Issues: Issue 292 - April 2013
Review: Cultes des Ghoules
Hailing from Poland and named after a book in the Cthulu mythos, Cultes des Ghoules fall into the category of, well, “really awesome black metal.” I was extremely impressed with their previous full-length, Haxan, and blown away by their one-sided EP, Spectres Over Transylvania, and Henbane is the perfect melding of both of those releases. … read more
Review: Cy Dune
No Recognize jumps right into action with heavy but bright guitar (think King Tuff guitar tone) hitting rhythmic chords and hammer-ons that become the backbone of the opening track, “Where the Wild Things.” … read more
Review: Dash Rip Rock
In the almost 30 years since they formed, Louisiana Music Hall of Famers Dash Rip Rock have been making rollicking swamp-rock with equal doses of punk and country and even a little metal. … read more
Review: Cough/windhand
Split releases of any type can be risky, considering a good chunk of the time before the split is even created, either artist hasn’t heard the others’ tunes going into the work. I’m not sure how this release came into fruition, but the one almost 20-minute tune from Cough and two tunes equally the same playtime come from Windhand. … read more
Review: Cuckoo Chaos
This is one of the best demos and rarities compilations that I have heard. Usually rarities albums are choppy and inconsistent, with each song being recorded at a different time, and there are usually some pretty shitty songs. This feels like a cohesive album with a central theme, but that isn’t to say there aren’t slight variances. … read more
Review: Clutch
The staying power—and I mean power—of Clutch remains on this, their 10th studio release from the bearded rockers that have ruined genre boundaries since 1990. … read more
Review: Cerekloth
Cerekloth took me completely by surprise with their 2011 EP Halo of Syringes, and I was even more intrigued when I learned the band included members of the highly underrated Church Bizarre. … read more
Review: Bleached
They’re like Vivian Girls, but more polished and with better singing, like Best Coast, but punk rock. Jennifer and Jessica Clavin, formerly of the all-girl punk band Mika Miko, join with Jonathan Safley and Sara Jean Stevens to form LA’s Bleached. … read more
Review: Bitter Peace/Esoterica/Krieg/The Many
ast Coast black metal represent! New World Black Metal is a four-way split from bands populating the upper portion of the East Coast. With the exception of Krieg, the other bands are all relatively new. Esoterica is the only band, however, who hasn’t released a full-length record yet. … read more