Greg Pratt
Writer at Freelance
Senior Writer at BraveWords
Writer for Decibel, Exclaim!, bravewords, Revolver, Alternative Press, Substream, Island Parent. @nexusnewspaper editor. BMX flatlander. A Fat Wreck doc writer.
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REVIEW: GRUESOME’s Silent Echoes - “Another Love Letter To A Trailblazer, Done With Care And Honour”
3 weeks ago |
bravewords.com | Greg Pratt
(Relapse)So here it is, what we were all kinda wondering about: when Schuldiner-obsessed and -tributing DM crew Gruesome got into their Human phase, could they pull it off? With Silent Echoes, the answer is a resounding yes.
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3 weeks ago |
bravewords.com | Greg Pratt
(Nuclear Blast)Five years in since last full-length, Solitude In Madness, Poland’s finest thrashing death metallers Vader are back with three-song EP Humanihility. I’m always a fan of less is more with extreme music, so this does the trick just fine (although after five years, I could have used a full-length). Opener “Genocide Designed” is prime modern Vader: the thrash propels the death and vice versa, the hooks are there, the tempo just right in that sweet spot.
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1 month ago |
bravewords.com | Greg Pratt
(Century Media)Man, opener “Warhead” hammers home the point I kinda forgot: The Haunted are the Slayer of today, the song riding the straight line to thrash perfection, manic solo hinting at melody, vocals sharp and ready, barbed-wire hooks all over the place.
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1 month ago |
bravewords.com | Greg Pratt
(Relapse)New York (by way of Nepal) grind band Chepang have been off my radar until now, but, luckily, Relapse has changed that with Jhyappa, the band’s fourth full-length. Clocking in at under 20 minutes, the record showcases the band’s slightly off-kilter take on grindcore—Nepali pop samples and other electronic flourishes give the record a sonic subtext that only adds to the chaos.
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2 months ago |
bravewords.com | Greg Pratt
(Divebomb)Oh man, I never say no to a Confessor reissue, even when I’ve probably reviewed the damn thing before, but there’s just never enough praise I can spill on this band. Uncontrolled collects the three demos that got the band signed to Earache Records back in the day for the release of their mighty Condemned album, (1988’s The Secret, 1989’s Uncontrolled, and 1990’s Collapse).
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