FOCUS // Defining Identity with Caspian’s Philip Jamieson & Jonny Ashburn
Being in a band has the potential to be every bit as challenging as it is fun and...
DARK AND HEAVY
EXCLUSIVE // THE CURIOSITY OF NYOS
Lake Nyos sits unassumingly in the Northwest region of Cameroon, with not much apart from it’s rust colored...
Body Hound – No Moon (2019)
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Town Portal – Of Violence (2019)
The void of obscurity is a place Copenhagen based trio Town Portal call home. Not only do they reside here, but they thrive in the entangled rhythmic structures and dissonant soundscapes.
Aiming for Enrike – Las Napalmas (2017)
On their Bandcamp description Aiming for Enrike describe themselves as ‘genius’. Arrogant? Well, take a listen for yourself, and you might find that they’re just speaking frankly.
No Metal In This Battle – Paprika (2017)
Ask the average person what they know about Luxembourg, and they probably won't get a lot further than (a) shit at football (b) rich/tax haven (c) something about the EU, they had a meeting there once, right?
A WEREWOLF! – Wonderful Sound, Strange Shape (2017)
Grindcore is a brilliant genre; in fact, just generally, aggressive-tech-metal can be a very rewarding style of music – there’s a furious, electrifying energy captured in the violence of the music, which can ultimately prove tangibly cathartic. However, it’s such that, most often, that same energy is pumped into the creation of darker, angrier music which, without wanting to criticise, is not what listeners seeking a fix of intense, aggressive music always want.
Terra Collective – Emerge (2017)
For the past three years Tera Collective have been drip feeding us videos and posts regarding the release of a mysterious five song EP. We waited in patience due to our obvious excitement, why wouldn't we be excited? Occasionally we'd lay awake at night with their Facebook posts circling our heads.
Save Us From The Archon – Melancholia (2017)
Depression manifests itself in many ways. Whether diagnosed or not it is a very real and debilitating disease that is nearly impossible to accurately describe to those who are unafflicted. Fortunately there is one outlet that humans have used for thousands of years that portrays these types of intangible emotions: art.
BISONwar – BISONwar (2017)
Pasadena trio BisonWAR are in interesting territory on their self-titled debut. BisonWAR is a dark album, not least implied by its eerie artwork of a twilit winter forest, but it is not an aggressive album. Like a handful of other math rock greats, the likes of Ativin and Town Portal, the band explore heavier terrains but without diving completely into the metal tier.
