Purveyors of uncomfortable, scraping noise-rock that could melt through walls; Germany-meets-Australia’s HEADS. are to return to the UK later on this month for a few shows, which is nice. Catch them at these venues creeping you out with their crunchy, face-clawing riffs.
Head Wound City – A New Wave Of Violence
Head Wound City have returned to the party and they’ve brought the fun and heaps of destruction ready to kick-start the failing heart. There’s such an intimate, intense urgency to A New Wave of Violence – everything is so tightly wound up, like a million coiled springs that are suddenly released, ricocheting off everything with a cacophonous riot of explosive energy and wild frivolity.
Graf Orlock – Crime Traveler
Stretched taunt over a 31 minute running time, Graf Orlock, brutalize and pulverise their instruments through an apocalyptic barrage of seething grind. They also reference tons and tons of other films as well (Arnie gets some terrific shout-outs) nothing is safe and neither are you from the Orlock attack.
Ampwrecked: New tracks for your ears #5
Welcome to Ampwrecked, in this issue: Nisennenmondai take a trip to the Event Horizon, The Movielife dust off their guitars, Armchair Committee get sleazy, Holy Gold bludgeon moderate rock, Lonely The Brave discover that the truth is out there, Against The Current dash past, Godzilla Black out-weird even Faith No More and Dead Cross refuse to go to bed. Mr Velocity Hopkins are currently not on tour.
Polonium – Seraphim
When reading the song titles on Seraphim, you can tell there’s a serious amount of dissatisfaction and boiling anger present within Polonium. This is a very good thing. Before The Austerity Program infected the world with their cynicism, guitarist Justin Foley, bassist Thad Calabrese and a drum machine existed as the entity known as Polonium.
Ampwrecked 4: New Music For Your Ears
In this issue of Ampwrecked…Head Wound City have scraped their way back with some radical friends, Ghost Mother make a massive swamp racket, Myrone is an electric shock attack to the brain, Wrong drink all your beer, Big Ups point and laugh, Karma To Burn lay waste and Mr Velocity Hopkins contemplate existence.
Ampwrecked #3 – New Tracks For Your Ears
In this issue of Ampwrecked… METZ and their Full Auto attack, Lonely The Brave return, La Chinga make one hell of a sexual noise, Graf Orlock time travel, Agoraphobic Nosebleed cover everything in sludge, KEN Mode have loads of fun and Mr Velocity Hopkins are….well, see for yourself.
Terrible Love – Change Nothing
Keeping their cards close to their chest, I’m not entirely sure who is in Terrible Love, but I know it’s made up of ex-members of *takes deep breath* Funeral For a Friend, Goodtime Boys, Bastions and Grappler; so rest assured, there’s a fair amount of talent burning bright in that melting pot of bubbling hardcore tomfoolery.
Frameworks – Time Spent
I’m familiar with the jarring discontent of Gainesville’s Frameworks, having talked about their track Loom on this very website a couple of years ago. Time hasn’t mellowed these spiky and agitated bunch as Time Spent indicates, bristling with scratching, fiery determination.
Hidden Gems – 4 albums I’ve enjoyed this year that weren’t released in 2015
Six in 2013, five in 2014 and now four in 2015? Actually there is loads more, Todd Terje (It’s Album Time), Bluetip (Polymer), Jeroan Drive (The Stone Remains In Silence), Riddle of Steel (Python), Span (Mass Distraction) and anything by Karma To Burn because they rule hard. Have a look.