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Review: Contrition ‘Pariahs’ EP

29th October 202429th October 2024 Reza Mills Contrition, Death Metal, Disorder Recordings

From one of my favourite labels, the Indianapolis, Indiana based Disorder Recordings comes Pariahs, the brand new EP from Contrition.

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Review: Blood Incantation ‘Absolute Elsewhere’

16th October 202416th October 2024 Sandy Williamson Blood Incantation, Century Media, Death Metal, Prog

The new lords of cosmic progressive death metal have returned from whatever dimension they normally inhabit when not on our

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Review: Coffin Rot ‘Dreams Of The Disturbed’

25th September 202425th September 2024 Matt Alexander Coffin Rot, Death Metal, Maggot Stomp

Behold! The return of Portland, Oregon’s sordid death metal miscreants Coffin Rot with their sophomore record Dreams Of The Disturbed

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Review: Oxygen Destroyer ‘Guardian Of The Universe’

20th August 202420th August 2024 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Oxygen Destroyer, Redefining Darkness Records, Thrash Metal

‘A living nuclear weapon destined to walk the Earth forever. Indestructible. A victim of the modern nuclear age.’ – Makoto Hayashida

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Review: Fulci ‘Duck Face Killings’

14th August 202414th August 2024 Matthew Williams 20 Buck Spin, Death Metal, Fulci

If you fancy listening to something bright and cheerful, then you are probably best avoiding Duck Face Killings, the latest

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Review: Werewolves ‘Die For Us’

6th August 20246th August 2024 Matthew Williams Death Metal, Independent, Werewolves

Upon hearing the short opening monologue on the title track Die For Us, I did let out a bit of

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Review: Intolerance ‘Waking Nightmares Of An Endless Void’

5th August 20245th August 2024 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Godz Ov War, Intolerance, Memento Mori

Zaragoza, Spain’s Intolerance are back with a brand new record Waking Nightmares Of An Endless Void two years after their

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Review: Obscene ‘Agony & Wounds’

30th July 202430th July 2024 Matthew Williams Death Metal, Nameless Grave Records, Obscene

It’s a serene start that emanates from the speakers when the opening, three-and-a-half-minute track, The Cloverland Panopticon begins, which hides

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Review: Trog ‘Horrors Beyond’

18th July 202418th July 2024 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Frozen Screams Imprint, Trog

New Jersey death metallers Trog are a band I have kept a close eye on since they were Troglorot and

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Review: Feed Them Death ‘The Malady’

9th July 20249th July 2024 Reza Mills Brucia Records, Death Metal, Feed Them Death, Grindcore

Formed in 2017, London’s Feed Them Death‘s previous releases were essentially a one-man operation. This time however it has expanded

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Review: Besotten/Funerelic ‘Abyssal Synodality’ Split EP

7th July 20249th January 2026 xdharmarajax Besotten, Death Doom, Death Metal, Funerelic, Satanik Royalty Records

Split EPs have always seemed like a great idea to me since I picked up a Cough/Windhand CD at Desertfest

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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May
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Premiere: –(16)– ‘Forgeries Vol 1, 1972–1984’ – New Album Drops Tomorrow, 1st May

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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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