Meant to be played from top to bottom, Alföld is like a charred sandwich with savory middle, sticking its most intense moments at the bookends while leaving space for the Progressive and Folk aspects of Thy Catafalque’s sound to shine in the middle. Jó étvágyat!
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Aodon – Portraits Review
Portrait of a disintrested Gator.
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Inherus – Beholden Review
“In her what-!?” – exclaims a bewildered Gator.
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Pupil Slicer – Blossom Review
Pupil Slicer’s debut, Mirrors, was a jagged burst of Grinding Mathcore (complemented with tastefully picked Electronica influences) that caught my ear for its neurotic character. Come 23, my expectations for a follow-up are unfortunately high for more of the same ilk. Blossom is not Mirrors, that much is clear. Will this release be able to blossom into its own thing?
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Cattle Decapitation – Terrasite Review
A human-sized bug in my crater-sized soup.
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The Ocean – Holocene Review
Trip-hoppin’ in the ocean.
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Die Humane – The Grotesque Review
Join the Gator, as he tries to hear anything to praise over the loud 90s worship.
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Hasard – Malivore Review
Springing from the rib of the odd opera-with-growls project Les Chants Du Hasard, Hasard takes a more conventional approach of classical infused black metal, as weird as that is to say. The titular musician Hasard is responsible for everything here apart from a great appearance from John Steven Morgan (of Wreche fame) on piano.
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Nightmarer – Deformity Adrift Review
Most Dissonant Death Metal has the unfortunate effect of making Metalligator want to fall asleep but keeping him awake with cutting squeaky noises, this makes for an angry Gatorrr usually. Is it sleepy time? Not so fast.
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Crypts of the Unknown: Lorn – Arrayed Claws
