It’s safe to say Hulder exploded in popularity since signing to 20 Buck Spin in 2022 for their EP release, The Eternal Fanfare. Their debut album, released in 2021, Godslastering: Hymns of a Forlorn Peasantry, didn’t leave a huge desire for Cosmo to revisit, though. As for this newest Verses in Oath… Hulder your horses, it’s about to get saucy!
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Vitriol – Suffer & Become Review
I wasn’t too impressed with Vitriol’s debut full length in 2019, as it lacked memorable songwriting, and the production sounded off. The glow-up this band has had in the nearly five years since has been immense, as the sophomore album not only defies the dreaded sophomore slump, but kicks it to the ground, punches it in the face, and kicks it a couple more times for good measure. Suffer & Read This Review & Become.
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Massa Nera & Quiet Fear – Quatro Vientos // Cinco Soles Review
Are you impatient when it comes to finding new albums at the start of a new year? To be fair, we haven’t gotten particularly far into 2024—but out of everything that has passed through my ears so far, post-hardcore release Quatro Vientos // Cinco Soles has come the closest to scratching that new-music-itch. Quatro comezóns // Cinco rascadors.
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Junta – Junta Review
Junta prefer to use their music as a weapon of mass education, thus aligning with an aim beyond conventional entertainment. Their journey is not just about the music they release; it’s a deliberate exploration into the intersection of raw energy, political consciousness, and a commitment to a deeper purpose. No drone shit—BARE KNUCKLE PUNK!!
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Resin Tomb – Cerebral Purgatory Review
What’s the result when you combine a dash of sludge metal, a cup of death metal, a pinch of hardcore, and a tablespoon of grind? Resin Tomb—some of the stompiest deathgrind this side of the Pacific Ocean. Order now and it comes with a free slotted spoon!
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Alluvial – Death Is But A Door Review
Alluvial sport a sound that reminds me of Dyscarnate’s With All Their Might if they would also play around with some slams. The four songs on Death Is But A Door cover some different ground in its 17 minutes. “Bog Dweller” has some very intricate drum fills that hint at the band’s past prog chops. Chop and slam!
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Cancer Christ – God is Violence Review
In Cancer Christ’s warped denomination, our boys in blue are very much despised by the lord, Jesus legitimizes his war crimes by the size of his genitalia and the death penalty applies mostly to those of the ruling class. Satire has to hurt and Cancer Christ understand this—it is time to take off the velvet gloves. DO YOU WANNA READ A GREAT FUFUFUCKING REVIEW!
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Notochord – Aegis Review
Tired of searching that progressive metal tag on Bandcamp and finding a djent in your soup? Well, here’s something metalicious for you (or is it?).
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Sulfuric Hatred – Sulfuric Hatred Review
Formed last year by Undeath vocalist Alexander Jones and Liam McMahon, Sulfuric Hatred try to establish a sense of identity in the swamp of other War Metal bands by adding dash of stompy Hardcore to their potent concoction. This most extreme sect of Black/Death Metal is one of the most tricky to navigate due to an obscenely large amount of far-right leaning or otherwise disclaimer-worthy bands. Luckily, Sulfuric Hatred is not one of these. We reserve the disclaimers for the black metal bands.
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