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Healing Magic 'Volume I: Fire'
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Review: Healing Magic ‘Volume I: Fire’

24th June 202227th July 2022 Goro Riffs Blood Blast, Healing Magic, Sludge, Thrash Metal

There’s angst and anger, and some kind of sickness in this healing. High gain is king here, accompanied by the

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The Troops Of Doom 'Antichrist Reborn'
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Review: The Troops Of Doom ‘Antichrist Reborn’

13th April 202226th May 2022 Reza Mills Alma Mater Records, Blood Blast, Death Metal, The Troops Of Doom, Thrash Metal

Following on from the 2020 The Rise Of Heresy and 2021 The Absence Of Light EPs comes this long-awaited debut

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Troglodyte 'The Hierarchical Ecological Succession: Welcome To The Food Chain'
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Review: Troglodyte ‘The Hierarchical Ecological Succession: Welcome To The Food Chain’

7th March 20224th May 2022 Tom Hanno Blood Blast, Death Metal, Troglodyte

Death metal is one of those genres that doesn’t seem to change much, and as fans of it, we don’t

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The Troops Of Doom ‘The Absence Of Light’
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Review: The Troops Of Doom ‘The Absence Of Light’

15th September 202118th October 2021 Reza Mills Blood Blast, Death Metal, Hellven Records, Metalized Records, Repulsive Echo Records, The Troops Of Doom, Thrash Metal, Voice Music

Last year’s The Rise Of Heresy debut EP was an absolute ripping affair which I had the honour of reviewing.

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Oldblood 'Arms To The Sky'
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Review: Oldblood ‘Arms To The Sky’ EP

8th December 202010th January 2021 Harry Holmes Arms To The Sky, Blackened Doom, Blood Blast, Oldblood

Not short of ambition, Oldblood have put out a debut EP (four tracks and half an hour) about the horrors

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The Troops Of Doom ‘The Rise Of Heresy’
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Review: The Troops Of Doom ‘The Rise Of Heresy’ EP

6th October 20206th November 2020 Reza Mills Blood Blast, Death Metal, The Rise Of Heresy, The Troops Of Doom, Thrash Metal

If like me you grew up listening to Sepultura, the name Jairo ‘Tormentor’ Guedz aka Jairo T will no doubt

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