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Often I find that picking promo at random is the path to my most surprising finds. The last couple of years saw me picking up returning band after returning band, which over time made me forget the trials and joys of the blind grab—once my primary modus operandi. I missed it dearly these last few months. It is this strange sense of nostalgia that ultimately brought me to Noxis, a young Ohioan death metal quartet with whom I have no experience and for whom I have no preconceptions. It’s a beautiful feeling, coming into a new piece of media as an empty vessel. Now the only question remaining is can Noxis fill me with their debut Violence Inherent in the System?

If Noxis’ noxious and positively groinkled bass tone alone is any indication, the answer is an ecstatic cry of affirmation. Meaty feels like a shallow term for the kind of thick, muscled death metal shoving itself into my pores with all of the ceremony of a jackhammer. Clear inspirations from earlier Immolation, Incantation, and early Cryptopsy make themselves known right away (“Skullcrushing Defilement,” “Replicant Prominence,” “Violence Inherent in the System”), with a more subtle undercurrent of Afterbirth‘s more adventurous, progressive deviations from the norm rising to froth above a blunderbuss of unstoppable riffs and brutal rhythms (“Tense and Forlorn”). Yet, something more bespoke roils in Noxis’ curdled compositions that speaks not only to their fearlessness as songwriters, but also to something kinkier still (“Horns Echo Over Chorazim,” bonus track “Surfin’ Blood Futile”).

At forty-nine minutes of skull-bashing, brain-wrinkling, ugly1 death metal, you’d think Violence Inherent in the System overstays its welcome all too quickly; nothing could be further from the truth. This record rips time away from me like a fugue state. Nevertheless, an improbable number of its riffs and expertly stitched segments lodge themselves in my memory bank. Opening duo “Skullcrushing Defilement” and “Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked” assault every synapse with a cavalcade of stellar grooves, pummeling riffs, and stealthily syncopated measures which together amount to something much greater than the sum of their parts. “Path of Visceral Fears” then allures with a sultry, drunken swagger and Incantationated themes against a deathgrinded beat. Without warning, I’m thrashing my body around like a freshly caught tuna. Then, just when I think I’ve figured Noxis out, that’s when they bring out the big brain moves. Strangeness abounds in an inspired all-out battle royale between a flute, a clarinet, a trumpet, and what I suspect but cannot confirm is a bassoon on SotY contender “Horn Echo Over Chorazim.” Dueling solos between these instruments fly in like bats out of hell after a massive windfall of creative, filthy riffs, and all of them sound like they were played by old-school death metal guitarists. Absolute insanity.

As memorable and striking as so much of Violence Inherent in the System is, Noxis’ brilliant album organization represents the most important aspect of the record’s success, and the one area that could use some attention. Shuffling blistering speed (“Torpid Consumption,” “Violence Inherent in the System”) with mid-paced stomps (“Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked,” “Tense and Forlorn”), and slimy, doom-tinged grinds (“Replicant Prominence,” “Emanations of the Sick”) guarantees an exciting and dynamic experience from beginning to end, with no low lights to speak of. On the other hand, most songs that extend past five-and-a-half minutes could stand a thirty-second trimming. It’s not that they test my patience at any juncture. Rather, tightening them just that much more with small edits and cuts would only further enhance the whole’s overall impact. As a final nitpick, the production, while sporting a near-perfect snare and bass tone, does not suit the woodwind and horn instruments in “Horns Echo Over Chorazim” well. They sit in a strange sonic space that feels at once too far back, too far forward, and not of the same origin as the other instruments—a paradox that I can’t explain scientifically—creating an initially jarring sensation that almost derails what is incontrovertibly a fabulous piece of death metal novelty.

Noxis’ caught a bit of lightning in a bottle with Violence Inherent in the System. Novel, smart, memorable, and absolutely engorged with piss, vinegar, and virility, Violence Inherent in the System continues to wow me with each new spin. I was not expecting something of this quality from a debut by a band I picked out blindly, but here we are. If you don’t get your grubby little filth mits on this, you’re missing out. Big time.

