I have weird beliefs about inconsequential and thoroughly apolitical stuff. For example, I sincerely think that extreme music should have an element of danger to it. I’m not talking about life-or-death stuff like old school Mayhem, but extreme…
"An awesome doom gothic album by the OG of Swedish doom metal ! Big doom energy punching you relentlessly!" - Whispers From The Void Podcast
Grindcore is having a moment. Once regarded as a purgatory for the stinkiest, most disorganized and belligerent punks, it has become a hub for metal creativity over the last seven years or so through the emergence of bands like Full of Hell,&nb…
Greetings my fellow denizens of darkness! As the winter approaches here in the Southern Hemisphere, thought it would be a good opportunity to give you a snapshot of some of my favourite releases of 2024 so far in a new Vox and Hops segment I&rsq…
Maurice de Jong is the most interesting man in extreme music. Primarily known for his experimental black metal project Gnaw Their Tongues, he’s been involved with about 42 different projects that range from the most savage and tormented s…
If you have been following Vox&Hops for the past few years, you know how much Matt and I loved Dvne’s 2021 release Etemen Ænka. We both had it slotted in at number 2 of our top 10 and if it had not been for Worm and the magnificent F…
Full of Hell are never where you expect them. The Maryland-based grindcore outfit released no less than three records last year, none of them entirely their own: collaborations with doom metal titans Primitive Man and the darkest shoe…
Early in 2023, I found a release that had me really intrigued. A Yiddish black metal project by the name of Akloleh. I had seen so many types of black metal but never Yiddish. I immediately hit play and was totally blown away by it. Was it a bit rou…
When a popular band reaches the legacy era of their career, they don’t even have to release any new records. They can tour with the songs they already have until they shuffle off their mortal coils and no one’s gonna care. Would you be p…
Every metalhead I know loves ol’ Tobias Möckl. The man who turned “lo-fi recording” (to be polite) into an art form and has constantly kicked ass for over twenty-five years now and inspiration doesn’t seem to want to lea…