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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: Septage ‘Septic Worship’

29th April 202429th April 2024 Sandy Williamson Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Extremely Rotten Productions, Grindcore, Me Saco Un Ojo Records, Septage

Danish gurgling grind monstrosity Septage have finally birthed their debut full-length Septic Worship (Intolerant Spree Of Infesting Forms) after a

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Review: Feral Forms ‘Premalignant’ EP

22nd December 202322nd December 2023 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Feral Forms, Filth Junkies Records, Grindcore, Night Terrors Records

‘But you can’t hear the lyrics…’ they cry! Well, who the fuck cares when the vocals sound like the Balrog

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Review: Goatburner ‘Fatal’

23rd November 202323rd November 2023 James Bullock Death Metal, Goatburner, Grindcore, Time To Kill Records

Fatal is a blistering album. Guitar and vocalist Keijo Niinimaa (Rotten Sound), aka Kaos, and drummer Jack Foreman (Ratface), aka

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Full Of Hell @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Full Of Hell / Jarhead Fertilizer / Antichrist Siege Machine / Unyielding Love @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023

31st October 202331st October 2023 Lee Edwards Antichrist Siege Machine, Black Metal, Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Jarhead Fertilizer, Manchester, Rebellion, The Beauty Witch, Through The Lens, Unyielding Love

Another better late than never Through The Lens feature for a blistering night in a very hot, very sweaty and

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Review: Thetan ‘Grand Ole Agony’

18th October 202318th October 2023 Reza Mills Anti-Corporate Music, Grindcore, Hardcore, Thetan

Following up the fantastic Dim Times EP (which just so happened to be reviewed by little old me), is Thetan‘s

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Review: Atomçk ‘Towering Failures’

17th October 202317th October 2023 Harry Holmes Atomçk, Eggy Tapes, Grindcore, SuperFi Records

‘When the famine came all hell broke lose in Endland (sic) – some blokes from the council went round writing

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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: 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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Review: Thetan ‘Dim Times’ EP

14th June 202314th June 2023 Reza Mills Anti-Corporate Music, Grindcore, Hardcore, Punk, Thetan

Thetan is a two-piece hardcore/grindcore outfit from Nashville, Tennessee that comprises of Chad L’Eplattenier on drums and Dan Emery on

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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October
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Video Premiere: IAN ‘Manuel’ – Debut ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’ Drops 17th October

1st October 20251st October 2025 Lee Edwards

Today marks the premiere of IAN’s new video for their single Manuel, the latest glimpse of their debut album Come

Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November
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Video Premiere: SoftSun ‘Sacred Heart’ – New Album ‘Eternal Sunrise’ Drops 7th November

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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain
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Video Premiere: ORT ‘Bodden Dub’ – ‘Sperrwerk’ 10″/CD Out Now Via My Proud Mountain

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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September
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Premiere: Cosmic Reaper ‘Bloodfeather’ – New Album Releases 26th September

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