Category: Review

Review: “No Way Back” by Volcano

Lets talk about sex, lies and bloody statistics for a moment. How impressive is it that 1st March 2022 Ohio Beatdown Hardcore crew Volcano released their debut EP “Fool 2 Tha Game” and since then it has gone on to accumulate 3.4 million Spotify streams alone? Just think about that for a second. It’s five

Review: “Metalmorphosis” by Sublind

Eleven years after their debut album “Thrashing Delirium” was released on 15th February 2014 Luxembourg Thrash squad Sublind give us EP “Metalmorphosis“, a record that sees them re-record six of the ten original cuts and place them in a different order for our listening pleasure. This isn’t a unique concept of course and the band have

Review: “When Society Crumbles” by Pyrrhic Salvation

“I dedicate this release to my late cousin Caleb James Flores. Not a day has gone by that I don’t think of you! Rest in power man! This wouldn’t have nearly the meaning to me if not for you. Hold the ones you care for close, play hard, love hard, you never know how long

Review: “Flesh And Weapon” by Rescue Cat

Originally founded in Lombardy in early 2023 Italian Metallic Hardcore quartet Rescue Cat began as friends in the local scene. They introduced themselves in 2024 with “Trust No One“, a single that featured on a compilation titled “Representing Northern Italy Hardcore” from fellow pit warriors Jorelia. That was so well received that it paved the

Review: “For Those Afraid To Die” by Ephemera

A third throw of the creative dice for Melodic Hardcore quartet Ephemera has earned them the support of the Morning Star Heresy Music Group as a a collective of seasoned musicians with a wealth of prior convictions strive to make this one count. They’ve all experienced the highs and the lows the underground scene has

Review: “A New Era Of Violence” by Shoot To Kill

“This EP has been delayed through so many set backs but we are proud that it’s finally out to see the light of the world. We hope you all enjoy it as much as we enjoyed writing these songs. There’s been so many Learning experience that’ll only make us stronger and we are so excited

Review: “HOFW” by Hounds Of War

“If you enjoyed Replacer, please go follow and listen to Hounds of War, which is a new project written by me and Ben Mason. After writing this style of music for about 8 years now, this is by far the most aggressive music I’ve ever written. While Replacer + Pintglass was very much me finding

Review: “Bound By Affliction” by Final Resting Place

They say that idle hands are the Devils workshop, meaning that those without purpose are more like to get involved or distracted by things they shouldn’t. But when your logo in a tribute to Long Island, New Yorkers Entorturement and the art of your debut EP a tribute to “Destined to Fail” by Scattered Remnants,

Review: “Bloodlines” by Black .44

When its distilled down to it’s purist form, with their first album Helsinki Finland natives Black .44 told dark stories about your regular hometown murderers, committed by the local psychopath and inflicted upon poor souls that just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. A decade after the Stoner Sludge Metal

Review: “Midwest Devastation” by Kill Your Abuser

What better title for a Midwest Deathcore record than “Midwest Deviation“? Having put themselves on the map in December 2023 when they shared “Love is the Law“, a cut which features both Taylor Barber of Left to Suffer and Johnny Ciardullo of Carcosa it was only a matter of time before we got something more