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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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Motorpsycho 'Ancient Astronauts'
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Review: Motorpsycho ‘Ancient Astronauts’

13th September 20229th December 2022 Harry Holmes Motorpsycho, Prog, Psych, Rune Grammofon, Stickman Records

Motorpsycho are back with another addition to their bewildering catalogue of releases, and another example of the kind of fruitful

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Muscle Vest 'Hot Hot Hate' EP
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Review: Muscle Vest ‘Hot Hot Hate’ EP

8th September 20229th December 2022 El Jefe Muscle Vest, Noise-Rock, Prank Monkey Records

Creeping outta the dark corners of London and seeping into the shadows of your mind comes Muscle Vest. Gloriously brutish,

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Might 'Abyss'
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Review: Might ‘Abyss’

7th September 20227th September 2022 Richard Murray Exile On Mainstream Records, Might

Might as a band were birthed on January 13th 2020 in Hannover, Germany. They’re a duo consisting of Ana Muhi

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Gridfailure & Megalophobe 'Harbinger Winds'
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Review: Gridfailure & Megalophobe ‘Harbinger Winds’

2nd September 20229th December 2022 Reza Mills Experimental, Gridfailure, Megalophobe, Nefarious Industries, Soundscapes

Long-term readers of my reviews will be well acquainted with the prolific world of Gridfailure (David Brenner), less familiar perhaps

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My Sleeping Karma 'Atma'
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Review: My Sleeping Karma ‘Atma’

31st August 20229th December 2022 Harry Holmes My Sleeping Karma, Napalm Records

My Sleeping Karma have long been one of those bands that other people see as central to ‘The Scene’, and

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Mat Ball 'Amplified Guitar'
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Review: Mat Ball ‘Amplified Guitar’

24th August 202230th September 2022 George Green BIG|BRAVE, Drone, Experimental, Mat Ball, The Garrote

Hello (again?) dear reader, thanks for taking the time to peruse this review when there are so many other things

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Munly & The Lupercalians 'Kinnery Of Lupercalia; Undelivered Legion'
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Review: Munly & The Lupercalians ‘Kinnery Of Lupercalia; Undelivered Legion’

23rd August 202227th September 2022 Reza Mills Goth, Munly & The Lupercalians, Post-Punk, Scacunincorporated

Munly J. Munly 32nd, aka Jay Munly, is a Denver, Colorado based musician who has a staggering amount of releases

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Mammoth Volume 'The Cursed Who Perform The Larvagod Rites'
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Review: Mammoth Volume ‘The Cursed Who Perform The Larvagod Rites’

18th August 202223rd September 2022 Josh Schneider Blues Funeral Recordings, Heavy Rock, Mammoth Volume, Prog

Weird. Unexpected. Fresh. Inspirational. There’s my review of Mammoth Volumes comeback album The Cursed Who Perform The Larvagod Rites. You

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Mantar 'Pain Is Forever And This Is The End'
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Review: Mantar ‘Pain Is Forever And This Is The End’

9th August 202223rd September 2022 David J McLaren Mantar, Metal Blade Records, Sludge

Sometimes the way we engage with a particular band or artist over time makes no sense whatsoever… I bought Mantar’s

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Monasterium 'Cold Are The Graves'
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Review: Monasterium ‘Cold Are The Graves’

21st July 202228th August 2022 Sandy Williamson Doom, Monasterium, Nine Records

I know that Poland’s history with metal isn’t exactly empty, but I feel like the last two years have been

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