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We asked Corrupt Moral Altar if they’d describe their latest album, Eunoia, as a “crusty grind record with introspective and political lyrics.” Speaking over email, drummer Tom Dring replied, “We’ve Continue reading Corrupt Moral Altar LP release: interview
After the last album from the band GridLink in 2014, fans of vocalist Jon Chang might have been wondering what his next musical endeavor will be. In December of 2017, Continue reading No One Knows What The Dead Think interview: new band from old Discordance Axis members
The grind boys from Pittsburgh have recorded 14 tracks for a new album, Crossburner, coming out CD and on Bandcamp on October 27, 2017. It’s up for pre-order at Season Continue reading Complete Failure returns with “Crossburner”: interview
“Smooshing melodic stuff against abrasive stuff”—that’s how Matthew Michel described a typical song section of his old band Majority Rule. That formula, the band’s passionate live shows, and its lyrics earned Continue reading Majority Rule on their reunion: interview
D.U. last spoke to City of Caterpillar back in 2003 before the band broke up. Since that time, the Virginia band’s reputation as a groundbreaking emo/hardcore/whatever-it-is band has grown. In Continue reading City of Caterpillar interview on their reunion
Pleiades’ Dust is the new record from Gorguts, out now on Season of Mist, and it’s been getting very strong notices. It’s high time, then, to run a cleaned-up version Continue reading Gorguts interview: From the Vault
One of the things Champ Morgan is known for is singing for the Texas grindcore band Kill The Client. But now, we can add another band to his list of Continue reading BLK OPS interview: making noise
“Tortured blackened doom/death metal” is how Atlanta’s Withered describes itself, and that’s accurate. The band has knocked out three albums of this slice of music since 2003: Memento Mori, Folie Continue reading Withered interview: new album & Atlanta’s music scene
Back in 2013, a bunch of Brazilian record labels (Terceiro Mundo Chaos Discos, Cianeto Discos, Zuada Records, Contra-mão Records, Cipreste Negro Records, Old Grindered Days Records, Equivokke Records) teamed up and Continue reading Circling back to a couple Napalm Death tribute albums: comments from Barney Greenway
For fans of space science, the New Horizons probe that did a fly-by of Pluto and its moons in July was the highlight of the year. Lots of different scientists and Continue reading Brian May of Queen: contributions to the Pluto space mission