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I don't know if there is such a thing as post grind, but it is exactly what comes to my mind when listening to this album. Being firmly and undeniably rooted in grind, Unfurl amplify their music with influences from various other genres, including post hardcore, post rock and black metal. Don't let that deter you, as The Waking Void does not once t̵a̵s̵t̵e̵ sound like a stale, musical bouillabaise! It will cleave your skull cap in one moment to mend the wound in the next. Hideously beautiful! David Fischer
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Unmaker was my first encounter with LLNN and I was worried that their previous works might not pack the same punch... what a fool I've been.
Loss is short, and we should be grateful. This is soul-crushing in its heavyness. Imagine watching a gigantic orbital station collapse and crash down on earth, seemingly in slow motion: the annihilation of its impact all-encompassing and inevitable. It is the weight of such an expectation that turns Loss into an almost physical threat. Fascinating. David Fischer
Toronto band Respire deliver a post-hardcore tour de force on the largest scale possible, orchestrally rich and incessantly uncompromising. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 6, 2021
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Wrank is easily my favourite Mastiff release which, unlike more recent releases that have strong leanings to a black metal sound (not my taste), is packed full of sludgy doomy riffs with a hardcore edge and an extraordinarily dynamic and powerful vocal delivery (listen to Lord of the Worm, and Leeches, for example). If you have ever wondered what it feels like to be repeatedly bludgeoned in the face with a club hammer then you have found your answer here. Master of Alchemy