Good morning, it’s time to metal. Here’s some news you might have missed from the last couple of days:
Iron Bonehead has a penchant for finding the most underground and hard to access bands on the planet. In that vein, they recently released New Zealand-based Prisoner of War’s debut EP Rot. Full of furiously fast beats and layered riffs that obliterate all in their path, Prisoner of War are poised for a powerful death metal breakthrough. We got the chance to chat with Typhoid Filth about the band. Check out his answers after the jump! Continue reading
These days cassettes are all the rage. With the entire music industry switching to a digital system, where your purchases can be tracked, locked and controlled, cassettes have exploded as the new vinyl. They are more affordable, more nostalgic for today’s mid-20-somethings and they sound like absolute garbage. But there is something refreshing, reassuring and comforting about the clickity-clack of a cassette going into it’s deck, clicking closed and then hissing at you before it spews forth whatever is contained therein. So kudos to Iron Bonehead joining labels like Caligari Records in putting out limited edition tapes. Today we look at one that’s out March 11, 2016: the mysterious New Zealand bestial black metal collective of Veneficium and their self-titled debut. Continue reading
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