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Trebor Alesana plays instruments, fucking GYBE fucking goes in the kitchen, and drops pans on the floor, open doors and slam them, water the fucking flowers and watch a train go by, then calls it music., , , ,

Vein.fm Errorzone
have you ever wanted botch mixed with alternative metal, mosh parts and beefy production with a dash of nu metal? i didn't really either to be honest but this is pretty fun! the first half is all songs under two and half minutes that flow together into a giant beatdown, it's good but nothing too special or standout save for the occasional clean vocals to break up the monotony. the songwriting just isn't there for me, it's mostly a collection of breakdowns and mathy riffs strung together.

the second half is where the band really shines. the songs are all longer save for an interlude and show the band knows how to write a memorab		3.5
05.17.24
Ash Borer Ash Borer
4.0
05.17.24
Immortal Battles in the North
this is not a big step down from diabolical fullmoon mysticism or pure holocaust at all. maybe it is a touch less memorable in the riff department but it still delivers relentless pure black metal experience. this album's strength is definitely the speed it is played at, pure holocaust is fast but this aims to go even faster. some say that abbath's drumming is sloppy and a touch off but i don't even care when you are constantly blasting at the nonstop pace he is on this. abbath is even more croaky and goblin-like here which perfectly compliments the frostbitten atmosphere.

the thicker wall of sound production actually adds to t		4.0
05.15.24
Knocked Loose Pop Culture
going back to a bands first material after being introduced by their new stuff is interesting. definitely cool to see how knocked loose evolved and you can see that right from this ep. simple, heavy as hell beatdown with bouncy grooves that are reminiscent of early the acacia strain especially on "manipulator ii". bryan garris hadn't yet developed his unique bark yet and delivers a more typical solid hardcore scream which although not bad is less preferable to what he is doing now oddly enough.

thick downtuned guitars deliver the groove and breakdowns that hit hard. it's only 12 minutes and about as straight to the point as thi		3.0
05.15.24
Colossal Welcome the Problems
instrumentally this album is really great top shelf math rock, the free flowing noodley licks are catchy as well as technically impressive. with the use of trumpet as well it will of course invoke comparisons to american football but a lot of this album is much more up tempo with much more poppy sensibilities. jazzy drumming compliments the mathy riffs perfectly and the driving basslines are standout. just imagine if american football rocked out a bit more. it's all great stuff when one of the two singers is doing vocals.

sadly the main vocalist for me brings this down quite a bit. he delivers an incredibly low key vocal perfor		3.5
05.15.24
Vision of Disorder Vision of Disorder
this is one of those albums that i wish i liked more. all of the ingredients are there for something great but sadly it doesn't fully come together for me. the main issue for me is the crooning deftones-esque alternative metal clean vocals that were in vogue at the time which are present in almost every song. "voila" being the worst offender with cries of murderrrrrrrrrr becoming incredibly grating. tim williams has a really impressive raw, throat shredding scream that perfectly fits with the hardcore parts but the singing just doesn't work. it's not that it is poorly performed, i just don't think it fits with the hard hitting grooves.
3.0
05.15.24
Burzum Hlidskjalf
4.0
05.12.24

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  • Frost15 Very different type of black metal but if you haven't heard Thantifaxath's Sacred White Noise that would my rec. It's my fav BM album from the 2010s
    May 16 09:48 AM
  • Frost15 Thanks for the kind words! Music is such a polivalent and powerful art...
    May 16 12:16 AM
  • Frost15 Hope it's nothing too serious man. Music is one of the best things to channel emotions when you're down for health or emotional reasons. I'm finishing my list of records rn so be ready to have a good laugh
    May 15 11:34 PM
  • jrlikestodance It's definitely an acquired taste but maybe they will grow on you! Album 2 they get heavier and mathier surprisingly. I still need to dig beyond their first 2
    May 14 06:31 PM
  • bighubbabuddha yes we are in a homosexual polycule, problem?
    May 14 08:08 AM

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