Brutal, gloriously-produced, and catchy in their straightforward way, but not dynamic enough for me, a fan of melody, breakdowns, and perhaps a few harmonies.
You’d call this razor-sharp punky industrial metal if you hadn’t been listening to Ministry since ’90, cuz then you’d just call it a good genre cover band.
Great musicians with riffs like Pantera gone haywire, but they’re often so prog, you can’t headbang without second-guessing their next slippery transition.
Jarboe worked with the NYC artrock/noise legends, Swans. Justin was the mastermind behind Godflesh, a pioneering metal/industrial band in late ’80s/early ’90s.
Lyrical cliches abound, but the tunes are solid, the guitarwork and solos are spot-on, and the addition of keyboards adds a new depth to the dark bar rock.
Female-fronted psychobilly. Dark guitarwork, the singer belts it out and lashes against fashion/trendy music, but it’s a bit too self-aware for my tastes.
Swedish doom, huge and looming, crystal production, sweet female vocals, and trudging guitars supporting the monster roar lamenting deep and sorrowful stuff.
Crom was Conan’s god. Conan had a big sword, and Crom, the band, has big grooves, lots of distortion, and screams and demon bellows from here ’til doomsday.