Rating: Great!
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Rotted Life Records
Website: facebook.com/Noxisdeathmetal | noxisdeathmetal.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 28th, 2024

#2024 #40 #Afterbirth #AmericanMetal #Cryptopsy #DeathMetal #Immolation #Incantation #Jun24 #Noxis #ProgressiveDeathMetal #Review #Reviews #RottedLifeRecords #ViolenceInherentInTheSystem

#afterbirth #americanmetal #cryptopsy #deathmetal #immolation #incantation

Angry Metal Guy @[email protected] · 2024-06-24 · 15:23 UTC

Noxis – Violence Inherent in the System Review

By Kenstrosity

Often I find that picking promo at random is the path to my most surprising finds. The last couple of years saw me picking up returning band after returning band, which over time made me forget the trials and joys of the blind grab—once my primary modus operandi. I missed it dearly these last few months. It is this strange sense of nostalgia that ultimately brought me to Noxis, a young Ohioan death metal quartet with whom I have no experience and for whom I have no preconceptions. It’s a beautiful feeling, coming into a new piece of media as an empty vessel. Now the only question remaining is can Noxis fill me with their debut Violence Inherent in the System?

If Noxis’ noxious and positively groinkled bass tone alone is any indication, the answer is an ecstatic cry of affirmation. Meaty feels like a shallow term for the kind of thick, muscled death metal shoving itself into my pores with all of the ceremony of a jackhammer. Clear inspirations from earlier Immolation, Incantation, and early Cryptopsy make themselves known right away (“Skullcrushing Defilement,” “Replicant Prominence,” “Violence Inherent in the System”), with a more subtle undercurrent of Afterbirth‘s more adventurous, progressive deviations from the norm rising to froth above a blunderbuss of unstoppable riffs and brutal rhythms (“Tense and Forlorn”). Yet, something more bespoke roils in Noxis’ curdled compositions that speaks not only to their fearlessness as songwriters, but also to something kinkier still (“Horns Echo Over Chorazim,” bonus track “Surfin’ Blood Futile”).

At forty-nine minutes of skull-bashing, brain-wrinkling, ugly1 death metal, you’d think Violence Inherent in the System overstays its welcome all too quickly; nothing could be further from the truth. This record rips time away from me like a fugue state. Nevertheless, an improbable number of its riffs and expertly stitched segments lodge themselves in my memory bank. Opening duo “Skullcrushing Defilement” and “Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked” assault every synapse with a cavalcade of stellar grooves, pummeling riffs, and stealthily syncopated measures which together amount to something much greater than the sum of their parts. “Path of Visceral Fears” then allures with a sultry, drunken swagger and Incantationated themes against a deathgrinded beat. Without warning, I’m thrashing my body around like a freshly caught tuna. Then, just when I think I’ve figured Noxis out, that’s when they bring out the big brain moves. Strangeness abounds in an inspired all-out battle royale between a flute, a clarinet, a trumpet, and what I suspect but cannot confirm is a bassoon on SotY contender “Horn Echo Over Chorazim.” Dueling solos between these instruments fly in like bats out of hell after a massive windfall of creative, filthy riffs, and all of them sound like they were played by old-school death metal guitarists. Absolute insanity.

As memorable and striking as so much of Violence Inherent in the System is, Noxis’ brilliant album organization represents the most important aspect of the record’s success, and the one area that could use some attention. Shuffling blistering speed (“Torpid Consumption,” “Violence Inherent in the System”) with mid-paced stomps (“Blasphemous Mausoleum for the Wicked,” “Tense and Forlorn”), and slimy, doom-tinged grinds (“Replicant Prominence,” “Emanations of the Sick”) guarantees an exciting and dynamic experience from beginning to end, with no low lights to speak of. On the other hand, most songs that extend past five-and-a-half minutes could stand a thirty-second trimming. It’s not that they test my patience at any juncture. Rather, tightening them just that much more with small edits and cuts would only further enhance the whole’s overall impact. As a final nitpick, the production, while sporting a near-perfect snare and bass tone, does not suit the woodwind and horn instruments in “Horns Echo Over Chorazim” well. They sit in a strange sonic space that feels at once too far back, too far forward, and not of the same origin as the other instruments—a paradox that I can’t explain scientifically—creating an initially jarring sensation that almost derails what is incontrovertibly a fabulous piece of death metal novelty.

