'It's post punk, it's psychedelic, it's difficult at times - but always well worth your time' - Niall McGuirk on Viet Cong's self titled debut
Dark brooding atmospheric noise pop from The Membranes, 30 years since their last release
‘There’s nothing sexy about it, but ironically that’s what makes it so alluring’ - MacDara Conroy on death metal quintet Vastum’s Hole Below
'Striking the right balance between forward thinking right-on-ness and inclusive just-want-to-dance-ness' - John Lynch on Shamir's Ratchet
'blunted fragments of a monumental whole' - Ian Maleney on Prurient's Frozen Niagara Falls
'My punk rock education won't allow me to rock out in my cowboy boots' - Niall McGuirk gets Spookyland, despite his better judgement
'As for me, it is the dental phobia of albums' - Niall McGuirk is not won over by Karl Blau's 40th album in 20 years
‘Phasing between post-sludge breakdowns and positively soaring riffs’ - MacDara Conroy on Kowloon Walled City’s Grievances
MacDara Conroy surveys the landscape of heavy, noisy and interesting music over the past 12 months
'an echo, a ghostly presence gifted to us by the powers of magnetic tape' - Ian Maleney on David Toop's 1978 recordings of Yanomami ritual songs & ceremonies