Warcrab/Damned In Endless Night/Transcending Obscurity Records/2019 CD Review

  Warcrab  are  a  band  from  the  United  Kingdom  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Damned  In  Endless  Night"  which  will  be  released  in  August  by  Transcending  Obscurity  Records.

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  album  before  going  into  a  heavier  direction  which  also  introduces  melodic  guitar  leads  onto  the  recording.  The  riffs  also  add  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  along  with  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  sludge  and  doom  metal.

  Vocals  are  mostly  sludge  style  screams  while  the  music  also  brings  in  a  great  amount  of  death  metal  elements  as  well  as  utilizing  growls  at  times.  A  couple  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and   epic  in  length  along  with  some  of  the  music  also  showing  some  70's  rock/metal  influences  and  as  the  album  progresses  a  small  amount  of  crust  and  d  beat  elements  can  be  heard  and  all  of  the  songs  stick  to  either  a  slow  or  mid  tempo  direction,  the  album  also  closes  with  an  instrumental.

  On  this  recording  Warcrab  remains  true  to  their  mixture  of  sludge,  doom  and  death  metal.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  war,  death,  nihilism  and  apocalyptic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  Warcrab  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  sludge,  doom  and  death  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Halo  Of  Flies"  "Abyssal  Mausoleum"  "Kraken  Arise"  and  "Swords".  8  out  of  10. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufRr_L4RzF0 

Moros Interview

1.For those that have never heard of you before, can you tell us a little bit about the band?

We are a 3 piece doom band hailing from Philadelphia, we lean towards the filthier death doom to sludge and noise side of things. Harsh vocals, baritone tuning, and ignorant riffs with elements of other nefarious genres.

2.In March you had released your first full length, musically how does it differ from your previous split's and ep?

Some of the material was written around the same time to be honest. But this album as a whole captures a more definitive representation of our goals musically. 

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects you have explored so far with the music?

From personal stuff like the human condition, suicide and mental illness to more fanatical fiction based horror/sci-fi shit.

4.What is the meaning and inspiration behind the name 'Moros'?

It’s the Greek being of impending doom....

5.Can you tell us a little bit more about the artwork that is presented on the album cover?

Ethan McCarthy (@thecoolghoul)(Primitive Man) designed the art work and layout for us. To me the art kinda reminds me of having a panic attack and thinking about all the fucked up shit I’ve ever seen or been through.


6.What are some of the best shows that the band has played over the years and also how would you describe your stage performance?

We’ve played with tons of sick bands over the years but the one time we opened for Danzig here in Philly sticks out as a mind fuck for sure. Usually our shows are at much smaller sweaty venues and on a good night we get nice and fucked up and we rip through our songs and encourage the crowd to abuse each other.


7.Do you have any touring or show plans for the future?

We will tour in the not so distant future but unfortunately it’s too early to say when. Keep an eye on our Instagram (@moros_doom) and Facebook for show announcements.


8.You have been a part of some splits with 'Lithotome' and 'Black Urn', what are your thoughts on the other bands that had participated on those recordings?

Both of those bands are great but unfortunately both projects are now done. The Black Urn boys have moved on to a new project called ‘Caged’ and ‘Lithotome’ mastermind Alex Poole has been running with many projects including Skaphé and Chaos Moon as well as his label Mystikaos who I highly suggest checking out!


9.The new album was released on 'Hidden Deity Records', can you tell us a little bit more about this label?

Hidden Deity is a pretty new label run our buddy Matt from around our area. His only other release so far is from a legendary Philly band ‘Rosetta’ - I’m not sure what they have in store for the future but working with Hidden Deity was drama free.

10.On a worldwide level how has the reaction been to your music by fans of sludge and doom metal?

Over seas fans have been very complimentary... we have a small but surprisingly growing amount of support from European fans. We definitely would love to tour there one day.

11.What is going on with some of the other bands or musical projects these days that some of the band members are a part of?

I play drums in Krieg who hopefully will be starting the process of a new record in the winter and Nauseator who will be releasing a split on Hells Headbangers in the near future.

12.Where do you see the band heading into musically during the future?

More filth, more dirges, more death


13.What are some of the bands or musical styles that have had an influence on your music and also what are you listening to nowadays?

Influences range from Grief, Dystopia, Noothgrush to Asphyx, Finnish Death Metal, classic black metal

Lately I’ve been listening to a lot of shit like Cerebral Rot, Cultes des Ghoules, Fetid, Ride for Revenge.... new Yellow Eyes rips also.

14.What are some of your non musical interests?

Pro-Wrestling, cooking, booze

15.Before we wrap up this interview, do you have any final words or thoughts?

We have a few songs already done for a future release which is still in early planning stages, maybe a split maybe a sick tape, maybe both....more on that later! Thanks for the support! -Jay

Goatburner/Extreme Conditions/Time To Kill Records/2019 CD Review

  Goatburner  are  a  duo  from  Finland  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge,  death  metal  and  power  violence  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Extreme  Conditions"  which  will  be  released  in  September  by  Time  to  Kill  Records.

  A  very  distorted  yet  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  some  high  pitched  screams  and  slow  yet  heavy  riffing  which  brings  elements  of  sludge  metal  onto  the  recording.  When  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard  as  well  with  some  influences  of  power  violence  and  grindcore.

  The  songs  also  show  an  influence  of  90's  era  Swedish  and  Finish  death  metal  which  also  gives  the  music  more  of  an  old  school  feeling.  Melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  some  of  the  guitar  riffing  while  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  all  of  the  music  sticks  to  a  heavier  direction.

  Goatburner  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  sludge,  death  metal  and  power  violence  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  the  negative  and  disturbing  sides  of  the  chaotic  forces  of  nature  we  have  to  live  in  today.

  In  my  opinion  Goatburner  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  sludge,  death  metal  and  power  violence  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Time  To  Burn"  "Violent  Redeemer"  "Get  Sick  And  Die"  and  "Wave  Of  Doom".  8  out  of  10.

https://goatburner.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/GoatburnerMosh/
https://www.instagram.com/goatburnermosh/      

Romasa/Cheering Death/2019 Full length Review

  Romasa  are  a  band  from  New  Orleans,  Louisiana  that  plays  a  mixture  of  crust  and  sludge  metal  with  some  elements  of  hardcore,  death  and  post  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  released  2019  album  "Cheering  Death".

  Distorted  amp  noises  start  off  the  album  before  into  into  more  of  a  heavier  and  melodic  sludge  metal  direction.  Vocals  bring  in  a  mixture  of  deep  death  metal  growls  and  screams  while  the  mid  tempo  sections  brings  elements  of  crust,  hardcore  and  d  beat  onto  the  recording  as  well  as  the  faster  sections  also  adding  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  melodic  style  while  the  slower  sections  of  the  music  show  some  doom  metal  influences.  A  couple  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  and  the  songs  also  add  in  a  decent  mixture  of  slow,  mid  aped  and fast  parts.

  Romasa  plays  a  musical  style  that  takes  sludge,  doom,  post  metal,  hardcore  and  crust  and  mixes  them  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  for  being  a s elf  released recording  while  the  lyrics  cover  nihilism,  apathy  and  suffering  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Romasa  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  sludge,  doom,  post  metal,  hardcore  and  crust  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out t his  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Cheering  Death"  and  "Mind  Brick".  8  out  of  10.

http://www.facebook.com/romasagang

http://www.instagram.com/romasagang

Leather Glove/Perpetual Animation/Sentient Ruin Laboratories/2019 CD Review

  Leather  Glove  are  a  solo  project  from  San  Francisco,  California  that  has  been  featured  before  in  this  zine  and  on  this  recording  plays  a  mixture  of  experimental,  industrial  noise,  crust,  grindcore,  sludge,  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  2019  album  "Perpetual  Animation"  which  was  released  by  Sentient  Ruin  Laboratories.

