Daughters Of St Crispin - S/T

Madison WI post-punk vets churning out simple,

heavy songs of lament.

Russell Emerson Hall - guitar/voice (ex-Tyranny 

Is Tyranny, ex-United Sons of Toil, ex-Twelves)
Peter Leonard - bass/voice (ex-Droids Attack, 

ex-Rustbelt Sermon, ex-Poorman’s Therapy)

Daughters Of St Crispin bring a dirty amalgamation of
order and chaos - mixing elements of punk, noise and
sludge rock to form compositions that build on their
collective influences, creating a markedly unique sound.
Punk rock goes angular and angry, juddering through 

4 tracks of discordant, rhythmic and punishing slabs 

of excellence. The vocals are yelped but tuneful and 

counter-balance the complex guitar lines but before it 

all begins to sound like random, chaotic bursts of nonsense, 

you realise that they are also rocking like bastards! 

Taking the feel of the Jesus Lizard and the glorious 

feeling of what-the-fuck! song arrangements of These 

Arms Are Snakes, the album also has the added bonus 

of sounding like it was produced by Steve Albini. 

The tracks have real solidity to them - no wasted 

time or filler to the song structures - tension builds 

nicely as the urgent riffs hammer down.

This is the good shit.

Thanks to the band for sending this to me.

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A Horse Called War - Good For Glue (and nothing else)

APF Records, out of Manchester UK, are fast becoming vanguards

of the UK Sludge scene, boasting a venerable Roster including 

BATTALIONS, BONGCAULDRON, MASTIFF and PIST to 

name a few, have now unleashed another mind-crippler in the 

form of A HORSE CALLED WAR's new release "Good For Glue 

(And Nothing Else)"

An instant knuckle-duster in the face comes at you with the opener,

"Dog Is Dead" - raw, visceral Grind that'll put you on your ass on 

it's way past towards "Old One Eye", a sickening lurch from Doomed 

low-blows to Crusted apoplexy...'Pardon The Pun's bouncing, booming 

rhythms throw you around like a Rottweiler's rag-toy and bury you in 

the litter tray...The creeping death that is 'Don Frye' is a Titan-gripped 

chokehold on the senses...cavernous and infernal. The closer, 'Woodpusher' 

fires off parting blast-rivets of brutal, unflinching Misery and scoffs at 

your burning corpse.....AHCW have nailed a sound that is truly crippling 

and envigorating simultaneously...a credit to their Style, Talent and Intent! 

Unquestionable 5 Stars.

Review by reek of STOOM.

https://ahorsecalledwar.bandcamp.com/

http://facebook.com/ahorsecalledwaruk

Released on Nov 22nd 2019

https://apfrecords.bandcamp.com/

The Lost Tribes - Doomed and Stoned

Another fantastic compilation to get your head nodding.



They have always been there.

Half-myths caught in whispered words, fleeting 

flickers in the corner of the eye, walkers of the Ancient 

Paths...Others. The beacon fires shone not on their lands 

and the call cast far to heed.Yet, slow as the bark grew, 

the bounties came...strange marvels from the strange folk.

The Lost Tribes.

This compilation is meant to be an accompaniment 

to 'Doomed and Stoned in England' (2019). It represents 

the artists who, due to circumstances, were unable to 

appear on it, along with others who were invited. This 

has a distinct "compilation" feel to it...like the ones 

you pulled from the bargain bins at the store, only 

knowing one name on the back, but delighting in the 

joy of that first spin. The Lost Tribes has that vibe.

And because they are good guys it is NYP.

Complied by reek of STOOM

Toadeater - Codex

Here is some blackened crust to make your toes curl.
Raw guitar tones combined with interesting song
compositions push the tunes forward while at the
same time pummel you into submission.

This is the good shit.

https://toadeater.bandcamp.com/album/codex
https://www.facebook.com/ToadeaterHC/