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Flies

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ENABLER Locks Tour To New England Metal & Hardcore Fest, Announces New Drummer And Album

8th March 2014 Lee Edwards Enabler, Flies, Holy Roar Records, News, The Compound, US Tour 2014

After several months off the grid, metallic punk radicals, ENABLER, now pledge full-on annihilation in 2014, announcing their revamped lineup,

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ENABLER: Flies CDEP Out Now Through The Compound; US Live Shows Fast Approaching

12th November 2013 Lee Edwards Enabler, Flies, Live Dates, News, Out Now, The Compound

Flies, the new EP from Milwaukee day-ruiners, ENABLER, is now available via high quality/eco-friendly digipak, as the first release for

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Enabler ‘Flies’ CDEP/DD 2013

4th November 20133rd September 2019 Todd Robinson 2013, CD, Crust, Digital, Enabler, Flies, Hardcore, Metal, Review, The Compound, Todd Robinson

The first time I heard Enabler was on the tail end of a mix tape put out by Southern Lord

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ENABLER Streams Entire Flies EP At Revolver; CD Pre-Orders… They Live

24th October 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Enabler, Flies, News, Pre-Orders, Revolver, The Compound

Earsplit’s new label faction, The Compound, exposes the entire new Flies EP, from Milwaukee’s spiteful sect, ENABLER, the first in

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ENABLER: Noisey/Vice Swarms The Masses With Title Track To New EP

2nd October 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Enabler, Flies, New EP Details, News, Noisey, The Compound

Your temperament is likely about to become a bit more volatile as Vice Magazine’s music channel, Noisey, lets the first

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ENABLER: Impending EP To See Release Via New Division Of Earsplit

24th September 2013 Lee Edwards Enabler, Flies, New EP Details, News, The Compound

Milwaukee crossover marauders, ENABLER, confirm the imminent release of the Flies EP, the newest swarm of embittered and volatile metallic

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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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After a hiatus The Sleeping Shaman is awake. Although we won't set the world on fire, we aim to bring you the latest reviews, interviews and premieres from the 'heavier than thou' underground.

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