis released in 2010, a split 7" with The Catlin Elm released in 2012, a split cassette with Marital Roles released in 2012, a split 7" with Capacities released in 2012, a split 7" with Laeirs released in 2012, a split 7" with Vowel released in 2012, a three-way split LP with Locktender, Wounded Knee, and Oaken released in 2012, a ten song full-length LP titled En Sperata released in 2012, a split 7" with Book Of Caverns released in 2013, a split 5" with Fox Moulder released in 2014, a split 7" with We Had A Deal released in 2014, a split 10" with Marcy, Mothlight, and Fleshborn released in 2014, a split 8" with Eros+Massacre in 2015, a split flexi with Kaoru Nagisa released in July of 2015, and a double 7" titled Ours Is The Cause Most Noble in August of 2015, a split 7" with Youth Novel in April of 2016, and a split with Gillian Carter in June of 2016.  On their side of the split, Coma Regalia offer up ten tracks of killer hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, this is an amazing split and both bands offer up top notch material for this LP.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Prologues-Absence Of Distance EP (2016)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Hardcore, Punk, Math Rock

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 7
Length: 23.0'

Prologues is a four piece band from Torrington, CT who formed in early 2016.  Prolologues play a chaotic and brutal style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, hardcore, punk, and math rock within their sound.  Absence Of Distance is the band's debut seven song EP, which was released on April 24th, 2016.  On Absence Of Distance, Prologues offer up seven tracks of chaotic and volatile post hardcore, hardcore, punk, and math rock.  Overall, Absence Of Distance makes for a solid listen.  Enjoy!

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Cadence Fox-Tour Demo (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Noise Rock, Math Rock

Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 3
Length: 10.0'

Cadence Fox is a three piece band from Chicago, Illinois who formed in 2012, from the looks of things.  Cadence Fox play and off-kilter, chaotic, and volatile sounding style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, noise rock, and math rock within their sound.  As far as musical influences are concerned, Cadence FOx can be said to be influenced by bands such as Off Minor, Swing Kids, Locust, Blood Brothers, and Jesuit.  Since forming in 2012, Cadence Fox have released an eleven song LP titled Metaphors For The Decline Of Humanity in July of 2012 and a five song EP titled Channels in December of 2013.  This is the band's latest three song tour demo, which was released on January 18th, 2017.  On their latest three song offering, Cadence Fox offer up three tracks of chaotic, volatile, and completely unhinged hardcore, punk, screamo, noise rock, and math rock.  Overall, this is a great EP and definitely worth checking out.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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Black Nail-A Meeting Of Bliss And Trauma EP (2017)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo, Emoviolence
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 2
Length: 3.8'


Black Nail is a four piece band from Chicago, Il who formed in early 2016, from the looks of things.  Black Nail play a chaotic, volatile, and completely unhinged style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence within their sound.  Musically, Black Nail can be loosely compared to bands such as Some Girls, Swing Kids, Black Kites, and Capacities.  Since forming in 2016, Black Nail have released a self-titled four song EP in August of 2016.  A Meeting Of Bliss And Trauma is the band's latest two song EP, which was released on February 27th, 2017.  On A Meeting Of Bliss And Trauma, Black Nail offer up two tracks of chaotic and volatile sounding hardcore, punk, screamo, and emoviolence.  Overall, A Meeting Of Bliss And Trauma is a really solid EP and worth checking out.  Great stuff.  Enjoy!

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Black Nail-S/T EP (2016) 

Skalp-S/T Cassette (2017)

Country: Italy
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Crust, D-Beat
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 6
Length: 10.0'

Skalp is a new band from Bologna, Italy who formed in early 2017, from the looks of things.  Skalp play a raw, filthy, and dirty as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat within their sound.  As far as musical comparisons are concerned, Skalp can be loosely compared to bands such as No Power, Tragedy, Impalers, Vaaska, and other like-minded bands.  This is the band's debut six song cassette, which was released on March 2nd, 2017.  On their self-titled debut EP, Skalp offer up six tracks of raging and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat.  Overall, this is a killer EP and definitely worth checking out.  Great Stuff!  Enjoy!

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Dödläge-Ritual Slaughter LP (2016)

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

Label: Profane Existence
Tracks: 16
Length: 18.7'

Dödläge is a Portland, Oregon based band who formed in 2014, from the looks of things.  Dödläge play a brutal, scathing, and vicious as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat within their sound.  Musically, Dödläge can be loosely compared to Martydod, Tragedy, His Hero Is Gone, Holy Mountain, Old Lines, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2014, Dödläge have released a self-titled ten song EP in March of 2014 and a self-titled ten song 7" in March of 2015.  Ritual Slaughter is the band's latest full-length LP, which was released via Profane Existence records on August 19th, 2016.  On Ritual Slaughter, Dödläge offer up sixteen tracks of venomous and brutal as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, crust, and d-beat.  Overall, Ritual Slaughter is an amazing album and should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Stimulant - S/T (2017)


New Powerviolence, Ex Water Torture.

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ROHIT


not sure how active these guys are any more because its been a few years since any new material has surfaced. Portland Oregon born, blown out, blackened punk. not necessarily ground breaking but then again, who says it needs to be.