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Author: Ben Brackin

Russian Circles @ Desertfest New York 2024 – Photo by Tim Bugbee
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Desertfest New York 2024 – Saturday

29th October 202429th October 2024 Ben Brackin Acid King, Beinn, Desertfest, Eagle Twin, Gozu, Green Lung, Kadabra, New York, Russian Circles, Spaceslug, The Infinity Ring, Trace Amount

It’s now Saturday at Desertfest New York, Kadabra was the first band to play The Ruins, the outdoor stage and

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High On Fire @ Desertfest New York 2024 – Photo by Tim Bugbee
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Desertfest New York 2024 – Friday

28th October 202428th October 2024 Ben Brackin Amenra, Belzebong, Blackwater Holylight, Deathchant, Desertfest, Domkraft, Guhts, High On Fire, New York, Primitive Man, Spirit Mother

The time to fly into New York City for Desertfest from Asheville had finally arrived. After a relatively short flight,

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Review: Rot Coven ‘Nightmares Devour The Waking World’

6th September 20246th September 2024 Ben Brackin Aesthetic Death, Doom, Industrial, Rot Coven

With a name like Rot Coven and descriptions of ‘colossal sludge riffs’ and ‘psychedelic leads’ I had a pretty good

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Review: Lammoth ‘Tales Of Treachery’

29th July 202429th July 2024 Ben Brackin Black Metal, Fiadh Productions, Lammoth

A self-described one-hobbit black metal project, Lammoth resides in the beautiful Appalachian range of Western North Carolina. While there is

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Review: REZN ‘Burden’

28th June 202428th June 2024 Ben Brackin Doom, Prog, REZN, Sargent House

I listen to quite a bit of extreme metal, whether it is death, black, doom, sludge, or any of the

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Review: Tzompantli ‘Beating The Drums Of Ancestral Force’

31st May 202431st May 2024 Ben Brackin 20 Buck Spin, Death Doom, Tzompantli

I am sure most of us have seen the meme with Charlie from It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia explaining metal

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Review: Inter Arma ‘New Heaven’

17th May 202417th May 2024 Ben Brackin Black Metal, Doom, Inter Arma, Prog Metal, Relapse Records, Sludge

After a long five years, the five-piece out of Richmond, Virginia known as Inter Arma has returned. This is one

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Review: sleepmakeswaves ‘It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It’

9th April 20249th April 2024 Ben Brackin Bird’s Robe, Dunk!records, Instrumental, Post-Rock, sleepmakeswaves

I would not recommend listening to It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It while at work, especially if

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

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Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September

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