Funeral Rain Press Corps

Genre: Black Metal
Label: Hexakosioihexekontahex Records

Some very vicious metal is being put onto another limited tape from our favorite Nevada tape label that I can’t pronounce for shit. This time it’s a band called Christian Theology, and they are made out of Hell’s fire itself, it would seem.
Very dissonant, noisy, and at times depressing, Seven Crowns reminds me of Xasthur especially, but with some UKBM elements as well. They’re apparently inspired by Blasphemy and Katharsis, so that already adds an element of awesome.
Sadly, this tape only features three songs, but that just means you’ll have to listen to it more. Get it.
7.5 out of 10.

Genres: Desert Rock, Grindcore, Sludge
Label: Hexakosioihexekontahex Records

Inspired by Pungent Stench, Kyuss, and Xysma, Groover lay down some really odd shit to tape. And when I say tape, I mean it’s only available on tape, limited to 100 copies.
As an added bonus, it’s really fucking cool too.
Long wah solos and rock riffs with a funky bass line and dirty sounding vocals that switch between death growls and bluesy desert howls are then mashed up with fast grind drumming or medium rock drumming to create something that is, for me at least, completely unheard before.
It’s like watching a slow moving lizard monster drag itself out of the desert and into the city to devour all it sees, then just for fun leave a big turd in the middle of the highway, laughing as it retreats to it’s underground home for another spell of hibernation.
7.5 out of 10.