HARROWED- UNSEEN HANDS

i owe my love of this band to adam and this blog. cursed is long gone. trap them is long gone. harrowed is by far my favorite hardcore band still standing. their 2013 lp "into inferno" was in my top 50 all time list from a couple years ago. 2019s "chaotic nonentity" made my year end list that year. even at only 4 songs, it's highly likely that "unseen hands" tops my list this year. this ep is a ripper. as good as the last album was, these 4 songs are better. this is the best harrowed have ever sounded. the production is clear. the band is tight. theres a touch of ringworm added to the mix in both thrashiness and, ive never noticed it till this ep, a bit of human furnace showing up in the vocals. cursed. trap them. and now ringworm. goddamn that combo of sounds. its a goddamn fantastic 9 minutes.

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KAABALH

just found this a few days ago and i've listened repeatedly since. some slow and low death/doom metal. goddamn this is good. really fucking good. definite incantation influence but with less murk. i love this album. 

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2021

 i don't think many of us expected much out of this year, yet for many of us, it still fucking sucked. so we turned to what people like us turn to...music. no matter what, it's always there. it's always comforting. it's always cathartic. it's always our friend. it's always there when nothing else isn't. music. music and dogs. music, dogs and mothers. their love is unconditional. more than anything else, it's what matters. i lost my mother this year. i lost my dog this year. 2 of the 3 most supportive beings on this god forsaken shithole rock that i had. this list is what's left. whatever...we march on. humans are weird that way.

Zao- "The Crimson Corridor"

Genghis Tron- "Dream Weapon"

The Lion's Daugther- "Skin Show

Mouthbreather- "I'm Sorry Mr. Salesmen"

Wharflurch- "Psychedelic Realms Ov Hell"

Bummer- "Dead Horse"

Burning Tongue- "Prisoner's Cinema"

Final Gasp- "Haunting Whisper"

Grizzlor- "Hammer of Life"

Zombi-"Liquid Crystal"

Dipygus- "Bushmeat"

Grave Miasma- "Abyss of Wrathful Deities"

Frozen Soul- "Crypt of Ice"

Wolf King- "The Path of Wrath"

Wormwitch- Wolf Hex"

if i felt like continuing this list there'd be several more. rejoice, the plague, swampbeast, dome runner, carcass, gosudar, eye flys, chevelle and thorn would all appear above. also, i haven't listened to many new releases over the past few months so 1914, khemmis, converge, churchburn, cadaveric fumes, heiress, and genocide pact probably deserve a spot. i'll get to them eventually.

 

Glowing Brain-Brain Dust LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Punk, Metal, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 10
Length: 30.0'

Glowing Brain is a three piece band from Oakland, California who formed in 2017, from the looks of things.  Glowing Brain play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Glowing Brain can be loosely compared to bands such as Den, Burning Love, Motorhead, Fight Amp, Drive Like Jehu, Sweet Cobra, Easy Prey, Faking, Fashion Week, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2017, Glowing Brain have offered a self-titled five song EP in September of 2018.  Brain Dust is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 10th. 2021.  On Brain Dust, Glowing Brain offer up ten tracks of raucous and discordant sounding punk, metal, grunge, and noise rock.  Overall, Brain Dust makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy! 

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New Grass-Scordatura Perforations LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Metal, Sludge, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear/Zegema Beach Records
Tracks: 9
Length: 27.20'

New Grass is the one person project of Illinois based Lucio Oquendo, who began performing under the moniker New Grass in early 2021.  New Grass play a unique style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, progressive metal, sludge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, New Grass can be loosely be compared to bands such as Capsule, Daitro, Bear Vs. Shark, My America Is Watching Tigers Die, The Catalyst, and other like-minded bands. Scordatura Perforations is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via The Ghost Is Clear and Zegema Beach records on December 13th, 2021.  On Scordatura Perforations, New Grass offers up nine tracks of forward-thinking and hard to pigeon-hole post hardcore, metal, sludge, and noise rock.  Overall, Scordatura Perforations makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Scenario A-Tired Device LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Screamo
Label: Middle Man Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 10.05'

