Malformity/The Rapturous Unraveling/Boris Records/2017 EP Review

  Malformity  are  a  band  from  Atlanta,  Georgia  that  plays  an  old  school  form  of  death  metal  with  elements  of  thrash,  grindcore  and  doom  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  his  ep  "The  Rapturous  Unraveling"  which  will  be  released  in  2018  by Boris  Records.

  A  very  fast,  dark  and  heavy  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  while  the  vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  as  well as  a  few  screams  and  the  music  is  also  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  and  the  faster  sections  mix  in  elements  of  grindcore  which  gives  the  songs  more  brutality.

  All  of  the  musical  instruments  on  the  recording  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  gear  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  while  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs a re  heavily  influenced  by  doom  metal  as  well  as  the  solos  and  leads  remaining  true  to  an  old  school  style  and  elements  of thrash  are  also  used  at  times,  clean  playing  can  also  be  heard  briefly.

  Malformity  plays  a  style  of  death  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  while  the  thrash,  grindcore  and  doom  metal  elements  makes  the  music  stand  out  a  bit  more,  the  production  sounds  very  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  death  and  apocalyptic  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Malformity  are  a  very  great  sounding  old  school  death  metal  band  with  elements  of  thrash,  grindcore  and  doom  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Raptorous  Damnation".  8  out  of  10.  

Druid Lord/Grotesque Offerings/Hells Headbangers/2018 CD Review

  Druid  Lord  are  a  band  from  Orlando,  Florida  that  plays  a  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  album  "Grotesque  Offerings"  which  will  be  released  in  2018  by  Hells  Headbangers.

  Horror  movie  style  synths  start  off  the  album  before  going  into  more  of  a  heavier  doom  metal  direction  which  also  mixes  in  both  80's  and  90's  influences  as  well  as  capturing  in  a  modern  atmosphere  while  the  solos  and  leads  are  done  in  a  very  dark,  melodic  yet  old  school  direction.

  Vocals  are  mostly  death  metal  growls  that  also  have  a  touch  of  early  Cathedral  to  them  along  with  some  screams  while  most  of  the  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length  along  with  the  riffs  also  bringing  in  a  decent  amount  of  melody  and  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  some  songs  also  bring  in  horror  movie  samples  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  clean  playing  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  briefly  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  can  be  heard.

  Druid  Lord  plays  a  style  of  doom/death metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  while  still  having  a  more  up to  date  take  on  the  genre,  the  production  sounds  very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  horror  and  occultism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Druid  Lord  are  a  very  great  sounding  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "House  of  Dripping  Gore"  "Black  Candle  Seance"  and  "Last  Drop  Of  Blood".  8  out  of  10.



  

Rotting Kingdom/Self Titled/Godz Of War Productions/2018 EP Review

  Rotting  Kingdom  are  a  band  from  Kentucky  that  plays a  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  self  titled  ep  which  will  be  released  in  2018  by  Godz  Of  War  Productions.

  Clean  playing  starts  off  the  ep  while  the  riffs  also  bring  in  a  great  amount  of  melody  while  also  bringing  in  the  heaviness of  doom  metal  along  with  some  death  metal  growls  as  well  as  all  of  the  musical  instruments  having  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  all  of  the  tracks a re  very  long  and  epic  in  length.

  Screams  can  also  be heard  at  times  while  the  music  is  very  heavily rooted  in  the  90's  but  having  a  more  modern  edge  while  spoken  word  parts  can  also  be  heard  briefly  along  with  the  solos  and  leads  being  done  in  a  very  melodic  fashion  and  all  of  the  music  sticks  to  either  a  slow  or  mid  tempo  direction  and  on  the  last  track  the  music  speeds  up  briefly  and  also  adds  in  a  small  amount  of  blast  beats  as  well  as  a  brief  use  of  melodic  chants.

  Rotting  Kingdom  plays  a  style  of  doom/death  metal  that  is  very  heavy,  melodic  and  rooted  in  the  90's,  the  production  sound s very  professional  while  the  lyrics  cover  darkness,  demons and depression  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Rotting  Kingdom  are  a  very  great  sounding  doom/death  metal  band  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  ep.  RECOMMENDED  TRACK  "Demons  In  Stained  Glass".  8  out  of  10.

Shambles/Primitive Death Trance/Blood Harvest/2018 EP Review

  Shambles  are  a  band  from  Thailand  that  plays  a mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  this is  a  review  of their  ep  "Primitive  Death  Trance"  which  will  be  released  in  2018  by  Blood  Harvest.

