This page's purpose is to store little mini reviews of music that i listen to because i like music and i want other people to listen to good music!
Im not really inclined to quantify how good art is, i think its pointless to assign a numerical value to something so subjective. Because of this, my reviews on this page will be concluded with a little summary of my opinion on the work and whether or not i recommend it.
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Revelation - Gnostics
Revelation is Gnostics' first release, releasing on tape on November 2, 2025 with Roachleg Records. The band is out of Richmond, VA, and lives up to the quality ive come to expect from the Virginia scene. The sound they create on this tape is deep and murky, with influences from sludge and black metal. Clarity is hard to come by in this tape. With tracks like 'Children of the Stones,' we see a maturity that does not usually come from a band's first release, knowing when to pull back and let ambiance take the wheel, yet they seamlessly transition between more open tracks like it and heavier, more driven sections.
My standout tracks from this tape are 'Chapel Perilous' and 'Is Love Lost?'
I enjoyed listening to this album, but in terms of hardcore im a fan of more uptempo stuff. It was very good, but i personally probably wont listen to it very often. It has, however, earned a spot on my playlist. I recommend you listen to this album, even if it doesnt sound like your thing, because it is a great piece. I hope to see more releases from Gnostics and am very interested in where they will go with their unique sound.
Buy their music and shit
Full tape (YouTube)
Roachleg Records
Posted 3/17/26
Beneath the Wheel - Gumm
Gumm released Beneath the Wheel on October 31, 2025, under the Denver DIY label Convulse Records. Gumm is a Chatanooga, TN, hardcore band and has a very interesting sound with a melodic harcore base being mixed with various elements of (what sounds to me like) post-hardcore with an emo tinge. The album is start to finish heavy and driving, but this in no way detracts from the melody, which seeps into the entire instrumentation and feels as though it fully permeates their entire sound. The vocals are in no way clean, but they are bright and cut through the instrumentation and are very well-articulated. I also like the precision of their riffs which with, while still maintaining heaviness, they are able to use unique patterns and negative space to create really cool rhythmic aspects to their music. I really like it when they do this with all the pieces playing the same rhythm to create what i think is best described as a sort of "shuffle."
This band reminds me albeit vaguely of a band from Indiana from the 90s called Split Lip, although its def harder and certainly differs in that it has the sound of the now significantly evolved hardcore scene and is not steeped in earlier hardcore and the 90s emo scene. I mostly mention this because i actually found this band while looking for recently released stuff similar to Split Lip because i really like Split Lip lol
My standout tracks from this release are 'Learn Nothing,' 'Virtue Delusion,' and 'Need.'
Im really glad to see more stuff from the south, ESPECIALLY SOUTHERN APPALACHIA, gaining traction and im so happy that scenes in this area are really growing. I think Gumm is a great product of this and id really love to see them live, and this album has certainly put them on my radar!
Buy their music and shit
@gumm.usa on insta
Convulse Records
Posted 3/23/26
Last edited 3/23/26