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Author: Jamie Grimes

Mr.Phylzzz 'Cancel Culture Club'
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Review: Mr.Phylzzz ‘Cancel Culture Club’

20th December 202229th September 2023 Jamie Grimes Amphetamine Reptile Records, Mr.Phylzzz, Noise-Rock

There’s an episode of the great satirical US comedy series Nathan For You where Nathan Fielder convinces a failing frozen

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Dystopian Future Movies 'War Of The Ether'
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Review: Dystopian Future Movies ‘War Of The Ether’

15th December 20226th February 2023 Jamie Grimes Alternative, Dystopian Future Movies, Post-Rock, Septaphonic Records

Although based in the UK, Dystopian Future Movies are powered by Irish singer/guitarist Caroline Cawley. So, to lead in with

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Titan To Tachyons 'Vonals'
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Review: Titan To Tachyons ‘Vonals’

9th October 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Jazz, Metal, Prog, Titan To Tachyons, Tzadik Records

An intriguing ensemble helmed by the singular guitarist Sally Gates (formerly of space death mongers Orbweaver) and joined here on

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Intensive Care
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Intensive Care: Jamie Grimes Interviews Andrew Nolan Of The Industrial Noise Duo

6th October 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Closed Casket Activities, Industrial, Intensive Care, Iron Lung Records, Noise

Andrew Nolan and Ryan Bloomer are lifers. The pair have been unleashing and developing their own particular form of industrialised

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Nadja 'Labyrinthine'
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Review: Nadja ‘Labyrinthine’

15th September 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Adagio830, Bad Moon Rising, Broken Spine Productions, Cruel Nature Records, Doom, Drone, Katuktu Collective, Muzan Editions, Nadja, Pale Ghoul Recordings, UR Audio Visual, WV Sorcerer

Berlin based Canadian duo Nadja have never, to my knowledge, produced anything that you might find best suited to a

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Bastard Noise & Merzbow 'Retribution By All Other Creatures'
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Review: Bastard Noise & Merzbow ‘Retribution By All Other Creatures’

14th September 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Bastard Noise, Merzbow, Noise, Power Electronics, Relapse Records

Two absolute fucking titans of the underground meet to create an album together. Neither Bastard Noise nor Merzbow should need

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Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’
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Review: Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’

23rd August 202223rd September 2022 Jamie Grimes Bloodbox, Death Metal, Electronic, Grindcore, Headwound Recordingz

It’s feeling increasingly usual at this point for bands to emerge from decade-plus long hiatus, more obscure ones particularly. New

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Chat Pile 'God's Country'
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Review: Chat Pile ‘God’s Country’

5th August 202223rd September 2022 Jamie Grimes Chat Pile, Noise-Rock, The Flenser

If you’ve been following the brief but fascinating rise of Chat Pile, you’ll know there’s no one else quite like

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Enchantment 'Cold Soul Embrace'
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Review: Enchantment ‘Cold Soul Embrace’

13th July 202215th August 2022 Jamie Grimes Cosmic Key Creations, Death Doom, Enchantment, Transcending Records

Somewhere lost in the mists of time (or more accurately my mother’s attic), there is a box full of cassettes

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Bodyrot 'Fleshworks'
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Review: Bodyrot ‘Fleshworks’ EP

12th July 202215th August 2022 Jamie Grimes Bodyrot, Carbonized Records, Grindcore, Grindfather Productions

Fancy a smack in the mouth? Well metaphorically, Bodyrot are here to provide that to you with the kind of

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Jamie Grimes
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Top Ten Of 2021: Jamie Grimes

23rd December 20218th February 2022 Jamie Grimes Ænigmatum, Black Iron Prison, Chimers, Gas Chamber, Glassing, Midwife, Scopophilia, Seed, Sigil, Suffering Hour, The Cowboy, Top Ten 2021

First a disclaimer regarding selection: while on a personal level this year was horrific, it was an exceptionally bountiful year

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

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