Noxis’ caught a bit of lightning in a bottle with Violence Inherent in the System. Novel, smart, memorable, and absolutely engorged with piss, vinegar, and virility, Violence Inherent in the System continues to wow me with each new spin. I was not expecting something of this quality from a debut by a band I picked out blindly, but here we are. If you don’t get your grubby little filth mits on this, you’re missing out. Big time.

Rating: Great!
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Rotted Life Records
Website: facebook.com/Noxisdeathmetal | noxisdeathmetal.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: June 28th, 2024

#2024 #40 #Afterbirth #AmericanMetal #Cryptopsy #DeathMetal #Immolation #Incantation #Jun24 #Noxis #ProgressiveDeathMetal #Review #Reviews #RottedLifeRecords #ViolenceInherentInTheSystem

#violenceinherentinthesystem #rottedliferecords #reviews #review #progressivedeathmetal #noxis

Jyoti Mishra @[email protected] · 2022-12-20 · 22:58 UTC

SOMEONE please give me a national radio show.

I've spent all day finding new bands for my #DJnight on Thursday (Dubrek, #Derby 7-11pm, melonfarmers) and...

THERE IS SOOO MUCH AMAZING NEW MUSIC OUT THERE! aRGHHHHhhH!

When I find new stuff it's the biggest fucking thrill in the world. What kind of stuff, I hear you stridulate? This is what I played last time: https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2022/11/05/bzangy-groink-djing-playlist-4-11-2022/

I'll do it for free, I don't give a shit, I just want people to hear amazing new musics!

#derby #djnight

Jyoti Mishra @[email protected] · 2022-12-20 · 22:58 UTC

SOMEONE please give me a national radio show.

I've spent all day finding new bands for my #DJnight on Thursday (Dubrek, #Derby 7-11pm, melonfarmers) and...

THERE IS SOOO MUCH AMAZING NEW MUSIC OUT THERE! aRGHHHHhhH!

When I find new stuff it's the biggest fucking thrill in the world. What kind of stuff, I hear you stridulate? This is what I played last time: https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2022/11/05/bzangy-groink-djing-playlist-4-11-2022/

I'll do it for free, I don't give a shit, I just want people to hear amazing new musics!

#derby #djnight

Jyoti Mishra @[email protected] · 2022-12-20 · 22:58 UTC

SOMEONE please give me a national radio show.

I've spent all day finding new bands for my #DJnight on Thursday (Dubrek, #Derby 7-11pm, melonfarmers) and...

THERE IS SOOO MUCH AMAZING NEW MUSIC OUT THERE! aRGHHHHhhH!

When I find new stuff it's the biggest fucking thrill in the world. What kind of stuff, I hear you stridulate? This is what I played last time: https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2022/11/05/bzangy-groink-djing-playlist-4-11-2022/

I'll do it for free, I don't give a shit, I just want people to hear amazing new musics!

#derby #djnight

Jyoti Mishra @Jyoti · 2022-12-20 · 22:58 UTC

SOMEONE please give me a national radio show.

I've spent all day finding new bands for my #DJnight on Thursday (Dubrek, #Derby 7-11pm, melonfarmers) and...

THERE IS SOOO MUCH AMAZING NEW MUSIC OUT THERE! aRGHHHHhhH!

When I find new stuff it's the biggest fucking thrill in the world. What kind of stuff, I hear you stridulate? This is what I played last time: https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2022/11/05/bzangy-groink-djing-playlist-4-11-2022/

I'll do it for free, I don't give a shit, I just want people to hear amazing new musics!

