Cara Neir
Portals to a Better, Dead World
Broken Limbs Recordings (2013)
Cara Neir have made a name for themselves by playing a suffocating blend of grind and black metal. while this may not seem like a particularly novel mix how the band does it and/or makes it work lends them enough credence to deserve a listen. From the discordant riffing of opener "Peridot" the band makes it's mark on the listener quickly devolving to a nasty, pounding ferocity before slowing down the riffs and allowing the drums to speed along leaving the listener's head spinning waiting for a reprieve that won't come. Once said reprieve shows on "Dust Collector" it is only a calm before the storm by that time the guitars wear down to a slow figure backed by quick snare fill before a minute later it starts to pick up steam before finally allowing the floodgates to burst completely. These notes could cover the whole record in regards to the songs and how the band use quiet as more of a tool to make the listener unsettled rather than calm. There is always a point when hearing the record that even at it's calmest theres almost a wincing within the beauty just waiting out for the moment when the … Read more
Electric Wizard
Time To Die
Spinefarm Records (2014)
Somewhere along the way (and it's hard to say when exactly), but somewhere along the way Electric Wizard became more … Read more
The Proselyte
Our Vessel's in Need
Gypsyblood (2014)
Proselyte return with their newest EP, Our Vessel’s In Need, which also marks the first release for Gypsyblood records ( … Read more
Teenage Bottlerocket
American Deutsch Bag
Fat Wreck Chords (2014)
I never learned German in high school, but Teenage Bottlerocket must have because their latest 7’’ is a nod to … Read more
City States
Geography
Safety Records (2014)
They say that good things come to those that wait and for City States and their main member Joel Ebner, … Read more
