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Wolfbrigade ‘The Enemy: Reality’
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Review: Wolfbrigade ‘The Enemy: Reality’

22nd November 201911th December 2019 Reza Mills Crust, Death Crust, Southern Lord, The Enemy: Reality, Wolfbrigade

The roots of Wolfbrigade can be traced back to the early 80’s and a band called Anti-Cimex who were Sweden’s

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Nails ‘Abandon All Life’ CD/LP 2013

19th March 20133rd September 2019 James Parker 2013, Abandon All Life, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Hardcore, James Parker, LP, Nails, Review, Southern Lord

Nails. Not often has a band been better named, this full-bore sludgy grindcore three-piece monstrosity is simply HARD AS NAILS.

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Hot Graves ‘Knights In White Phosphorus’ CD 2011

11th December 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, D-Beat, Death Crust, Hot Graves, Knights In White Phosphorus, NHR Records, Northern Horde Records, Paul Robertson, Review, Thrash Metal

“Running and hunting and slashing and crushing and searching and seeing and stabbing and shooting and thrashing and smashing and

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Hot Graves ‘Desecration Time’ 7″

23rd July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, 7", D-Beat, Death Crust, Desecration Time, Greyhaze Records, Hot Graves, Paul Robertson, Review, Thrash Metal

Hot Graves have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and they’re aaaaaaaall outta bubblegum. Totally ripping, raw old-school

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Planks ‘The Darkest Of Grays / Solicit To Fall’ CD 2011

8th July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Hardcore, Paul Robertson, Planks, Review, Southern Lord, The Darkest Of Grays / Solicit To Fall

You’ll be unsurprised to hear, given the Crust content of SL’s latest batch of releases, that the oddly-named Planks are

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Xibalba ‘Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias’ CD 2011

4th July 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Death Crust, Hardcore, Heavy, Madre Mia Gracias Por Los Dias, Paul Robertson, Post-Hardcore, Review, Southern Lord, Xibalba

MADRE DE DIOS!! Xibalba aren’t fuckin’ around, they take NO prisoners. Combining the glutinous guitar tone of prime Obituary with

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Acephalix ‘Interminable Night’ CD 2011

20th June 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Acephalix, Album, CD, Crust, D-Beat, Death Crust, Interminable Night, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord

Looks like Greg Anderson has stopped washing and is hanging out in the park with a bottle of ‘Wild ‘n’

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Seven Sisters Of Sleep – S/T – CD 2011

17th June 20113rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2011, Adam Stone, Album, Crust, Death Crust, Hardcore, Review, Seven Sisters Of Sleep, Southern Lord

Eight solid tracks like eight thrashing octopoid tentacles. Twenty minutes. That is all it takes to make a hardcore album.

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Summon The Crows ‘One More For The Gallows’ CD 2011

2nd April 20113rd September 2019 Pete Hamilton-Giles 2011, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Hardcore, One More For The Gallows, Pete Hamilton-Giles, Review, Southern Lord, Summon The Crows

Hot off the press, this new Southern Lord Records release by Norwegian crust band Summon The Crows has arrived in

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Tree Of Sores – S/T – CDEP 2011

1st March 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CDEP, Crust, Death Crust, Doom, Hardcore, Paul Robertson, Review, Tree Of Sores, Witch Hunter Records

One thing that Tree Of Sores do well is ‘ominous’. From the spectral loom of intro track…uhhh…’Intro’, right the way

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Nails ‘Unsilent Death’ CD 2010

9th October 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Death Grind, Grindcore, Nails, Nasty, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord, Unsilent Death

OUCH. Nails are NOT screwin’ around here. ‘Unsilent Death’ is some seriously nasty grinding FILTH and no mistake. At slightly

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