Bong – Stoner Rock (Ritual Productions)
Ok…firstly. Bong. Secondly….Bong. Maybe the best word ever ? Why are they called Bongs ? I don’t know but…
metal
Noothgrush / Coffins – Split (Relapse)
An EP of doomy / sludge metal that occasionally lets its hair down with a little blast of regular-speed…
Wolves In The Throne Room – BBC Session 2011 (Southern Lord)
I was quite excited to finally hear WITTR (as they’re colloquially known) as the band seemed to have bought…
NAILS – ABANDON ALL LIFE (Southern Records)
I went through a bit of a grindcore renaissance recently when I heard Pig Destroyer’s “Prowler In The Yard”…
Pombagira – Maleficia Lamiah (Black Axis Records)
Epic and decidedly magnificent sludge / doom metal with psychedelic overtones delivered in a two huge slabs, the titular…
Coma Wall / Undersmile – Wood And Wire (Shaman Recordings)
The “Narwhal” album from Undersmile was a brilliant, if desultory experience, and I was very interested to see what…
Boduf Songs – Burnt Up On Re-Entry (Southern Records)
The first song on “Burnt Up On Re-Entry” contains all the different elements that make up this album and…
Noise of Trouble – Distopia (Brigadisco)
Over-enunciated Italian, lip-smacking spoken-word intro leading into slap bass funk metal with ska horns in accompaniment. Sound familiar ?…
Incoming Cerebral Overdrive – Le Stelle : A Voyage Adrift (Supernatural Cat)
With last years OVO album Supernatural Cat introduced themselves to me in a pretty unique and memorable fashion, so…
Loincloth – Iron Balls Of Steel (Southern Lord)
Southern Lord appear to be on a mission to be home to every metal band in the world….