This album, the first full-length from this Finnish death metal band, is just unrelentingly brutal. Songs travel the gradient between suffocating sludge and insane tempo, with some sporadic keyboard elements that soften certain moments without sacrificing the horrific atmosphere. … read more
Review: Cryogenic Echelon – Taste of Failure
It bridges boundaries, and various types of music lovers will find it appealing. I will most certainly be mixing “Fall of the Reptiles (Grendel Remix)” into my set lists at the club—it’s perfect for the transition from synth pop to industrial. … read more
Review: Culted – Oblique to All Paths
Oblique to All Paths sounds like a musical rendition of a passive-aggressive argument at band practice. Embarrassingly self-indulgent and lacking any kind of major, defining characteristic, Culted end up writing the doom metal equivalent of cold oatmeal. … read more
Review: Creative Adult – Psychic Mess
Creative Adult Psychic Mess Run For Cover Street: 02.25 Creative Adult = Mayyors + Gray Matter + The Vibrating Antennas Imagine the sound of an ’80s goth-influenced group that you can’t place between punk and new wave. Now, if you can imagine dropping the needle on their LP, coated with a fine layer of mud,
Review: Crucifixion Machine – ON3
His creativity combines darkwave, synthpop and electro-industrial. He uses vocal samples instead of singing, which is one of my favorite styles of music. I feel it allows your mind to wander where it needs to go without imposing a lyrical meaning to the songs. … read more
Review: Craft Spells – Nausea
With a record label that fosters the likes of Wild Nothing and Beach Fossils, it’s expectable that most Craft Spells compositions will be aimed toward the average pop-loving introvert. … read more
Review: Conan – Blood Eagle
Conan’s second LP, Blood Eagle, is as deliberate and brutal as its namesake—a method of execution mentioned in Norse legends. … read more
Review: Corrosion of Conformity – IX
This is the Corrosion of Conformity I grew up on—equal parts jam and technicality, and catchy as hell. … read more
Review: Courtney Barnett – A Sea of Split Peas
Like a collection of Cheever shorts cut to Lou Reed, this “Double EP” features the most invigorating songwriting since Joni Mitchell’s Blue. … read more
Review: Cradle of Filth – Total Fucking Darkness
Cradle of Filth = Within Temptation + Funeral + Satyricon … read more
Review: Cory Branan – The No-Hit Wonder
Cory Branan = Justin Townes Earle + Lucero + Todd Snider … read more
Review: Creepers – Lush
Creepers = Lush + Slowdive + My Bloody Valentine … read more
