And then there’s Man Is The Bastard. The supreme rulers of West Coast Power Violence. A throbbing, churning, dual bass-ed behemoth. A crushing low end onslaught, double basses, crushing drums, howled vocals, swirls of caveman electronics, amazing graphic design (that ubiquitous MITB skull!), political lyrics, challenging subject matter, intense artwork, they were the ultimate D.I.Y. [...]

Vennt make music that would be a perfect soundtrack to the scariest movie you’ve never seen. With Darcy Spidle (founder of Divorce Records) on drums, Sandy Saunders (of Torso, also on Divorce) on electronics and vocals, and Jordan Hines on bass, their self-titled EP comprises four tracks (each clocking in at five minutes and change) [...]

well isn’t this a nice idea ….huh?
welcome to billy crystal meth’s new album,…meth metal…i greet this with a warm hand and a tempered stiff shake…a G. W. Bush kinda ,”don’t mess with texas”, handshake.
because we can depend on these guys delivering extremely low tuned sludge metal we deserve and need.
the wifes gonna be mad at [...]

I reviewed the last disc from Juhyo a couple of years ago and compared it to a doomy sort of kosmiche drone music, but this one heads in a totally different direction. Mast was put out by Hear More, the same label that out out that awesome No Skull Left Unturned box set from Man [...]