Happy Sunday everybody! We hope you’re in the mood for something a little different but that doesn’t stray too far from our usual vision. Today we are excited to give you Germany’s own Act The Fool and their recent EP, Nebel. Act The Fool comes right out of the gate with fist-pumping hardcore punk on […]
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Review: Swampworm – Architeuthis (Full EP, 2024) | Dissonant blackened grind
Previously presented to you all with its debut EP, Nahab (which is also one side of a split with Marigold King) as well as through the alternate project Pari’sya, we now welcome back the Germany-based solo outfit Swampworm with a brand new album, Architeuthis, that is out today. For those unfamiliar with Swampworm, its core […]
Review: Aurora Ortus – Drought (Official vídeo, 2024) | Post-black metal
It has been almost two years since we were introduced to Aurora Ortus through their 2022 album Ostrara, showcasing an obscure and heartfelt post-black metal, altered with doom and blackgaze inspired. Today, we are happy to have them back with the premiere of a brand new song in the form of an official video, “Drought“, the first single of an […]
Review: Psychic Hood – Warp Ritual (Full album, 2024) | Dungeon synth
Today we’re excited to bring you a wonderful dungeon synth project, Psychic Hood, and their brand new album, Warp Ritual! Surface level this appears to be anything but dungeon synth considering most of the tropes popular dungeon synth groups do. However, the moment the play is pressed Psychic Hood takes you there and you’re immediately […]
Review: Τέλμα/Telma – Ανθρωποβόρος (full length, 2024) | Doom Metal
When it comes to debut albums that come out smashing seemingly out of nowhere, you won’t easily find a stronger one in recent years than Telma‘s Ανθρωποβόρος. The Greek band has been slowly forging their album since 2017, when their track Ξίφη Στραμμένα στο Φοίνικα appeared in the Art Against Censorship compilation, definitely turning some […]
Review: VENUS-426 – Destruction is Your Religion (EP, 2024) | Noise
Whew, that was fast. And Loud. Our frequent guest Venus 426 decided to kick things up a notch for this release, or maybe sideways, by putting her usual atmospheric soundtrack-y noise on hold in favour of some furious grind noise. There is no better feeling for us here in the ABMN secret volcano base than […]
Review: Grendel’s Sÿster – Katabasis into the Abaton / Abstieg in die Traumkammer (Full album, 2023) | Epic metal
The long-awaited debut full-length album from Grendel’s Sÿster is finally here and we’re beyond proud to present it to you. After two fantastic EPs that build up anticipation in the epic heavy metal scene, the three-member band from Stuttgart reminded us to “love metal and hate fascism” (a statement that needs to be heard strongly […]
Review: Goblin Soap – Goblin Offensive (Full album, 2024) | Blackened punk
At times, there are bands which present you with such a complex mix of genres that you don’t really know what to expect. Goblin Soap is one of them! A mix of blackened hardcore, d-beat, and synth coming straight from a dungeon synth album, distorted screams, what do you say? With three instrumental tracks, synths for […]
Review: Tenue – ‘Arcos, bóvedas, pórticos’ (Full album, 2024) | Neocrust
Hello again fellow listeners of excruciating tunes with no shallow political ambiguity! It is once more to brighten up a Friday with more of the aforementioned, presenting you today a slice of the active and kicking neo-crust scene down in Galicia, Spain. A legendary region already for crust punk worldwide thanks to acts like Ekkaia (see […]
Review: yell. – Ostatnia Godzina (Full album, 2024) | Dark punk
Black metal is often the music of nature where the artists come from. In the case of yell, it’s eastern Poland, whose forests are getting smaller every year. In the album Last Hour from this year, the theme of forests will recur quite often, but it will not be an idyllic fairy tale, but full of […]