Articles by Liz Worth

Gilbert Switzer / The Hold

State of Nature

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

This split seven-inch features a remarkable amount of songs in a very short span of time. Young upstart band Gilbert Switzer aim to make pu...

Freshkills

Creeps and Lovers

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Freshkills have honed their skills to create straight-up, trashed-out, catastrophic songs. This young New York five-piece are strikingly st...

Silence the Foe

Sweet Sweet Suicide

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

This EP starts out with several seconds of some gritty singing and fuzzed-out guitars on "Chaotic Mind” just before vocalist Anders Voldron...

S.C.U.M.

Born Too Soon…

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Resurrected on CD for the first time, Born Too Soon… is Montreal-based S.C.U.M.’s sole album that has been long out of print until now. The...

Cities in Dust

Night Creatures

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

This Hamilton, ON act’s debut is a moody, temperamental album full of tantrums and fits that culminate in a frenzied climax of choppy sound...

Genetic Control

Brave New World

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Despite being pioneers of Montreal’s ’80s hardcore scene, Genetic Control never released an entire album. Brave New World includes the band...

Pyramids

Following the Tracks, Forcing Motion Through Phase

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Pyramids, a three-piece out of Philadelphia, PA, layer hectic vocals over agonised, frenetic guitars and pummelling rhythms in this debut r...

Shooting at Unarmed Men

PUBLISHED Jun 1, 2006

Cardiff’s Shooting at Unarmed Men create driven, claustrophobic songs that sound like they were pulled out of secret corners and dark alley...