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  Anarazel-Our Dark Lord & Saviour album review By Mark J. FFO: Sensational Old School Black Metal and Dark Thrash masterpiece. We certainly get many releases across our digital desk and only a few grab our attention instantly, but this one literally grabbed us by the throat and headbutted us. Anarazel delivers a crushing masterpiece with their second full-length album and it is a stunning release that you need. The band have actually existed since 1996 and member changes and breaks aside, they have a robust ethos of solid spine-ripping black metal of the finest quality. What I love about this band is they certainly are massively influenced by Norway and its Nordic neighbours but have ravishing throwbacks to the old greats such as Bathory, Venom and German thrash legends such as Sodom, Destruction and Kreator. Combine this with a dual vocal attack, brilliant songwriting skills and stellar production and you have a seriously assured and bombastic masterpiece. Our Dark Lord &...

  4 In The Chamber-Empires Collapse. FFO: Blazing Biohazard/Tough Metallic Hardcore. Wow, 1054 records bringing the killer heat again with this sick project. This release certainly takes you by surprise; the riffs are biting, the groove factor is off the chart and the vocals are king. This band has been kicking since the 90s but this current lineup is like the elite Special Forces of hardcore(with sizeable metalcore vibe-in the best way). Here's the history lesson fuckos: 4 In The Chamber was part of that 90s hardcore wave of no musical limits and mixed bill shows, founded in 1995 by David M (Without A Cause, Apparition & Xtinguish the Code) on bass and Frankie G on guitars. 4ITC featured a two singer vocal attack of John and Cedric, Anthony on drums and Steve on second guitar & played non-stop in the NY,NJ,PA & Conn area. They then went into the studio with Noah Evens (Icemen) to record a two song demo & before long a solid fan base was devolving for 4ITC and it wa...

  Stoners, the Stones and Non-New-Orleanian Jazz Funerals, A Bongcleaner Review: Written by M H Thomson. Bongcleaner has long been one of my favourite local Melbournian sludge acts. I have had the pleasure of sharing the stage and hanging out with this trio of loveable reprobates on enough occasions I have long since lost count. Comprising of bassist and vocalist Mike Ernest, guitarist Ell Garcia, and drummer Jordan Stixx, the group have finally gotten around to recording something. The remainder of this article is my thoughts, track by track on the fruits of their recent first foray into the studio, it’s titled Bongxiety. Bongcleaner:   The band's title track opens with one of my favourite types of sludge doom riffs, that of the slow swinging bluesier that sounds like an old Rolling Stones 45 being played at 33rpm, albeit in a tuning so low the bass response registers on the Richter scale (i.e. not exactly Keith Richards preferred open G). When the vocals kick in, about a m...

  Wormrot Interview with Rasyid. FFO: Killer intelligent non-generic grindcore. Wormrot is a maker of wickedly heavy extreme music that has progressed with each release but remains abrasive and unrelenting. This sensational band hit our shores again in Sept, with the mighty Napalm Death and amazing support bands. Prepare your ears!. Rasyid was easy to chat to and his commitment to his craft is brilliant as evidenced by last year's mindblowing album, Hiss . This is a great listen. Go buy Hiss if you haven't already, it is a masterpiece, then listen/watch this: https://www.veed.io/view/061a36ef-6d2c-4205-9959-3faf76859c37?panel=share Catch them on this incredible tour in Sept: Tix here: PERTH, MELBOURNE – www.oztix.com.au ADELAIDE, BRISBANE – www.moshtix.com.au SYDNEY – www.factorytheatre.com.au WELLINGTON – https://moshtix.co.nz CHRISTCHURCH – www.undertheradar.co.nz AUCKLAND – https://galatos.co.nz Get antisocial with Wormrot: https://www.facebook.com/wormrot

Y NOT-More Beer...More Noise!!! Album review by Mark J. FFO: Raw, Old School Punk Glory with some cool sludge metal elements. Finally, we have a new old-school style punk band, which is a relief to all the social media arse-kissing and brand-sponsored and overhyped hardcore filth we currently have polluting our ears and venues. This is a glorious raw punk metal beast of an album that not only has quality folk in the band but also has two certified punk legends; namely Bucky of Warp Spasm/ BeanFlipper fame and Sir Camel of Wot Rot and they both have had endless other wicked bands previously. Prepare for eight banging punk anthems with some old hardcore vibes, a touch of UK82 punk, tons of sprinkles of abrasive metal, and crunchy sludge.  Neck a beer or twelve and strap yourself into this superb punk classic release.  Track one is Myki , the dumbarse public transport payment system we detest and even more so with the authoritarian fake cops that police it. That aside, what an op...

