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The Silver – Ward of Roses (Gilead Media, 2021)

December 2, 2021 Andy Carr Record Review

New post-black metallers on the block, The Silver, have just released their debut record Ward of Roses. Featuring members of old school death metallers, Horrendous,

Wolves In the Throne Room – Primordial Arcana (Relapse Records/Century Media, 2021)

September 27, 2021 Andy Carr Record Review

Cascadian black metal OGs, Wolves in the Throne Room, are back after a four year break with their seventh album, Primordial Arcana. This also marks

Lower Automation – Lower Automation (Zegema Beach, 2021)

July 13, 2021 Andy Carr Record Review

Chicago mathpunks, Lower Automation, have based their self-titled record around a single premise: let’s make the weirdest record we can. They originally made 12 demos,

Big|Brave – Vital (Southern Lord, 2021)

June 2, 2021 Andy Carr Record Review

Quebecois minimalists, Big | Brave are back with their fifth album, Vital, which also marks their fifth release with lovers of all things heavy Southern

Genghis Tron – Dream Weapon (Relapse, 2021)

April 2, 2021 Andy Carr Record Review

Back in the 00s, Genghis Tron were the darlings of the cybergrind world. They released two massive records (including the amazing Board Up The House),

Botanist – Photosynthesis (The Flenser, 2020)

December 8, 2020 Andy Carr Record Review

Now, I’ve never really listened to Botanist before. I’d heard of black metal’s favourite plant botherers back when they first appeared on The Flenser’s roster,

Mattachine – Isolation as a Form of Torture (Zegema Beach, 2020)

August 4, 2020 Andy Carr Record Review

Named after one of America’s first Gay Rights organisations, self-termed Grindrcore merchants Mattachine play hyper-aggressive metalcore fuelled by decades of LGBT+ oppression and homophobia within