Kurokuma are a band our resident DJ and gigaholic has been fortunate enough to catch live on several occasions now, though he seldom seems to find the opportunity to listen to them otherwise – always another album to listen to and cover or other such reasons. The Sheffield sludgers are finally beginning to make the waves their music deserves, then bam – a new EP into the inbox…
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In the mood for something oppressively dark now that summer’s knocking at the door? You could do a lot worse than ‘Thus Spoke The Antichrist.’ These eight fiendish cuts are a gift from Nihility, a Portuguese five-piece specialising in fearsome heaviness and this debut is pit-igniting metal at its most pox-ridden. They’ve occasionally been referred to as a black metal act but they’ve more in common with the likes of Cannibal Corpse and Aborted than Watain or Darkthrone.
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We have something a little bit special for this week’s video choice – and that is a world premiere! Yes, ladies and germs, today’s selection can only be seen right here, on the website that excites the parts other websites cannot even hope to reach…
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Ding ding, the bar is open… the Singles Club is in business once again and it’s time to see what examples of the short form have been demolishing the death decks at ÜRHQ and earning a coveted stool at the bar. We had more than 100 applicants for these hard-earned spots, but the wheat has been whittled from the chaff and those deemed worthy of a sip from one of our bottles of appreciation have been selected…
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Every once in a while, it seems that certain artists make a timely entrance into the public gaze in order to cogently and sincerely speak on behalf of a specific group of people – be that through words, sounds or images. The universe is kind in that way. A recent prophetic arrival on the Belfast music scene has been the punk four-piece, Problem Patterns, who in an extraordinarily short amount of time has proven to be one of the most exciting musical prospects this country has to offer right now. Managing a deft balance between instigating much needed discourse on a number of weighty societal issues as well as being one of the most fun current live acts in the alternative scene, the band has dug its colours into this land’s cultural zeitgeist.
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