  A  very  fast  and  brutal  grindcore  sound  starts  off  the  album  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats.  Vocals  are  mostly  deep  death  metal  growls  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  dark,  old  school  and  distorted  style.

  Elements  of  crust  and  d  beat  can  also  be  heard  in  the  mid  tempo  sections  of  the  songs  while  industrial  style  noises  are  also  added  into  some  parts  of  the  music.  A lot  of  the  slower  riffing  is  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  sludge  and  doom  metal  along  with  the  music  also  getting  very  experimental  sounding  at  times.

  On  this  recording  Leather  Glove  adds  some  some  experimental  and  industrial  noise  elements  to  his  mixture  of  crust,  grindcore,  sludge  and  doom  emtal  to  take  his  style  to  another level.  The  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  violence,  pain,  science  fiction  and  surrealism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  this  is  another  great  sounding  recording  from  leather  Glove  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  crust,  grindcore,  sludge  and  doom  metal,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "A  Cursed  Role"  "A  Viceral  Notion  Of  Death"  and  "Reflections  Of  Despair".  8  out  of  10.

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Dipygus/Deathooze/Caligari Records/2019 CD Review

  Dipygus  are  a  band  from  Monterrey  Bay,  California  that  plays  a  mixture  of  doom.  death  metal,  grindcore  and  punk  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Deathooze"  which  was  released  on  cassette  and  cd  by  Caligari  Records.

  Blast  beats  and  grindcore  elements  start  off  the  album  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  deep  and  guttural  death  metal  growls.  Influences  of  punk  are  also used  quite  a  bit  throughout  the  recording  along  with  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  doom  metal.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  a  couple  of  the  tracks  are  long  and  epic  in  length.  Dark  sounding  melodies  can  also  be  heard  in  the  guitar  riffing  along  with  the  music  being  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  mid  80's  to  early  90's  era  and  screams are  also  utilized  at  times.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  also  remain  very  true  to  an  old  school  style  as  well  as  some  spoken  word  and  movie  samples  also  being  added  into  certain  sections  of  the  recording  and  all  of  the  music  also  sticks  to  a  heavier  direction  along  with  one  song  being  an  instrumental.  The  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  cryptids  and  antiquity  themes. 

  In  my  opinion  Dipygus  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  doom,  death  metal,  grindcore  and  punk  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Mekong  Maneater"  "Cyclopia"  and  "Angillas:  Killer  Of  the  Living".  8  out  of  10.

https://caligarirecords.bandcamp.com/album/deathooze 

Moros/Weapon/Hidden Deity Records/2019 Full Length Review

  Moros  are  a  band  from  Pennsylvania  that  plays  a  mixture  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2019  album  "Weapon"  which  was  released  by  Hidden  Deity  Records.

  Drum  beats  start  off  the  album  along  with  some  distorted  amp  sounds  a  few  seconds  later  before  going  into  a  heavier  musical  direction.  Elements  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  can  also  be  heard  in  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies.

  When  guitar  solos  and  leads  are  utilized  they  are  done  in  a  very  dark  yet  melodic  style  along  with  the  vocals  being  mostly  aggressive  sounding  screams.  All  of  the  musical  instruments  also  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  while  death  metal  growls  can  also  be  heard  in  some  parts  of  the  recording  and  blast  beats  can  be  heard  briefly  when  the  music  speeds  up  and  some  songs  also  add  in  a  small  amount  of  psychedelic  sounds.

  Moros  plays  a  musical  style  that takes  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  mixes  them  to  together  to  create  a  sound  of  their  own  along  with  some  death  metal  and  psychedelic  elements.  The  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  physical,  emotional,  psychological  and  self  harm  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Moros  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  sludge  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "We  Don't  Deserve  Death"  "Death  Nebula"  and  "Weapon".  8  out  of  10.

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