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Review: Man Band ‘Strong Man’

30th April 202630th April 2026 Lee Beamish Faith Healer Records, Man Band, Noise-Rock, Punk

Well, well, well, here we are, another new month and another insanely new and exciting musical creation which has Chainy

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Review: Melvins With Napalm Death ‘Savage Imperial Death March’

28th April 202628th April 2026 Martin Williams Ipecac Recordings, Melvins, Napalm Death, Noise-Rock

There is a good chance, if you are reading this, that neither Melvins nor Napalm Death need an introduction. Despite

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Review: mclusky ‘i sure am getting sick of this bowling alley’

9th April 20269th April 2026 Reza Mills Ipecac Recordings, mclusky, Noise-Rock, Post-Hardcore

mclusky made the number one spot in my Top Ten Of 2025 with their spectacular comeback album the world is

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Review: Hey Colossus ‘Heaven Was Wild’

18th March 202618th March 2026 Martin Williams Hey Colossus, Learning Curve Records, Noise-Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

Hey Colossus, the long-running, prolific, UK heavy noise-rockers return with album number fifteen, Heaven Was Wild, which, in the crazy

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Review: Ghold ‘Bludgeoning Simulations’

13th March 202613th March 2026 Harry Holmes Doom, Drone, Ghold, Human Worth, Noise-Rock

The sad news of Oli Martin’s passing – guitarist and much-appreciated Ghold comrade – came as an untimely shock while

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Review: IAN ‘Come On Everybody, Let’s Do Nothing!’

17th October 202517th October 2025 Lee Beamish Human Worth, Ian, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

Holy fuckin’ Moly, it’s IAN!! The Band!!! This is the statement that should be on everyone’s lips when becoming aware

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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 Human Worth, Ian, Noise-Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock

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

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Review: Blessings ‘Blodsträngen’

26th September 202526th September 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Blessings, Noise-Rock, Pelagic Records, Post-Metal

The good folks at Berlin’s premier independent post-metal champions, Pelagic Records, continue to mine the underground and bring attention to

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Review: Årabrot ‘Rite Of Dionysus’

22nd September 202522nd September 2025 Lee Beamish Alternative, Americana, Årabrot, Dalapop, Noise-Rock

Having only discovered Årabrot in the last few years, one thing that’s always struck me is the evolution of their

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Review: Swans ‘Birthing’

1st September 202527th December 2025 Reza Mills Experimental, Mute Records, Noise-Rock, Swans, Young God Records

It is intimidating covering a band you love as you pray you’ll do them justice; there’s an omnipresent feeling that

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Review: Spider Kitten ‘The Truth Is Caustic To Love’

27th June 202527th June 2025 Mark Hunt-Bryden Americana, APF Records, Doom, Grunge, Noise-Rock, Spider Kitten

‘Mental illness? Check. Addiction? Check. Despair? Oh yeah, it’s there. They don’t sing about hope. They sing about what happens

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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’

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