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  ERIS & THE DISCIPLES Single/Video: URBAN COWBOY FFO: Dirty, sleazy blues-driven darkened beats and some PJ Harvey/Nick Cave greatness etc. We don't very often review singles or videos, but this one is right in our headspace. Eris & The Disciples are a grand force in raw blues meets dark beats/goth/industrial. And on the live front, these performers will sizzle and shape you in the gritty and naughty way you dream of. This track is a wild banger and the intentions are deep and well thought out. Here is the fantastic bio of this inspired band/project: Eris & The Disciples presents an industrial electronic project inspired by the Greek goddess; Eris. Eris performs an interactive experience delivering the truth and struggles of regaining sexuality and power post heartbreak and battle with fierce jealousy. Sounds throughout compositions are all developed from the process of creating samples through real instrumentation and collections of human-produced electronic patches. ...

  Our Last Enemy interview with Oli by Mark J. Fantastic long form chat!.   Interview with Oli, Our Last Enemy's singer. I was lucky enough to chat with Oli for almost an hour. He is a genuine and super passionate music fan who was a joy to chat with. Their singer is a very chilled dude who is both knowledgeable and funny as hell.  Among the many topics we discussed were: -their guitarist Wade's recent injury and his road back to the live front -the history of the band -recording the 1st album in LA with an industrial legend -their solid catalogue, including a wild remix album with very special guests -their many famous band links including Fear Factory, The Amenta and The Berzerker -the weird curse of the Industrial genre, which is often metal vs. dance, polarising takes on bands and their style etc -varied musical influences of each band member -comparison to the almighty band The Amenta etc -how the recordings were split into two EP's -some of the themes of both EP's...

  Our Last Enemy-As Within So Without EP review by Mark J. FFO: Crushing, intelligent Industrial Metal with all the bells and nasty whistles. Sydney's brilliant Industrial Metal demons Our Last Enemy have consistently put out wicked releases since their formation and this EP is the second part of killer recording sessions that resulted in the previous dazzling 2021 EP As Above So Below and  this as the band said is the final piece of the puzzle. But unlike the annoyance of doing a puzzle, this like its predecessor is a gem and will blow your eardrums and mind. Our Last Enemy confidently adds a unique flavour to their Industrial style, and there is everything from slide guitar to trip-hop to metalcore influence on this utterly memorable classic release. As Within So Without is one of the year's finest metal releases. Strap yourself in, because this is a ripper of an EP. Hex Design opens up the pit in the strangest and most entrancing manner with a slide guitar like at a coun...

  Wet Specimens-Over Pale Bodies album review By Mark J. FFO: Blazing, ridiculously perfect D-beat/HC/Post Punk masterpieces. A few years back the mighty raw punk/D-beat band Neutron Rats finished up, and the ashes were blended with members of another wonderful punk band Mystery Girl to form the glorious clever Wet Specimens band. All releases sink very deep into your brain, riffy and moody punk catchy gems. What makes Wet Specimens so damn magnificent is how they wildly and so effectively mix blazing crust/D-beat/Japanese-inspired HC with that 80's deathrock/punk style, often a touch of TSOL/Christian Death meets melodic 80's OC HC i.e. D.I./Agent Orange/Adolescents/Vandals etc. The band have had several stunning releases since inception and all are worth listening to and buying in any format. But Over Pale Bodies is an unforgiving and energy-packed classic that is essential and a ripping album. This mind-blowing album has 13 robust tracks and is quite an adventure, it is tan...

  Give Up Hope-To Those Who Wait album review by  Mark J. FFO: Old school Hardcore like Terror, Death Before Dishonor etc Bio: GIVE UP HOPE is the newest member of the 1054 roster !!! Yet another killer band from Boston these guys bring some heavy unrelenting Metal inspired Hardcore the way it should be done !! "To Those Who Wait" is their debut album for 1054 Records to be released digitally on Sept 15th 2023 with a limited edition CD press to follow in the near future. GIVE UP HOPE consists of Jared Boudakian guitars (ex Setback / When Reason Fails), Pat Azzola drums (ex Burden / Born From Demise) Yan Kearney bass (ex Setback) and Cam Newton vocals (ex Lost Sight) Originally Formed in 2007 by Jared Boudakian and Pat Azzola. After spending several years playing and touring we went on hiatus for about 13 years. In late 2019 Jared and Pat started writing music for a new project. Not really sure where we wanted to go, we noticed we were still writing music the same way we did i...

  Ingested Interview with Lyn Jeffs(drummer and top bloke) on the eve of their debut Australian tour with Archspire. Ingested are a brutal and never-dull English Death Metal/Slam Deathcore band that has six excellent albums with the highlight being 2022's Ashes Lie Still , but I would highly recommend listening to the entire catalogue-very solid and hectic as hell. Ingested finally make it to our shores as part of the glorious Tech Trek Australia tour with the insane TechDeath legends-Archspire in October with our Aussie heroes Werewolves. That will be one insane tour, but use this chance to get to know the mighty Ingested as Lyn took the time to cover many topics: -the upcoming Australian tour -the band's progression over its 16 years and some of the bands that have and still influence them -how the key to their solid work is keeping their core members, plus excellent production skills adding that extra power -the maturity and strengths of their last killer album Ashes Lie Sti...

  Northern Hit Squad-Violence is Golden EP review by Mark J. FFO: Raging and brilliant Hardcore. Definitely one of the most energetic releases of the year. NHS contains key players from the hardcore scene, most notably AK Ray from Vietnom/Skarhead; so you know this is going to be a beast of a release. 1054 Records definitely has the major connections big time. BIO: Northern Hit Squad is a Canadian-based band influenced by both hardcore and thrash metal founded by guitarist Ak Ray (Vietnom, Skarhead) back in late 2017. The group is rounded out by vocalist Psycho Dave (Brass Knuckle Therapy), lead guitarist DQ (Monster Voodoo Machine), and bassist Oleg and drummer Frankie Malta, both known for their work in Always Die Fighting. "Violence Is Golden" is the band's 1st full EP after their Split EP with Born Without Hope back in 2019 via Upstate Records !!! NHS are : Psycho Dave - Vocals A.k.Ray- Guitars Oli - Bass Frankie Malta - Drums D.Q.- Guitar Let's dive into the sava...

  High / Bataälla-Split EP review by Mark J. FFO: High energy thrashy punk/riffs. This fantastic EP dropped in June on one of my favourite DIY punk labels, the mighty SubZine Records from Germany(home to endless incredible bands worth checking out). This is HIGH's fourth release and this time with  Bataälla-both are very broadly punk bands of the more rock'n'roll punk particularly in the vague vein of The Hives/Refused/Hellacopters etc in reference to the guitars etc. I mean it's tagged as crust or D-beat but I cannot really hear heaps of that. That said, this is an awesome split-diverse and energetic as fuck. HIGH is a German thrashy punk band that slices through every track with fury. Rainbow Division is a huge banger, it mixes wild riffs with frenzied vocals and solid backing vocals. Definitely a powerful track and a really cool vibe, they would be one excellent live band. They back this up with Keine Herren keine Diener which is equally super tempoed and has the t...