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  No Coffin-All Life Must End EP review. FFO: Hardcore, Metal and Dirty fkn Groove. 2020 saw the killer EP Ugly, Broke, Decayed from this crazed band drop and it was utterly raw and hectic. This seems to match the shows captured live via YouTube, just gritty, gnarly warped hardcore. This second EP will fuel your fire without any doubt. Not only is the music, heavy as hell but the themes are as well - tying in their artwork, lyrics and music videos to create a visceral and violent aesthetic. No Coffin make dangerous music for a dangerous world, keep your head on a fucking swivel, especially if you're experiencing these guys in a moshpit. Kicking off with their debut EP Ugly, Broke, Decayed in 2020 it was immediately obvious that the band had a knack for making brutal but groovy music, and now with the latest release All Life Must End, they've further established their misanthropic style. This four-track EP is as epic as its predecessor and continues the multigenred style they r...

  Kartosoewirjo?-Mandi Darah Saudara Sendiri EP review. FFO: Chaotic Mathcore/Hardcore: Converge, Botch, Mr Bungle. This brilliant act from Jakarta, Indonesia is killer, it's a one-man project that is extreme, almost jazzy and wild. The execution is technical, the production punchy as hell and it has many guest vocalists and whilst short, is a heap of insane fun. All in all, a wild ride of Mathcore, jazzy hardcore and metal and it would be wild live. I loved every second, but the act needs to do a whole album of this goodness. Great, epic and deranged. Grab it now: https://kartosoewirjo.bandcamp.com/ Antisocial: https://www.facebook.com/Krtswrj Here's a cool interview from another zine about the project: https://ever-metal.com/2021/06/09/emqs-with-kartosoewirjo/?fbclid=IwAR2YyfqtufmnU1ofzLfGWOnCYNt8ICwRFZyOXQzQbOSQFm2e5A9DduqKvzM

  Primal Age-Masked album review. FFO: Metal influenced Hardcore-Earth Crisis, Hatebreed, Sworn Enemy, All Out War. This is a total beast of a release. Angry, but clever as hell. Lyrically biting and every track has buckets of gnarly riffs. This may be their third album, but it's definitely their masterpiece. As a huge fan of hardcore and old school SXE hardcore, I love how this mixes the heavy shit of thrash/metalcore with the face kick of SXE hardcore. At times it has a solid Earth Crisis vibe, some H8000 influence and more modern metal like Lamb of God or Walls of Jericho. This album draws you in from the very start and every track is solid, chunky, has awesome lyrics and sounds spot on. There is tons of variety, the tone is strong and it's inspiring/catchy. Well recommended!. Grab it here: https://backl.ink/144823441 Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFDJmf9d5k Antisocial: https://www.facebook.com/PRIMALAGE

  Latest God-S/T EP review. FFO: Classic Hardcore. Yes, I realise this was last month or so, but to me, this is the best Aussie Hardcore EP since the '90s. Latest God's sum of parts is old dudes(like me, it's true) from various hardcore bands getting together and forming a band that definitely tilts its head to the classic bands of the past. This drips in Dag Nasty, Ignition, Minor Threat and even Slapshot style worship. But they ain't a cover band, this is well written, catchy and emotive gold. And there's even a Minute Minder cover, plus wicked art and coloured vinyl. Perfection!. If you haven't heard this, grab a copy, even digital this is excellent and frankly the best music you will hear this year!!. https://lifelairregretrecords.bandcamp.com/album/self-titled-5

  Dee Snider-Leave a Scar album review. FFO:Metal, Heavy Metal and more Metal. This is a solid album that soars with its more rage-filled moments. Leave A Scar balances out the melodic tracks with some serious killer tracks that even border on metalcore. This sounds huge as production is expertly handled by Jamey Jasta and it pops hard. I personally think that the harder tracks stand out more, but Dee is 66 years of age he can do what the fuck he wants. His voice on his solo albums is so much better than the TS albums and he mixes the old school with the new, and no one does that well. This is a wicked release and it is well worth getting as it warrants endless plays. The album is like Judas Priest's 2018 classic Firepower a record that defies time and shines a spotlight on proper metal gods.

  Jalang-Santau album review. FFO: Raging crust that is surprisingly catchy and epic!. Here's the bio or update: Jalang (formerly Lái) play fast-paced and danceable D-beat punk, propelling the band’s ferocious vocals into the face of the listener. Vocalist Alda’s lyrics are delivered in Bahasa Indonesia and English, engaging with both her own and collective narratives that explore politics, religion, feminism and queer rights in South East Asia, and the diaspora in so-called Australia. Timmy (Extinct Exist, Pisschrist, Schifosi) on guitar and Tessa (Ubik, Masses) on bass were joined by Kyle (Sheer Mag) on drums in 2021. Lái's 2020 debut masterpiece  Pontianak was one of my fave album's last year by its raging crust explosiveness and brilliant political content. How could they top that?. Well, the name may have changed as well as some lineup changes and that answer is a firm HELL YES!. Santau takes a very basic formula and improves it in every way. The changes are big and co...

