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6.25.2023

SLUND

"enter the slund"

Year: 2023

Country: Slovenia

City: Liubliana

Label: Bruxism

Format: LP, cassette

Tracks: 10

Time: 12 min.

Genr: rock

Style: Grindcore Sludge

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"slund em'all"

Year: 2020

Label: Bruxism

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 30

Time: 20 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grindcore Sludge

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6.23.2023

MAN IS THE BASTARD

"sum of the men"

Year: 1991

Label: Vermiform

Format: CD

Tracks: 32

Time: 60 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grindcore Punk

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"thoughtless"

Year: 1995

Country: US

City: Claremont

Label: Gravity

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 12

Time. 36 min.

Genre: rock, electronic

Style: Grind Noise

The noise rock combo known as Man Is the Bastard was a project put together by Eric Wood and Joel Connell after they had left hardcore outfit Pissed Happy Children. Dubbing the band "power violence," the sound was a brutal mix of complicated technical riffing and straight-up hardcore. Members were interested in the burgeoning electronic noise scene, something that affected their music greatly. The group lasted until 1997, when they mutually decided that if they continued they would no longer make quality music. The members still work together on projects, including Wood's Bastard Noise projects.

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"D.I.Y.C.D"

Year: 1995

Label: Slap A Ham

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 54 min.

Time: 70 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"our earth's blood"

Year. 1996

Label: King Of The Monsters

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 21

Time: 22 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"the analysis of self-destruction"

Year: 2000

Label: Alien8

Format: CD

Tracks: 6

Tine: 40 min.

Genre: electronic

Style: Grind Noise

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"throne is melting"

Year: 2001

Label: Helicopter

Format: CD

Tracks: 8

Time: 30 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"rogue astronaut"

Year: 2009

Label: Gravity

Format: CD

Tracks: 6

Time: 36 min.

Genre: electronic

Style: Noise

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"the red list"

Year: 2010

Label: Deep Six

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 4

Time: 50 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"skulldozer"

Year: 2011

Label: Deep Six

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 8

Time: 50 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"inertia"

Year: 2013

Label: 31G

Format: LP

Tracks: 4

Time: 38 min.

Genre: electronic

Style: Noise

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"a culture of monsters"

Year: 2010

Label: Deep Six

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 8

Time: 37 min.

Genre: electronic, rock

Style: Grind Noise

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"death's door"

Yearr: 2016

Label: Relapse

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 2

Time: 30 min.

Genre: electronic

Style: Noise

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BASTARD NOISE / +DOG+

"desecration tales"

Year: 2023

Label: Love Earth Music

Format: Digital

Tracks: 2

Time: 40 min.

Genre: electronic

Style: Grind Noise

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6.18.2023

SICKRECY

"salvation through tyranny"

Year: 2022

Country: Sweden

City: Stockholm

Label: Selfmadegod

Format: LP, cassette

Tracks: 12

Time: 30 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Grindcore

Official press release: Selfmadegod Records is proud to announce the impending release of Salvation Through Tyranny, the debut album from Swedish grindcore outfit Sickrecy.

Sickrecy is short for "sick-secrecy," meaning that we as people under our rulers are on a need-to-know basis and we clearly don't need to know anything but to obey and pay. The band was formed in late 2019/early 2020 by Martin Eriksson who soon teamed up with Marcus Dahl and Adde Mitroulis. Dahl and Eriksson both hail from the crust and death act World In Ruins and the blackened industrial death metal band Damned To Downfall, who both put out albums in 2021. Mitroulis, well known for his work in such bands as Birdflesh and General Surgery, is no stranger in this line of duty; with numerous albums on his conscience and three releases in 2021, he clearly knows how to handle a microphone and his vocals are significant to the sound of Sickrecy, who bases their destructive anthem on the early-1990s underground grind scene.

