Devil's Horns Zine

    Beat Panic-Anti Club//Club Ep. FFO: Bloody Brilliant Post Punk Gold. This is a killer release from some time ago, but it is quite frankly essential, one of the best post-punk releases in the last ten years. Why is it so solid you may ask?: it is exquisitely catchy, well written, has impressive lyrics, sharp song structures and a restless energy that is infectious. This is a damn fine record for the ages!!!. Melbourne-based Beat Panic combines dark wave, post-punk and new wave magnificence. The riffs are punchy, the rhythm is solid and the synth adds splendid layers to sensationally gifted vocal prowess.  Sprawl is a synthy intro of little over a minute, but creates a sparkling yet grim vibe to settle/unsettle in for a wild ride ahead. Then you get to the heart of the matter the wild, super memorable classic that is Parasocial Wreckage, a damn fine earworm if I ever heard one. The super pleasant riffs are balanced by some offbeat synth and drums that build a momentum...

  Nephalem-Phantasmagoria Lp/mini LP. FFO: Sensationally energetic and in your face hardcore with a touch of metal. I really love repping local bands who are not only killer musos, but lovely people as well. Last week we reviewed Kuntsquad, great friends of the zine and the bands we are in, now we proudly review the awesome product of Nephalem; one of Melbourne's best live bands, outstanding humans and my personal fave Melbourne hardcore band at the moment. As the Nephs cvlt has risen, with this album/min-Lp is their fourth glorious release.  Welcome to the show Welcome to the Nephalem show Welcome to the shitshow Welcome! Welcome! Welcome to Neph City Where we piss on! So starts off Neph City , wow talk about forceful bass in the face; this opener is short(1:29 min) but promises like all quality underground movies that the grim and dodgy alleyway indeed leads to a lucrative promised land. This has all the Neph trademarks; weighty drums and bass, scathing riffs and deranged vo...

  Kuntsquad-S/T album. FFO: In your face, original, raw, crushing and unrelenting punk/metal. Oh man, are you actually ready for the best Australian punk/metal cd you have heard in 10-15 years; if so strap yourself in. Kuntsquad's debut album has arrived and it is DEVASTATINGLY CRUSHING ON EVERY LEVEL. Don't even read this review, just grab a digital copy today, pre-order the CD, buy the merch and sign up for life with this band. We have a killer long-form interview next week that details most of the DNA, influences and degrees of psychosis in this band, until then; press play on the album link here, like right fucking now and enjoy the dark, hectic madness that is Kuntsquad.  https://kuntsquad.bandcamp.com/album/k-ntsqu-d Did you press play, no well do it now and let's get into this!!!. Kuntsquad is an extreme band that sits somewhere between death metal, black metal, hardcore punk/crust and every variation in between. They are exceptionally experienced players with exquis...

  French Accents and Accidentally Taking Your Ex’s Bath Salts, A Seum Album Analysis:   By M H Thomson  19  February 2023  S eum, for the uninitiated, is a Québécois sludge metal trio from Montreal. They fall into an interesting subgenre of the sludge/stoner/doom metal scene, the self-described “Doom ‘n’ Bass”. A fun and apt play on words as there is no guitarist in this group, just a bassist Piotr Ignatowicz, a drummer Frédéric Lepoutre and a vocalist Gaspard Carrey. And to be honest, their brutal and noisy brand of metal carries such weight and power as is, that I think the introduction of a quite arguably (and in this case) unnecessary treble instrument would only take away from the chaos. Double Double is the group's second full-length studio offering, and a fucking corker at that. The following are my thoughts on the record, track by track:   Torpedo:   The song opens the record with your typical sludge/doom intro and a solid representa...

  Bulletbelt Reviews: Stitched, Hatehug, Nothing to Lose and Inebrious Bastard. All killer, all different!!! Bulletbelt reviews are a throwback to when hardcore zines cut the bullshit and gave you unfiltered, concise reviews with all the facts you need. Enjoy!. As always we have some superb releases of mixed genres that are designed to blow your speakers. These are straight-to-the-point reviews that assist you in buying the release and getting you new tunes!!! This selection is amazing!! Stitched-Slumtracks EP. Wow, Birmingham always delivers and this fierce hardcore/metalcore beast is so intense and goes against the trend of every UK band trying to sound like Malevolence. There is a slight Kublai Khan vibe, but this sounds beyond that. Chunky, hectic hardcore with a smashing groove; and not cheesy shit but real two-step insanity and solid breakdowns. No weak tracks on this but definitely Happy to Inflict, No One Likes a Rat and Bring Back the Hate are pure slaughterhouse machine...

  Gravehuffer-.​.​.​Depart From So Much Evil album. FFO: Extreme metal/hardcore at its best!!!. It's no exaggeration this is the best album I have heard in years as it's a fucking mix of all my fave shit-Old school death metal, crust, grindcore and hardcore all in one diverse bullet casing. It's brutal, it's clever and awesome. This release is crushing, heavy and so addictive. The essence of the best of proper death metal and grind is mixed with hardcore foundations and also heaps of crust influence. So you have riffs and brutality, excellent songwriting and aggression. There is also a cool element of sludge spread across the tracks, adding further interest to the already diverse mix of sounds; including almost mathcore. Plus this band has done a Godflesh cover previously, so I assumed they would be killer. They definitely have an Aus-Rotten meets Extreme Noise Terror vibe. Everything is banging on the first 5 tracks, the vocals are one-minute hardcore ish, then deep gr...

  Anoxia-Languish In Suffering EP. FFO: OSDM brutality. This is an excellent release that doesn't imitate the peak OSDM, particularly Florida greatness; but instead simply plays classic Death Metal as it was. The EP punishes you as a solid Death Metal beast should, with horror movie deep growled vocals, warlike drums and riffs that slice chunks off you. This is such a ripping release. A must-have for an extreme music fan. These Sydney killers have previously done a demo but this first official release is worth the wait. Every track be it mid-paced or frenetic is utterly necessary, the produced is aggressive, balanced and dynamically assaultive. I honestly believe the blood-chilling opening tracks set the mood so well, From Flesh to Ash and the title track get your head and body going within 10 seconds and for a debut EP this showcases a skill level above some bands on album three. There is a pounding groove to each track and a maddened vocal and riff approach that really goes for t...

  BULLETBELT REVIEWS: Hooks and Bones(Crossover), Lost to Life(Metallic Hardcore), Kishi(stoner/rock/doom), My Own Fear(Death Metal) and Bract(Industrial Doom) Bulletbelt reviews are a throwback to when hardcore zines cut the bullshit and gave you unfiltered, concise reviews with all the facts you need. Enjoy!.  As always we have some superb releases of mixed genres that are designed to blow your speakers. These are straight-to-the-point reviews that assist you in buying the release and getting you new tunes!!! Hooks and Bones- Time of Reckoning. Hooks and Bones are a dynamic French crossover, hardcore thrash unit that is very similar to Municipal Waste/S.O.D. etc. This isn't anything amazingly new, but that's cool, as the main aim is total party music with biting riffs. They achieve this perfectly on every track as well as a solid Kickback cover this is 8 tracks of fast hardcore with bite. Highly recommended and moshtastic!!. Total party anthems from start to end. https://eme...