Reviews

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BIG|BRAVE, A Gaze Among Them (Southern Lord, 2019)

By Benedetto Manzella |

"...light can be found in the midst of dark and intense music."

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Otoboke Beaver, Itekoma Hits (Damnably Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

"Imagine Flipper covering Discordance Axis by way of Japan’s 5,6,7,8’s or Oblivians."

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Guilt Parade, Guilted Palace of Sin (Alternatives Label, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

The DC band create a "glorious melange of Youth Crew and D-beat" on their new 7" EP.

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Spirit Adrift, Divided by Darkness (20 Buck Spin, 2019)

By Dylan Chadwick |

"Songs and stories that take you to distant climes and planets, times and seasons, angels and demons..."

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Needle, Needle (Self-Released, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

In Grind They Trust.

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Walking Bombs & Gridfailure, Suicide by Citizenship (Nefarious Industries, 2019)

By Benedetto Manzella |

Fans of heavy and experimental music should take notice.

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The Yawpers, Human Question (Bloodshot Records, 2019)

By Dan Yergert |

Digging into the Denver-based garage rock outfit's latest record.

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Ringworm, Death Becomes My Voice (Relapse Records, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

"The devilish baker’s dozen herein will gladly flay what remains of the brittle husks we call bodies."

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Wolvesblood, Death Bearer (Self-Released, 2019)

By Adam Yoe |

"Blending swirls of manic guitar that’d fit seamlessly on Integrity’s pre-‘00s output..."

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GOLD, Why Aren't You Laughing? (Artoffact Records, 2019)

By Benedetto Manzella |

"...best qualities of more daring and experimental rock, punk and even hardcore to make their own sound."

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Supercrush, Never Let You Drift Away (Self-Released, 2019)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

FFO: Teenage Fanclub, a less British Stone Roses, Dinosaur Jr. for soft boys

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Isotope, Isotope (Carbonized Records, 2019)

By Michael D. Thorn |

"I wrote them a thank-you note for being the best band in Oakland I had heard in ages."

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War Bison, Acre (Self-Released, 2019)

By Michael D. Thorn |

FFO: 411, Endpoint, Strife

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Magic Circle, Departed Souls (20 Buck Spin, 2019)

By Dylan Chadwick |

"It's doom, sure. Doom rock, but please don't get off on some 'Orange Cabs/Keefy Dabs' nonsense."

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Deafkids, Metaprogramação (Neurot Recordings, 2019)

By Benedetto Manzella |

Forward-thinking punk with elements of noise, Latin percussion, and other influences.

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Penitentiary, Recidivist (Upstate Records, 2018)

By Adam Yoe |

Music as hard as their band name would imply.

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Dream Ritual, Trips Around the Sun (Self-Released, 2019)

By Hannah Fitzmorris |

"...psychedelic and wandering interludes and lush and fertile hooks."

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Beyond Pain, Humans Are Actual Pain. (To Live A Lie Records, 2018)

By Adam Yoe |

FFO: Capitalist Casualties, Sex Prisoner, Grief

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