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Exploding Corpse Action 'Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997'
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Review: Exploding Corpse Action ‘Inter-Dimensional Annihilation: Complete Transmissions 1995-1997’

26th May 202330th May 2023 Sandy Williamson Armageddon Label, Death Metal, Exploding Corpse Action, Grindcore

Albany, New York was the home of Exploding Corpse Action, one of the greatest band names of all time, and

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Fires In The Distance 'Air Not Meant For Us'
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Review: Fires In The Distance ‘Air Not Meant For Us’

2nd May 202317th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Doom, Death Metal, Fires In The Distance, Prosthetic Records

Two years ago I picked up the debut album from Connecticut melodic death metal band Fires In The Distance on

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Wormrot @ New Cross Inn, London 1st April 2023 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Wormrot / Charred Atlas / Wasted Death / Vacuous @ New Cross Inn, London 1st April 2023

17th April 202317th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Charred Atlas, Death Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore, London, New Cross Inn, Thrash Metal, Vacuous, Wasted Death, Wormrot

Last year, the Singaporean band Wormrot released what was considered to be one of the best albums of the year,

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Review: Putrid Yell ‘Consuming Aberration’

13th April 202313th April 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Pulverised Records, Putrid Yell

‘The only two certainties in life are death and taxes’ famously said by Benjamin Franklin, well folks let me tell

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Forcefed Horsehead 'Monoceros'
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Review: Forcefed Horsehead ‘Monoceros’

23rd March 202317th January 2026 Reza Mills Crust, Death Metal, Forcefed Horsehead, Hardcore, Owlripper Recordings

Forcefed Horsehead (no, not a reference to the 2013 horsemeat scandal) described in the promo notes as ‘the sound of

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Obituary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Obituary / Conjurer / Celestial Sanctuary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023

14th March 202317th January 2026 Nessie Spencer Celestial Sanctuary, Conjurer, Death Metal, Electric Ballroom, London, Obituary

When I was a teenage dirtbag back in the naughties, I had three passions in life: reading metal magazines, going

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Majesties 'Vast Reaches Unclaimed'
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Review: Majesties ‘Vast Reaches Unclaimed’

9th March 202317th January 2026 James Bullock 20 Buck Spin, Death Metal, Majesties

As a fairly focussed old school death metal fan, the Swedish melodic death metal scene is a genre that I

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Tithe 'Inverse Rapture'
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Review: Tithe ‘Inverse Rapture’

16th February 202324th March 2023 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore, Profound Lore Records, Tithe

Portland, Oregon needs to get someone out to check the water, it seems like the ‘City Of Roses’ should be

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Dead Soul Alliance 'Spiralling To Lunacy'
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Review: Dead Soul Alliance ‘Spiralling To Lunacy’

15th February 202321st March 2023 James Bullock Cryptorium9, Dead Soul Alliance, Death Metal

Following 2021’s very well received Behind The Scenes, Dead Soul Alliance have produced another ferocious, cerebral old school death metal

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The All New The Sleeping Shaman Spotify Playlist

8th February 202321st March 2023 Lee Edwards Death Metal, Doom, Experimental, Heavy Rock, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, Sludge, Spotify

We’ve had a Spotify Playlist for the last eighteen months or so to run alongside the site and features select

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Mithridatum 'Harrowing'
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Review: Mithridatum ‘Harrowing’

25th January 20238th March 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Mithridatum, Willowtip Records

To my delight there has been a spate of excellent disso-death being released over the past few years, with great

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

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

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