Devil's Horns Zine

  Death by a 1000 Bullets: Incredible Mixed releases: Mortuary Sickness, Kerry King, Firing Squad, Wormwood, Teeth Like Knives, Deicide, ViperSnatch and Worship Grief. These are the dog bollocks, concise short reviews of shit you need to buy now. Got it, now read, buy and thank me later fuckface. We have a blindingly awesome selection of releases here. Let's go and get into these bangers. Mortuary Sickness-What Lies Beyond. Melbourne-based Death Metal kill squad that last Friday dropped one of the best Aussie Death Metal releases in years. It has everything from Bolt Thrower, Morbid Angel, Death to Suffocation in its overall style. They can slow it down easily, or rage with rapid-fire. The vocals are gnarly and raw as hell, with brilliant song structure and crushing mood across the release, drums and bass are off the chart with production that is like peak 90's aggression. Flawless and free from trends and bullshit. Every track is a highlight, go grab it now!!! https://mortuar...

  Svalbard (and special guests) gig review Melbourne. What an incredible gig. Words-Mark J. and Pics-Dan McKay. Svalbard, @Howler Melbourne May 26, 2024. What an absolutely stunning gig anytime, let alone a Sunday for the finale gig of the UK's elite new artists of the last ten years, Svalbard on their debut Australian tour. The venue is certainly one of our fair city's finest and to match this was a sublime lineup; free from the generic let's throw support bands together that all sound the same. This was a very curated and clever lineup, as was the case for the whole tour including the brilliant Halo of Teeth, Wicked Sisters and Blind Girls in other states. But this gig was the cherry on top of a mouthwatering cake. Encierro We at this zine adored their debut album Doomsday Still Bleeds Red when it dropped earlier this year; an absolute Neo-Crust classic and this band always destroys on the live front. Front forward aggressive, yet progressive hardcore punk with a message;...

  Botch and Conjurer gig review Melbourne 18/5/24-An absolute classic banger of a gig. I was looking forward to this so much as Botch is one of those classic bands you always wanted to see and never thought you would. All their releases are solid and crushing. Having Conjurer join the Melbourne leg was also a dream come true as these blackened post-metal/hardcore modern wizards are at the forefront of their genre. Let's do this. Conjurer is at the cutting edge of current British extreme metal with their sublime mix of sludgy doom meets death metal/hardcore with some atmospheric black metal edges also. It Dwells was the perfect opener as it showcases the wide range of the band's skills. Dual vocals of different tones, acidic riffs and a bombastic rhythm section all create an emotive armageddon. The set draws from their two banging albums, Mire and Pathos. Both are different, but super essential beasts. The key for this band is each album utterly drips in raw, unhinged and catha...