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Obituary @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Obituary / Pest Control @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023

14th November 202314th November 2023 Lee Edwards Club Academy, Death Metal, Manchester, Obituary, Pest Control, Thrash Metal, Through The Lens

September saw quite a run of gigs as a day after Mutoid Man at The Bread Shed, it was time

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Review: Autopsy ‘Ashes, Organs, Blood And Crypts’

7th November 20237th November 2023 Sandy Williamson Autopsy, Death Doom, Death Metal, Peaceville Records

Seriously guys, another record? Give us a break… Actually, scratch that; give me all the Autopsy I can handle! The

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Review: Brujeria ‘Esto Es Brujeria’

3rd October 20233rd October 2023 Sandy Williamson Brujeria, Death Metal, Grindcore, Nuclear Blast Records

Mexican death/grind/groove institution Brujeria are back with their fifth full-length record in a thirty-year career that has stop-started plenty of

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Review: Rat King ‘Psychotic Reality’

29th September 202329th September 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Grindcore, Rat King, Satanik Royalty Records

A mischief of rats with their tails knotted together lie deceased draped over your refuse in the shape of a

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Review: Tides Of Sulfur ‘Apathy Chasm’

27th September 202327th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Black Metal, Death Metal, Sludge, Tides Of Sulfur

The opening bars of Anxiety Veteran do very little to prepare you for the brutal, unrelenting assault that is about

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Bell Witch @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 17th August 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Bell Witch / Fuoco Fatuo @ The Bread Shed, Manchester, 17th August 2023

8th September 202318th December 2023 Lee Edwards Bell Witch, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom, Funeral Doom, Fuoco Fatuo, Manchester, Tapestry Promotions, The Bread Shed, Through The Lens

few weeks back, yes, I admit, I’m not the quickest at sorting these posts out, I headed down to The

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Review: Incantation ‘Unholy Deification’

8th September 20238th September 2023 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Incantation, Relapse Records

It takes a lot these days for a band with a legend status to it retain its position amongst the

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Review: Kita ‘Tyhjiö’

7th September 20237th September 2023 Rob Walsh Death Metal, Doom, Kita, No Profit Recordings, Sludge

Despite being of partial Finnish ancestry, the language of Suomi has always seemed overwhelming to me (and everyone else), perhaps

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Review: Serpent Corpse ‘Blood Sabbath’

16th August 202316th August 2023 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Serpent Corpse, Temple Of Mystery Records

A new name rising from the depths of Montreal’s death metal scene, Serpent Corpse are bringing the old school feel

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Review: Coffin Mulch ‘Spectral Intercession’

29th June 202329th June 2023 Matt Alexander At War With False Noise, Coffin Mulch, Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Gurgling Gore, Memento Mori

In an ever-burgeoning UK extreme metal scene, one of the stand-out acts and one of the records I have been

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Review: Cattle Decapitation ‘Terrasite’

26th June 202326th June 2023 Sandy Williamson Cattle Decapitation, Death Metal, Grindcore, Metal Blade Records

First of all, it needs to be said that Terrasite, the new record from anti-human pro-environment death grind legends Cattle

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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

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Edwards

Few bands have carved out a path quite like –(16)–. For more than three decades, the Southern California veterans have

Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June
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Video Premiere: Alunah ‘La Pucelle’ – From New Split With Samavayo, Out 5th June

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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Second Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Marks Today’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

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