Album Review

Corrosion of Conformity “No Cross No Crown” (Nuclear Blast 2018)

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It begins, as it inevitably always does, with a riff. A smokey riff, a dark riff, a lingering riff; part downtrodden delta blues, part Mississippi muddied sludge. And even...

WHEELFALL “The Atrocity Reports”

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Last October, Nancy, France’s own WHEELFALL released their third album The Atrocity Reports. An album that is so intense in its sound and thematics that you...

FU MANCHU “Clone Of The Universe” (At The Dojo Records 2018)

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The wait is over! FU MANCHU‘s twelfth studio album is finally out, as the follow-up to their 2014’s “Gigantoid” which, let’s be honest, left me...

BORRACHO “Riffography” (Ripple Music 2017)

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I’m not really a regular of Washington DC’s ‘drunkards’, BORRACHO. So when I heard of their « Riffography » release on Ripple Music at the end...

WEEDPECKER “III” (Stickman Records)

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December 2017. A lead-colored sky and rainy winter plunge me into an apathetic state, from which even the festive period and its excesses could barely extricate me. From my living...

BISON “You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient” (Pelagic Records 2017)

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Canada’s hairy, heavy-hitting beasties BISON are back! And they’re back as the plain and simple Bison, none of this Bison B.C. nonsense these days, which is nice for all...

IRON MONKEY “9-13” (Relapse Records 2017)

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Disclaimer: this review, as well as this record, are much likely to sweep away your idea of what violence actually sounds like. If you feel ready, then crank the volume up and...

RESCUE RANGERS “Join Hate”

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First, let’s make things clear: Rescue Rangers do not play stoner, fuzz or desert rock, so it would be useless to weigh in on their music on that basis. With Join Hate,...

WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM “Thrice Woven” (Artemisia Records 2017)

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It’s always hard to weigh in on a band you’ve been into and respected for years, when the latter decides to turn a risky corner. Hard for me to judge the new...

UNSANE “Sterilize” (Southern Lord 2017)

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As their 30th anniversary approaches, NYC hardcore noise legends UNSANE deliver their eighth full-length – fifth as the current 1994-old lineup. While the band’s recurrent...

UFOMAMMUT “8” (Neurot Recordings 2017)

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In the constant search of perfection and improvement of their songcraft, UFOMAMMUT have pushed their creative process one step further. Without reinventing their own sound,...

THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN “Cypress Ave.” (Napalm Records 2017)

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Freed from their own chains, THE MIDNIGHT GHOST TRAIN ’17 venture in new, unexpected paths. First and foremost, so that you fully understand what has led the...

CHELSEA WOLFE “Hiss Spun” (Sargent House 2017)

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The fascinating artist that is CHELSEA WOLFE treat us to her sixth full-length Hiss Spun, and keeps on delivering intimate and introspective creations on top of catchy...

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE “Villains” (Matador 2017)

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QOTSA. Josh Homme. Mark « Uptown Funk » Ronson. Enough said: haters gonna hate. Even before hearing the first notes of “The Way You used To Do”, fans of...