  A  very  dark  yet  heavy  doom  metal  sound  starts  off  the  ep  along  with  some  morbid  sounding  melodies  while some  of  the  tracks are  long  and  epic  in  length  and  when  the  music  speeds  up  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  and  tremolo  picking  can  be  heard  as  well  as  most  of  the  vocals  being  deep  death  metal  growls.

  Most  of  the  music  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  while  some  of  the  riffing  also  captures  the  guitar  tone  of  sludge  metal  along  with  some  of  the  vocals  also  getting  very  guttural  at  times  and  throughout  the  recording  you  can  also  hear  a  great  mixture  of  slow,  mid  paced  and  fast  parts  and  the  music always  remains  heavy.

  Shambles  plays  a  style  of  doom/death  metal  that  is  very  heavily  rooted  in  the  90's  era,  the  production  sounds  very  dark  and  old  school  while  the  lyrics  cover  Darkness  and  Occultism  themes.

  In  my  opinion  Shambles  are  a  very  great sounding  old  school  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "Daemon"  and  "Primitive  Death  Trance'.  8  out  of  10.

  

Thrif Interview

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

Well we are a grind/crust band, influenced musically by bands like Drop Dead, Dystopia, Napalm Death, Rotten Sound, Nasum, A.C.D.C, ect…. We started the band as an extension of our other bands, playing material that wouldn’t go with our other bands style but material we really believe in and a direction we are really happy with. At the moment our other bands are either defunct or not doing anything anyway so we are putting everything into this band and making a run for it.



2.You have an ep coming out in January how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording?

In my opinion I would describe it as a bit raw, dirty, angry, and somewhat chaotic with some catchy rhythms and hooks in there. There isn’t a set style to pin point but it has elements of D-Beat, Grind, crust with a dash of metal maybe. I mean it’s hard to describe your sound but I think we should appeal a little to anyone into extreme music that like it a little raw and angry.



3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the music?

Lyrically we focus on topics that affect life. Anti-government for sure ha ha. We like to speak against other topics as well like Racism, Fascism, sexism, ect… sadly our world is not a pretty one, we have a long way to go as humans.



4.I know that the bands name is short for 'The Human Race Is Filth', can you tell us a little bit more about this b=name?

It’s a statement. I mean Humans, we are as a whole not very good. We are greedy, we are killing our planet at an alarming pace. We treat each other like shit, We don’t help our fellow man unless it benefits us, it’s quite sad.



5.Currently there are only 2 members in the band are you open to expanding your line up or do you prefer to remain a duo?

Nah we have no desire to remain a Duo, basically to get the band off the ground it was just easier to write material and get it recorded as a duo. Live and future recordings we are not a duo. Just sometimes if you want to get something down it’s much easier with less ha ha



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

This band is just now booking shows, we have played a lot of shows together under and with our other bands. This band shouldn’t be much different then those, you can expect chaos, anger, and a good time!



7.Do you have any touring or show plans once the ep is released?

Yes we have booked a few shows for February over here on the East Coast of the US. We are trying hard to get on some tours though worldwide but since this is a new project it’s hard so we’re just doing our best to get the name out there and knock on doors for opportunities.



8.Currently you are unsigned, are you looking for a label or have received any interest?

We have some interest but nothing in writing anywhere or anything that fits at the moment. We are hoping to get with a label that will allow us to get our music out there good enough that we can Tour worldwide.



9.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of sludge, crust and grindcore?

It’s been pretty good, some great responses and a few not so good ha ha but that’s to be expected. Number one we do what we do for our selves and our enjoyment with the hopes that others may enjoy it as well so we aren’t going to complain  or cry about any negative responses but as a whole the responses have been very well. We hope we can experience that trend of responses.



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

Right now they are in Hiatus although our other band Bittered will probably put out Album number 3 at some point in 2018 if we can find the time to get it down. THRIF right now is really all we are doing and we are focused on getting new material completed and an album recorded before Summer with hopes of lots of shows and touring but we shall see.



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

I think we are just focused on what we are doing know and honing that and getting better at that, writing better riffs and songs. We’re always going to be a crusty grind band, that’s what we love and that’s what we will be doing. I’m sure there will be some experimentation and stuff mixed in but we have no plans to go into any other musical direction.  We are just focused on getting better.



12.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? Well personally I am Influenced by the older Grind/Crust bands, bands like early Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Repulsion ect, I also am influenced by bands like Impetigo, early Cannibal Corpse,D.R.I., The Crumbsuckers, Dead Brain Cells, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat ect ect.

And I still listen to these bands regularly as well as newer stuff like  Primitive Man (New one rips) , New Midnight is awesome, Full Of Hell, Origin, The Body, Exhumed, and a lot more I can’t think of at the moment lol….



