Noises On! #4: It’s catching up
MacDara Conroy picks some unsung favourites from the past two years in heavy music... Read More...
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Noises On! #3: Better late than never
MacDara Conroy surveys the landscape of heavy, noisy and interesting music over the past 12 months
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Dead Neanderthals – Prime/DNMF
With their two latest releases, Dutch ‘heavy jazz’ duo Dead Neanderthals make music for the body and the head, says MacDara Conroy... Read More...
GridLink – Longhena
'The most remarkable thing about this record is that it's so damn catchy' - MacDara Conroy on grindcore futurists GridLink's Longhena... Read More...
Noises On! #2: Where there’s muck there’s brass
MacDara Conroy surveys the latest season's heavier offerings, and offers up his belated end-of-year favourites from 2013... Read More...
Melt-Banana – Fetch
'Positive pop melody is pushed to the fore' on Melt-Banana's Fetch 'and the results are pretty damn infectious,' says MacDara Conroy... Read More...
Call Of The Void – Dragged Down A Dead End Path
Call Of The Void's debut Dragged Down A Dead End Path is a 'relentless torrent of downtuned doom grind' says MacDara Conroy... Read More...
Nails – Abandon All Life
'It's hard to believe a band can pack so much into a mere 17 minutes' - MacDara Conroy on Nails' second album Abandon All Life... Read More...
Inter Arma – Sky Burial
From breathtaking psych grind to meandering sludge doom, MacDara Conroy finds Inter Arma's Sky Burial a mixed blessing... Read More...
Cloud Rat – Moksha
'It's all over in under half an hour, but Moksha will stay with you for a great deal longer than that.' MacDara Conroy reviews the second album from emotional grindcore trio Cloud Rat.... Read More...