SHORT BUT SWEET: CONTENTION / FROM BELOW / GOD’S HATE / INITIATE / JUDICIARY...
(Andy Synn presents six short-but-sweet releases from across the Hardcore spectrum) A book I read recently (and I’m just now realising that “recently” was actually months ago) brought up the topic of...
View ArticleSEEN AND HEARD: NAILS, THRONEHAMMER, NIHILO, MORGUE SUPPLIER, PLUTONIAN SHORE
(written by Islander) It’s a Bandcamp Friday. But you probably knew that. I failed to put it on my calendar but the engorgement of our in-box over the last 24 hours reminded me. So even though we’ve...
View ArticleAN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): STYGIAN —“HUNT THE DIVINE”
(written by Islander) On this day (a Bandcamp Friday for those who pay attention to such things) the Italian band Stygian are releasing a new two-song EP named Hunt the Divine. It follows their 2025...
View ArticleSHADES OF BLACK: KOSTNICA, LAUGH TRACK, OAKENTHRONE, I HELVETE, THERMIDOR,...
(written by Islander) As I did yesterday morning, I began today by again bleakly staring at my enormous list of links for new music. I could hear the list chortling at me. “You fool,” it muttered in...
View ArticleSEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: BLACK ROYAL, MOTHER OF GRAVES, ANAGNORISIS,...
(written by Islander) My short vacation which spanned last weekend prevented me from writing both this Saturday column and the usual one on Sunday. So for today I had two weeks’ worth of possibilities...
View ArticleAN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): TERATUM —“ORDNANCE OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE”
(written by Islander) The Swedish group Teratum rose up from the ashes of the band Beastiality in 2024, and the next year they viciously announced themselves with a two-song promo tape made available...
View ArticleSEPULTURA: “THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING”
(What follows is TheMadIsraeli’s review of an EP announced as the final release by Sepultura. It came out in April of this year via Nuclear Blast.) Some of us here at NCS are believers in modern...
View ArticleSHORT BUT SWEET ON A SATURDAY: HELL IS REAL / MOUTHBREATHER / RACETRAITOR
(Andy Synn picks up the slack today while the boss is away) Our beloved leader, he whose eyes are all-seeing and whose arms encircle the sun, is currently off on a scenic break, leaving myself and DGR...
View ArticleSEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: DAWN OF DEMISE, WAYFARER, SVRM, DISHUMANE,...
(written by Islander) I was able to spend a fair amount of time yesterday afternoon checking out new music I’d noticed over the past week, and made the choices you now see — though I again got a late...
View ArticleSHORT BUT SWEET: DESPERATE CRY / PRIVATE PRISONS / SILURIAN
(Andy Synn offers up three bite-sized bursts of brutal flavour for you to sink your teeth into) No matter how big of a music lover you are there are always going to be times when you’re just “not...
View ArticleCLEARING THE SLATE ISSUE TWO
(Our writer DGR has been playing catch-up on records released earlier this year when other distractions interfered with writing about them. In mid-July he delivered Issue One (which you can find here),...
View ArticleSHADES OF BLACK: NECROLIGION, MOORAH, SÁRR, NAMU, DUSKSEEKER, AKVAN
(written by Islander) I had enough time between yesterday and this morning to make this week’s SHADES OF BLACK collection a large one. It includes a trio of EPs, a pair of singles, and one full-length...
View ArticleAN NCS DEMO PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): SHTRIGË —“WOUNDS OF ETERNAL HUNGER”
(written by Islander) Shtrigë is a collaboration between two experienced practitioners of the black (metal) arts — Swiss musician Solaris Lupus (the sole mind behind Aspaarn and vocalist of Lord...
View ArticleAN NCS EP PREMIERE (AND A REVIEW): ETERNAL MOURN —“WINDS OF SORROW”
(written by Islander) The Italian metal band Eternal Mourn is a new name, but their lineup is a group of experienced musicians whose resumes include participation in Black Oath, The Rite, Extirpation,...
View ArticleSHORT BUT SWEET: BEYOND DEVIATION / FERAL WOUND / SALT DIVINATION
(Andy Synn is a busy man right now, but still found time to recommend three killer EPs today) Despite the fact that our work here at NCS may give the impression that we’re a professional, well-oiled...
View ArticleSHADES OF BLACK: LABOR OF THE NEGATIVE, AURI, TEARS OF NEMAN &СХИЗМА,...
(written by Islander) As you can see, I have a lot of new music to recommend today. I hope the volume won’t deter you from investigating each entry. I will say that I’ve arranged the selections in a...
View ArticleSHADES OF BLACK: MORTEM, SOL SISTERE, EXITIUM SUI, DENEVÉR, RIVERS ABLAZE,...
(written by Islander) As you can see, despite yesterday being the Fourth of July, I carved out enough time to find music worth recommending today. I had made some of today’s selections before yesterday...
View ArticleSEEN AND HEARD ON A SATURDAY: BEHEMOTH, RUSSIAN CIRCLES, FUMING MOUTH,...
(written by Islander) Sometimes we lead off these roundups with shiny lures (bands whose names are well known) to attract hungry fish (you), in the hope that the fish will get hooked by something sharp...
View ArticleSHADES OF BLACK (SOLSTICE EDITION): AGONANIST, STARER, ATMOSSOMTA, INCINITOR
(written by Islander) We wish you a Happy June Solstice, the longest day of the year for everyone living north of the Tropic of Cancer and the shortest day for people living south of the Tropic of...
View ArticleOVERFLOWING STREAMS: AZIMUT, ONUS VITAE, HAINTGROVE, FLEHMEN POSITION,...
(written by Islander) Just like this same time last week, I’m feeling overwhelmed by the volume of new music I want to recommend, and just like last week I’m resorting to some shortcuts so as to pack...
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