  Orlando Furioso-Voices EP review. FFO: Blazing, thrashy hardcore. 1054 Records have done it again, this time with an excellent new EP from the crew from Washington DC. Founded by Nick Sawaya in early 2020 as a solo studio project, Orlando Furioso self-released four singles and a four-song EP heavily influenced by classic punk and hardcore before quickly solidifying a full lineup and taking it to the stage. Joined by bassist Mike Pruitt, drummer Holden Lee Duke, and guitarists Jay Frost and Fred Delacruz of Silence Equals Death, Orlando Furioso’s high-energy performances throughout the mid-Atlantic quickly established them as one of the must-see acts coming out of DC, playing with bands like Madball, Sick Of It All, Life of Agony, and Rob Lind of Blood for Blood and Ramallah. This vivid release has mad tempo riffs, scathing vocals and excellent drums/bass warfare. Voices beckon your speakers to be blown. O.F. is a dynamic and super energetic band that has translated their passion...

  Arsenico-Reign of Fear EP review by Mark J. FFO: Classic Hardcore/Crust/D-Beat. A reasonably new (well 2022) D-beat/Hardcore Megaforce from Sydney. This debut EP or 7" is as solid as you would expect from the impressive experience contained in this band. And just because it has Dennis the Menace on Vox from Darkhorse, don't expect it to sound the same. I mean it's not a country and western band, but it explores different formats of searing aggression. This is like a perfect mix of blazing Sydney no bullshit hardcore like Toe to Toe/AVO etc meets the modern worship of Tragedy/From Ashes Rise/Aus Rotten/Disfear. And it works so well, all six tracks are wild and dominating. This is a truly killer release. The opening track Forced Motherhood is raging like the topics it covers(lyrics as expected are awesomely aggressive and sociopolitically scathing as all should be), and the interplay between the Toe to Toe style harmonies mixed with a more crust metal style guitar is sens...

  Enzyme-Golden Dystopian Age album review by Mark J. FFO: Stunningly brutal and clever D-beat perfection. Album number two has arrived from these raw punk/D-beat legends and it's a ripper. Louder, more tangential and utter classic. This album will be guaranteed to be a frequent player for even the fussiest punk/hardcore fan. Get ready for face-melting D-beat glory with lovely head nods to so many great bands, but sounding damn original at the same time. Enzyme has really arrived with this incredible release. Album number Two commences in a forceful and confident manner with the muscular Intro/State of Fear. You immediately hear riffs that are reminiscent of Black Sabbath, but sneakily it gets fuzzy, and weirdly electro with noisy sounds/beats(care of NERVE-local fantastic hard techno-wizard who adds his skills to three tracks on this album) and drifts into fantastic spoken words integrating with the punk electroclash (also featuring Bernie from Hardcore Victim records), and this ...

  Pizza Death-Reign of the Anticrust album review. FFO: Funny as Pizza Crossover and utterly brilliant songs. You have all heard the first album, a headbanging and moshing classic, and we all understand the brief; fast, thrashy crossover with all the lyrics laser-focused on Pizza or death related to it. Pizza Death also runs this solid and consistent theme thru cool advertisements/promos and epic merch. Now you could think that this is simply a lightweight, humourous band having fun with no skill. Not remotely, this band is a tight and killer live force and the second album is sensational. Ten fucking pizzas out of ten, now let's cut to the slice. Album number two is as spicy and cheesy as the debut that dropped two years ago, but the songs seem even more energetic and more deranged. Indeed the humour works a treat, any of the titles are sidesplitting and the samples are spot on. Shit is funny from start to end, but simple Beavis and Butthead-level humour would not last 20 songs de...