Soon to be released on vinyl by Nero One Records which has put out the excellent Ruin album, Shambles are another fine revelation. Thailand isn’t the kind of place where you would expect such filthy death metal to foster. And yet, here we have a stunning album that’s well written and produced, with excellent imagery and intent. A veteran band, Shambles will have been around since exactly two decades in 2017, and ‘Realm of Darkness Shrine’ is their first ever full length album. The songs are reminiscent of ‘Mortal Throne of Nazarene’ era Incantation and other newer ‘dark death metal’ acts such as Blood Incantation, Necros Christos, Grave Miasma, Cruciamentum, etc. The sludgy music is interspersed with blasting moments a la Disembowelment, and the whole affair is murky, unsettling and dark as a starless night. Asian bands are rising to prominence, from newer countries that too, and Shambles are one among them.
10 years in, Chinese hardcore band GAIWAER have continued to push through regardless of their never-ending lineup issues. And the band has arrived today with yet ANOTHER full length...
REVIEW: Hong Kong Post-Hardcore Act Wellsaid Release Sophomore Album ‘Lurking’
REVIEW: Hardcore Punk Act SPIT Release Self-Titled Debut Album [Taiwan]
REVIEW: Melodic Death Metal Band Reborn Release EP [Vietnam]
REVIEW: The Most Important Punk Rock Release of 2021 – The Rebel Riot [Myanmar]
REVIEW: Metalcore Band Prompts’ ‘Magenta Smile’ Gets A Full Review [Japan]
DEMO ALERT: “Our Vocalist Comes From Shoegaze” Beatdown Band SICARIO47 [Singapore]
INTERVIEW: “Our band’s all-Indian lineup plays a huge role.” Hardcore Act AGNI Chop It Up
Post Punk Band RIOT IN SCHOOL Release Sophomore Album Mixed by Will Yip [China]
Chinese Hardcore Band GAIWAER Drop 16 Track New Full Length [China]
DEMO ALERT: “Our Vocalist Comes From Shoegaze” Beatdown Band SICARIO47 [Singapore]
INTERVIEW: “Our band’s all-Indian lineup plays a huge role.” Hardcore Act AGNI Chop It Up
Singapore Beatdown Bands ANGULIMALA and KILLONSIGHT Head Out To The UK
The ANNALYNN Reboot Continues – Band Drops First New Music/Video As A 4 Piece
Post Punk Band RIOT IN SCHOOL Release Sophomore Album Mixed by Will Yip [China]
DEMO ALERT: “Our Vocalist Comes From Shoegaze” Beatdown Band SICARIO47 [Singapore]
INTERVIEW: “Our band’s all-Indian lineup plays a huge role.” Hardcore Act AGNI Chop It Up
Singapore Beatdown Bands ANGULIMALA and KILLONSIGHT Head Out To The UK
The ANNALYNN Reboot Continues – Band Drops First New Music/Video As A 4 Piece
Copyright © 2024 Unite Asia. Designed and powered by ALT-X Agency.