Heavy Metal Time Machine

Monday, April 11, 2016

Free Metal Monday: Insufferable/Rezeegtnuk-Split

Gore Art Productions
2016

Do you need some noisy grindcore in your life? If you answered "Hell yeah Andy!" then have I ever got the split for you! This four-track split was just released today(!) and it features two "songs" each from Insufferable and Rezeegtnuk. It's available for free by heading here and it's all but guaranteed to make your Monday all the more maniacal! Be sure to crank this shit up LOUD & PROUD friends!!

Labels: 2016, brutal grind, death/grindcore, Free Metal Monday, Insufferable, noise, Rezeegtnuk, split

Monday, August 18, 2014

Castle Freak-Still Rotting (Cassette Release)

Tridroid Records
2014

Leave it to our friends at Tridroid Records to offer up yet another great release on cassette tape! This time around the label is tackling Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's Castle Freak who, besides (likely) being named after the old horror classic of the same name* (Can you say Jeffrey Combs baby? Awesome!) self-describe themselves as "grinding death punks"!

*I have a fond memory of renting this 1995 horror film on VHS.

Influenced by bands such as Repulsion, (early) Death, "Scum"-era Napalm Death, Autopsy, Carnivore, Discharge, (early) The Misfits/Samhain and even old-school Megadeth (as well as Beer/Weed, Gore flicks, Troma & Horror of all kinds.) the band (Gigan-lead vox/guitar, Zak-guitar, DZ-bass and P-drums) cuts a clear enough path between punk/hardcore and grind/noise while making "merry" music that will have you thinking it's 1980 something all over again! Having shared the stage with Full of Hell and Noisem (two bands who, alongside Castle Freak, are featured on A389's 2014 Digital Mixtape) this Philadelphia four-piece strikes a real underground cord thanks to their punk attitude and raw, D.I.Y. vibe. For Castle Freak (who also have a 2012 demo to their name) this upcoming cassette release should help the band achieve further acclaim while simultaneously showing how Tridroid Records is slowly turning into a dependable source for underground/up-and-coming acts of all shapes and colors!