Think I’m Psycho, Doncha?

BEASTS OF BOURBON – The Axeman’s Jazz (1984)
So, to save myself some pissing around, here’s what I said about these uncouth bastards way back here (it’s for “Sour Mash” for those who give a shit):
A band where words fail me to describe their influence on my blackened soul. Hell, I wouldn’t be a fraction of [...]

Alcoholocaust!

BESTIAL WARLUST – Blood & Valour (1994)
GOAT SEMEN VS. ANAL VOMIT – Devotos del Diablo (2004)
Decided to lump all three of these purveyors of cataclysmic scuzz together– and for good reason: Although hailing from different metallic generations and locales, all of ‘em are sub-contractors in Thee House That Sarcófago Built. And they’re hardly the only [...]

Do the Icepick

GEROGERIGEGEGE – Recollections of Primary Masturbation
Welcome to the world of Juntaro Yamanouchi, the gay, cross-dressing noisemonger behind Shinjuku, Tokyo’s Gerogerigegege. The Gero first raised its ugly mug in 1985 with the “Studio & Live” LP, and have ever since released a huge catalog of noise, ambient and uncategorizable works– many of which are high on [...]

Broken Legs, Broken Face, Blood Everywhere

NECRONOMICON (Ger) – Tips zum Selbtsmord (1972)
The next time some needle-dicked knowitall tries to lay that “there was nuthin’ as heavy as Sabbath in the early 70’s, dude” trip on ya, sit their sorry ass down for a spin of this beast (Hopefully you have the original edition, limited to 500 copies, with the six-panel [...]

Pantheon II

I think something we often lose sight of as fans, and ESPECIALLY as music bloggers is the fact that a pretty sizable majority of Thee Greatest R&R Ever Made wasn’t created by long-forgotten artists with two songs to their credit. Nor is it measured by “only five copies ever pressed but three were smashed by [...]