short but sweet

1 min read 2021-11-25 23:30:39

AN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): ABHORRATION — “AFTER WINTER COMES WAR”

The Norwegian trio Abhorration (guitarist/vocalist Magnus, bassist Andreas, and drummer Øyvind) are a relatively new formation, having started life

1 min read 2021-11-23 01:55:52

(Ryan Dyer, who made his NCS debut touting the insanity of one-man bands in China and followed that by trumpeting the destructiveness of

1 min read 2021-11-23 00:55:14

Gourmand‘s new EP To Bring To Nothing is the kind of thing that demands to be heard repeatedly, in part because the experience is so

1 min read 2021-11-05 20:55:37

(Ryan Dyer, who last appeared in our pages touting the insanity of one-man bands in China, now returns to trumpet the destructiveness of Calgary’s

3 min read 2021-04-30 23:18:33

This marks the fourth time in five years that we’ve written about the unorthodox, genre-splicing Russian band Cage of Creation. The first time,

4 min read 2021-04-29 23:24:08

“The band name ‘Aschenvater‘ is inspired by the universe of Warhammer 40K. The sound is raw and destructive, like the rotting battlefields

4 min read 2021-04-26 01:59:16

Much like yesterday I got a very late start this morning, having enjoyed a long night of virtual carousing with a big group of co-workers at my

5 min read 2021-04-23 20:37:51

(DGR tends to move in fits and starts with his NCS writing, and this week he’s had a fit, with this being the third of his posts for us in

3 min read 2021-04-14 21:55:52

The part-Brazilian, part-German death metal band Incarceration have compiled a discography that includes a pair of splits, an EP, and a 2016

2 min read 2021-03-29 20:57:40

(What is old is new again. Wil Cifer reviews a come-back EP by the Texas crossover band Angkor Wat, who first made their deep marks with albums

3 min read 2021-03-26 22:00:36

The French one-man band Dïatrïbe came into existence in 2019, “with the aim” (as its creator explains) “of creating radical and intense

3 min read 2021-03-26 22:00:36

The French one-man band Dïatrïbe came into existence in 2019, “with the aim” (as its creator explains) “of creating radical and intense

3 min read 2021-03-17 23:19:39

The Brisbane-based band Feculent chose for their name an adjective that means “foul with impurities” and “saturated in waste”. That was

3 min read 2021-03-11 03:22:35

(DGR jumps back into action once again with a pair of short but sweet EP reviews) Three months in and although the review slate so far has been

4 min read 2021-03-03 01:43:38

Almost four years have passed since we last heard from Requiem For Oblivion, who make their home in Erie PA. Their last album back then, Burning