Four short reviews
and three further new releases
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Maggot House – How to talk to Extraterrestials
| October 13, 2023 | Independent |
| EP | Digital | 19:46 | 10 tracks |
| Garage Punk Noise Punk | Brooklyn, NY USA |
Not only is it spooky season, we might also be living in the end of days Now that the world is likely to finally go up in flames completely, or be raided by extraterrestial conquerors, why not embrace the end and make the best of it? The ten-track EP How to talk to Extraterrestials might just be the right soundtrack for that. Kick-ass DIY Noise and Punk come with ghoulish horror b-movie vibes and joyful nihilism. Your Halloween party’s playlist needs this EP.
7/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Crypt Jerk, California Greys
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Årabrot – Of Darkness and Light
| October 13, 2023 | Pelagic Records |
| Album | Vinyl/Digital | 41:56 | 10 tracks |
| Noise Rock Post Rock | Haugesund Norway |
On these ten tracks, the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra clashes with thunderstorms made from Noise, Wave and Post Punk. Amidst the eye of the storm, nihilism and cultural criticism merge with danceable rhythms and megalithic sounds. Of Darkness and Light is a stunning and cinematic album for chilly autumn nights.
7/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Hangman’s House, We want Blood
Gévaudan – Umbra
| October 13, 2023 | Meuse Music Records |
| Album | Vinyl/CD/Digital | 43:11 | 1 track |
| Epic Doom Metal Emotive Doom Metal | England |
On their second longplayer Umbra, English Doom Metal band Gévaudan dives deep into the mind of a person suffering from major depression. Mournful and atmospheric soundscapes interact with heavy riffing as Gévaudan wander through thick mist and shadows. Through different episodes and motifs, this tiring journey becomes very comprehensible.
6/10 Mangoes
The Great Machine – Respect
| January 03, 2018 October 13, 2023 | Reality Rehab Records Noisolution |
| Album | Vinyl/CD/Digital | 36:29 | 7 tracks |
| Stoner Punk Sludge | Tel Aviv Yafo Israel |
The Great Machine’s third album Respect is still a massive banger, and with the re-release, it is finally attainable for the band’s huge fan base in Europe. While the trio’s sound recently evolved towards pedal-to-the-metal Stoner Punk, especially on their latest release Funrider, the album from 2018 is a lot more doomy and sludgy. Respect is a massive piece to unite headbangers, stoners and punk rockers.
8/10 Mangoes
listening recommendations: Dragon Wagon, Motor Charlie
Spidergawd – Sands of Time
Single | Digital
06/10/2023 | Crispin Glover Records
NWoBHM
Trondheim, Norway
AkoúΦenom – Death·Chaos·Void
Album | Vinyl/CD/Digital
13/10/2023 | Avantgarde Music
Blackened Death Metal
A Coruña, Spain
isoscope – Tabula Rasa
Single | Digital
13/10/2023 | Noisolution
Math Rock / Noise Rock
Berlin, Germany
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