Qrixkuor

Qrixkuor – The Womb of the World Review

Qrixkuor – The Womb of the World Review

“Four and a half years ago, Qrixkuor’s debut LP Poison Palinopsia took me by complete surprise, shoving its way inexorably towards a #3 spot on my Top Ten(ish) of 2021. Merging elements of psychedelia, black-and-white horror/thriller OSTs, and cavernous death metal into one gnarled abomination, the UK duo evokes an ever-contorting grotesquery put to music. After 2022’s follow-up EP Zoetrope, which left me cold by comparison, I waited with bated, anxious breath for the next long-form opus. At long last it looms just over the horizon, The Womb of the World.” Womb bathing.

Adorior – Bleed on My Teeth Review

Adorior – Bleed on My Teeth Review

“Somewhere along the way, Adorior got angry. Their 1998 debut sounded like traditional black metal, albeit with occasional experimental touches like cleanly sung segments and moody atmospheric passages. I don’t know what happened, but when the band returned with 2005’s Author of Incest, they sounded ready to take up arms against the entire human race. Author of Incest is, simply put, one of the most incendiary albums ever recorded. Now, after years of dormancy, the group is finally back with their third album, Bleed on My Teeth. Does it continue the band’s diabolical conquest of humanity?” Rage of the aged.

Dwelling Below -Dwelling Below Review

Dwelling Below -Dwelling Below Review

“I don’t know what exactly it is that’s Dwelling Below, but if it’s anything like whatever the cover art is depicting then I’m afraid. Beneath the surface, the music of this debut self-titled also lends itself to feelings of unease and apprehension. Formed from members of Acausal Intrusion, Hollowed Idols, and Sermon of Rot, Dwelling Below lurks in the dark and viscous slime of doomy blackened death.” Where the slime REALLY live.