Dickkicker - 3 Songs EP

Dickkicker - 3 Songs EP
Gaines St. Records




Being a huge fan of Dickkicker's last release, Somniloquent, I was definitely stoked to hear new material from this Floridian trio. Aside from being way too short with only three tracks to take in, the EP does exactly what the band wants it to, which is to kick in your proverbial dick.

These guys are considered stoner rock, and they are that, but to me they are just as much a noise rock band. Every song I've heard by them is punchy as all hell and just wants to burst right out of the speakers and kick some ass. Unlike a lot of other bands going for this sound, these guys also come across like they're having fun, rather than just bemoaning the shitty state of everything. Dickkicker's music not only makes you want to rock the fuck out, it makes you want to party while you're doing it.

Recommended for fans of Big Business, Slabdragger and Animal Skins.

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Demisery - Hive of Mutation

Demisery - Hive of Mutation
Independent




Demisery are by no means reinventing the Death Metal wheel on their first release, Hive of Mutation. The two piece band, one hailing from Portland, Oregon, the other from Calgary, Alberta, play no-nonsense, straight forward death metal in the style of old school luminaries, such as Cannibal Corpse, Malevolent Creation and Grave. They may be closer to the more modern brutal death style on some tracks, but overall the album has an old school feel, blistering out track after track of fun shredding guitars backed by classic guttural vocals, and enough blast beats for any true hesher to windmill their hair to. It's not new but it will kick the ass of the indie rock loving pussy in all of us.

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Cloudkicker - Let Yourself Be Huge

Cloudkicker - Let Yourself Be Huge
Independent




Cloudkicker is a post-metal project that stands head and shoulders above most of its contemporaries; only, B.M. Sharp is just one person. His output is prolific to say the least, and his style is varied. One minute it's a slowed down acoustic riff, the next it's a barrage of tone that leaves your ear searching for the route you took into this land, and unable to find it, the mind relaxes and starts to drift. Exclusively instrumental, epic, monstrous and grand, Cloudkicker will not disappoint fans of post-metal or progressive music in general.

Let Yourself Be Huge is a far more subdued mathy album from Cloudkicker. Past albums have had an almost assaulting feel from front to back; walls of guitar were the norm. LYBH, however, has opened up a softer side of Sharp's writing and recording style. I recommend this album if you're a fan of cheap red wine, cigarettes and writing poetry alone in a darkened room.

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