  Desecrator-Summoning album review. FFO: Proper old school metal!!!. What a ragingly solid band that has been kicking it for ages, but very soon drop album number three. And Summoning is an absolute killer album and their finest record.  We are well aware Desecrator is a band that is renowned for their amazing live shows and their dedication is clear by the track "Beg Steal or Borrow". Not only a metal classic tune, but it (like the whole album) places their flag or banner in the middle of the musical landscape and screams we fucking ain't here to fuck spiders. This is a classic album that is very reminiscent of old school metal and does what it says on the label, and then some. Two things are evident. One, this is a raging, enjoyable fun ride of an album. Exceptionally produced, but not overproduced. It's very punchy, dynamic and rocks hard. Secondly, it is from start to end a release that showcases a band at the peak of their skills and is absolutely world-class....

  Yersin-Guilt album review. FFO: Amazingly Brutal and Hectic Hardcore that drips in Blackened Grind/Crust/Thrash. I recently discovered this band and wish I had done it sooner. This is my jam; completely captivating and simply punishing music that is full of emotion. And is as headbanging as fuck.  Yersin is a U.K. based trio that drifts into a few genres, but in their abrasive way create something completely original. Musically they have a foundation of blackened hardcore that is clearly underpinned by classic Earache records style extreme metal as well as crust punk, some slight black metal and heaps of thrash. And the cherry on top is mad vocals that sit anyway between Cancer Bats and Napalm Death. And that adds to the already pungent mix of abrasive riffs and tempo changes. This band is exceptionally confident at all they do and many tracks have a sludgy/ raspy groove to them that makes the whole album very worthwhile. The ten tracks are pretty diverse and whilst some tra...

  The Amenta-Solipschism EP review. FFO: Intelligent, Warped and Merciless Metal Magnificence. The Amenta are fiercely original, dedicated to their craft and purveyors of an unclassifiable mix of extreme metal. We bow down to this band because they take every essence of their work as serious art. As it should be, fuck all the throwaway imitations of past greats, create your own masterpieces. This year's gruesomely gorgeous album Revelator burnt its confidence and weirdness into our souls, yet we crave even more blood from this amazing creative force. Fortunately, we have this killer EP that drops very soon.  The band said this: During the recording of "Revelator", The Amenta’s 2021 album, an extra track was recorded but ultimately removed from the album. Combining a dank, dub-inflected verse with grainy distortion bursts and a coda that rides a tribal rhythm into the void, ‘Solipschism’ can be seen as a missing key to the puzzle of "Revelator". Backed with ‘Labo...

  12Gauge Rampage-Unleash the Rage album review. FFO: Brutal Slam and DeathGrind insanity. This ripper of an album dropped this week and personifies all the degenerate madness of both Slam and Brutal Death metal with definite goregrind influence as well. This is 11 tracks of insane, Aussie as fuck extreme metal that totally slays. The pace is mad, the drummer sounds like he is on meth and the singer sounds possessed by at least 15 different demons. Oh yes, and it has no guitar. And it works like a dream, you have zero time to take any air and your head will probably fall off from the catchiness and sheer brutality of it all. Like many bands from Australia, there is no time for the subtle intricacies and it is totally about pushing musical boundaries and keeping everything abrasive. I love how the whole release is so biting and acidic, but at the same time, these boys know how to write tracks that sit in your brain for ages. The album passes by very quickly but washes you in sweet g...

  Entertain the Terror-Love Your Hangman EP review. FFO: Blazingly grim death metal influenced hardcore.  More gems from an absolutely huge year of releases from Australia's 1054 records. And this shit is hard as fuck, I mean so much euro beatdown or hard-edged hardcore is generic as hell. But Entertain the Terror are french bulldogs on top of the genre. Everything sounds grim and gritty, and from a dirty alleyway with blood stains and syringes etc. Besides the killer song structures, disgustingly gorgeous riffs and psychotic vocals is a production that is very standout. This simply sounds so dynamic, live and aggressive, in fact, I can't recall a sound so captivating and punchy. The EP itself continues five awesome tracks that start off with an epicly heavy intro and all are varied in pace and structure which demands a full album sooner than later. My fave tracks were: Pawn that drips in scintillating razor-sharp guitar work and once the accelerator is pressed you are drawn ...

  Beleth-Silent Genesis album review. FF0: Hectic Deathmetal with groove. Beleth is an insanely great groove-based Death Metal band from NSW and this album is a raging gem. This album contains eight solid tracks that are driven by some clever as fuck songwriting, endless killer riffs and fantastic vocals. The band sounds like a cross between Carcass and Lamb of God in a nasty and great way. There is enough variety to keep your headbanging from start to end, and it is an intelligent beast that goes from brutality to groove worship easily. Whilst the overall feel is pitch-perfect, there like most death metal albums is a degree of repetition, but I loved the release. Not too long and zero boredom. Highly recommended. Out now: https://belethau.bandcamp.com/album/silent-genesis-full-length-album Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyCg6pj7C9U