Scenario is a three piece band from Indiana, Chicago, Il, and NYC who formed in 2021.  Scenario A features members of Coma Regalia, Closer, and Lord Snow, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Scenario A play a blistering, raging, and vicious as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of hardcore, punk, and screamo within their sound.  Tired Device is the band's debut LP, which was released on cassette via Middle Man records on December 10th, 2021.  On Tired Device, Scenario A offer up ten tracks of blistering, raging, and vicious as fuck sounding hardcore, punk, and screamo.  Overall, Tired Device makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Down With Rent-Lotus Eater LP (2021)

 Country: USA
Genre: Hardcore, Punk, Noise Rock
Label: Self-Released
Tracks: 11
Length: 26.0'

Down With Rent is a four piece band from Central CT, who formed in 2016, from the looks of things.  Down With Rent play a killer style of noise damaged hardcore/punk.  Musically, Down With Rent can be loosely compared to bands such as American Nightmare, Some Girls, Narrows, The Suicide File, Incendiary, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2016, Down With Rent have released a four song EP titled Entitled To Demonstrations in May of 2016, a four song EP titled Like A Pane Of Breaking Glass in January of 2017, and a ten song LP titled Entitled Millennial Scum in July of 2018.  Lotus Eater is the band's debut LP, which was released on October 31st, 2021.  On Lotus Eater, Down With Rent offer up eleven tracks of brutal and vicious as fuck sounding noise damaged hardcore/punk.  Overall, Lotus Eater makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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(U.S.) Rid Of Me-Traveling LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Punk, Punk, Grunge, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 10
Length: 33.40'

Rid Of Me is a four piece band from Philadelphia, PA who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Rid Of Me features members of Low Dose, Fight Amp, Legendary Divorce, and Soul Glo, so going on that alone, you know you're in for something truly special.  Rid Of Me play a killer style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, punk, grunge, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Rid Of Me can be loosely compared to bands such as Low Dose, Desperate Living, Unwound, Drive Like Jehu, Bummer, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2019, Rid Of Me have released a four track EP titled Summer in April of 2020, and a three song EP titled Broke Shit Demos in October of 2020.  Traveling is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 3rd, 2021.  On Traveling, Rid Of Me offer up ten tracks of heavy as nails, yet melodic sounding post punk, punk, grunge, and noise punk.  Overall, Traveling makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed. 

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Remain Sedate-Unwell LP (2021)

Country: USA
Genre: Post Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Noise Rock
Label: The Ghost Is Clear
Tracks: 10
Length: 19.20'

Remain Sedate is a five piece band from Kansas City, Missouri who formed in 2018, from the looks of things.  Remain Sedate was formerly known as Crisis Actor and features the drummer from KC's noise rock act Nerver.  Remain Sedate play an ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck style of music that incorporates elements of post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock within their sound.  Musically, Remain Sedate can be loosely be compared to bands such as Breather Resist, Deadguy, Kiss It Goodbye, Rorschach, Meatwound, and other like-minded bands.  Since forming in 2018, Remain Sedate have released a five song EP titled Crisis Actor in March of 2019.  Unwell is the band's debut full-length LP, which was released on cassette via The Ghost Is Clear records on December 3rd, 2021.  On Unwell, Remain Sedate offer up ten tracks of ugly, caustic, and brutal as fuck sounding post hardcore, punk, metal, and noise rock.  Overall, Unwell makes for an amazing listen and definitely should not be missed.  Highly recommended!  Enjoy!

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Endtimers-S/T LP (2021)

Country: Norway
Genre: Post Punk, Alt. Rock, Noise Rock
Label: Sect Appeal Records
Tracks: 10
Length: 35.20'

Endtimers are a two piece band from Norway who formed in 2019, from the looks of things.  Endtimers play a difficult to pigeonhole style of music that incorporates elements of post punk, alt. rock, and noise rock within their sound.  I haven't come across much about Endtimers on the internet, so I'm pretty much in the dark about them.  This appears to be the band's debut full-length LP, which was released via Sect Appeal records on June 25th, 2021.  On their self-titled debut, Endtimers offer up ten tracks of dark, moody, and discordant sounding post punk, alt. rock, and noise rock.  Overall, Endtimers' debut LP makes for an awesome listen and definitely should not be missed.  Great stuff!  Enjoy!

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