Sharptone Vinyl & CDs

Review: Perth based Aussie progressive metalcore outfit Make Them Suffer return with their follow up to 2020's venomous yet audacious How To Survive A Funeral. Their fifth full-length and first to feature newly enlisted keyboardist Alex Reade, who stepped in to replace Booka Nile following his departure in 2022, serves as a self-titled declaration of intent, fusing almost every sonic maelstrom the band have weathered to this point. Elements of blackened death metal from their earliest formation clash with the djent-inflected prog deathcore grooves that have now become their sonic staple, while swathes of symphonic death metal motifs underpin the frenetic breakdowns with ethereal keys. Having left Rise to sign with SharpTone Records to deliver their most cohesive and definitive statement yet, it appears the suffering may have only just begun.

Review: Aussie metalcore crew Polaris dropped their influential debut album The Mortal Coil back in 2017 and seven years on it has aged well and is still regarded as a classic with fans. As such it gets a reissue via Sharptone on limited clear white & blue splattered vinyl and includes an insert. It is a wild and visceral ride through some thrash metal chords, intense drums and guttural vocals that raise utter hell and come at you in waves of larger-than-life sound. Essentially it is as good as metalcore gets with catchy melodic choruses and heavy riffs and screams.