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Grindcore

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Noothgrush / Suppression – Split 5″ 2012

27th July 20123rd September 2019 Saúl Do Caixão 2012, Doom, Fuck Yoga Records, Grindcore, Noothgrush, Power Violence, Review, Saúl Do Caixão, Sludge, Split 5", Suppression

With the multitude of labels and bands sprouting up around the world, it’s easy to forget that slow was once

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Primate ‘Draw Back A Stump’ CD/LP 2012

17th July 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, Adam Stone, Brutal Truth, Crust, Draw Back A Stump, Grindcore, Hardcore, Mastodon, Primate, Punk, Relapse Records, Review

Shrinebuilder; Outlaw Order; Lazarus Blackstar; Pigs; Stormtroopers of Death; Cream; Emerson Lake and Palmer; Wings. All of these outfits were

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Inverloch ‘Dusk…Subside’ CD/LP/Digital 2012

17th June 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, Atmospheric, CD, d.USK, Death Metal, Digital, diSEMBOWELMENT, Dusk...Subside, Funeral Doom, Grindcore, Inverloch, LP, Paul Robertson, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

Proto-Funeral Doom/Drone grinders diSEMBOWELMENT were, in many ways, the definition of ‘kvlt’, having played zero live shows, recorded one EP,

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Skin Like Iron / Nails – Split 7″ 2012

4th February 20123rd September 2019 Adam Stone 2012, 7", Adam Stone, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Nails, Review, Self Released, Skin Like Iron, Skin Like Iron / Nails, Split, Split 7"

When I saw this one up for grabs I went for it quick. ‘Unsilent Death’ by Nails is one of

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Brutal Truth ‘Walking Corpse 2112’ Digital EP 2011

13th January 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Brutal Truth, Digital Download, EP, Grindcore, Paul Robertson, Relapse Records, Review, Walking Corpse 2112

Two tracks, three minutes and four seconds of total lunatic grind, what the hell else did you expect from Brutal

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Album & EP Reviews B 

Brutal Truth ‘End Time’ CD/LP 2011

21st December 20113rd September 2019 James Parker 2011, Brutal, Brutal Truth, CD, End Time, Grindcore, Hardcore, James Parker, LP, Relapse Records, Review

The first thing that strikes you about US grindcore veterans Brutal Truth’s scorching new album End Time is the departure

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Album & EP Reviews S 

Sulaco ‘Build And Burn’ LP/DD 2011

13th December 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Build And Burn, DD, Digital Download, Grindcore, Handshake Inc, LP, Metal, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Progressive, Review, Sulaco

Hey, does anyone else remember Sulaco, ’cause it’s been a while. If, like me, you thought they were another casualty

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Heartless ‘Hell Is Other People’ CD/LP 2011

20th October 20112nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, CD, Crust, Grindcore, Hardcore, Heartless, Hell Is Other People, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Review, Southern Lord

I don’t claim to be an expert on hardcore by any stretch; to me it tends to fall into two

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Retox ‘Ugly Animals’ CD 2011

9th September 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, CD, Grindcore, Hardcore, Ipecac Recordings, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, Retox, Review, Ugly Animals, Ugly Animals by Retox

OW! My goddamn head! Jesus, Retox make one hell of an intense racket. Four dudes with a wealth of experience

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Year Of The Flood ‘Redefine The Natural Order’ CDEP 2010

12th October 20103rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2010, CDEP, Crust, D-Beat, Grindcore, Ollie Stygall, Redefine The Natural Order, Review, Witch Hunter Records, Year Of The Flood

Year of the Flood’s debut EP, “A Utopian View” was a vicious slice of brutal, scything riffs and throat shredding

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Nails ‘Unsilent Death’ CD 2010

9th October 20103rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2010, CD, Crust, Death Crust, Death Grind, Grindcore, Nails, Nasty, Paul Robertson, Review, Southern Lord, Unsilent Death

OUCH. Nails are NOT screwin’ around here. ‘Unsilent Death’ is some seriously nasty grinding FILTH and no mistake. At slightly

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