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Converge 'Love Is Not Enough' Artwork
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Review: Converge ‘Love Is Not Enough’

12th February 202612th February 2026 Sandy Williamson Converge, Deathwish Inc, Epitaph Records, Hardcore

When you are entrusted to review the new record by one of hardcore and extreme music’s most venerated and celebrated

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Review: Planes Mistaken For Stars ‘Do You Still Love Me?’

19th December 202419th December 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Deathwish Inc, Planes Mistaken For Stars, Post-Hardcore

One of the reasons I have connected with music is its ability to reach inside and speak deeply to those

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Bossk '.4' Artwork
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Review: Bossk ‘.4’

23rd July 202410th September 2024 Nessie Spencer Bossk, Deathwish Inc, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Storytime: back in 2017, I dragged my then-partner to a Russian Circles show in a hipstery part of London I

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Gouge Away 'Deep Sage' Artwork
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Review: Gouge Away ‘Deep Sage’

14th March 202414th March 2024 Reza Mills Alternative, Deathwish Inc, Gouge Away, Hardcore

Forming in 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Gouge Away‘s line-up comprises of Christina Michelle – vocals, Thomas Cantwell – drums,

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Review: Mad Honey ‘Satellite Aphrodite’

20th September 202320th September 2023 Lee Beamish Deathwish Inc, Dream Pop, Mad Honey, Shoegaze, Sunday Drive Records

Recently I found myself exposed, via the power of the internet, to a band. It’s a band who I couldn’t

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Bossk ‘Migration’
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Review: Bossk ‘Migration’

11th June 202121st July 2021 Lee Beamish Bossk, Deathwish Inc, Post-Rock

Sometime in the next few days, something is going to happen, so monumental, yet so understated, that if you blink,

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Elephant Tree 'Habits'
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Review: Elephant Tree ‘Habits’

22nd April 202022nd May 2020 Liam Blanc Deathwish Inc, Elephant Tree, Habits, Holy Roar Records, Prog Rock, Psych

It feels like a long time since Elephant Tree’s last self-titled album; four years exactly having checked. In the interim,

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Harm Wülf ‘There’s Honey In The Soil So We Wait For The Till’ LP/DD 2013

6th November 20133rd September 2019 Ross McKendrick 2013, Acoustic, Blacklisted, Dark, Deathwish Inc, Digital, Folk, G. Hirsch, Harm Wülf, LP, Review, Ross McKendrick, There’s Honey In The Soil So We Wait For The Till

In recent years there has been a glut of material released by members of various heavy music scenes who venture

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HARM WÜLF: Revolver Streaming Blacklisted Frontman’s Solo LP Out Now On Deathwish

2nd November 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Blacklisted, Deathwish Inc, G. Hirsch, Harm Wülf, News, Revolver Magazine, There’s Honey In The Soil So We Wait For The Till

Deathwish has this week released the debut recordings of HARM WÜLF, the solo musical venture of G. Hirsch, vocalist for

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Trap Them ‘Seizures In Barren Praise’ CD/LP 2008

10th March 20093rd September 2019 Andrew Sloan 2008, Andrew Sloan, CD, Death Crust, Deathwish Inc, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Review, Seizures In Barren Praise, Trap Them

Jesus-fuck-Mary-and-Joseph…this is fucking dirty, dirty grind, punk, metal! Take Nasum’s high velocity head spinning grind, that very same grind that

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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’

3rd April 20263rd April 2026 Lee Edwards
Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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Video Premiere: TESA – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’

1st April 20261st April 2026 Lee Edwards

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