Category: EP Reviews

  • 21 Spins: Beastface – BF II (EP)

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder Metalcore outfit Beastface has been around since 2010, with a limited amount of recordings that have been released every few years since then. Digging around I saw info on a 2011 debut that I was not able to find online. Return of Beastface (2015) and BF-I (2021) are available on the group’s… Read more

  • Rage Therapy: Inhuman Scourge – Charnel Winds

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup This release is a new EP… but an old EP… maybe? It’s complicated. Depending on where you grab it, it’s either just the new 4-songs or those tracks plus the band’s debut EP (Haunted By Apocalyptic Visions). I tend to listen via Apple, and on there it’s an 8-song LP.… Read more

  • 21 Spins: Boor – The Dense Drag

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder Background I saw a social media post about a July 19 gig in the James Cullen room at Ya Sure Kombucha in Brainerd. This is a venue I have heard about and been wanting to check out. Seeing Bong Reaper and Cryptic Derision on the bill piqued my interest. I did some… Read more

  • Rage Therapy: Kalopsya – …From the Throne of the Pharisees

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup In the interests of transparency, I’m not the biggest metalcore fan out there. But, I’m also not the biggest fan of labels, subgenres and judging music by the associated hashtags. A lot of my desire to listen to metalcore begins and ends with early Fit For A King and a… Read more

  • Rage Therapy: RAHVN – Devouring the Frail – EP

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Oddly enough, this started out with me preparing to review a different band. After listening to the other band’s tracks, my player started ripping through Victim off this one. It wasn’t long before I realized I’d stopped listening to the first band and was hooked on RAHVN. Matt from VolsungaSaga… Read more

  • Rage Therapy – Torment – The Pain – EP

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Hailing from the icy shores of Lake Superior, Torment brings a fiery intensity you might expect with the self-descriptors of death metal and beatdown. The Pain is their latest release having dropped just after New Years Day 2025. From beginning to end, this EP weaves deftly back and forth between… Read more

  • Rage Therapy – Thundergoat – Labyrinthian Scales – EP

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup In an era where a lot of bands are try-harding their way to sound like everyone else, this Wisconsin based 3-piece blur the lines between a multitude of subgenres and create a sound all their own. They dropped their debut single, Black Hole Coven, in early 2023, heralding the release… Read more

  • 21 Spins: Red Vinter – EP – Into the Deep – by Æræder

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder After listening to these over 21 times since release, here are my takeaways: Sound/Mix This recording is high quality. Small, cheap smart screen speakers, headphones, mid level portables, stock vehicle speakers, higher end sound bars; the essence of each tunes’ energy comes across on all just fine. The stereo type elements stood… Read more

  • Rage Therapy – Sabot: Castration ep

    Iron Mike

    Review by Iron Mike Setup Pretty sure I discovered Sabot through Rob Hammer’s Doom-centric Facebook page a few years ago. With no idea they were local, I dredged through their songs on the daily for weeks before digging deeper. Upon realizing they hail(ed) from St. Paul, I had to go see them.  Unfortunately, a few… Read more

  • 21 Spins – Pursuit: Earth Created Humans Because It Wanted Plastic (EP)

    AEraeder

    Review by ÆRæder Sound/Mix The sound/mix is solid all around. I listened to this on headphones, in my truck, and on a small Wonderboom portable (Due to some illnesses and work schedules, I was not able to crank it on our Vizio M21D, but, I think that is OK). In the truck and on headphones… Read more