A wee split record between two Romanian bands on a bunch of labels. VOID FORGER are from Bucharest and play a mix of stench core and sludge with dark and gloomy vocals and some rock riff at times. Not what you’d call fast, but definitely atmospheric and moody. Pessimistic lyrics add a lot to...
Tag: sludge
(review) NOVARUPTA – Disillusioned Fire
When the fire fades, the world is a canvas to paint with something new, using the ashes of what used to be. I must say this line caught my attention, made me stop to think as well as obviously check out what NOVARUPTA is and who is behind the project. It’s Alex Stjernfeldt from...
(review) RUINED BY – demo
Based in London, composed of a Frenchman, two Englishmen and a Polish drummer, RUINED BY recorded this 4 track demo back in April 2017, so it’s more than a year old. Since then, they’ve had enough time to practice and make a few more songs, which they recorded but haven’t released yet. RUINED BY...
ORPHANAGE NAMED EARTH tour Europe in June and September
ORPHANAGE NAMED EATH, Polish crust/sludge/post metal band are touring Europe twice this year to promote their debut album called “Re-evolve”. PITY THIS KIND TOUR 2018 starts next week and runs for 7 days in Poland, Germany and Czech Republic. The September leg of the tour brings three more gigs, this time in UK with...
(review) AFTERLIFE – s/t LP
AFTERLIFE are from Czech Republic and this is their debut release on Phobia Records and Pure Heart Records. 4 songs 1 of each is instrumental. It took me some time to get down to writing this review as I was first looking for my jaw all over Sanctus Propaganda HQ, scattered everywhere after I’d...
(review) HUMANITY IS A CURSE – Raiging for a Lighthouse LP
Yet another fine release from Hasiok Records. HUMANITY IS A CURSE is a trio based in Berlin but, I am guessing, originally coming from Italy, at least some of them. So, you are dealing here with immigrant punx that found their place on Earth and use music to channel their feelings and emotions to...
(review) Su19b – Demo 97 7”EP
Su19b have been around since 1997 so expect a legendary Japanese gridncore played the hardcore way. This is not noise noise noise, this is fast hardcore broken by sludgy bits that makes you feel you are listening to a 80s style NYHC, but only more grindy. It’s a 1997 demo cassette released on a...
(review) METH DRINKER/OPEN TOMB – split LP
I am sure you’ve been to a party (my not straight-edge readers) when you had too much to drink or smoke and the world slowed down so fucking much that you dropped down not knowing when and where. And this moment when you disconnect is when this record stops. But before it does, it...