For some reason I’ve always looked on Hellcat Records as massively hit and miss, not to mention the first port of call for the super
Read moreSlumb Party – Happy Now (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
Wow. I’m almost speechless. What the actual fuck IS this? I mean, what’s going on? This sounds like the Easter Bunny being bludgeoned to death
Read moreThe Walking Dead Orchestra – Resurrect (Unique Leader Records, 2018)
The latest release from French tech-death metallers, The Walking Dead Orchestra, is a re-release of their album “Resurrect”. Most stuff labelled “tech death metal” never
Read moreWess Meets West – A Light Within The Fracture (Hassle Records, 2018)
Wess Meets West are an instrumental four-piece hailing from New Haven, Connecticut – their press release shirks the use of the term “post-rock”, which I
Read moreDark Thoughts – At Work (Drunken Sailor Records, 2018)
It seems like so long ago now that I reviewed the first Dark Thoughts LP (also released through Drunken Sailor – you can read the
Read moreAstpai –True Capacity (Jump Start Records / Shield Recordings, 2018)
Astpai is a name I’ve been hearing for a good few years now. They are yet another example of a band I didn’t get around
Read moreModern Rituals – The Light That Leaks In (Holy Roar Records, 2018)
Going into this, I admittedly didn’t have any idea what to expect, having not bothered to read the press release in advance. I think I
Read moreRed Hare – Little Acts of Destruction (Dischord / Hellfire Records, 2018)
For the unfamiliar, Red Hare are a historied band with deep roots in the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene of the 1980s and 90s. Their
Read moreMorag Tong – Last Knell of Om (self-released, 2018)
My introduction to Morag Tong debut was on the morning of the Great Manchester Run. Walking through the city centre after a night of excessive
Read more7in & EP Round-up, June 2018 (part 4)
Character Actor – s/t 7in (Dirt Cult Records, 2018) Character Actor is something of what I guess you’d call a “supergroup”, featuring members of The
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