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No/Más – No Peace Review

By Grin Reaper on March 10, 2026 in Reviews, Death Metal, 11 comments

“DC deathgrind ensemble No/Más formed almost a decade ago, pumping out a split, two EPs, and a full-length between 2017 and 2022. Four years later, No/Más assails 2026 from the jump, touring with Exhumed and Oxygen Destroyer as well as crackin’ skulls with their sophomore effort, No Peace. Stylistically similar to their debut Consume/Deny/Repent, No Peace offers listeners twenty-two minutes of throat-punching, toe-stomping aural hooliganism that’s as charming as it is confrontational.” Más effect.

Stuck in the Filter: October 2025’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on December 15, 2025 in Reviews, Stuck in the Filter, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Funeral Doom, Groove Metal, Hard Rock, Hardcore, Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Melodic Black Metal, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Symphonic Metal, 59 comments

December is the best time to browse through the October Filter flotsam, as they’re now heavily discounted like Valentine’s Day candy in August. They’re probably still fresh though. Maybe.

Swans – Birthing Review

By Dear Hollow on May 27, 2025 in Reviews, Ambient, Noise, Noise Rock, post-punk, Sludge Metal, 40 comments

“It’s hard to keep up with Swans. Since 1982, Michael Gira and company have cranked out sixteen studio albums, eight EPs, and ten live albums (not to mention all the compilations and side projects), influencing underground stalwarts like Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Neurosis, Godflesh, and Napalm Death, as well as more mainstream acts like Nirvana and Tool. No genre was safe, as noise rock, no-wave, industrial, sludge, post-punk, and post-rock were impacted in the process – yet Swans have always had their own inimitable and uncategorizable sound.” Still on the pond.

Caustic Wound – Grinding Mechanism of Torment Review

By Saunders on April 28, 2025 in Reviews, Death Metal, 31 comments

“Back in the strange old days of 2020, Seattle’s Caustic Wound detonated a skin-blasting deathgrind debut, entitled Death Posture. It landed on my end-of-year list and has remained a staple since. Comprised of like-minded scene veterans, including members of Mortiferum and Magrudergrind, Caustic Wound skillfully weld brutal, old-school death and grindcore influences into a raw, gnarly, riff rumbling beast. Death Posture’s dirty, unrefined production and reeky, terrorizing attack lent it a dangerous, unhinged edge, complimented by its infectious riffcraft and ugly underground values. Fast forward to the present and Caustic Wound reappear hellbent to fuck things up in their wickedly violent, deranged way.” You better get that looked at…

Chestcrush – ΨΥΧΟΒΓΑΛΤΗΣ Review

By Tyme on April 18, 2025 in Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Sludge, 28 comments

“Chestcrush is what happens when you fuck around and find out. These three blackened death dealers from Edinburgh, Scotland, formed in 2020, released their independent debut album, Vthelygmia, in 2021. That’s when Chestcrush caught my ear for the first time, penning one of my favorite songs, “Different Shepherd, Same Sheep.” After swapping original vocalist Thomas Blanc for Topias Jokipii, who debuted his wares on 2022’s Apechtheia EP, Chestcrush is back with its sophomore prüno-piss and vinegar-filled platter, ΨΥΧΟΒΓΑΛΤΗΣ. Translated from Greek to mean ‘soul extractor,’ ΨΥΧΟΒΓΑΛΤΗΣ metaphorically describes an experience or person that is so incredibly tormenting to you that it feels like it’s pulling your very soul out through your mouth.” Open up and say ΨΥΧΟΒΓΑΛΤΗΣ!

Stress Test – Stress Test Review

By Dolphin Whisperer on March 7, 2025 in Reviews, Crust Punk, Hardcore, 26 comments

“Just as much as any genre that’s been around for 40-plus years, hardcore is not a monolith, not by a long stretch. As an unleashing of rough-and-tumble punk energy with an extra flash of sharpness and swagger, its permutations can run the gamut of high-tempo riffage, ragged vocal attitude, and instrumental histrionics, all while wearing the speed-loaded label. With a classic thrash attack and a dash of grind spirit, Stress Test wears the genre like a tattered and patched denim vest befitted with snappy pull-off runs, d-beat anthemics, and short bursts fit for a moshing audience.” Into the stress pit!

Nile – The Underworld Awaits Us All Review

By Saunders on August 21, 2024 in Reviews, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 68 comments

“South Carolina stalwarts Nile long ago established an everlasting legacy in the death metal realms. Following an impressive, innovative debut, Nile cranked out several undisputed modern classics in Black Seeds of Vengeance (2000), In Their Darkened Shrines (2002) and Annihilation of the Wicked (2005). Unlike some of their ageless peers, Nile’s later era has succumbed in part to the Law of Diminishing Returns.” 7 Plagues or 7 kingdoms?

Feind – Ambulante Hirnamputation Review

By Kenstrosity on August 14, 2024 in Reviews, Death Metal, Grind, 77 comments

“A debut LP that defies every expectation for overall quality, Ambulante Hirnamputation manages to do something that grind hasn’t done since 2018: activate the patented Ken hype machine. The anonymous, extremely hard-to-find German trio launch an all-out assault on institutionalized religion, late-stage capitalism, Internet culture, and any number of other societal dysfunctions in a scant thirteen minutes, and yet each new assassination makes a memory.” With Feinds like this…

Back to the Grindstone: Insect Warfare – World Extermination

By Saunders on May 27, 2024 in Back to the Grindstone, Blog Posts, 30 comments

“Back to the Grindstone is a love letter feature dedicated to the appreciation of all things grindcore. This most extreme of extreme niche genres has been kicking since the late ’80s, growing in underground stature as the years march on. The rule of thumb to this feature is simple; spotlight will be on grind albums old and new, though will not include releases from the past five years, or albums previously covered on this website. Genre classics, underappreciated gems, old school and nu school will be covered, highlighting albums aimed at established fans and curious listeners interested in diving into the cesspool of the grind scene.” Bugs ARE the feature!

Karras – We Poison Their Young Review

By Grymm on September 28, 2023 in Reviews, 26 comments

“Named after Father Damian Karras from The Exorcist, this French power(violence) trio expend tons of energy and vinegar, but precious little time, on their second full-length We Poison Their Young. To quote the vernacular, this strikes the face and/or buttocks region with an open-palm swipe AND it has enjoyable recreational sexual intercourse. This is the type of grind and punky, powerful powerviolence that your late grandpappy warned you about when he was cradling his shotgun from the comfort of his rocking chair on the porch, all while blaring Napalm Death and Nasum at ear-bleeding volumes.” Commence to grinding, son!