In July 2021, Sickrecy released their debut EP, First World Anxiety, delivering six, rapid and intense tracks infusing crust, d-beat, and death metal. The lyrics discuss social awareness on topics like the declining of free speech, intolerance, and the problems with globalization. The band has also contributed tracks to multiple compilations, including Prowling For The Blasts #2 compilation, Grind4Ukraine Vol1 Compilation, and Soulgrinder Zine Comp 6.

Sickrecy's first full-length, Salvation Through Tyranny magnifies these attributes to a more explosive degree, with ten new damaging tracks fueled by the members' socio-political intensity. The record was recorded by the band, mixed and mastered at the Overlook by William Blackmoon, and completed with cover artwork and layout by Mike Fisher Custom Artwork. The record also features guest appearances by Dan Lundberg (Edge Of Obsolescence) and Niklas Frohagen (Forest Of Shadows) (*Review by HERE ).

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6.15.2023

EXTINCTION OF MANKIND

"storm of resentment"

Year: 2018

Country: UK

City: London

Label: Agipunk

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 11

Time: 40 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Crust Punk

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"northern scum"

Year: 2006

Label: Profane Existence

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 10

Time: 33 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Crust Punk

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"the nightmare seconds"

Year: 2004

Label: Profane Existence

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 12

Time: 40 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Crust Punk

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"baptised in shit"

Year: 1995

Label: Skuld

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 11

Time: 35 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Crust Punk

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6.12.2023

TORCHE

"admission"

Year: 2019

Country: US

City: Miami

Label: Relapse

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 11

Time: 36 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Stoner Rock

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"restarter"

Year: 2015

Label: Relapse

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 10

Time: 40 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Stoner Rock

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"harmonicraft"

Year: 2012

Label: Volcom

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 13

Time: 40 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Stoner Rock

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"meanderthal"

Year: 2008

Label: Robotic Empire

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 13

Time: 36 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Stoner Rock

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"idem"

Year: 2005

Label: Robotic Empire

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 11

Time: 36 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Stoner Rock

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6.06.2023

MAN MUST DIE

"the pain behind it all"

Year: 2023

Country: UK

City: Glasgow

Label: Distortion

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 10

Time: 50 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

Man Must Die was formed in May 2002, with John Lee, Alan McFarland, Danny McNab and Joe McGlynn. The band members were known throughout the Scottish metal scene through other bands such as Regorge, Confusion Corporation, Co-Exist and Godplayer. They released a four-track demo, The Season Of Evil, in 2003 which attracted label Retribute Records who released their debut album ...Start Killing, in 2004. They released their second studio album through Relapse Records, titled The Human Condition. In 2007, Man Must Die parted ways with John Lee who was replaced by Matt Holland, the former drummer of Inversus, Zillah, Sons Of Slaughter and Madman Is Absolute. And in 2012, Matt Holland was replaced by Australian drummer Todd Hansen, of Canadian band Amplitusion, Australian bands Headkase, Rome, F.U.C., and formerly of The Berzerker. In 2009 Man Must Die released their third studio album, entitled No Tolerance For Imperfection through Relapse Records. They toured extensively supporting the likes of Machine Head, Hatebreed, Decapitated, Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Cephalic Carnage, Kataklysm, The Rotted and Exodus. Their 4th studio album, entitled Peace Was Never an Option was released on 11 November 2013. Man Must die entered the studio in 2018 to record the "Gagging Order" EP. This included 2 covers and the "Slave to the Animal" single and was released in 2019. On 20 January 2023, the band announced their fifth album, The Pain Behind It All, would be released on 17 February, and also released the music video for the album's title track.

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"peace was never an option"

Year: 2012

Label: Lifeforce

Format: CD

Tracks: 9

Time: 40 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

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"gagging order"

Year: 2019

Label: GrindScene

Format: CD

Tracks: 7

Time: 20 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

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"no tolerance for imperfection"

Year: 2009

Label: Relapse

Format: CD, 2 x LP

Tracks: 11

Time: 45 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

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"the human condition"

Year: 2007

Label: Relapse

Format: CD

Tracks: 11

Time: 50 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

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"start killing"

Year: 2004

Label: Retribute

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 9

Time: 30 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Death Metal

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6.02.2023

SLIPKNOT

"idem"

Year: 1999

Country: US

City: Iowa

Label: Warner

Format: CD, LP

Tracks: 17

Time: 35 min.

