Noise

Unsane — Wreck

Posted on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at 3:55 pm.

Originally written for About Heavy Metal.

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New York City’s noise rockers Unsane have been making metallic, hardcore tinged punk since 1988, and Wreck is their seventh full-length album. Unsane are devoted to an angry, seething filthiness in their sound that evokes the merciless and danger of old New York City. Wreck is no different, all rage and bloody concrete, the voice of a city that is ready to swallow you whole.

The production quality has just the right amount of griminess to suit the alternating brooding …

Uncle Touchy — Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Violence

Posted on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 at 3:53 pm.

Originally written for Exclaim.

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Uncle Touchy are abrasive and chaotic post-hardcore/noise rock from Chatanooga, TN and Atlanta, GA. Formed in 2010, these relative newcomers hope to appeal to fans of Unsane and Jesus Lizard. While they are geographically inclined towards sludge, Uncle Touchy bely their Southern roots ― there is no sludge in these musical gears. With Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Violence, they make it clear that they prefer their lube to be of the sweat and spit variety. Openly …

Biipiigwan — Nibaak

Posted on Thursday, April 12th, 2012 at 2:03 pm.

Originally written for Exclaim!

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Based in Ottawa, ON, Biipiigwan‘s new EP, Nibaak, follows up their full-length, God’s Hooks, released in March 2010. Nibaak was recorded, mixed and mastered by Topon Das, of Juno-nominated Canadian grindcore act Fuck The Facts, and is composed of three five-minute songs. The EP serves as a kind of tapas menu for noisy Canadian metal: toothsome, flavourful dishes that are too spare to constitute a full meal, but make up for their brevity with powerful flavours and a heady kick of spice. Lots of words …

Sunn O))) — 00 Void (Re-Issue)

Posted on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at 6:53 pm.

Originally written for About Heavy Metal.

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With the re-release of Sunn O)))‘s landmark album 00 Void, Southern Lord is bringing a monumental part of the band’s material back home. Most of their material has been released via Southern Lord, but 00 Void was originally released by Rise Above Records, Hydra Head Records, and Dirtier Productions in 2000. Sunn O)))originated in Seattle, WA and are now based in Los Angeles, CA. The doom metal duo of Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson are characterized by resonant feedback and …

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