Overground vs. underground
Jack Endino at his Soundhouse StudioPhoto by Ben Thomas In interviews, Fenriz often makes the distinction between “overground” and “underground” sound. (See, for example, here and here.) “Overground” is synonymous with “mainstream,” i.e., clean, modern production. “Underground” is the raw, dirty sound on Nuclear War Now! and Hells Headbangers releases. Fenriz militantly prefers “underground.” On...
Gama Bomb - Tales from the Grave in Space
Gama Bomb‘s new album, Tales from the Grave in Space, is OK. It’s well-played and well-recorded. I don’t remember any of the songs, except for one that had a cool robot voice. Like most retro thrash, it just makes me want to listen to Slayer or Exodus. Skeletron The real story is that yesterday Earache...