Going back a few years now REJIEM are a band you can turn to and grin about when you might begin to wonder where the fucking evil bands are in Boston. Nasty japanese sludgy metal encrusted dbeat from right here, with two releases out this summer. A split with the west coast’s PALE HANDS, and an EP of their own which is called NEW BEGINNINGS. Don’t have the tape (is there a tape?), and there’s only one song up on their bandcamp, but it’s a nasty, belligerent thing. “Sacrificial Rights”is a negative ripper, affected gruff bark riding along a blackened relentless wall of sound. Get your blood pumping. Nice depiction of the void as cover art.
Various – Mass Eye And Ear compilation (2025, Spooky Tree Records)
Only on LP, not streaming. With members of Mission of Burma, Neptune, Dangerous Birds, and Heathen Shame in the mix, this compilation…