13.What are some of your non musical interests?

Not many ha ha… I like to enjoy Beer, I do paintings when I get time, some photography ect but really Music is life.



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

Thanks for your time, and support, Really appreciate it! Everyone reading this, you have a voice , speak out against the filth in Society, support each other, stand up for those weak,  and don’t be little assholes!

http://www.thehumanraceisfilth.com

https://thrif.bandcamp.com/releases

https://www.facebook.com/thehumanraceisfilth

Chaos Echoes/Mouvement/Nuclear War Now! Productions/2018 CD Review

  Chaos  Echoes  are  a  band  from  France  that  plays  an  experimental  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  this  is  a  review  of  their album  "Mouvement"  which  will  be  released  in  2018  by  Nuclear  War  Now!  Productions.

   Grim screams  start  off  the  album before  going  into  a  very  fast  musical  direction  which  also  uses  a  great  amount  of  blast  beats  along  with  a  great  amount  of  dark  sounding  melodies  while  all  of  the  musical  instruments  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them  and  the  slower  sections  of  the  songs  are  very  heavily  influenced  by  doom  metal.

  At  times  the  music  gets  very  experimental  along  with  some  elements  of  industrial  and  noise  rock  while  a  great  amount  of   the  music  brings  in  an  improv  feeling  as  well  as  being  mostly  instrumental,  non  metal  instruments  can  also  be  head  briefly  and  the last  2  tracks  are  very  long  and  epic  in  length and  the  death/doom  side  of  the  songs  are  mostly  rooted  in  the  90's  and  acoustic  guitars  and  ritualistic  chanting  are  added  onto  the  closing  track.

  Chaos  Echoes  creates  a  musical  style  that  goes  back  to  the  90's  era  of  doom/death  metal  and  takes  it  into  more  of  an  experimental  direction  as  well  as  keeping most  of  the  music  instrumental  to  create  something  different  and  the  production  sounds  very  dark.

  In  my  opinion  Chaos  Echoes  are  a  very  great  sounding  experimental  mixture  of  doom  and  death  metal  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  those  musical  genres,  you  should  check  out  this  band.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "As  an  Embraceable  Magma  Leadign  The  Subliminal"  and  "Alas!  Here  Is  The  Feebles'  Ascent,  Exalted  by  Your  Mouth  Full  Of  Flies".  8  out  of  10.

  

Throneless Interview

1.Can you give us an update on what has been going on with the band since the recording of the new album?

We've been jamming and taking things kind of slow.

2.You have a new album coming out in 2018, how would you describe the musical sound that is presented on the recording and also how does it differ from the stuff you have released in the past?

Soundwise the album is more melancholic than our previous release and has more of a bitter touch to it.
We've also tried to mix things up a bit, but still staying heavy and repetative.

3.What are some of the lyrical topics and subjects the band explores with the newer music?

We learn from history that we never learn from history"

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

There isn't a throne.

5.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 often fuse our songs together as one long ongoing piece when we play live. This way the audience gets a chance to really sink into the music.

Usually the soundguy working at gigs goes " No way! Turn it down now! This isn't possible!" However, when we played in Berlin the soundguy went "JAAAA!". That night was one of our best ones for sure.
Also playing Rome (Heavy Psych Fest) and Babel (in our hometown Malmoe) with Conan was a great experience.


6.Do you have any touring or show plans once the new album is released?

We've got a setlist ready and should be back on the road soon.

7.On a worldwide level how has the feedback been to your music by fans of stoner, sludge and doom metal?

It's been overwhelming! The response has been really good. We're truly grateful that people listen to our music and we enjoy playing it.

8.Are any of the band members currently involved with any other bands or musical projects these days?

Johan and Johan are currently working on a new project with guitarplayer Magnus (Satanic Surfers) and Mona (Vile Act) on Bass. Johan Burman also plays drums in the melodic Death/Black band Oberion.

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

Heavier and slower.

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

Electric Wizard's "Dopethrone" has definitely scarred us all, that's pretty much the start for us.
In Malmoe, we have a good Hardcore/Punk scene that's been giving us alot of great inspiring shows to attend.
Bandwise we also want to mention Hårda Tider and Suma from Malmoe. Boris and Entombed have also been important for all of us.

11.What are some of your non musical interests?

We've know eachother for years before starting to play music together, all through skateboarding.

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

We like to express our gratitude to the people in Malmoe that's helped us from the start.

Now we begin a new chapter in our career. That wouldn't be possible without Jon Davis and Black Bow Rercords.
We're excited and grateful over the oppertunity to work with Jon and the crew at BB.

Last and certainly not least, we want to thank all the people that's been supporting us and heavy music!