Grindcore – Yell! Magazine

Buckshot Facelift: Ulcer Island Pre-Orders Are On!

Shawn Loeffler — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 01:10:15 +0000

New York-based powerviolence/death metal/grindcore veterans, Buckshot Facelift, recently announced their upcoming fourth full-length, Ulcer Island, which will be released through Paragon Records on April 14th. The band has cultivated a strong following over the years since their inception in 2004. Due in part to their eclectic and hard to pigeonhole sound that continues to mutate and change with each new release. Ulcer Island expertly flaunts their amorphous nature, with songs constantly switching gears and combining different styles together in a variety of different ways throughout its eclectic 41-minute run time.

Vocalist Will (Artifical Brain, Afterbirth) commented on the album:

Ulcer Island is a concept album in which the narrative gradually moves from the oblique street level view into a dreamlike introspection. Ulcer Island’s blend of grindcore, power violence, and death metal is arranged in a way that mirrors this transition as the album progresses.

Make sure to check out the album’s first single, “Ascend to Descend,” right here on Yell! Magazine.

Pre-orders for Ulcer Island are now available through the Buckshot Facelift Bandcamp page.

Buckshot Facelift Is:

Will Smith (Artificial Brain, Afterbirth) – “The Voice”
Tom Anderer (Grey Skies Fallen) – Bass, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
Sal Gregory (Grey Skies Fallen) – Drums
Rick Habeeb (Grey Skies Fallen) – Guitar, Vocals
Terrell Grannum (Thaetas) – Guitar, Vocals

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Hear Deny The Cross’ Alpha Ghoul In Full

Shawn Loeffler — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 02:28:35 +0000

Paying respects to the likes of Assück, Napalm Death, Raw Deal, Crossed Out, and Gauze, Deny the Cross will release their punishing 18-track Alpha Ghoul on July 29th, via Tankcrimes, digitally and on vinyl. The first pressing, limited to just 100 copies, is now sold out. Sweat not though as second pressing pre-orders are currently available here. If you only want the digital version, visit the Tankcrimes Bandcamp page.

And, if you can’t wait to hear Alpha Ghoul, then head over to Noisey for a full album stream.

Alpha Ghoul was captured by Greg Wilkinson (Pallbearer, Vastum) at Earhammer Studios with drums recorded by Chris Pierce (Rorschach, Night Birds) and includes cover art by Mark McCoy of Charles Bronson.

Deny the Cross Is:

Dan Lactose – guitar
Dave Witte – drums
Ramon Salcido – bass
Carlos Ramirez – vocals

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Nuclear Holocaust Unleashes “Religious Mutation”

Shawn Loeffler — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 01:22:00 +0000

If you’ve got 90 seconds, then you’ve got time to check out the new track from Polish grindcore outfit, Nuclear Holocaust. “Religious Mutation” is the track, and it’s brutal and classic in sound and scope.

The new album, Overkill Commando, is due out in European on June 27th, and in the U.S. on September 9th, through Selfmadegod Records.

Head on over to New Noise Magazine to stream the new song.

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Brace Yourself For Nuclear Holocaust

Shawn Loeffler — Sun, 15 May 2016 14:14:53 +0000

Selfmadegod Records has issued the first single from Overkill Commando, the debut full-length from Polish grindcore quartet, Nuclear Holocaust, as the album is completed for release this summer. The single, “Abominations of Annihilation,” is gritty and dirty in its delivery and ends far too soon, clocking in at just 1 minute and 21 seconds. But that only leaves room for the 19 other tracks on the new album. Have a listen in the player above.

Nuclear Holocaust, comprised of vocalist Bloodseeker, guitarist XXX-Bomber, drummer Overkiller, and bassist Doomtrigger, recorded 20 brand new songs for their debut album at local Backyard Studios with producer Pawel “Chudy” Chyla in April and May 2016, completing the album just days ago. Overkill Commando is a powerful dose of dirty, old-fashioned grindcore heavily influenced by classic bands like Terrorizer, Extreme Noise Terror, and Repulsion. The cover image is by Marcin Studzinski of St. Chaos Art.

The album’s track listing and release info have also been revealed.

Overkill Commando will see European release on June 27th, and will see U.S. release on September 9th, the long delay due to a new MVD distribution deal for Selfmadegod Records, this record marking the first title under the new pact.

