Articles by Aaron J. Marko
Eye Flys
Context
PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2019
As glib an assessment of "Helmet, but metalcore" feels, there is a distinct aptness in the appraisal. As Eye Flys whip through the trademar...
Oozing Wound
High Anxiety
PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2019
High Anxiety absolutely hates you. Making no bones of its disgust, from the opening track "Surrounded by Fucking Idiots," Oozing Wound take...
Black Fast
Spectre of Ruin
PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2018
Less an album and more a test of endurance, Spectre of Ruin is a fatiguing cacophony. With oversaturated production more akin to wispy shoe...
Plaque Marks
Anxiety Driven Nervous Worship
PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2017
Plaque Marks aren't afraid of sticking to what they know. Brimming with crusty swagger, Anxiety Driven Nervous Worship rages like Pissed Je...
The Bronx
V
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2017
Though it might seem hacky to laud the Bronx with backhanded descriptors like "workhorse" and "reliable," there is a steely truthfulness to...
All That Remains
Madness
PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2017
With remarkable mediocrity, All That Remains return with their patented blend of small-government rock. From the blissfully average "Louder...
Desecravity
Orphic Signs
PUBLISHED Nov 21, 2014
Plumbing the muck of brutal death metal, Desecravity return with Orphic Signs. The band is a monolithic juggernaut, overwhelming the listen...
Sólstafir
Ótta
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2014
Ótta is a comfortable evolution for Sólstafir. Long evoking a heavier version of Sigur Rós' high drama, the Icelandic foursome have all but...
