Check out my review of the Flaming Lips’ Fight Test EP, on vinyl for the first time, courtesy of FLOOD Magazine.
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Flaming Lips’ ‘Fight Test’ EP Reissue: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Flaming Lips on 03/15/2023 by Kurt OrzeckFull of Hell and Primitive Man’s ‘Suffocating Hallucination’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Full of Hell, Primitive Man 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 Willie Nelson 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 Big|Brave 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 In Flames 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.
Continue readingAmon Amarth, Liminal Shroud: Best New Releases
Posted in Album Reviews, New Releases, Reviews with tags Amon Amarth, Fearsore, Liminal Shroud 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 Guided by Voices 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 Ancst, Bhavachakra, Black Fast, Cobalt, Cult of Luna, Dark Tranquillity, Germ, Julie Christmas, Khemmis, Mantar, Martyrdöd, Meshuggah, Oranssi Pazuzu, Sumac, Vredehammer, Wode on 12/20/2016 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Cobalt – Slow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. Ancst – Moloch (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
1. Tribulation – Children of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on Fire – Luminiferous (E1) Continue reading
Ufomammut’s ‘Ecate’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Ufomammut on 03/03/2015 by Kurt Orzeck
Like their sludgy psych brethren in Neurosis, whose members founded Neurot Recordings, Ufomammut delve deep into metal’s mossy underbelly, making bands like Tool look like camp counselors. That said, the Italian trio’s seventh album could be their catchiest yet—to the extent that 10-minute tracks wholly devoid of verse-chorus-verse structure could qualify as catchy. Read my full review courtesy of Music Connection.
The Bad Penny (beta) 