Metal playlists from the underground
The 14-track Retronomicon can best be described as a scattershot composite of death metal band After Death. Led by early Morbid Angel member Mike Browning, After Death’s metallic style varies across this disc due to the material being taken from different eras with different band lineups, most notably with a Deep Purple-esque organ found on […]
Spastic dance-rock with an underlying anger issue applies to the sounds which come from the 12-track Energy Czar by UK act Hunting Lodge. This tripped-out trio take bits of Jesus Lizard, Butthole Surfers, Sonic Youth, and The Birthday Party to make sublime music whose sound echoes like the brilliance of a four-year old covered in […]
Kassin+2 play the kind of music suited best on a resort while sipping from a drink dressed up with little pink umbrellas…if the resort were on another planet, that is on their 17-track endeavor Futurismo. Laid back with traditional sounds at the forefront at times (“Futurismo,” “Pra Lembrar”), this Brazilian three-musician collective find solace in […]
A low-key, lo-fi vibe is cast from the 10-track release by Californian and former Thrasher photographer Nik Freitas entitled Sundown. Perfect for the day lounging around the house with not much to do, tracks like the title track and “See Me There” transcend from the coffee house to your stereo with the subtle charm and […]
Let there be doom was the decree, and My Shameful readily beckoned the call on the seven-track 50 minute sojourn Descend. Utilizing a crawling tempo throughout and adorned with a multitude of ghastly vocal styles to creep the masses out, this troupe take the classic blueprints drawn by Celtic Frost and Candlemass and death metal […]