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Author: Sandy Williamson

Incantation 'Unholy Deification' Artwork
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Review: Incantation ‘Unholy Deification’

8th September 20238th September 2023 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Incantation, Relapse Records

It takes a lot these days for a band with a legend status to it retain its position amongst the

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Review: Mesmur ‘Chthonic’

30th August 202330th August 2023 Sandy Williamson Aesthetic Death, Mesmur, Solitude Productions

International funeral doom outfit Mesmur have returned with their new record Chthonic, four long and miserable years since their last

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Review: Earthbong ‘Church Of Bong’

24th August 202325th August 2023 Sandy Williamson Black Farm Records, Doom, Earthbong, Evil Noise Recordings, Sludge

The use of the word ‘bong’ in both the band and album name suggests that this must be stoner related

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Review: Serpent Corpse ‘Blood Sabbath’

16th August 202316th August 2023 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Serpent Corpse, Temple Of Mystery Records

A new name rising from the depths of Montreal’s death metal scene, Serpent Corpse are bringing the old school feel

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Review: Static Abyss ‘Aborted From Reality’

18th July 202318th July 2023 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Peaceville Records, Static Abyss

When you get two members of one of death metal’s most iconic bands taking on a new venture, you’re going

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Review: Church Of Misery ‘Born Under A Mad Sign’

10th July 202310th July 2023 Sandy Williamson Church Of Misery, Doom, Rise Above Records

Japan’s Church Of Misery are bona fide legends at this point in their career, more than 25 years into their

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Review: Cattle Decapitation ‘Terrasite’

26th June 202326th June 2023 Sandy Williamson Cattle Decapitation, Death Metal, Grindcore, Metal Blade Records

First of all, it needs to be said that Terrasite, the new record from anti-human pro-environment death grind legends Cattle

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Review: Bell Witch ‘Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate’

20th June 202327th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Bell Witch, Doom, Profound Lore Records

The cataclysmic rendering of Bell Witch‘s Mirror Reaper record still reverberates through the extreme music scene to this day, over

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Review: Eremit ‘Wearer Of Numerous Forms’

9th June 202319th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Doom, Drei Gleichen, Eremit, Fucking Kill Records, Sludge

Eremit are a band I have reviewed many times in the past, and I have been a fan of their

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Exploding Corpse Action 'Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997'
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Review: Exploding Corpse Action ‘Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997’

26th May 202330th May 2023 Sandy Williamson Armageddon Label, Death Metal, Exploding Corpse Action, Grindcore

Albany, New York was the home of Exploding Corpse Action, one of the greatest band names of all time, and

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Megalith Levitation 'Obscure Fire'
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Review: Megalith Levitation ‘Obscure Fire’

11th April 202317th January 2026 Sandy Williamson Addicted Label, Aesthetic Death, Doom, Megalith Levitation, Sounds Of Karachun

Russian acid doom lords Megalith Levitation first spouted forth from their home of Chelyabinsk (yup, apocalyptic meteor town) in 2016

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