Caustic Wound faced the sophomore slump phenomenon many bands encounter after releasing a stellar debut. Their answer? Five years of silence following the superb Death Posture. That waiting strategy paid off handsomely with their newest album, Grinding Mechanism of Torment. No rust, just riffs.
Read moreLast Call at the Goat Press 2024, Part 2
Finally! I got the pictures of Spiderman!!!!!!
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2024 Week 43
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Adorior, and Vile Species, you can do that too!
Read moreVile Humanity – Disqualified as a Human Review
Deathgrind is a genre that has a lot of sonic variation, despite what someone unfamiliar with it may expect. Vile Species drink from Repulsion’s well, with audible guitars and a focus on fast, nasty riffs with just the right amount of thrash and black metal influence. Will their album live up to the striking cover art and title?
Read moreSpooktober Pairing! The Berzerker vs Shinya Tsukamoto
We here at The Goat Review embrace both the spooky in sound and in picture. Today, our own Scuttlegoat steps forward to recommend you an album from the wild, industrial side, The Berzerker (by The Berzerker), and a film from the honorable terror, Tetsuo: The Iron Man (by Shinya Tsukamoto). Partake in one or both or neither, just make sure it doesn’t drive you berserk…
Read moreFeind – Ambulante Hirnamputation Review
Ever met an Icelandic black metal fan? You know the kind that insists that the origin of a band, despite the advancements in communication technology, fully informs their sound — transforming music into something akin to a champagne than an artistic discipline that can be studied, imitated, and paid homage to. No, of course you haven’t. That’s why you’re hear, ready to read a deathgrind review. Good taste comes to those who grind.
Read moreFull of Hell – Coagulated Bliss Review
This version of Full of Hell is more committed to one interpretation of their sound than before. This is the type of sound that some reviewers might be tempted to call “matured”. That phrase is usually a hack word for a reviewer so he can sell the idea to you that a band doing less is somehow good. But our Goat’s no hack and he’s got a lust for grind…
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2023 Week 49
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Jarhead Fertilizer, Slow, and Sulfuric Hatred, you can do that too!
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2023 Week 47
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Embrace Your Punishment, Laurel Halo, Demoncy, Walking Corpse, and Dead Times, you can do that too!
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