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Pagan Records \ Poland \ raw black metal \ rotten black metal
Mordhell – Graveyard Fuck (Unwashed Human Body Black Metal)
This is one of those albums where you’re like “whelp, here we go,” because it absolutely does not give two shits how you feel and it’s telling you immediately what it’s about. It does it in a fairly open, yet peaceful way as well. The title’s clear, but the cover, which only hints at […]
grindcore \ Jef Whitehead \ Oregon \ Portland \ powerviolence \ Tartarus Records
Tithe – Penance (No One Will Like You Metal)
At first I was getting annoyed by all the Jef Whitehead covers I was seeing in 43% of the promos I’ve had come in (that’s exact math) and then I scoped this one and was like “okay, I get it.” What a perfect arrangement! And what a great example of how cover art can […]
Brandon Cronenberg \ Elevation Pictures \ Neon \ science fiction \ thriller
Possessor (Self-Denying Sci-Fi Nighmare Fuel)
As legendary Canadian auteur David Cronenberg continues to sway from directorial duties, his bloodline has taken the reigns. The pressure was on Brandon Cronenberg to deliver a successful follow up to 2012’s Antiviral, but with Possessor, it can be confirmed that the prodigal son has returned with a shocking new vision. The film deals […]
blackened death metal \ Blood Harvest Records \ Skaðvaldur \ Victoria
Evoker – Evil Torment (Love Hate Relationship Death Metal)
Though the creeping beast grave cover by Skaðvaldur is cool, I was completely disinterested in Evoker’s new EP, Evil Torment, when I started to listen. Ugh…more death metal…I thought, and let it churn and grumble in the background as I did other things, barely paying attention…at first. But somehow it began to chew away […]
California \ Neil Scrivin \ post-punkwave \ Santa Cruz \ Starfield Music \ synthwave
Vandal Moon – Black Kiss (Post-Punkwave Lovechild)
It always annoys me so listen up you guys. Send me more promos like this. Gawsh why do bands of this type seem to be so poorly promoted? Maybe it’s the focus we used to have on metal all the time, I don’t know. Seeing our metal focus long ago they say “oh that’s […]
1C Entertainment \ 3D Realms \ first-person shooter \ KillPixel \ PC \ Steam
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin (Screaming Demon Booger Gun Game)
Kind of like retro thrash, usually a retro-style shooter can get the blood moving quickly. Anyone familiar with the genre can pop off a number of classics, and I won’t waste your time doing that here. What I will waste your time on is WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, a Quake-engine gore blast that will […]
caveman metal \ Daniel Shaw \ Finland \ Hells Headbangers \ war metal
Violent Hammer – Riders of the Wasteland (Caveman Metal)
With a name like Violent Hammer you expect, and discover, that these guys aren’t hear to waste any time smashing you into the ground. They’ve done their time with demos and lineup changes and now it’s just going to be what it is. They’re probably cavemen, too, and I’m sure they gorge themselves daily […]
Dayton \ Matt Mills \ Ohio \ pls better name \ Red Moth Records \ sludgegaze
Close the Hatch – Modern Witchcraft (Pls Better Name Sludgegaze)
I have to say this band has one of the worst freaking names I’ve ever heard. No one can beat Clouds Taste Satanic, though, but this is getting close let me tell you. Like what? Close the bomb shelter hatch? Is this a mouth reference like “down the hatch” when you eat? What are […]
crust metal \ Sweden \ Transcending Obscurity \ Turkka G. Rantanen
Henry Kane – Age of the Idiot (Conglomerate Crust Metal)
I feel like the promos I’ve been receiving, the ones I’ve selected anyway, have really come in the perfect order. I’ve had a great sampling of noise, heavy metal, punk, etc., and now add to that this slab with some crust stuff and we’re pretty much filling out a memoir. And this is rather […]
ARS GOETIA \ cyberpunk \ demons \ Maple Whispering Limited \ noir \ Plug In Digital \ point-and-click video games \ video games
The Blind Prophet (Infernal Point-and-Click Cyberpunk Noir)
Boy do I appreciate a little bit of dis oh baby. That infernal demon action is what I’m talking about hell yeah. Looking at the above header I designed from a screencap you’re probably like you…sick…freak, but I’m merely savoring the sweet taste of point-and-click madness that this game is built upon, nothing more, […]
