Epakist - EP Review: Epakist
13 Nov 2024 // review by Liam Davis
From the mean West Auckland streets comes the eponymously titled release from Epakist. Immediately; notes of Tool and Audioslave-esque inspired vocal prowess and bouncy guitar riffs explode to the forefront.
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Plagueditch - EP Review: Save Me A Spot In Hell
06 Feb 2024 // review by Liam Davis
New Zealand is having a hard time being a peaceful picturesque country when we keep exporting some of the most genre-bending, crushing metal to date; and Plagueditch dropping their debut release; does not help this -- Mind you this is an amazing problem to have.Save Me A Spot In Hell blends the brutality of dark rock and the percussive precision of industrial metal- for an amalgamation of evil and foot, tapping, headbanging appreciated goodness.
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Model Home - Album Review: ...And Nobody Made A Sound
12 Sep 2023 // review by Liam Davis
Model Home’s new album wastes no time opening the listener into their soundscape in ...And Nobody Made A Sound; The new album teeming with swinging beats and sparkling guitar parts as well as a solid voice that empowers and uplifts the listener.
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Darktide - EP Review: No One, Nowhere, Nothing
24 Jun 2023 // review by Liam Davis
At first glance, you’d never think quiet little New Zealand would be capable of exporting such a brutal act as Darktide. Their new EP No One, Nowhere, Nothing is exactly that: Brutal, unrelenting, and evil.
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Allophones - Single Review: Eyeball
21 May 2023 // review by Liam Davis
Dunedin trio The Allophones are bringing back the Sex Pistols era of punk into a modern society that desperately needs a rebellious spirit.Their newest track Eyeball is a solid presentation with plenty of differing sections - from clean to hard-hitting, head banging riffs and a dynamic range of vocals all densely packed into this 3-and-a-half-minute demonstration.
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Magnalith - EP Review: Oblivion
04 May 2023 // review by Liam Davis
Every so often, a musical effort comes along that reinvents the wheel- Magnalith, I believe - has done that. Oblivion is a beautiful cacophony of aggression and melancholy.
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Goodspace - Single Review: Bruises
25 Mar 2023 // review by Liam Davis
Goodspace are living proof of thinking outside of the box. Their newest single Bruises launches you into its wall of textured sounds and complex, layered melodies with a deep satisfying bassline dancing around the soundscape.
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System Exit - EP Review: Avalon
16 Feb 2023 // review by Liam Davis
New Zealand's answer to the alt-rock explosion that rocked the 90's has taken its modern form as Taranaki's System Exit, with their new release Avalon - giving a trifecta of a funky, spacey, and catchy EP. System Exit has certainly discovered their signature; every track flows like water with a crisp mix and memorable riffs.
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