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Album Review: Slimelord – Chytridiomycosis Relinquished

‘The Beckoning Bell’ begins firmly in left field, what sounds for all the world like deranged chickens but might be infected frogs squawk-croaking away until the massive bass-driven riff ‘n’ rhythm hit, and Hell spews forth from the guts of vocalist Andrew Ashworth. Already a rollicking almost loping groove is present, albeit intermittently shattered with chaotic moments of blasting death euphoria. This, friends, is a 7+ minute trip through your lower intestinal tract, so deep is the rumble manufactured by SLIMELORD here. Dual leads vomit us forth into ‘Gut-Brain Axis’, each guitarist being revealed as more than capable at crafting […]

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The Hope Conspiracy Announce New Album, ‘Tools of Oppression / Rule by Deception’

THE HOPE CONSPIRACY have returned with their long-awaited new full-length album, Tools Of Oppression / Rule By Deception. Incoming May 31 from Deathwish Inc., the album is true sonic violence aimed at political division, economic manipulation, war profiteering, media propaganda and other vile forms of global oppression. An ominous soundtrack to the steady decline of our modern age, there is no question, THE HOPE CONSPIRACY is back to make a cold hard statement about existence in the end times. Air rad sirens wail as the foreboding album opener ‘Those Who Gave Us Yesterday’ explodes forth like burning shrapnel. Vocalist Kevin […]

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Wytch Hazel + Phantom Spell – ‘Ride On’ / ‘Palantiri’ [7″]

‘Ride On’ is classic WYTCH HAZEL, and yes, by now there is such a thing, so beholden are Colin Hendra and his troupe of travelers to the times which their sound evokes. Energizing and hope-affirming, these fellas are keepers of a faith too often mocked within heavy music, but one listen can make even the blackest heart open to the melodic message. More progressive from its start, PHANTOM SPELL’s ‘Palantiri’ recalls ARMAGEDDON, or a more rockin’ FIREBALLET (think ‘Centurion’ from Night On Bald Mountain) at times, harmony vocals and abundant keys lilting and lifting. At its heart, this little gem […]

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TRIBUNAL: Vancouver Orchestral Doom Act Announces Eastern North American Spring Tour With Mares Of Thrace

Vancouver-based gothic/orchestral doom collective TRIBUNAL announces a run of late Spring tour dates with Mares Of Thrace. The Weight Of Exile Tour 2024 will run from May 31st through June 15th, winding its way from Eastern Canada into the US Midwest and across the East Coast. See all confirmed dates below. TRIBUNAL – The Weight Of Exile Tour 2024 w/ Mares Of Thrace: 5/31/2024 Mills Hardware – Hamilton, ON 6/01/2024 Prepare The Ground – Toronto, ON 6/02/2024 Turbo Haus – Montreal, QC 6/04/2024 West Side Bowl – Cleveland, OH 6/05/2024 Outer Limits – Detroit, MI 6/06/2024 Black Circle – Indianapolis, […]

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Album Review: Ischemic – Condemned To The Breaking Wheel

This Canadian band definitely has the potential to make some noise in the burgeoning death-doom scene. They’ve added a couple of members since their last effort and now exist as a 5-piece. I’m glad to see they still have Necro-Nurse Isabelle grumbling and rasping for them. She’s one of the heaviest female vocalists in the scene. ISCHEMIC have matured a lot since their self-titled LP. The sound here is cleaner and more varied…not as sludgy yet still extremely heavy. You sure won’t feel like partying and cruising for chicks after hearing this mournful monolith of sound. Four lengthy tracks are […]

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Australian Hard Rockers TAROT Release New Single, ‘Leshy’s Warning’

Australian Hard Rockers TAROT have released ‘Leshy’s Warning’, the second single from forthcoming album, Glimpse Of The Dawn. Check it out on the Cruz Del Sur Music YouTube Channel Glimpse Of The Dawn, the band’s first album for Cruz Del Sur Music, will be released April 12 on CD, vinyl, and digital formats! The long-awaited sophomore album re-imagines heavy, Hammond B3 organ hard rock for a new generation! Eight years have passed since TAROT’s first full-length, Reflections, to their new long-player, Glimpse Of The Dawn. It was like a lifetime for the 1970s-rock-tinged Australians. The band embarked on its first-ever […]

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Album Review: Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol – Big Dumb Riffs

For its all-important third album, Austin trio RICKHSAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL have, if possible, gone even more primal with Big Dumb Riffs. ‘Clowntown’ spot welds Bleach-era NIRVANA to PIXIES, while ‘1800EATSHIT’ plows grooves deeper than Ron Jeremy in the ‘80s. Tempos may slow from time to time over the course of this abbreviated album, but I’ll be durned if the syrup-laden ground ‘n’ pound of TAD and MELVINS might have been given a run for its money with ‘Peanut Butter Snack Sticks’. ‘Whip It Around’ follows suit, injecting a bit of HELMET to the point you can – if you […]

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THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD: Southern California Heavy Mahogany Faction To Launch The Battle Ballads North American Tour With Týr Thursday; Fifth LP, Rust & Glory, Out Now

Southern California’s rogue heavy mahogany faction THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD is stocking their galley, arsenal, and keg room, preparing to set sail on The Battle Ballads North American Tour supporting Týr alongside Trollfest and Æther Realm. The tour kicks off this Thursday, March 28th in Baltimore and will storm across the continent, THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD playing on the tour through the Houston date on April 22nd. See all tour dates below and stand by for additional tours to be announced for later this year. THE DREAD CREW OF ODDWOOD w/ Týr, Trollfest, Æther Realm: 3/30/2024 Middle East […]

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Besotten + Funerelic – Abyssal Synodality

Damn, the older I get the more I’m loving these little one-off split releases. Maybe it’s memories of mixtapes traded that almost made shit sound nastier once you went down to 8th gen. There two Pacific pummelers seem to thrive in such realms, BESOTTEN early on locking into a mid-‘00s GRAVE groove in ‘Anothered’. ‘Subterranean Realms Of Excrutiation’ lives up to its name, plodding and pain-inducing. FUNERELIC’s ‘Tomb Of The Necrolith’ follows the same path, but adding good many sonic convulsions along the way, all welcome, all ominous in their love of the stench-ridden. Ending with ‘Devoured In Obsidian Flame’, […]

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Council Records Announces Upcoming Release of Omega Glory LP, Releases First Single

Council Records has announced that they will release the upcoming OMEGA GLORY LP, and have premiered the first single via Decibel Listen to ‘Cut Adrift’ After the darkness of 2020 passed, guitarist Brian Meehan emerged with 6 songs that were a therapy session of sorts for him. Meehan, who’s been in a ton of bands (Kill Your Idols, Celebrity Murders and Milhouse etc) needed an outlet during those dark times, and OMEGA GLORY was it. The songs were meant to just be just a recording project, but after Brian contacted his old friend and former band mate Sean McCann (Herjaza, […]

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