If you need a guide on launching a debut album - the recent Bionic Swarm from Dutch thrash connoisseurs Cryptosis is a perfect example. The band set the bar high for themselves after releasing the first music video of theirs for the song "Decypher" on Century Media Records and have started shaking the ground within … Continue reading Cryptosis – Bionic Swarm Review
My first full-length review in a while, I wanted to come back with a bang. So here it is, after having the promo for Epiphanic Truth’s debut album for quite some time, I can comfortably say that this album is tied for my favorite of this first part of 2021 (the other being The Armed’s … Continue reading Epiphanic Truth Dark Triad: Bitter Psalms To A Sordid Species Review
In hindsight, I wish I had more time to review everything I wanted to in 2020. Alas, there are not enough hours in the day, and I have many review drafts that are incomplete. That said, I did want to get one final 2020 album reviewed before the year comes to a close. So I … Continue reading Ritual Earth – MMXX Review
Too often in hardcore, a full length record is plagued by either a flatline of energy where each song sounds like the last, leaving little to be explored, or misguided attempts at something new, stripping the artist of their edge. Oslo hardcore outfit Daufødt manages so avoid both with their furious debut full length 1000 … Continue reading Daufødt – 1000 Island Review
