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Draghkar ‘At The Crossroads Of Infinity’
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Review: Draghkar ‘At The Crossroads Of Infinity’

3rd August 202014th September 2020 Matt Alexander At The Crossroads Of Infinity, Black Metal, Death Metal, Draghkar, Unspeakable Axe Records

For some reason the summertime has me constantly jonesing for more and more wild death metal to slam on while

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Review: Cardiac Arrest ‘The Day That Death Prevailed’

21st July 202028th August 2020 Matt Alexander Boris Records, Cardiac Arrest, Death Metal, Headsplit Records, Memento Mori, The Day That Death Prevailed

The Windy City, home to The Cubs, The Bears, The Blackhawks and also home to the colossally heavy death metal

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Writhing 'Eternalised In Rot'
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Review: Writhing ‘Eternalised In Rot’

20th July 202028th August 2020 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Eternalised In Rot, Redefining Darkness Records, Writhing

If you can’t tell from the logo and artwork, Writhing are a death metal band hailing from Melbourne, Australia. This

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Living Gate ‘Deathlust’
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Review: Living Gate ‘Deathlust’

16th June 20208th July 2020 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Deathlust, Living Gate, Relapse Records

Oh man! Have the last few years been good to me. The death metal resurgence is in full swing and

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Ormskrik ‘Ormskrik’
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Review: Ormskrik ‘Ormskrik’

10th June 20208th July 2020 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Metal, Fysisk Format, Ormskrik, Thrash Metal

Ormskirk is a small market town in the north-west of England, famous for birthing former Prime Minister of Great Britain

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Exhumed & Gruesome ‘Twisted Horror’
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Review: Exhumed & Gruesome ‘Twisted Horror’

9th June 20208th July 2020 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Exhumed, Gruesome, Relapse Records, Twisted Horror

Oh boy do I love a split release! You get two bands for the price of one all in a

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Feral Light ‘Light Vapor’
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Review: Feral Light ‘Light Vapor’

8th June 20208th July 2020 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Feral Light, Hypnotic Dirge Records, Light Vapor, Post-Metal

The world is a scary fucking place at the moment, usually I start my reviews with a wise crack but

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Slave Hands ‘No More Feelings’
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Review: Slave Hands ‘No More Feelings’

5th June 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Doom, Dry Cough Records, No More Feelings, Slave Hands, Sludge

I have only just recovered from the last time the shaman asked me to review something from Dry Cough Records.

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Xibalba ‘Años En Infierno’
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Review: Xibalba ‘Años En Infierno’

4th June 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Años En Infierno, Death Doom, Hardcore, Southern Lord, Xibalba

Xibalba, or The Place Of Fear, is the underworld from Maya mythology, home to the Maya death gods who have

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Obnoxious Youth ‘Mouths Sewn Shut’
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Review: Obnoxious Youth ‘Mouths Sewn Shut’

22nd May 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Grindcore, Hardcore, Metal, Mouths Sewn Shut, Obnoxious Youth, Svart Records

Would you look at that record cover….I hadn’t even heard a note and I already knew what I was in

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Okkultokrati ‘La Ilden Lyse’
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Review: Okkultokrati ‘La Ilden Lyse’

13th May 202017th June 2020 Matt Alexander Black Metal, La Ilden Lyse, Okkultokrati, Southern Lord, Thrash Metal

Black thrash has a long rich history, arguably starting with British legends Venom as the ‘proto’ band of the genre

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