STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about. Our Twitter feed keeps you apprised of reviews as they're published. It's kept locked and private, because with a name like @stillsingle, everyone thinks it's a dating site. Approvals happen whenever they happen.

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June 11, 2012

Venomous Maximus – The Mission 12” EP (Cutthroat Records)

I still stand behind my belief that in current initiation, or in the near future, the next historically-important movement or mini-movement in underground music will come via heavy-music/heavy-metal. Well, Venomous Maximus illustrate the other side of that coin. Whatever it is that makes Red Fang or The Sword relevant and somewhat special; that occasionally ineffable thing becomes the opposite by virtue of its screaming absence across these four songs. If it means anything at all (it should), the decision not to turn in a single-word review (“ABORT!”) did not come easy. On green marbled vinyl. From Houston, TX … which makes total sense. (http://venomousmaximus.bigcartel.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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