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ILSA 'Preyer'
Album & EP Reviews I 

Review: ILSA ‘Preyer’

22nd February 202122nd March 2021 Sandy Williamson Doom, Ilsa, Preyer, Relapse Records, Sludge

Recorded just as 2020 began to close in on itself, the new record from Washington DC’s ILSA, Preyer, is clearly

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ILSA Completes Tracking For New A389 LP; Tour With Seven Sisters Of Sleep Nears

4th April 2014 Lee Edwards A389 Recordings, Ilsa, New Album Details, News, Seven Sisters Of Sleep, The Felon’s Claw

Washington, DC’s ILSA has completed tracking with Kevin Bernsten at Developing Nations in Baltimore for their fourth LP, The Felon’s Claw.

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ILSA & SEVEN SISTERS OF SLEEP Confirm Northeastern US Tour

5th March 2014 Lee Edwards A389 Recordings, Ilsa, Intoxications, Maryland Deathfest, News, Opium Morals, Seven Sisters Of Sleep, US Tour 2014

Following the 2013 split release between the two acts, A389 Recordings this week announces a short Northeastern US tour with

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ILSA Releases New Video From Out-Of-Print LP Set For Reissue; New LP Confirmed

5th December 2013 Lee Edwards 120 Days, A389 Recordings, Ilsa, New Album Details, New Video, News, Reissue, Tutti Il Colori Del Buio

North America’s most noxious henchmen, ILSA, have delivered a new video for “120 Days.” Aurally merging filthy, downtuned hardcore with

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ILSA
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ILSA: An Interview With Vocalist Orion

27th February 201315th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Ilsa, Interview

Listening to you sick fucks for the first time was like year zero for me. I can’t really explain how

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Album & EP Reviews I 

ILSA ‘Intoxicantations’ LP/DD 2012

11th December 20123rd September 2019 Jamie Grimes 2012, A389 Recordings, Crust, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Ilsa, Intoxicantations, Jamie Grimes, LP, Review

As odd as it may seem for me to start a review with a comparison, for those with a short

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Soggy Bog 101 – New Hell Album ‘III’ Played In It’s Entirety + Uzala, Ilsa, Serpent Venom & More

22nd November 2012 Lee Edwards Alaric, Bevar Sea, Chains, Hell, High On Fire, III, Ilsa, Indesinence, John Gallow, News, Oak, Podcast, Serpent Venom, shEver, Soggy Bog, Soggy Bog 101, The Devil’s Blood, Uzala

The latest Soggy Bog Podcast, episode 101, is now available and this week features the entirety the new Hell album

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ILSA Unleashes New Track ‘Fluid Bound’ Via NPR

1st November 2012 Lee Edwards A389 Recordings, Audio Stream, Fluid Bound, Ilsa, Intoxicantations, New Album Details, News, NPR

Washington DC’s occult inspired doom/hardcore/crust band ILSA have unleashed a 2nd new track ‘Fluid Bound’ via NPR. The band will

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ILSA Unveil ‘Say You Love Satan’ Via Cvlt Nation

23rd October 2012 Lee Edwards A389 Recordings, Audio Stream, Cvlt Nation, Ilsa, Intoxicantations, New Album Details, News, Say You Love Satan

Washington DC’s occult inspired doom/hardcore/crust band ILSA have unveiled a new track titled ‘Say You Love Satan‘ via Cvlt Nation. The

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A389 To Release Upcoming ILSA LP ‘Intoxicantation’

24th February 2012 Lee Edwards A389 Recordings, Blood Rituals, Ilsa, Intoxicantation, New Album Details, News, Tutti Il Colori Del Buio

Washington DC’s incredibly brutal ILSA, have announced they will be releasing their sophomore LP titled ‘Intoxicantation‘ via Baltimore’s A389 Recordings.

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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

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’

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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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