Overkill Commando Track Listing:

1. Abominations Of Annihilation
2. Overkill Commando
3. Epicentre Of Terror
4. Cryptic Stench Of Radioactive Foetuses
5. Power¬Hungry Paranoia
6. Religious Mutation
7. Deathbringer Of Death
8. Toxic Whore
9. Mashed With A Club
10. Only Cockroaches Will Survive
11. Vomiting Blood
12. Queen Of Sodomy
13. Pulverised
14. Nuclear Waste Repository
15. Frostbitten By The Radioactive Fullmoon
16. Desciples Of The Flesh
17. We Are The Batpeople
18. Gore Cult
19. God Is Undead
20. Atomic Suicide

About Nuclear Holocaust:

Nuclear Holocaust is a new band born in April 2015 in Świdnik, Poland. That August they released a demo called Mutant Inferno, which met with a very positive response, and the band was subsequently offered shows at Into the Abyss Festival alongside Dead Congregation, Schirenc Plays Pungent Stench, and others, Mini Merciless Festival, a run of shows across Ireland with Dead Goats, and more. In addition to their upcoming Overkill Commando full-length release through Selfmadegod, the Mutant Inferno demo will soon be released as a split cassette through Massacre Distro, a split CD will be released through Defense Records/Mythrone Promotion, and a split 12” on Devil’s Nun Records is on the way, in each case accompanied by different bands to be announced in the coming months.

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Gadget Streams New Album, The Great Destroyer!

Shawn Loeffler — Thu, 10 Mar 2016 11:32:04 +0000

Swedish grindcore specialists Gadget this week end a decade-long void between albums with the release of their relentless The Great Destroyer LP through Relapse Records. Days before the public can get their hands on the album, the entire thing has come ripping forth through an exclusive early stream via Invisible Oranges, who issue as a warning, “As befits its name, The Great Destroyer comes across timeless, walking a fine line between classical and futuristic.”

The Great Destroyer will see release on CD, LP, and digital formats through Relapse Records on March 11, 2016. Pre-orders are available here.

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Magrudergrind Release “Regressive Agenda” From II

Shawn Loeffler — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 16:31:21 +0000

After six years, Brooklyn-based grindcore experts, Magrudergrind, return with a new full-length, II. And right now the new track “Regressive Agenda” is streaming over at NPR. Go check it out here.

If that’s not enough, check out the explosive “Sacrificial Hire” video:

II will be released on February 12th. In the meantime, the album can be pre-ordered digitally via the band’s Bandcamp page and physically via Relapse here.

Magrudergrind Tour Dates:

Feb 19 Brooklyn, NY The Acheron w/ Incendiary, Triac, Mutilation Rites *Record Release show*
Feb 26 Tilburg, NL Netherlands Deathfest w/ Gruesome, Pig Destroyer, Cripple Bastards

***All dates with Primitive Man***
Feb 27 Winterthur, CH Gaswerk
Feb 28 Lausanne, CH Le romandie
Feb 29 Nevers, FR Cafe Charbon
Mar 1 Toulouse, FR Pavillon Sauvages
Mar 2 Barcelona, ES Rocksound
Mar 3 Madrid, ES Baracudas
Mar 4 Donostia, ES Mogambo
Mar 5 Montpellier, FR Secret Place
Mar 6 Milano, IT Lo Fi
Mar 7 Bologna, IT Freakout Club
Mar 8 Ljubljana, SL Gromka
Mar 9 Kosice, SK Colostrum
Mar 10 Cluj Napoca, RO Shelter
Mar 11 Bratislava, SK Fuga
Mar 12 Budapest, HU Durer Kert
Mar 13 Linz, AT Kapu
Mar 14 München, DE Feierwerk
Mar 15 Wurzburg, DE Cairo
Mar 16 Rostock, DE JAZ
Mar 17 Aalborg, DK 1000 Fryd
Mar 18 Gothenburg, SE Truckstop Alaska
Mar 19 Stockholm, SE Bergsunds Strand 43
Mar 20 Copenhagen, DK Pumpehuset
Mar 21 Hamburg, DE Hafenklang
Mar 22 Leipzig, DE Westwerk
Mar 23 Prague, CZ Modra Vopice
Mar 24 Berlin, DE Cassiopeia
Mar 25 Utrecht, NL DB’s
Mar 26 Saarbrucken, DE Garage
Mar 27 Antwerp, BE Het Bos
Mar 28 Paris, FR Le Pub ADK

April 16 Philadelphia, PA Choosing Death Fest * Magrudergrind only

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It’s Sunday! Here’s A Spoonful Of Acid. Enjoy Fuck The Facts’ “Everywhere Yet Nowhere” Video

Shawn Loeffler — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:09:03 +0000

Canadian grindcore band, Fuck the Facts, recently released what has to be one of the most bizarre music videos in the history of videos. Seriously, you have to be on some potent drugs to come up with this shit.. either that or you’re a 6-year-old kid using Movie Maker. The track is “Everywhere Yet Nowhere,” and it can be found on their latest album, Desire Will Rot.

Digitally order the album here or pick up the 12” vinyl, CD, and Cassette here.

Also, is the guy with the glasses Wheels from Degrassi Jr. High?

