Sete Star Sept - The Judgment by Reaper (2023)

Japanese noisegrind duo (drums and bass/vocals) Sete Star Sept keeps on recording and releasing a lot, and that's good : sometimes there's a less memorable release, but at least each year there's an excellent one! The Judgment by Reaper is among one of those. Short and fast songs, heavy and catchy basslines, over the top drumming as usual. It's a good one to discover Sete Star Sept, and one you don't want to miss if you already like them. Enjoy the madness!

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DRAIN - LIVING PROOF (2023)

Maybe their first album, the ridiculously good  "California cursed" was even better than the new one LIVING PROOF, but I'm happy anyway to hear again from DRAIN, back with another nice slice of their Madball meets Pantera crossover. Even the trap featuring is good, as well as the super infectiously catchy Descendents cover "Good Good Things". Hard, cool, and recommended!

 

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The Blood of Heroes - Nine Cities (2023)

Nice to have The Blood of Heroes back for a new album, Nine Cities, and with the same brilliant crew :  JK Broadrick, Mick Harris, Enduser, Submerged, Dr. Israel, plus a few good guests as well. As expected, they deliver top quality industrial / bass music with a dark and futuristic atmosphere. If you liked the first two albums you won't be disappointed by this one. Heavily recommended!

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Fleshrot - Unburied Corpse (2022)

Fleshrot is an old-school death metal band from Texas, Unburied Corpse is their first album (but the band started more than a decade ago), they play it raw and mostly slow, sometimes bordering death-doom but definitely not of a polished and melodic kind, we're closer to Obituary or Autopsy territory here. In any case it's excellent OSDM. A strong first album. Keep going!

 

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Blastro - From the Beginning to the End (2013)

Relentless blast beats over a wall of noise : doesn't it sounds like the perfect recipe for sonic happiness? To me it does, and that's exactly what you'll get from Blastro, a Japanese trio with an ex C.C.C.C and an ex G.I.S.M. From the Beginning to the End has been recorded live and released ten years ago. 

And you need it. 

Laibach - Sketches of the Red Districts (2023)

I know Laibach is a very old band, but I must admit that I discovered their music with this new album, Sketches of the Red Districts. And it definitely makes me want to check the rest of their discography. Going from dark ambient to industrial rock, mostly instrumental, but also with spoken words parts, this is top quality, smart and subtle industrial music. Recommended !

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Rotten Sound - Apocalypse (2023)

It's good to have Rotten Sound back! And even better to have them back with a more strictly grindcore album! "Abuse to Suffer" was a good album, but to me it went too much in a slower death/grind with an Entombed feel direction. Apocalypse is faster, more stripped out and straight to the point, this time going more relentless crustgrind than death/grind, but still with the heaviness Rotten Sound are known for. Highly recommended!

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