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"Butchered at Birth" takes the bands 'messed up' style to a conceptual level

I've been on an old school death metal kick lately, and there aren't many more iconic osdm bands than Cannibal Corpse. The controversy kings and Ace Ventura cast members have quite the discography on them. 16 albums along with demos and eps, these guys are one of the most commercially successful and talked about death metal bands… ever. They're also easily one of the ... read more

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"Leprosy" is a delightfully cleaner and catchier follow up to "Scream Bloody Gore"

It's been a second since I've done a review (over a month lol), but i really wanna get back into it. I've been pretty out of the loop with new music, so I guess I'll start off by reviewing a nearly 40 year old album… that should help, right? Anyway, I've been on an old school death metal kick, and I feel like this is a great time to start reviewing this ... read more

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A brutal, overwhelming, and perverted classic

It's been a minute since I've done a goregrind review, and I've been really in the mood to revisit this one so… here we are. The album in question is “Chronic Corpora Infestation”, the debut from Mexican gore grinders and scat aficionados Disgorge. These guys are not to be mistaken for the american brutal death metal band of the same name, hence why they're usually known as Disgorge Mex. Anyway, ... read more

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"Distracted" is a project to play when you're having a bad day. Thundercat's feel good, funny, and nerdy songwriting have never been more joyful!

I've been eagerly awaiting this new Thundercat album. This is his first in over 5 years and his 5th overall. He's been teasing this one with singles since late last year, and ive been impressed with every single one of them. I'd argue that this is one of the most impressive and consistent rollouts of the ... read more

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"Worst Girl in America" is a fun collection of some of the strongest pop tracks this year

Well, the newest album from Slayyyter is finally out. To my surprise “Worst Girl in America” was one of the most highly anticipated releases so far this year. No shade to her, but I'd just heard very little discourse about this album (and artist) til maybe a few days before the album's release. But, hey, I'm all for a zany pop release and that's exactly ... read more

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The Scythe make a hard hitting and fun debut mixtape...

This ones been pretty highly anticipated for me. The Scythe have finally come through with their debut mixtape. The Scythe are a rap supergroup fronted by Denzel Curry, and they seem to be here for one specific purpose: to continue the sounds of the Dirty South and Memphis Rap revival of the 2020s. More specifically, this project comes after Denzel's awesome “King of the Mischievous South vol. 2” mixtape, which ... read more

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"Queen of Texas" has a few great pop songs, but Solya plays it annoyingly safe at times

Solya has finally come through with her debut studio album. I originally found Solya, like… a few weeks ago. I'm not gonna pretend ive been anticipating this release since its announcement, because I haven't. I just stumbled across “Is This Love??” on albumoftheyear, and… my god it had glowing reviews so i checked it out. I'm glad I did because ... read more

Thats right hes back

Only a few short months after his last studio album “Tycoon”, Ty Dolla $ign is back with an album rollout… kind of. His next big project is gonna be this “Girl Music” project, which he is seemingly producing in short, EP sized parts. Ty released quite a few singles, the most popular of which being the Leon Thomas accompanied “Miss U 2”, a track I originally found pretty unflattering. And while I still think it's quite ... read more

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"Posthumous Humiliation" is shockingly low effort...

I'm a pretty big fan of Pissgraves' sound. The noisy and disturbed niche they carved themselves in the 2010s old school death metal revival sound is really fascinating, and the infamous artworks for their album (which contain real images from crime scenes) added that final piece of morbid intrigue. Despite the band's generally polarizing reception over the years, I've really only had good things to say ... read more

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Rob Zombies still got it, and "The Great Satan" is proof

Industrial metal legend and previous White Zombie frontman Rob Zombie comes through with his newest album “The Great Satan.” This is his 8th solo album and his first in about 5 years.. Zombie is known for his spotty discography, which.. I wouldn't know. I've listened to the important ones and that's it. Pretty much anything past Hellbilly I haven't heard. That being said, I saw that this ... read more

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Doesnt hit quite as hard as "Gutterchrist, but its still the scariest "fuck ice" album out there...

