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Full of Hell and Primitive Man’s ‘Suffocating Hallucination’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags , on 03/05/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of Suffocating Hallucination, the new album by Full of Hell and Primitive Man, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.

Willie Nelson’s ‘I Don’t Know a Thing About Love’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 03/04/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of I Don’t Know a Thing About Love, the new album by Willie Nelson, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.

Big|Brave’s ‘Nature Morte’: Two Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 02/27/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

Check out my review of nature morte, the new album by Big|Brave, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.

In Flames’ Foregone: 2-Cent Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 02/03/2023 by Kurt Orzeck

The end of the world is coming if the status quo continues. We all know that. But is there still a sliver of hope? That’s the question everyone is returning to — ironically, as we try to shake off the collective stupor that the global pandemic inflicted upon us.

It’s also the overarching theme of Foregone, the brilliantly crafted 14th album by Swedish melodic-metal masters In Flames. That’s right: metal. Whereas many of the band’s previous recent records fell under the umbrella of heavy rock, this 12-song tour de force delivers a punishing blow befitting the dire topic at hand.

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Amon Amarth, Liminal Shroud: Best New Releases

Posted in Album Reviews, New Releases, Reviews with tags , , on 08/05/2022 by Kurt Orzeck

Hop over to New Noise to check out our inaugural roundup of new releases that drop today.

Guided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review

Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck

Guided by Voices’ August by Cake album cover

Here is my album review of Guided by Voices’ terrific August by Cake — the 100th release by frontman Bob Pollard. “By the time its 71 minutes are up, ‘August by Cake’ leaves a resin-free aftertaste.”

Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 12/20/2016 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. CobaltSlow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. AncstMoloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading

Best Albums Of 2015: Tribulation, High On Fire

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/16/2015 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. TribulationChildren of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on FireLuminiferous (E1) Continue reading

Best Albums Of 2014: Nux Vomica, At The Gates, Harakiri For The Sky

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/20/2014 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. Nux VomicaNux Vomica (Relapse)
2. At the GatesAt War With Reality (Century Media)
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Best Albums Of 2013: Agrimonia, ASG, Beneath The Tides

Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews on 12/30/2013 by Kurt Orzeck

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1. AgrimoniaRites of Separation (Southern Lord)
2. ASGBlood Drive (Relapse)

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