Features John Herndon from TORTOISE on drums! A M A Z I N G hidden gem For fans of Sonic Youth, Swervedriver, Bitch Magnet, Seam, Yo La Tengo, My Bloody Valentine, ETC. Another early 90s gem to be rescued by you!

Massive new record from Angel Marcloid, who recorded this over the course of 2020 as the COVID pandemic hit Chicago. Blending black metal vocals, heavy post-metal instrumentation, video game soundtrack synths, bright hyperpop arrangement and some touches of straight-up indie rock guitar jangle, "Eternal Home" pulls from the most diverse sources yet in a FIRE-TOOLZ record. But these sounds find a way to mesh, and when taken together the heavier musical pieces are inverted from aggressive into meditative. Fans of disparate artists like EQUIP, 100 GECS, JAMES FERRARO and even MAYHEM and DARKTHRONE can find something to love here!

Massive new record from Angel Marcloid, who recorded this over the course of 2020 as the COVID pandemic hit Chicago. Blending black metal vocals, heavy post-metal instrumentation, video game soundtrack synths, bright hyperpop arrangement and some touches of straight-up indie rock guitar jangle, "Eternal Home" pulls from the most diverse sources yet in a FIRE-TOOLZ record. But these sounds find a way to mesh, and when taken together the heavier musical pieces are inverted from aggressive into meditative. Fans of disparate artists like EQUIP, 100 GECS, JAMES FERRARO and even MAYHEM and DARKTHRONE can find something to love here!

2023 album from Reckless favorite FIRE-TOOLZ further develops her idiosyncratic fusion of vapory smooth jazz, new age, chiptune and blastbeat-driven black metal, leaving ample space for cryptic sound collages and euphoric melodic detours. RECOMMENDED!

Reckless favorite FIRE-TOOLZ continues to develop her idiosyncratic sound on "Rainbow Bridge", fusing jazzy vaporwave with metalcore into carefully designed sound collages. It's a method that works in spite of its lack of obvious accessibility - make no mistake, this is intensely challenging music, but there's a beauty to the almost mathematical approach Angel Marcloid uses to balance and counter the sounds here: video-game synths, black metal shrieks, metalcore blast beats and crushing industrial soundscapes. "Rainbow Bridge" pushes against the boundaries of what's possible in extreme music, and in turn encapsulates that feverish blend of experiences and influences unique to music makers in the age of the internet. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

The next record from reliable Leeds act MUSH keeps up with the angular earworm guitar work, often sounding like early PARQUET COURTS at their snottiest. A nice album from an often overlooked band in the UK punk and post-punk scene.