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Spread The Holiday Cheer With Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore

Shawn Loeffler — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 01:57:01 +0000

Looking to deck the halls with death metal and grindcore this holiday season? If so, then you need to pick up a copy of the fully redesigned version of Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore. Written by Decibel Magazine Editor in Chief Albert Mudrian. The book is available for purchase here.

Originally released on Feral House in 2004, Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore, is widely recognized as the definitive history of its titular extreme music subgenres. For its (more or less) 10-year anniversary, author Albert Mudrian has chosen life after death in the form of an expanded and revised edition, which flaunts a whopping 100 additional pages of new content.

This fully redesigned hardcover version is the inaugural release of brand-new imprint Decibel Books, and is limited to 3,000 hand-numbered copies. It boasts three new chapters (with new material interspersed among the original 10 chapters), over 50 new interviews (for a total of 200), and a new cover painting by legendary death metal artist Dan Seagrave, recalling elements of his classic Entombed and Morbid Angel album covers. Well over half of the 3,000 copies printed have already been sold, so don’t miss your chance to grab one of the remaining copies before it’s too late.

Now out of print, the original Choosing Death has been translated into seven different languages around the world. This exciting history, featuring an introduction by famed DJ John Peel, tells the two-decade-long history of grindcore and death metal through the eyes and ringing ears of the artists, producers, and label owners who propelled them. Phil Anselmo (Down, ex-Pantera) called it “something special. This is a must-read for anyone who wants a comprehensive ‘who-did-what-when’ book. Thumbs up.”

“Choosing Death is one of the first – and most insightful – documentations about the underground music scene. I still go back to this book to indulge in the stories, the anecdotes, and the overall history of a scene that was, and still is a big part of my life. I’m glad that another revised edition sees the light of day, and look forward to more hours to spend with this gem,” says At The Gates frontman Tomas Lindberg

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Die Choking Premieres New Track “Millirem”

Shawn Loeffler — Thu, 24 Sep 2015 14:37:34 +0000

Grindcore act, Die Choking, has premiered yet another track from their impending debut LP release, III, which digitally hits the streets on October 8th, and then on vinyl on October 23rd. Head on over to Bloody Disgusting for an earful of “Millirem.”

Bassist/vocalist Paul Herzog commented on the song:

This song represents an uncontrolled outburst of radiation at an instant of birth or death. Pulsation. Particles. Pre-existence. I have a rabid obsession with puking out waves of aural energy.

In a bout of anti-Pope celebration of the pontiff’s visit to the U.S., Die Choking has rebranded their current tour Escape the Pope Tour 2015. See below for the list of dates.

Die Choking Tour Dates:

Escape The Pope Tour 2015
9/24/2015 AS220 – Providence, RI @ Riotous Outburst Fall-Fest 4: Day 1 w/ Empty Vessels, Grizzlor, Aneurysm, Cross Armed, Calculator
9/25/2015 Ralph’s Rock Diner – Worcester, MA w/ Today Is The Day, Abigail Williams, Eaten, Ramlord [info]
9/26/2015 Modern Gypsy – Manchester, NH w/ Ramlord, Monk, Green Bastard
9/27/2015 The Pinch – Washington, DC w/ Old Lines, Prisoner
9/30/2015 The Half Moon – Philadelphia, PA w/ ACxDC, Outer Heaven

III U.S. Record Release Tour Dates
10/22/2015 Bremen Café – Milwaukee, WI w/ No Brainer
10/23/2015 Hexagon – Minneapolis, MN w/ Deterioration
10/24/2015 The Mutiny – Denver, CO
10/25/2015 The Shredder – Boise, ID
10/26/2015 E.S.P. – Spokane, WA w/ The Drip
10/27/2015 TBA – Portland, OR
10/28/2015 Burnt Ramen – Richmond, CA
10/29/2015 Perez – Los Angeles, CA
10/30/2015 TBA
10/31/2015 skatepark show – Kansas City, MO
11/01/2015 Mr. Roboto Project – Pittsburgh, PA
11/07/2015 Boot n’ Saddle – Philadelphia, PA *record release show w/ Mother Brain, Grin & Bear It, Surgeon
11/13/2015 The Burners – Bethlehem, PA *record release show w/ Carved Up
11/14/2015 Voodoo Brewery – Meadville, PA w/ Carved Up
11/15/2015 Saint Vitus Bar – Brooklyn, NY w/ Carved Up
12/05/2015 ICAC Hall – Gloucester City, NJ @ South Jersey Metal Fest 4 w/ Rivers of Nihil, Corpse Horder, more

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Die Choking Premiere “Dwell”

Shawn Loeffler — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 17:31:40 +0000

Another week, another something new from Philly-based ultra-grind trio, Die Choking, and their III debut LP, due out October 3rd (digital) and October 23rd (vinyl). This time around it’s the rapid-fire, in-your-face track (aren’t they all like that?) “Dwell,” and you can get your earful over at Noisey.

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