Category Archives: Grindcore

Cadaveric Incubator – Sermons of the Devouring Dead (2017)

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

I retain more than a passing affinity for early Cannibal Corpse and goregrind at large; make of that as you will, but Finland’s Cadaveric Incubator proudly revive the diametric opposite of today’s self-serious and frankly ridiculous war metal; meaning, at … Continue reading →

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Undergrind 2017 featuring Vader (September 24, Vapour Pub, Bangalore)

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

While every other purportedly metal concert in the country has been overrun by effete poseurs in sunglasses and patch-infested evening denim-wear, sold out by a whorish desire to appeal to the widest possible audience in chase of greater ROI, and … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: Horrified, Chemical Exposure, Altars of Madness, and I.N.R.I.

Posted on August 12, 2017 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

A fine test of whether you take yourself altogether too seriously is to stay locked up in a room and play the four titles mentioned in this post’s header. If you can’t contain yourself from running around with mad abandon … Continue reading →

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Why Blood matters

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Death – a world of pain lies in this world Death – is eternal sleep Death – is a silent man, But he conquers everyone Every step in life is a step towards death Nobody escapes death if he hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Two promising demos from 2017: Sickness (Finland) and Moenen of Xezbeth (Belgium)

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

    Extreme metal should have always remained lo-fi, a sentiment previously expressed and one to abide by. In a technologically advanced age, however, a tendency such as this could be construed as mere gimmick if the grime doesn’t in fact … Continue reading →

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Camphora Monobromata – Suffering Amongst The Hostile Walls (2016)

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Camphora Monobromata from Russia play mincecore, a strain of grindcore which adherents stress has its own unique identity. The lay listener can conveniently dispose of such distinctions and consider this grindcore for all intents and purposes, but for what it’s … Continue reading →

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Cognizant – Cognizant (2016)

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

The millstone around the neck of grindcore, if one considers it in its truest sense, is that it cannot be technical. Millstone, because grindcore’s simplicity is its selling point, yet its cross to bear, too. Many bands over the years have … Continue reading →

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Retrospective: Gruesome Malady – Infected With Virulent Seed (2003)

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Few albums in extreme metal/goregrind history can rival the demented and perverted atmosphere evident on Infected With Virulent Seed; in that, at least, this album by the Bangalore, India project is every bit the equal of other landmarks like Acts … Continue reading →

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Anorectal Ulceration – From Flesh To Liquid Mess (2015)

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Anorectal Ulceration play goregrind like Neurovisceral Exhumation, old Regurgitate, and pre-noise Last Days Of Humanity. Fans familiar with those names will know what to expect here; there are no moments of levity, no East European goofing around to be found on … Continue reading →

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Ten years later, putrefaction still in progress

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Putrefaction In Progress was a real assault on the senses when it was released ten years ago. Last Days Of Humanity were always a goregrind band a cut more extreme than most others, but on this album, they morphed into … Continue reading →

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