#derby #djnight

Jyoti Mishra @[email protected] · 2022-12-20 · 22:58 UTC

SOMEONE please give me a national radio show.

I've spent all day finding new bands for my #DJnight on Thursday (Dubrek, #Derby 7-11pm, melonfarmers) and...

THERE IS SOOO MUCH AMAZING NEW MUSIC OUT THERE! aRGHHHHhhH!

When I find new stuff it's the biggest fucking thrill in the world. What kind of stuff, I hear you stridulate? This is what I played last time: https://bzangygroink.co.uk/archives/2022/11/05/bzangy-groink-djing-playlist-4-11-2022/

I'll do it for free, I don't give a shit, I just want people to hear amazing new musics!

#derby #djnight

Groink @[email protected] · 2026-05-10 · 03:05 UTC

Just got done watching Smokey & The Bandit on Blu-Ray with the family. Lots of questions, including "who did you talk to on your CB radio?" (I did not, as a young child, have a CB radio, dear).

After the last streaming service cancellation, we've taken to just outright buying DVDs or Blu-Rays on the used market, which ends up being at least on par with the one time cost of renting off of Amazon, and a better value if you ever plan on repeat watching. Sure, some Prime movies are free, but you are at the whim of a company as to its availability.

It may seem like waxing nostalgic for the olden days, but it is quite honestly an altogether better experience. If I want the "streaming experience", I can just rip them to my NAS and play them through Jellyfin. I'm a lot less worried about my viewing habits being tracked in this medium.

#dvd #bluray #enshittification #unplugged

Groink @[email protected] · 2026-05-05 · 02:49 UTC

Thought it was kind of this person to try and find the family of the person who originally owned this. I have no connection to anyone here. Just happened to be browsing FB Marketplace and came across this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/960146586987886/

#grundig #niki #reeltoreel #lostandfound

Groink @groink · 2026-05-05 · 02:49 UTC

Thought it was kind of this person to try and find the family of the person who originally owned this. I have no connection to anyone here. Just happened to be browsing FB Marketplace and came across this.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/960146586987886/

#grundig #niki #reeltoreel #lostandfound

Groink @[email protected] · 2026-04-29 · 01:35 UTC

Wat? Is this a thing? It's been a minute since I worked with this vintage of Pro Tools, but I don't recall anything special about the DACs in Digidesign interfaces -- especially not the 001 and LE software.

I mean, _maybe_ the 888/24 and TDM cards? Those Digital Audio G4s were pretty solid though. But $500? GTFO.

https://nh.craigslist.org/ele/d/rumney-collector-grade-complete-pro/7929967389.html

#ProTools #Digidesign #DAW #VintageMac

#protools #digidesign #daw #vintagemac

Groink @groink · 2026-04-29 · 01:35 UTC

Wat? Is this a thing? It's been a minute since I worked with this vintage of Pro Tools, but I don't recall anything special about the DACs in Digidesign interfaces -- especially not the 001 and LE software.

I mean, _maybe_ the 888/24 and TDM cards? Those Digital Audio G4s were pretty solid though. But $500? GTFO.

https://nh.craigslist.org/ele/d/rumney-collector-grade-complete-pro/7929967389.html

#ProTools #Digidesign #DAW #VintageMac

#protools #digidesign #daw #vintagemac

Groink @[email protected] · 2026-04-25 · 07:17 UTC

Who has two thumbs and is up at 3am because a Linux server's /boot partition's 95% utilization threshold was hit during a scheduled maintenance update?

The guy! :blobcatthumbsup: :blobcatmeltthumb:

#Linux #pagerduty #oncall

#linux #pagerduty #oncall

Groink @groink · 2026-04-25 · 07:17 UTC

Who has two thumbs and is up at 3am because a Linux server's /boot partition's 95% utilization threshold was hit during a scheduled maintenance update?

The guy! :blobcatthumbsup: :blobcatmeltthumb:

#Linux #pagerduty #oncall

#linux #pagerduty #oncall

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