That's right! I somehow let another anticipated release pass me by. Not necessarily *this* release, but i have been following Fetal Speedball for a while now, apparently not closely enough though. Anyway, I discovered this band by chance last year when I found their “Gutterchrist” EP on bandcamp. The band are a twisted and noisy amalgamation of death metal, ... read more

In case you're clueless to whatever the hell “Pre Tour” is, Kim Petras has been silently dropping one of the most consistent and fun album rollouts of the year. I say silently like it's voluntary but it really isn't. Republic records sucks and wont let her put this stuff on streaming platforms, but still… I've really been enjoying how “Pre Tour" has been coming out. Basically it's a single a week to build hype for her forthcoming studio ... read more

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"The Romantic" is about as 'romantic' as an Adam Sandler movie

Well, after quite the run of singles over the past few years, R&B superstar and self proclaimed lover boy Bruno Mars has finally come through with his newest studio album. Damn, it's been a while. If we're talking strictly about solo albums, Mars has been silent for about 10 years. That's not to say he didn't have the resources to be one of the biggest pop stars in the world ... read more

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Its a lot, but its a lot of good music

This new Cryptic Shift album has been winning the hearts of many metalheads this weekend. The english tech thrashers had made a splash with their 2020 debut, but since then it's been radio silence. Personally, I'd never heard the band's first album, but from what I hear it's much more of a death metal album compared to this one. Anyway, this album did have me curious, especially with it being 6 years in the making and nearly 80 ... read more

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Fossilization are here to disturb and disorient, and they do a fantastic job

Fossilization are a band I'm just hearing about from this album. They are part of the whole ‘cavernous death metal’ niche, which is often heavily inspired by the likes of Incantation. Basically, it's just a really noisy, really dissonant, and really loud area of death metal which sounds… cavernous. Like a bunch of goblins are chasing you through a cave and there's no exit in ... read more

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Exhumed has a sick sense of humour, and this tongue in cheek car crash concept album further cements it

This album has been one of my most anticipated this year. Exhumed finally came through with their 10th studio album, “Red Asphalt”, which is obviously a concept album about car crashes. Not just that i suppose, but all sorts of road related accidents and violence. Look at that cover man… brutal. Anyway, the band released some absolutely killer singles for this ... read more

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Larry June seemingly works better in small doses

Well, I guess it's time for our annual Larry June and Alchemist album… Leave it to these 2 to make the most uneventful album of the year, and maybe include a special guest or 2. This time it's Curren$y, who actually already had a release this year. Actually, as of recent Curren$y has proven himself to be quite the shitposter musically. Not that his stuff is necessarily bad, but I mean… he released five studio ... read more

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Usually it takes an artist midway through their career to make an album this introspective, but this is Baby Keems second album

Well, I never thought it would happen, but Baby Keem is back.. The day has finally come, not for the previously teased “Child With Wolves” but “Ca$ino.” Keem announced this album 10 days before its release with no singles, and the albums been doing phenomenally numbers wise. Keem teased the album with the artwork and tracklist, revealing ... read more

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Though the singles may have promised a more bold effort, "Wuthering Heights" is still a great companion piece and a good time

This one's been a pretty highly anticipated one for me. Charli XCX has come through with another batch of songs for the soundtrack accompanying the new Wuthering Heights movie. Look, I'm not gonna pretend to be some sort of literary nut who's read Wuthering Heights a thousand times: in fact, I haven't read it at all, nor have I seen ... read more

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Worm make quite a memorable return with the vibrant, progressive, and technical "Necropalace"

Florida based death doom/black metal outfit Worm return with their first solo studio album since 2021's “Foreverglade.” It's been a highly anticipated release for metalheads of all styles and I am no exception. I remember falling in love with their 2nd studio album (and big break) “Gloomlord”, and I have been a fan of the band ever since the first ... read more