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Review: Corrosion Of Conformity ‘Good God/Baad Man’

2nd April 20262nd April 2026 Martin Williams Corrosion Of Conformity, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records, Southern Rock

Before getting into the fundamentals of Corrosion Of Conformity’s new double album, Good God/Baad Man, their first since 2018’s No

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Review: The Hellacopters ‘Overdriver’

5th February 20255th February 2025 Martin Williams Nuclear Blast Records, Rock 'n' Roll, The Hellacopters

Once upon a time, in the mid-to-late ’90s, I was a huge fan of the post-grunge, post-noise and garage punk

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Review: Oranssi Pazuzu ‘Muuntautuja’

8th November 20248th November 2024 Martin Williams Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Oranssi Pazuzu, Psych

Allow me to begin proceedings by offering a full disclosure; I am in no way a black metal aficionado. There

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Review: Grand Magus ‘Sunraven’

28th October 202428th October 2024 Matthew Williams Doom, Grand Magus, Heavy Metal, Nuclear Blast Records

There is always a great sense of anticipation around the release of a new Grand Magus album as they are

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Review: Nails ‘Every Bridge Burning’

3rd September 20243rd September 2024 Will J Grind, Hardcore, Nails, Nuclear Blast Records

It’s been eight years since Nails’ last full-length album, so you’d be forgiven for thinking that a lot will have

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Review: Alcest ‘Les Chants De L’Aurore’

19th July 202419th July 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Alcest, Blackgaze, Nuclear Blast Records

As I sit down to write this review (later than I had intended) I find myself buoyed by a sense

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Review: Gatecreeper ‘Dark Superstition’

4th June 20244th June 2024 Sandy Williamson Death Metal, Gatecreeper, Nuclear Blast Records

I remember really enjoying the last record from Arizona’s Gatecreeper, Deserted, and so this new offering is something that has

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Review: Pallbearer ‘Mind Burns Alive’

31st May 20243rd June 2024 David J McLaren Doom, Nuclear Blast Records, Pallbearer

It’s not too often that I choose to review an album by a band that I’m emotionally invested in… it

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Review: My Dying Bride ‘A Mortal Binding’

15th May 202415th May 2024 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, My Dying Bride, Nuclear Blast Records

Unless you’ve lived under a rock or been a metal fan that is somehow well-adjusted and happy, you know who

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Review: Exhorder ‘Defectum Omnium’

12th March 202412th March 2024 Matthew Williams Exhorder, Nuclear Blast Records, Thrash Metal

Let’s be brutally honest, when most people think of the band Exhorder, they will immediately cast their mind back to

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Review: Lucifer ‘Lucifer V’

24th January 202424th January 2024 El Jefe Doom, Heavy Rock, Lucifer, Metal, Nuclear Blast Records

Good, meaty heavy rock with classy femme vox is as welcome as free beer at Hacienda El Jefe. So, a

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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

Following Wednesday’s premiere of an excerpt built around INTERVAL 1, TESA return with a second glimpse into TESA MAN, this

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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Video Premiere: The Mon ‘Ritual Of Night Violence’ – From ‘Songs Of Embrace’ That Drops 6th March
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