Reviews written by: mykke
Reviews
Obsidian - Emerging
Tech metal that is very reminiscent of Meshuggah and perhaps influenced a little by Opeth, in their album "Emerging," obsidian deliver a true polyrhythmic masterpiece. I hate to use the term "Math rock" because that implies that the band members of Obsidian in their spare time like to work on algebra homework and discuss quadratic formulas during b...
26/02/2009
SMES - Gory Gory Halleluja
S.M.E.S. is a cyber-grind band done with a lot of drum machines and some digital sounds and even a little electric guitar in there somewhere (I could swear I heard it). There are a wide variety of sounds on this release which does make it fun, and the vocals are of the most guttural variety -- we're talking gurgles from the bottom of the insinkerat...
26/02/2009
Eyeless - The Game Of Fear
Eyeless - fast and furious, precision drumming and bad-ass riffing - this is what hardcore metal is all about. Feel the pathos and the passion of Eyeless -- a band started in 1999 from the south of France - sounding not unlike Hatesphere or Gojira - having shared the stage with the likes of Cryptopsy, Dying Fetus and Vader - winning the "best newco...
26/02/2009
Narrowminded - The Aggrived Creatures Temple
Mid-paced death metal with a rather diabolical flare to it. Narrowminded is apparently the side project of band members from Enthrallment and Mortal Remains, which are a little more on the brutal death side of the force. While Narrowminded may originate from Bulgaria, they have much in common with U.S. bands from California Enthraller and Gatekeepe...
26/02/2009
Requiem For A Scream - Requiem For A Scream
Experimental cybergrind that is good sick fun. Inspired by the Darren Aronofsky film, no doubt (the 8th track, R.F.D. is a direct sample), some of the tracks resemble the soundtrack to a movie. Requiem For A Scream appears to be the two-man project of Jean Pier Koffe and Al Bundy. Many of the tracks are low-fi goregrind, not without its nasty charm...
26/02/2009
Jettison Greymatter - Recluse
This EP is the side project of members of the band Caliga and was released 7-10-2006. It's deathcore, very raw with drum machines, not a whole helluva lot of production, but it seems to work. It reminds me of Coal Chamber, very hooky, heavy, it grooves and it's got some tech-metal time signature breaks thrown in for good measure. The vocals are so...
26/02/2009
Mincing Fury And Guttural Clamour Of Queer Decay - 7
Mincing Fury And Guttural Clamour Of Queer Decay is not only a catchy name for a band, but it is also a pretty good description of the band's sound. The guitar riffs are brutal and the rhythms are relentless. The vocals resemble the squeals of a stuck pig and that is probably no accident as the vocalist Topi sings in the band Pigsty as well. M.F.A....
26/02/2009
Cruel Experience - Suffocated In Emotions
This album will kick you in the balls and laugh at you while you writhe in torment on the dirty ground. The second track is titled "Fuck You And Die" and that pretty much characterizes the attitude of Cruel Experience to all who stand in their way. "Suffocated In Emotions" is the fifth album by Cruel Experience since releasing their first EP in 200...
26/02/2009
The Setup - Minister Of Death
Hardcore riffing and gritty screams combined with a pummeling rhythm section and solid production, Listening to "Minster of Death" you can definitely hear the influence of Hatebreed and Helmet, also countrymen Emeth. This album is Heavy, raw and technically proficient, angry but not reckless, "Minister Of Death" is The Setup's second full-length, f...
26/02/2009
Decaying Form - Chronicles Of Decimation
Nothing like this record to remind you of how quickly man can go from top to bottom of the food chain! Listening to "Chronicles Of Decimation" by Decaying Form I can feel the flesh-eating scarabs fiending over the opportunity to dine on my succulent human flesh. Decaying Form are a whirling dervish straight out of the land of the devil himself,...
26/02/2009
Nazxul - Black Seed
This best of compilation, "Black Seed" is a re-release of their 1998 album. It also contains the first Nazxul four-track demo EP from 1994 on Vampire Records and two live tracks as well. The first four tracks which consist of the original 1998 version of "Black Seed" are well-orchestrated black metal, opening up with "Vow Of Vengeance," which is an...
26/02/2009
Elysian Blaze - Levitating The Carnal
Soundscapes with a atmosphere of cold desolation reminiscent of old Burzum -- Australian black metal band Elysian Blaze comes forth with their second full-length CD in two years, "Levitating the Carnal," a black doom album full of haunting piano lines and guitar tremolos amidst a wall of shimmering distortion and cymbal crashes that echo through yo...
26/02/2009