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Synarchy, Tear Up the World (Tutl, 2011)

1.20.2012

"Tear Up the World" is the sophomore full-length from Synarchy (released by Tutl Records). I don't typically write about...

Ape!, Tall Ships/And We Wait (SRA, 2011)

1.19.2012

The latest from Ape! is a two-song 7" EP released by SRA Records. I can't really pin down Ape!'s sound other than to say...

I Stared Into the Forest, Society Discontinued (Fading Halo, 2011)

1.18.2012

From Fading Halo Records comes this six-song, 15-minute EP from Romanian act I Stared Into the Forest. To my ears this feels...

Now Denial/Get Laid, Hungrier Than the Wolf (Get Young, 2011)

1.17.2012

From Get Young Records comes this split 7" from two Massachusetts bands, Now Denial and Get Laid. Now Denial kicks things...

By My Hands, No Hope, No Escape (Purgatory, 2011)

1.16.2012

"No Hope, No Escape" (released by Purgatory Records) is my first exposure to Glasgow, Scotland's By My Hands. The 7" offers...

Cape of Bats, Transylvania (Holy Terror/Grim Winds, 2011)

1.12.2012

"Transylvania" is the debut 7" from Cape of Bats, limited to just 500 copies (200 on yellow vinyl from Holy Terror Records...

The Canyon Observer, Chapter I: The Current of Her Ocean Brings Me to My Knees (Kapa, 2011)

1.10.2012

From Kapa Records comes "Chapter I: The Current of Her Ocean Brings Me to My Knees", the debut EP from Slovenian act The...

State of Mind, Knowledge of Self (Take it Back, 2011)

1.9.2012

The latest from Take it Back Records is "Knowledge of Self", the new six-song, 20-minute EP from State of Mind (from The...

Amulance, Feel the Pain (New Renaissance, 1989)

12.22.2011

I have no idea what the hell an "amulance" is (if anything), but Aurora, IL's Amulance released one full-length, "Feel the...

Anne “Dream Punx” LP

12.21.2011

A389 Recordings switches it up a bit with "Dream Punx", the debut full-length outing from Portland, OR "shoegaze" act Anne....

Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire/Nesseria split CD/LP

12.20.2011

Released on CD by Trendkill Recordings and on LP by both Throatruiner Records and Wooaaargh, this vicious split sees...

Roses Never Fade “s/t” 7”

12.19.2011

The latest from Roses Never Fade is this limited edition, self-titled, three-song 7" from Neuropa Records. This outing...

Ringworm/Mindsnare “Your Soul Belongs to Us…” split 7”

12.16.2011

Another relatively new one from A389 Recordings is this killer split between Cleveland legends Ringworm and Australia's...

Parallax “Mediums & Messages” LP

12.15.2011

The last time I wrote about Parallax's "Mediums & Messages" was in 2009 (and it's rightfully become one of the most popular...

Battle of Britain Memorial “The Aftermath of Your Bright Beings” CD

12.13.2011

I believe "The Aftermath of Your Bright Beings" is the (Self-released?) debut from French act Battle of Britain Memorial,...

Bastard Sapling “Dragged From Our Restless Trance” Cassette

12.12.2011

Another excellent band from Richmond, VA, Bastard Sapling's latest—the four-song, 40-minute full-length "Dragged From Our...

Czar “Vertical Mass Grave” CD/LP

12.9.2011

From Crack Nation comes "Vertical Mass Grave", the debut full-length from Chicago trio Czar. This 10-song, 43-minute...

Hunters “From Birth to Soil”

12.8.2011

"From Birth to Soil" is the self-released debut full-length from Chicago's Hunters, offering up eight tracks in a...

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