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Author: Sandy Williamson

Grand Cadaver ‘Into The Maw Of Death’
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Review: Grand Cadaver ‘Into The Maw Of Death’

26th October 20218th December 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Grand Cadaver, Majestic Mountain Records

The world of Swedish death metal has too many iconic and classic albums to catch at this point, but it

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Conjureth ‘Majestic Dissolve’
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Review: Conjureth ‘Majestic Dissolve’

21st October 202126th November 2021 Sandy Williamson Conjureth, Death Metal, Memento Mori, Rotted Life Records

The debut full-length from California’s Conjureth, following two well received demos last year, is out this October, 25th, through Memento

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Full Of Hell ‘Garden Of Burning Apparitions’
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Review: Full Of Hell ‘Garden Of Burning Apparitions’

29th September 20218th November 2021 Sandy Williamson Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Hardcore, Relapse Records

In the decade plus since Full Of Hell were birthed screaming into this world, they’ve released a huge amount of

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Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’
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Review: Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’ EP

13th September 202118th October 2021 Sandy Williamson Black Wound, Death Doom, Dry Cough Records

The debut physical release from Swedish death/doom newcomers Black Wound (who are depressingly young to be this talented by the

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Hooded Menace ‘The Tritonus Bell’
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Review: Hooded Menace ‘The Tritonus Bell’

7th September 202111th October 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Hooded Menace, Season Of Mist

I have to say, up front, that I am a MASSIVE Hooded Menace fan, and have been since 2010s Never

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Age Of The Wolf/Tel ‘Vigils’
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Review: Age Of The Wolf/Tel ‘Vigils’

26th August 202127th September 2021 Sandy Williamson Age Of The Wolf, Doom, Electric Talon Records, Sludge, Tel

Vigils is a split between bands from very different parts of the world with Costa Rican sludge doomers Age Of

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Nytt Land ‘Ritual’
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Review: Nytt Land ‘Ritual’

9th August 20219th September 2021 Sandy Williamson Folk, Napalm Records, Nytt Land

Siberian dark folk collective Nytt Land‘s new record Ritual is out now through Napalm Records, and it is their seventh

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Alchemy Of Flesh ‘Ageless Abominations’
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Review: Alchemy Of Flesh ‘Ageless Abominations’

2nd August 20219th September 2021 Sandy Williamson Alchemy Of Flesh, Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records

Alchemy Of Flesh is the brainchild of Tim Rowland, who has put out some excellent on-off projects in the past

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Hexorcist ‘Evil Reaping Death’
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Review: Hexorcist ‘Evil Reaping Death’

9th July 202113th August 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Godz Ov War, Hexorcist, Memento Mori, Unholy Prophecies

First of all, before I start anything, there’s a lot of things that can be cringy about death metal artwork.

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Eremit 'Bearer Of Many Names'
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Review: Eremit ‘Bearer Of Many Names’

1st June 20217th July 2021 Sandy Williamson Blackened Sludge, Doom, Eremit, Transcending Obscurity Records

The litany of German sludge/doom crushers Eremit has been something of beauty to behold. Their debut, Carrier Of Weight was

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IO ‘Fire’
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Review: IO ‘Fire’

31st May 20217th July 2021 Sandy Williamson Argonauta Records, Doom, IO, Sludge

The debut record from Italy’s IO, Fire, takes much inspiration from the band’s namesake, the fiery lava ridden moon of

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