Screamo, Skramz, Emo-Violence, whatever you call it, it’s a rather niche sub-genre that’s been around since the 90s. Back in the mid-00s, I was all
Read moreCROWNING / MARÉE NOIRE – Split (Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
I dived head-first into this split without prior knowledge of either band other than having heard Crowning’s cover of “Farewell to Words” on the Envy
Read moreENVY/LOVE – An Envy Tribute (Zegema Beach Records, 2018)
Going in to this I have to admit I was already sceptical for a number of reasons. Envy were a large influence on me in
Read moreStaff top twenty of 2018: Tony Maher – LPs (#20 – #11)
The other day I posted up a list of my top ten 7in records and EPs of 2018. Have a look, and see if you
Read moreYoung Mountain – Lost Tree (Through Love Records / Zegema Beach Records / Miss The Stars Records / Hardcore For The Losers / Dasein Records / Pundonor Records, 2018)
So this is another of those occasions when a band has approached me out of the blue for a review of their new joint. This
Read moreAttan – End Of. (Fysisk Format, 2018)
Attan are from the northernmost part of Norway, so it’s small wonder that this is bleaker than a nuclear winter and as punishing as fuck
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