Review: Escuadron De La Muerte – ‘Bastion XXIII’ (noise)

This week we begin a series of great releases from one of the best experimental/noise labels existing: Steinklang Industries. Why one label in one week?  Why not. We begin with a 2020 release, ‘Bastion XXII' from the band, Escuadron De La Muerte. We don’t know much about this particular act other than the fact that we...

Review: VOMIR: ‘Live From The Catacombs’ (noise/harsh noise wall)

Long-established harsh noise act VOMIR is back with a new two-track cassette on Deathbed Tapes entitled, Live From The Catacombs. This release is very simple, straight to the point as VOMIR does best.  Each track is “Untitled” and clock in at just over ten minutes in length. Straight up, classic, harsh static noise walls on...

Review: Controlled Death: ‘Feasts & Holy Slaughter’ 7″ (harsh noise/experimental)

There is creepy and then there are levels of “creepy” that a few artists manage to reach.  Controlled Death does the latter and in a pretty short amount of time.  The experimental/noise act has just released their new 7”, Feasts & Holy Slaughter on Deathbed Tapes. One track on each side of the record. “Feasts”...

Prefix Suffix – “It’s All Noise” Album Review (harsh noise)

No title could be closer to the truth of today's offering. Denmark's Prefix Suffix comes to us with their latest cassette/digital release, It's All Noise. Two tracks make up the release, each of which is twenty minutes in length. Both of the cuts stay pretty much in the upper frequencies and are at about the...

EarthFlesh – “Embrace” Album Review (harsh noise/ambient)

We make our long-overdue return to reviews and lend our already-damaged ears to the harsh noise of Switzerland for EarthFlesh and their new release, Embrace. Embrace is a 1-track piece clocking in at just around 58 minutes. Bruno Silvestre Favez, the warped brain behind EarthFlesh has created herein a sonically uncomfortable but pretty-well thought out...