Connie Gordon

Illinois troupe shows continued post-metal life

Swedish thrash miscreants destroy a few more brain cells

Crust-loving Danes keep the ‘d’ in d-Beat

Revered noisemongers finally return to classic mode

Devastating doom-laden duo get into their flow

Thunder warriors balance darkness and light

Gallic blackened sludge punishers keep turning the ratchet

The familiar sound of metallic hardcore chaos

When devastating death/grind and electronic skullfuckery collide

Re-rolled, re-packed and re-lit for your hazy pleasure

Brazilian crossover kings still screaming after 33 years

Nashville noisemongers learn to zero in on the pain again

Hirsute West Coasters deliver the shape of hardcore to come

Chicago trio harshes Louis Armstrong’s buzz

US black metallers bring the brutality back

Ghostly west coast trio expand their spectrum

A math-rock Frankenstein’s monster stalks the earth!

Post-hardcore kids tune into the dark side

The kids are all right when they listen to black metal

North Carolina crust crew slug it out with their forebears

Southern rockers drive their pickup around in circles

Sulphur-huffin’ metal crazies get their chaos under control

Occult death metal clan sticks to the bloody basics

Italian grind heroes get back to roots at double speed