With their latest release, Suicide Black Snake (A389 Recordings), experimental hardcore outfit Integrity once again underlined their position as one of the most forward thinking bands in their field. Ghost Cult scribe Christine Hager caught up with frontman Dwid Hellion to pride his mind on all things Integrity…Continue reading
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Man’s Gin – Rebellion Hymns
After picking up Man’s Gin’s new record Rebellion Hymns at Maryland Deathfest while Erik Wunder took Cobalt on the road for the first time, I couldn’t wait to get home and play it. Their first album Smiling Dogs was an interesting beginning, though less complete than the new album upon first listen, a fact I attribute to the maintenance of a more extensive band line-up this time around. Their latest release through Profound Lore Records seems to have taken their compositions to the next level and blends so much into one tantalizing record; it’s difficult to know where to start if not the beginning.Continue reading
Globe And Beast – Grandfather’s Axe
San Diego band, Globe And Beast released their first full length Grandfather’s Axe on March 19th, 2013 through Melotov Records, following their 3 track demo Tides in 2011. Just the fact that it was recorded and mixed by Alex Estrada at The Earth Capital, an engineer/producer who’s worked with the likes of Touche Amore and Nails led me to think, damn, it’s got to be good.Continue reading
Church Of Misery – Thy Kingdom Scum
An album of murderous proportions, as dictated to us by the Church Of Misery through Rise Above/Metal Blade has taken the fantasies of their predecessors and molded it into a continuation of their previous work for the dusk of 2013. Staying true to their facts, stalking their inspirations to know them inside out, bound and gauged to lyric sheets, backed by colossal riffs and drum beats of assault and battery, the record Thy Kingdom Scum builds into the heaviest thing I’ve heard this year. Continue reading