Portland, Oregon outfit, Dying Wish, first came into public consciousness two years ago with the release of their 2021 debut, Fragments of a Bitter Memory. An angry metalcore quintet with…
Category: Metal
Brisbane metallers, Hebephrenique, are as secretive as an industrial spy. Are they a duo? When did they form? Fortunately, they allow some information to reach the public domain. Their entry…
Can grindcore ever be a high-culture concern? It’s a strange question to ask about extreme metal’s most aggressive sub-genre, but New Yorker, Andrew Notsch, takes his art seriously. Drawing Secret…
You can blame Suffocation for (unwittingly) creating the worst sub-genre of death metal. Without 1991’s Effigy of the Forgotten, there would be no slam movement (also known as brutal death…
London-based alternative metal group, Hawxx, have a purpose. That purpose is a mission. Their mission is a movement. This movement is a campaign. As a feminist band, they want their…
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Sheffield post-metal trio, Gozer, made the SBR Top 7 Debut albums of 2022 with the release of An Endless Static. We described it as ‘a fascinating debut record tormented by…
The most important metal band of the last three years achieved the type of breakthrough most artists can only imagine in an alternative reality. Upon release in 2021, Eternal Blue…
Salt Lake City is the unlikely home of hardcore noise-mongers, Rile, although some of you will know guitarist and vocalist, Sam Richards, as the bassist of Cult Leader. His new…