7in - Apathy & Exhaustion

April 7in and EP round-up (part 1)

Cove – A Conscious Motion (self-released, 2018) Obviously I’m not the ideal choice for checking out this type of thing, but my go-to metal writer

Ah! Now this is has made for a very refreshing and invigorating start to 2018. Bikini Cops are from Perth, Australia. Before whacking this on,

Admittedly, I was something of a late adopter of Beach Slang’s music. As I noted in my review of their second full length, A Loud

Fuck me. I was not expecting this. This is some bruising old school hardcore with a gnarled, crusty edge. Realistically I should have been passing

Bat Boy is another new band on Asian Man Records featuring someone from Spraynard – in this case Jake. He is joined by Cory (from