Castevet - Stones / Salts
I don’t know much about Castevet. Their MySpace lists three band members, one of whom drums for Copremesis. That’s about it. I do know, however, that their debut 7″ (Paragon, 2009, streamable here) is what I’ve listened to the most for weeks. Its two songs recall greats – Voivod, Morbid Angel, Deathspell Omega. They drape...
Voivod - "Le Pont Noir"
Artwork by Away Before reviewing the new Voivod record, I revisited its back catalogue. Angel Rat and The Outer Limits are tremendously underrated. I have owned both, but never truly appreciated them until now. Perhaps I bought into the conventional wisdom of “first x albums good, everything later bad.” Perhaps my ears just weren’t ready....