Wolves At The Gate – VxV
It’s been a while since I had the pleasure (cough) of listening to some Christian metalcore. Turns out it hasn’t changed much.
Tombs – Savage Gold
With a new bassist and an extra guitarist, Tombs is back with the follow-up to “Path Of Totality”.
Trap Them - Blissfucker
Throw crust, hardcore, grind and sludge in the mix and you’ve got Trap Them. You also have something that your neighbours probably won’t like.
Rescuer – Anxiety Answering
Produced by Jack Shirley (Deafheaven, Joyce Manor), “Anxiety Answering” is a solid follow-up to Rescuer’s debut. Recorded live to tape, the songs sound bigger and more mature this time around.
Buzz Osborne – This Machine Kills Artists
Melvins mastermind Buzz Osborne has been churning out electrified sludge riffs since the early 80ies and to have him releasing an acoustic album is something that probably raised more than a few ey
Trash Talk – No Peace
The new Trash Talk opens with a short instrumental by hardcore rap producer The Alchemist that comes with a pulsating bassline and various ominous sounds before exploding into “Jigsaw”, the kind of
Late Bloomer – Things Change
Charlotte’s Late Bloomer is made up of Lunchbox Records proprietor Scott Wishart, Self Aware Records label owner Josh Robbins and Neil Mauney, who as far as I know is not working for a label.
Candy Hearts – All The Ways You Let Me Down
Bridge Nine is not only home to some of the best hardcore bands around, they will just as well put out a lighthearted album like Candy Hearts’ “All The Ways You Let Me Down”. And why the hell not?
Mastodon – Once More ‘Round The Sun
After concept albums about subjects as diverse as Moby Dick and Rasputin, prog metal meisters Mastodon released a relatively straight-forward album with “The Hunter” in 2011.
SX Tape
Jill (Caitlyn Folley) is an LA girl who considers herself something of an artist while actually not doing a lot more than spending her days shopping and having sex in public spaces with her camera-obsessed boyfriend Adam (Ian Duncan). When they head off to an abandoned hospital with the idea of checking the place out for an exposition, they decide to film a sex tape there. As a joke, Adam restrains Jill to a bed and pretends to leave. While he’s gone, an evil spirit enters Jill in what has to be one of the most non-frightening and ridiculous-looking scenes ever in a horror flick.