Thrash for us is one of those genres where originality is not always the key to the strongest excitement and satisfaction, certainly it is an added bonus but seemingly more of a rarity these days it. Australian band Harlott does… Read More ›
Month: March 2014
Direwolves – Aegri Somnia
The hardcore scene has already impressed in 2014 with a ferocious flurry of rigorously intruding and thrilling furies, hardcore based or driven releases from the likes of Havenside, Ringworm, and Axecatcher to name just three leading the way. Stepping right… Read More ›
Daggers – It’s Not Jazz, Its Blues
Hardcore right now seems to be one of the most adventurously explored genres, certainly going by the evidence gathered and unleashed by Throatruiner Records this month alone, with It’s Not Jazz, Its Blues by Daggers arguably the biggest slab of… Read More ›
Patrons – Self Titled
With passion and angst dripping from every syllable and note, the self-titled EP from UK alternative punks Patrons is the first encounter from a band it is easy to suspect we will all be hearing plenty more of in the… Read More ›
John Bassett – Unearth
Having discovered the progressive rock might of KingBathmat and its founder John Bassett, admittedly far later than we would have liked but joining the legion of fervour gripped fans nonetheless with the release of their last album Overcoming The Monster,… Read More ›
Plebeian Grandstand – Lowgazers
French extreme metallers Plebeian Grandstand has one of those sounds which is so viciously ugly and vehemently destructive that you cannot understand why it is just so compelling as evidenced by their second album Lowgazers. Consisting of eight mercilessly voracious… Read More ›
The Love Barons – Happy Together
Formed last year, UK alternative indie band The Love Barons has already been making a stir with their live shows and vibrant sound. With the release of their first single Happy Together, the London quintet will be waking up much… Read More ›
Giving In To Ghosts – Chasing Waves
Bursting out from South Wales, post hardcore band Giving In To Ghosts have given a very solid promise drenched introduction to themselves with their Chasing Waves EP. The band’s debut is a vibrant and engaging, as well as pleasingly aggressive,… Read More ›
Raw colours and unsettling hues: an interview with Jérémie Ruiz of Drawers
The new self-titled album from French band Drawers is an encounter dripping testosterone riff and rhythm, a dirt encrusted slab of sludge rock voracity which overwhelms the senses with a metal bred intensity and ferociousness. The band’s second album, it… Read More ›
Pyrrhon – The Mother Of Virtues
If an unstoppable pestilence sets its sights on our souls let us hope it comes in the same manner as The Mother Of Virtues, wrapped in corrosive beauty and seductive ugliness. The new album from US progressive death metallers Pyrrhon… Read More ›
The RingMaster Review 