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Death Metal

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Cauldron Black Ram ‘Stalagmire’ CD/LP/DD 2014

16th March 20143rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 20 Buck Spin, 2014, Cauldron Black Ram, CD, Death Doom, Death Metal, Digital, Jeremy Moore, LP, Review, Stalagmire, Thrash Metal

For those who have spent any extended time at sea (myself included), the prospect of a nautical burial, while intriguing,

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Demilich ’20th Anniversary Of Emptiness’ CD/LP 2014

26th January 20143rd September 2019 Kevin Kentie 2014, 20th Anniversary Of Emptiness, CD, Death Metal, Demilich, Kevin Kentie, LP, Nespithe, Regurgitation Of Blood, Review, Somewhere Inside The Bowels Of Endlessness, Svart Records, The Echo, The Four Instructive Tales... Of Decomposition

For many years they have been scorned and misunderstood by a large section of the death metal crowd, mostly because

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Obliteration ‘Black Death Horizon’ CD/LP/DD 2013

26th November 20133rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2013, Black Death Horizon, CD, Death Metal, Digital, Indie Recordings, LP, Metal, Obliteration, Paul Robertson, Relapse Records, Review

How does a headache-inducing mix of Voivod’s spikiest, most antisocial album, Rrröööaaarrr, and  the filth-encrusted doomed early years of disgusting

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Carcass ‘Surgical Steel’ CD/LP/DD 2013

13th October 20132nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2013, Carcass, CD, Death Metal, Digital, Grindcore, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Review, Surgical Steel

Carcass; a name spoken rightly with reverence in extreme music circles. However my relationship with the band reminds me of

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All Pigs Must Die ‘Nothing Violates This Nature’ CD/LP 2013

8th September 20133rd September 2019 Guy Nolan 2013, All Pigs Must Die, CD, Crust, Death Metal, Grindcore, Guy Nolan, LP, Nothing Violates This Nature, Review, Southern Lord

All Pigs Must Die have a history for a band that is as good as it gets and on previous

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Autopsy ‘The Headless Ritual’ LP/CD/DD 2013

25th July 20133rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2013, Autopsy, CD, Death Doom, Death Metal, Digital, LP, Peaceville Records, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, The Headless Ritual

I think it’s only fair to admit that this review is heavily biased. There is no attempt to engage in

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Coffins ‘The Fleshland’ CD/LP/DD 2013

9th July 20133rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2013, Alex Varley, CD, Coffins, DD, Death Doom, Death Metal, Doom, LP, Relapse Records, Review, The Fleshland

Spewing out a slow motion Autopsy since 1996, Coffins have gained a reputable name through a couple of thousand splits

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Enabler ‘Shift Of Redemption’ 7″ 2013

10th April 20133rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2013, 7", Crust, Dave Bowes, Death Metal, Enabler, Hardcore, Review, Shift Of Redemption, Think Fast! Records, Thrash Metal

There was a time when Metalcore was a shining beacon of awesome that was supposed to save us from nu-metal,

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ILSA ‘Intoxicantations’ LP/DD 2012

11th December 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, A389 Recordings, Crust, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Ilsa, Intoxicantations, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review

As odd as it may seem for me to start a review with a comparison, for those with a short

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The Secret ‘Agnus Dei’ LP/CD 2012

17th October 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, Agnus Dei, CD, Crust, Death Metal, Grindcore, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review, Sludge, Southern Lord, The Secret

Having been on what seems like an endless tour since the release of their “Salve et Coagula” record a couple

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Hooded Menace ‘Effigies Of Evil’ CD/LP/DD 2012

16th September 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, CD, Death Doom, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Effigies Of Evil, Hooded Menace, LP, Relapse Records, Review, Saúl Do Caixão

Well now, here’s a record that really surprised me! For the uninitiated amongst you, Hooded Menace are a Finnish death/doom

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