Review: Oaken – From The Bonfire
Hungary’s Oaken return with three strong songs that show the band’s willingness to work on their sound. Intense and heavy, “From The Bonfire” is a rewarding experience for fans of sludge and postcore.
Tag: Postcore
Review: Cave In – Heavy Pendulum
Cave In cover the battlefield of past and present and “Heavy Pendulum” hangs there, refusing to settle.
Review: Ostraca – Eventualities
“Eventualities” builds on Ostraca’s long-standing balance of screamo volatility and postrock symbolism, refining ideas they’ve been sharpening since their earlier releases.
Review: Godspeed You! Black Emperor – No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead
“No Title As of 13 February 2024, 28,340 Dead” is Godspeed You! Black Emperor at their most unforgiving, transforming grief and political fury into a slow-moving monolith of sound that refuses comfort or release. It’s a harrowing, deeply human record that demands patience and emotional investment, but rewards it with a sense of weight and purpose few bands can summon.
Review: God Is An Astronaut – Embers
“Embers” drifts between grief and grandeur, letting strings and exotic tones bloom over ruinous guitar swells and mournful silence. Its lengths falter occasionally, but when it catches fire it burns hotter than many peers.
Review: Guiltless – Teeth to Sky
A formidable statement from veterans, “Teeth to Sky” channels mankinds tendency to ruin into texture and grit. While never reinventing heaviness, Guiltless deliver it with clarity, purpose, and a quiet, undeclared mercy.
Cult of Luna @Modernes, Bremen
Two drummers, a wall of fog, and light that cuts like a blade – Cult of Luna throw Bremen into a slow-moving storm.
Review: Chora – There Lies A Friend I Once Knew
Chora is a band out of Memphis, Tennessee and obviously hold their Cult Of Luna-collection in high regard. Which isn’t a bad thing to do at all, and if it’s lead to a massive album like “There Lies A Friend I Once Knew” everyone’s happy. …
Review: Lethvm – Winterreise
Lethvm give the listener a daring, frostbitten experiment in atmosphere and aggression, a record that shifts between lurching doom, blackened edges, post-metal breadth, and occasional post-hardcore unrest. “Winterreise” doesn’t always land every twist, but many of its risks sing in the silent cold it carves …