Articles by Denise Falzon
Obscura
Diluvium
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2018
German progressive death metallers Obscura offer up Diluvium, the last of their four-album concept series that began with 2009's Cosmogenes...
Secret Cutter
Quantum Eraser
PUBLISHED Jul 5, 2018
Bethlehem, PA-based sludge/grind trio Secret Cutter return with their highly anticipated sophomore LP, Quantum Eraser. Following their 201...
Slave to the Grind: A Film About Grindcore
Directed by Doug Brown
PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2018
It's almost hard to believe that, until now, a documentary on grindcore hadn't been made, given its multiple decades of existence and the i...
Æpoch
Awakening Inception
PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2018
Right from the first listen of Awakening Inception — the impressive debut album from Cambridge, ON's Æpoch — it's clear that this band have...
Diseased Earth
Bleeding of the Light
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2018
Staunton, VA sludge act Diseased Earth have kept busy since their 2014 inception, with consistent shows, two demos, an EP and last year's r...
Kittie
Origins/Evolutions
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2018
Four years in the making — starting with a crowd-funding campaign in 2014 — the long-awaited, career-spanning documentary about metal icons...
Holy Grinder
Cult of Extermination
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2018
Toronto, ON's Holy Grinder (featuring members of Mad Trapper, War Balm and the Blind Surgeons Operation) unleash their sophomore record, Cu...
Wake
Misery Rites
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2018
Calgary, AB grind outfit Wake released one hell of a gritty/sludgy/noisy opus with 2016's devastating Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomor...