Metal – Rocknerd

Slipknot, Babymetal et al. Knotfest 2025 Melbourne.

11 March, 202511 March, 2025 Live, Metal 0

I must start this review with identifying the source of my ticket; the Isla Bell Charitable Fund. Isla Bell was a young artist and

Records: Statiqbloom, AC/DC (2020).

5 December, 202012 July, 2021 Industrial, Metal, Record, Rock 0

A good new thing and an old new thing.

We Lost The Sea, Howler Bar, Melbourne, 30 November 2019.

2 December, 20192 December, 2019 Live, Metal, Prog 0

The Howler Bar in Brunswick initially looks like a large open-plan bar but has an enclosed back-room which is just the right size for bands with a moderate following, and a brilliant second bar which provides a windowed view to the stage.

We Lost The Sea: Triumph & Disaster (2019).

2 December, 20192 December, 2019 Metal, Prog, Record 0

The band started off pretty firmly in the metal genre, but transmogrified into something that is a cross between math rock and metal, like a love-child of 65daysofstatic and Dream Theater.

Records: Cortez (2018), Statiqbloom, various goths (2019).

8 July, 20198 July, 2019 Goth, Industrial, Metal, Punk, Record 0

The review pile is full of alternative buttrock industrial.

Links: Threatin’s faked tour, WFMU archive closing, Winamp 5.8, streaming as the last format.

13 November, 201813 November, 2018 Industry, Links, Metal, mp3 0

The Threatin story is this week’s winner.

Records: Dew, Irk, Transmaniacon featuring Lydia Lunch and Maya Berlin (2018).

6 November, 20187 January, 2019 Indie, Industrial, Metal, Punk, Record, Rock 0

Dew and Irk are both remarkable finds and produce the correct horrible racket, though the loved one compared Irk to a sack of hammers falling down stairs.

Reviews: Aboleth, Zanias (2016, 2018).

23 August, 2018 Goth, Industrial, Metal, Record, Rock 0

Writing about music is the most ridiculous notion, and the review pile is only getting larger. So I’ll give just embedding players and mumbling something a go. This works for me, and that’s the important thing.

Limb: Saboteurs of the Sun (2018).

16 June, 201816 June, 2018 Metal, Prog, Record 0

Excellent fare for people who really enjoy Tolkein. A supernatural tone and a solid pounding that most anyone who likes heavy prog will appreciate.

DENY: Parasite Paradise (2018).

2 June, 2018 Metal, Punk 0

Barely intelligible lyrics, fast, simple-guitar lines, and overwhelming drums.

Just as God intended, damnit.

Stelliferous: Canine Familiar (2018).

14 May, 2018 Metal, Record 0

Ugh, it’s actually irritating how much I like this record. It’s like a white noise machine for ADHD.

Shezoo: Agony Of Doubt (2018).

10 May, 201810 May, 2018 Metal, Record 0

Agony of Doubt is a fun, fantastic, big-hair-eighties-style metal album that goes hard and fast but stays fun the whole way through.

Nekrogoblikon: Welcome to Bonkers (2018).

24 April, 2018 Metal, Record 0

A lot of metal is full of goofy bullshit, a lot of which is very somberly growling about satan, hell, torture, shit, darkness, and other suitably grimy and nasty metal things. And sometimes it turns out that goofy bullshit is pure, distilled perfection and the concentrated essence of joy.

Nemesis Inferi: A Bad Mess (2018).

4 April, 20184 April, 2018 Metal, Record 0

The record is a solid piece of work with plenty of power. A sound that wavers between groove and thrash from song to song.

Nervenbeisser: Zeitenwandel (2017).

29 March, 2018 Industrial, Metal, Record 0

If you’ve been hankering for some growly Germans who make music that complements PVC outfits and stompy dancing, Nervenbeisser might be for you.

Andrew W. K.: You’re Not Alone (2018).

2 March, 2018 Metal, Record, Rock 0

How do you feel about relentless positivity and good cheer? I’m a bit cynical about it myself, but once in a while something comes by that slaps a smile on your face and won’t get out of your head.