The One Hundred
Subculture
UNFD
01 September 2014

by Thea de Gallier

Ever wondered what would happen if you chucked Linkin Park, Papa Roach, Bury Tomorrow and Aphex Twin into a blender and recorded the sound that came out?

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FrnkIero and The Cellabration
.stomachaches.
Hassle Records
25 August 2014

by Thea de Gallier

Frank Iero is pissed off. Not because of the demise of My Chemical Romance, but because he has a stomach-ache. An all-encompassing, inescapable stomach-ache so beastly that it inspired an entire album. To take his mind off the pain of an increasingly painful digestive disorder, Iero retreated to his basement studio and composed music that was as jagged and raw as his internal discomfort.

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Brontide
Artery
Pink Mist
30 June 2014

by Thea de Gallier

Opening track ‘Tonitro’ lays the foundations of Brontide’s latest album nicely – a heavy, chugging guitar drops in and out over a sparse bassline and some rather disconcerting baby noises provide the album’s only vocals. It’s already apparent, less than five minutes into the album, that this isn’t going to be a bore-fest of nondescript background music – the tried-and-tested structure of verses and choruses is cast aside in favour of unexpected changes in rhythm.

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