Showing posts with label Old Hope. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Old Hope. Show all posts

Tuesday, 5 September 2017

FOR THOSE ABOOT TO ROCK: Riffs of Canada introducing Old Hope (Toronto, Ontario)

By: Mark Tremblay


Album Type: EP
Date Released: 05/07/2017
Label: Independent




For anyone who misses dirty sounding sludge records, this EP is for you


“Held in a Twisted Cell” DD track listing:

1). The Seeds of Revenge
2). Under The Many Moons Above
3). Capitulated Loss

The Review:

Old Hope follow up their 2015 demo with an incredibly raw and filthy new EP. In an era where many bands aim for sterile and polished productions, it is nice to see a bands like Old Hope do something more honest. “Held in a Twisted Cell” has a “recorded in a cave” quality akin to early High on Fire era records.

The EP opens with “Seeds of Revenge”. This songs have a “Blessed Black Wings” feel to it, and yet takes many unexpected turns and twists. The shear intensity and power of the riffs in this track would make Matt Pike himself proud. The EP ends with an extremely and doomy turn with “Capitulated Loss”. An extremely slow plodding doom track reminiscent of Toronto Contemporaries Demonic Possessor. For anyone who misses dirty sounding sludge records, this EP is for you

“Held In A Twisted Cell” is available here (“name your price”)




Band info: bandcamp || facebook

Tuesday, 1 August 2017

SATAN'S DOZEN: 13 Unearthly Hymns Uncovered (August 2017)

Josh Mashesh

Satan’s Dozen is our attempt to present the very best music the underground scene has to offer and whilst we’d love to review every band submission we receive, not to mention the countless  recommendations you send our way, in practical terms that is just not possible, however because we don’t want killer music to pass you by, each and every month Andrei Moose will painstakingly sift through the music labelled “no killer riffs included” and choose 13 of the best new albums released via bandcamp and bundle them together into the mightiest riff sandwich.  So we hope you dig our selections and enjoy the riffs.   This is the Satan’s Dozen!!

1) Blame God  - "Strategically Confined" released March 17, 2017 

Noise/Grindcore/Powerviolence



2) Meatwound  - "Largo" released May 12, 2017

Hardcore/Punk/Sludge'n'Roll



3) Old Hope – “Held In A Twisted Cell”, released July 5, 2017


Prog/Hardcore/Sludge



4) Koma - "Doomonic" released May 26, 2017 


Doom/Sludge/Crust



5) Carne - "Modern Rituals" released February 16, 2017  


Noise/Hardcore/Sludge



6) DMP "1922" released April 25, 2017


Stoner/Doom/Sludge/Hardcore



7) High Ruler  - "High Ruler" released May 17, 2017 


Stoner-Doom/Stoner-Metal



8) Day of the Jackalope  - "Shapeshifter" released April 21, 2017 


Prog/Heavy/Blues/Rock



9) Green Druid - "Ashen Blood" released June 3, 2017 


Psychedelic/Stoner-Doom



10) Poseidon - "Prologue" released July 22, 2017


Stoner/Doom



11) Green Fiend - "Necronomichronicon" released July 11, 2017


Stoner-Doom/Hashcore released 



12) Stolen Kidneys - "Ruin" released July 11, 2017 


Noise/Hardcore/Sludge



13)  Piece - "Piece" released February 19, 2017


Hardcore/Sludge/Stoner-Metal