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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: Agonista ‘Grey And Dry’

13th March 202413th March 2024 Martin Williams Agonista, Armageddon Label, Crust, Hardcore, Punk

Next up through the review portal we have Grey And Dry, the debut album from Agonista, a blazing, d-beat, crust,

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Wasted Death - Photo by Charley Shillabeer
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Video Premiere: Wasted Death ‘Stratofortress’ – New Album ‘Season Of Evil’ Drops 15th March

31st January 202431st January 2024 Lee Edwards APF Records, Hardcore, Metal, Thrash Metal, Wasted Death

After three successful EPs, the UK’s thrash, hardcore and metal maniacs Wasted Death are gearing up to release their debut

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Review: Various Artists ‘Blast No.1 – Blastbeat Tribute To Type O Negative’

18th December 202318th December 2023 David J McLaren 783punx, Grind, Hardcore, Punk, Various Artists

Type O Negative were an important band during my formative mid-to-late teen years. They weren’t a top tier band in

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Review: Stress Positions ‘Harsh Reality’

5th December 20235th December 2023 Reza Mills Hardcore, Power Violence, Punk, Stress Positions, Three One G

Two things caught my attention about Harsh Reality, the first is that it’s being released by the mighty Three One

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Don't Fall in Love With Yourself
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Documentary Review: Don’t Fall In Love With Yourself

20th November 202320th November 2023 Reza Mills Documentary, Hardcore, Justin Pearson, Punk, Swing Kids, The Locust, Three One G

I’m no Mark Kermode, I won’t be able to tell you anything about screen ratios, cinematography, cross-cutting, dutch angles or

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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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Mutoid Man / Silverburn @ Exchange, Bristol, 13th September 2023
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Mutoid Man / Silverburn @ Exchange, Bristol, 13th September 2023

16th October 202316th October 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Bristol, Exchange, Hardcore, Metal, Mutoid Man, Pink Dot, Silverburn

Having fallen head over heels in love with the latest album Mutants from offbeat, genre-defying trio Mutoid Man (well not

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Chat Pile @ Rebellion, Manchester, 18th August 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Chat Pile / Frontierer @ Rebellion, Manchester, 18th August 2023

29th September 202329th September 2023 Lee Edwards Chat Pile, Frontierer, Hardcore, Manchester, Noise-Rock, Rebellion, Through The Lens

OK, I admit, I’m once again slow getting these photos published as it has been a crazy time at Shaman

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Review: Slutavverkning ‘Levande Charader’

4th September 202329th September 2023 Reza Mills Feral Cuts, Hardcore, Jazz, Noise-Rock, Punk, Slutavverkning

Since forming in 2018, Stockholm’s Slutavverkning have put out the three-part Arbetets Sorgemusik (The Song of Sorrow) series of EPs

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Album Premiere: Slutavverkning ‘Levande Charader’ – Drops This Friday via Feral Cuts

30th August 202329th September 2023 Lee Edwards Feral Cuts, Hardcore, Jazz, Noise-Rock, Punk, Slutavverkning

Stockholm’s Slutavverkning deliver what the band self-describe as ‘Swedish anti-capitalist jazz-punk fury’, which pretty much sums up their raucous sonic

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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 – 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’

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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’

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