Pure Testosterone #1: Austrian Death Machine, Demonical, Exaltation (Ger)
What I listen to when I work out is much different than what I listen to otherwise. My ideal workout music has power, regularity, and low end. This excludes mathcore, most black metal, and technical death metal, but includes metallic hardcore, brutal death metal, and Amon Amarth — none of which I enjoy for recreation....
Overmars - Born Again
How’s this for a dream band: Neurosis + PJ Harvey + Godflesh. France’s Overmars have made this happen without marquee names. Yet they put to shame most of what passes for doom and sludge now. They channel Swans through Godflesh: first gear all the way. But whereas prime Godflesh was purely crushing, Overmars flatten you,...
You win, I win
Apartments riddled by Israeli fire in Rafah, Gaza StripPhoto by Zoriah – click to enlarge Below are the results of the voting for albums to review in November. Gaza tied with Epica for the most, so I will review both. Watching the votes unfold was interesting. It seems there was some power of suggestion going...