Year: 2005
Review: Hardsoul ft. New Cool Collective – Bounson
It’s here, the long-awaited debut release of Hardsoul Pressings! The boys from Amsterdam (Roog and Greg) are precision and engineering at its finest.
Review: Grant Nelson – So Special
Grant Nelson is back! Just in time for Balearic Season — this hot little number is right off the back of the “life” single, released earlier this year. … read more
Review: God Dethroned – Lair Of The White Worm
GOD DETHRONED LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM Metal Blade God Dethroned = Behemoth + Krisiun + Hate Eternal + Seance From the Netherlands, God Dethroned have been at it for over ten years now. Their first album, Christhunt, was released if I remember correctly in 1992, and received some minimal praise in the newly
Review: Children Of Bodom – Trashed + Lost And Strung...
CHILDREN OF BODOM TRASHED + LOST AND STRUNG OUT Century Media Records Children of Bodom = Blood Stained Child, Slayer, Nevermore + Dimmu Borgir There’s no denying how popular Children Of Bodom has become. These sissies are so popular now, I’m probably transgressing some dark code of death metal that I’ve forgotten by even having them
Local Review: Yaotl Mictlan – Self-titled demo
Yaotl Mictlan Self-titled demo Yaotl Mictlan = Mayhem + Mexico Yaotl Mictlan deliver black metal with a primal, South American heart, what Rene Gomez, lead singer, calls “pre-Colombian metal.” The opening track, “Decendiendo al Xibalba” starts with the sound of wood flutes, beads shaking, and what sounds like the deep yelling of an immense crowd.
Local Review: Violet Run – Trouver la Mort
Violet Run Trouver la Mort Violet Run = The Cure + The Shroud + Love Spirals Downward Violet Run skirts the fine line between sorrowful sincerity and fancy-pants whininess dangerously, but for the most part, are able to stick to the realm of the earnest. They’re a bit over the top, but it’s hard
Local Review: Vile Blue Shades – Dark Wizard
Vile Blue Shades, who had a CD release at SLUG HQ during April Gallery Stroll, are in anti-heaven where The Swans float around with The Fall, Godspeed You! … read more
Local Review: Twilight Transmissions – Self-Titled
Twilight Transmissions Self-titled Nova One Twilight Transmissions = 23 Extacy + Philip K. Dick All-instrumental industrial annihilation brought to you by Chris Alvarado of 23 Extacy is all pleasure, no pain. Calculated repetition saturates the drone with sophistication. Everything on TT has been thought out as carefully as a Scrabble championship game, from its
Local Review: Tragic Black – The Sixx Premonitions
Tragic Black The Sixx Premonitions Tragic Black = Cinema Strange + The Cadavers Sociopolitical death rock never tasted so good. Tragic Black is back with this six-song EP, recorded at Arrogant Hipster Studios, which is tighter, crisper and boasts more cohesive production than Articulate Lacerations. The songwriting has also progressed a lot; the guitar riffs
Local Review: Thrashcorps – Self-Titled
Thrashcorps Self-titled Thrashcorps = Danzig + Apocalypse Theater + Carnaval + Ichi the Killer There’s something really untamed, scary, twisted and sick about Thrashcorps’ (formerly Absinthe) brutal take on the world, and I don’t scare easily, señors. Lo-fi metal combines with hard rock to make a crusty, blistery, bubbly poison potion that will fry your
Local Review: Toob Top Shakur – Live Demo
Toob Top Shakur Live Demo Toob Top Shakur = Circle Jerks + Sonic Youth Convincing old-school punk rock post-2000 never sounded so 1982. Toob Top Shakur from Fort Collins is as wild and dangerous as Michael Jackson let loose on the set of Romper Room when the TV cameras aren’t running. Or maybe when they
Local Review: The Obliterate – The Eternal Conquest
The Obliterate Plague The Eternal Conquest Hellspawn Creations The Obliterate Plague = Dark Throne + Mayhem + Kreator + Blasphemy The Obliterate Plague is yet another shining black creature of hate from the dark recesses of Salt Lake City’s darkest corners. This CD actually contains two separate recording sessions, one slightly rougher in sound