Genre: rock

Style: Nu Metal

It’s odd that a band who, unconventionally, has nine members can be so formulaic. Slipknot is a huge gimmick and it is of no surprise that, given the American metal landscape that their gimmick was marketable, and has led the band to commercial success. They wear gruesome masks and write seriously heavy, angst-ridden music. Add in some rap and heavy distortion to make them appear hip and you’ve got a band that angry teenagers (usually for little reason), who know nothing about real music, will eat up. These same elements will also make them despised by most metal purists. I for one, tried my best to hate these guys when they first broke into the mainstream, but I could not ignore their heaviness, attitude and aggression which are elements that I enjoy in my metal so I decided to check them out. Sure, the anger is contrived and the lyrics are designed for disillusioned youth everywhere to identify with, but that marketing strategy is hardly new and neither is metal bands that use gimmicks to sell records, so I won’t hold this, their image and their commercial success against them. Rather, I will focus on their music, which really should be the ONLY reason some one does or does not like them.

I believe the old saying; “Too many cooks spoil the broth” is a good way to describe many of the songs on this album. Yes, they are extremely heavy and their sound is nice and thick, but having nine band members trying to contribute often results in a jumbled mess. Add heavy distortion and constant guitar feedback and often what you end up with is unlistenable noise that actually bothers your ears. Tattered and Torn is a great example of this. Distortion and screeching sound effects are an effective and easy way to create filler for an album and a cheap way to try and make an album sound angry. Marilyn Manson is often guilty of this, as he and Slipknot both go for the same pseudo-disturbing image and sound. I believe that both bands would do well to strip down their sound a bit and ease off the distortion.

Another element of this album that turns me off is the rap element which there is plenty of on this album. Whenever Corey Taylor begins to rap, virtually whatever potential the song once had goes out of the window and the song turns to crap. This happens on Only One, Spit it Out and No Life, and effectively ruins these songs. It’s a shame because I like some of what Slipknot offers on this album, such as the crunching heavy riffs, the drums (When the percussionists aren’t over doing it and using the lame “Tin drum sound” which Metallica would eventually copy) and the vocals (When Cory is barking and not rapping) as well as the anger and aggression (no matter how contrived it is, it still sounds convincing) However, on this album, the negatives far outweigh the positives.

Highlights of this album include the tracks Sic, Wait and Bleed and Surfacing. Sic is seriously heavy and pissed off and despite the presence of a turntable, still manages to be a good track. Wait and Bleed is commercial Slipknot so it is turned down a notch and has some actual singing on it, however, the song gets super heavy at the end and features a killer last riff. What separates Surfacing from other filler and wastes of time on this album is the killer chorus. It screams attitude. Every other song on the album is either average or crap. Unfortunately, the nihilistic theme of this album and the angst starts to wear thin after a while. It seems that somewhere, maybe half way through the album, that “I’m so pissed” seems to turn into “Why Me?” which makes the album seem to drag on and on effectively burying what interest I had left for the songs at the end of the album. Speaking of dragging on, the last track Scissors has a huge pause at the end of the song and then, around the 13:24 mark, there is some dialogue which is just plain stupid and I won’t even go into that. However, the track doesn’t end there, as there is one super fast and heavy song played which is better than half of the songs on this album. It’s a shame that they buried this song at the very end of the album and that you can’t just skip right to it. Instead, you have to manually fast foward if you don’t want to sit through silence and silly banter. Personally, I hate it when bands do this as it makes putting the CD on random a pain in the ass.

This album is only listenable to those who are fans of nu-metal as each song contains elements of the genre. However, although there are some things that I like about this album, in the end, there is also way too much that I don’t (*Review by Shane ).

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