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War Coma / Jesus Bruiser – Split CD 2010

11th June 20103rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2010, Adam Stone, Crust, D-Beat, Grindcore, Hardcore, Jesus Bruiser, Pumpkin Records, Punk, Review, Split, Split CD, War Coma

Punk is an attitude. I don’t win any journalistic awards for pointing out that hackneyed nugget of insight. It’s been

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Drainland ‘And So Our Troubles Began’ 12″ 2010

9th May 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 12", 2010, And So Our Troubles Began, Crust, Doom, Drainland, Hardcore, Headwrecker, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge

If there’s one thing that Dublin-based chaosmongers Drainland know, it’s how to use the killing technology. In their case, they

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Fistula ‘We, The Beast’ CD 2009

7th March 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2009, CD, Choking Hazard Records, Crust, Fistula, Hardcore, Heavy, Paul Robertson, Review, Sludge, We The Beast

Okay, I have a shameful admission to make here, in all the years that Fistula have been around – which

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Charger ‘Disgust At The Status Quo’ CDEP 2009

3rd December 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, CDEP, Charger, Crust, Disgust At The Status Quo, Doom, Future Noise, Fuzz, Fuzz Bastards, Hardcore, Review, Sludge

Set the controls, for the arse of a nun…four grizzled pottery heads with a pulsating predilection for the barbaric beauty

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Lords Of Bastard – S/T – CD 2008

22nd November 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2008, CD, Crust, Doom, Heavy, Lords Of Bastard, Ollie Stygall, Review, SL Records, Sludge

As the title of track three on this album so succinctly puts it…Fucking Hell!!! After being blown away recently by

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Electrozombies / Hellborn Messiah – Split CD 2009

13th November 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, Blackened Crust, CD, Crust, Doom, Electrozombies, Electrozombies/Hellborn Messiah, Hardcore, Hellborn Messiah, Odio Sonoro, Review, Split, Split CD

Shock! Horror! Latin America quakes with the old-skool power of blackened CRUST. After seeing these foul and heavy skull fuckers

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Gruel – S/T – 2xLP 2009

24th June 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2009, Adam Stone, Crust, Doom, Drone, Feast Of Tentacles, Gruel, Heavy, LP, Nasty, Review

Once upon a time, when the vile Conservative government was in power and I was a young man, crust punk

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Sollubi ‘At War With Decency’ CD 2009

20th May 20093rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2009, At War With Decency, CD, Choking Hazard Records, Crust, Doom, Hardcore, Ollie Stygall, Review, Sludge, Sollubi

Holy Hellfire!!! I’m willing to bet when Mister Iommi first spewed forth the Devil’s riff some 40 years ago he

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Grimpen Mire ‘Death On The Moor’ CDEP 2008

2nd February 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CDEP, Crust, Death On The Moor, Doom, Grimpen Mire, Heavy, Review, Self Released, Sludge

Shaman fact 1: Grimpen Mire was the fictional death bog featured in Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic novel ‘Hound Of The

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Mills Of God ‘Call Of The Eastern Moon’ CD/LP 2008

10th January 20093rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, Call Of The Eastern Moon, CD, Crust, Doom, LP, Mills Of God, Modus Operandi Records, Review, Sludge

Krautdoom herbmongers Mills Of God are three men who love their heavy riffs like William Burroughs loved junk and not

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Salome – S/T – CD/LP 2008

16th December 20083rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2008, Adam Stone, CD, Crust, Doom, Heavy, LP, Nasty, Review, Salome, Sludge, Vendetta Records

AAAArrrrghhh. This is ace. Salome are a thrilling three piece from Virginia, USA that sound like a super evil psychotic

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