If there is brawl you really want to be at the heart of, it is Toss a Coin the new album from Swiss hardcore outfit Insanity. It brings eleven insatiable confrontations to the ear; a clutch of spirit raising, defiance… Read More ›
Bastardized Recordings
Six Reasons to Kill – Rote Erde
Six Reasons to Kill has a sound which is bred from the cancerous depths of death metal and metal/hardcore, an assault and corrosion of the senses which has been increasingly brutal and ravenous over the years. The German quintet calls… Read More ›
Grim Vision – War Agony
Living up to its title, War Agony is a battlefield, a savage blood spilling assault on the senses and emotions, but a ferociously compelling one. With three tracks of uncompromising hardcore/extreme metal rancor, the new EP from German band Grim… Read More ›
Roaring with sounds and words: talking Choking On Illusions with Mario Strasser
It is not as if hardcore is lacking bands with new voracious ideas and sonic explorations but there are times when one has that extra essence or imagination which sets the passions a flutter. One such encounter came forward this… Read More ›
Choking On Illusions – Rest/less
Hailing out of South-West Germany, Choking On Illusions is a band which looks like they are about to be on the receiving end of an enthusiastic roar of attention. The reason being their new album Rest/less; a beast of a… Read More ›
The RingMaster Review 