It goes without saying how incredibly fucked the world is these days, but as in previous times of crisis, some of the best music is produced. Emma Ruth Rundle, who always seems to find just the right words in her lyrics, dropped a new album, These Killing Times (Errant Child Records), and it truly is a killer. Melodic, ambient, yet powerful and impactful are each of the tracks runs for over forty minutes, but not a dull moment is found. Continue reading
The vast subgenre of Skramz/Screamo was a world that I hardly dipped my toes into back in my formative years, but over time, went continuously deeper. Dreamwell is one of the bands that were just a little deeper below the surface, and also mixed in post-Hardcore and a dash of Atmospheric Black Metal.
Chaos and aggression is ugly in the world, but music that is chaotic and aggressive just soothes my ears. Living Weapon has released their debut album, Death in the Family (Closed Casket Activities), and has me feeling feral with each play. Over twenty minutes of an inner-ear attack will have you thinking existentially while also needing to throw spinkicks.