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Burned Up Bled Dry 'Next Stop… Dead Stop…' Artwork
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Review: Burned Up Bled Dry ‘Next Stop… Dead Stop…’

21st May 202621st May 2026 Tom Hanno Burned Up Bled Dry, Grindcore, Hardcore, Power Violence, Prank Records

On one hand, the bursts of high intensity, unbridled fury that await those brave enough to engage with the new

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Melt Banana '3+5' Artwork
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Review: Melt-Banana ‘3+5’

22nd August 202422nd August 2024 Matthew Williams A-Zap Records, Electronic, Grind, Melt-Banana, Power Violence

I genuinely don’t know where to start with this review, as I’ve listened to the album twice now, and my

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BRAT 'Social Grace' Artwork
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Review: BRAT ‘Social Grace’

19th March 202419th March 2024 Matthew Williams BRAT, Grind, Power Violence, Prosthetic Records

As we all know, putting bands into pigeon holes can sometimes be a problem as they get labelled all too

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Stress Positions 'Harsh Reality' Artwork
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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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Freedom Fist 'Freedom Fist'
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Review: Freedom Fist ‘Freedom Fist’

19th October 202217th December 2022 Martin Williams Freedom Fist, Hardcore, Power Violence, Roman Numeral Records

I am always down for some ragging, political, leftist hardcore punk. The angrier, and farther to the left, the better.

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Premiere: Freedom Fist ‘INDYREF2’ – Debut Self-Titled Album Releases 14th October

29th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Edwards Freedom Fist, Hardcore, Power Violence, Roman Numeral Records

For those who are sick of the governing bodies who are destroying, not only the country you reside in, but

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Despise You ‘West Side Horizons’
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Review: Despise You ‘West Side Horizons’

30th July 20219th September 2021 Jamie Grimes Despise You, Power Violence, Tankcrimes

It is now twenty-six years since Inglewood, California’s Despise You made their vinyl debut on the split 7” with Suppression.

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Magrudergrind 'II'
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Magrudergrind ‘II’ CD/LP/DD 2016

16th March 201613th September 2019 Jorge Miguel 2016, CD, Digital, Grindcore, Hardcore, II, Jorge Miguel, LP, Magrudergrind, Power Violence, Relapse Records, Review

Magrudergrind are back after six years of silence and they remain just as brutal and relentless as they were back

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Connoisseur ‘Stoner Justice’ CD/LP/DD 2015

15th August 20153rd September 2019 Brian Burroughs 2015, Brian Burroughs, CD, Connoisseur, Digital, LP, Metal, Power Violence, Review, Stoner Justice, Tankcrimes

Justice? J-U-S-T-I-C-E?!?!  Bahhhh… don’t believe in it; did once… well, never mind, that was quite a while ago… BUT… anyway… ”justice”

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Isolation Tank / Art Of Burning Water – Split 7″/DD 2014

28th August 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, 7", Art Of Burning Water, Dave Bowes, Digital, Doom, Grindcore, Isolation Tank, Power Violence, Review, Sludge, SuperFi Records, Survivor Guilt, Vetala Productions

If there’s one thing that could never be aimed at either Isolation Tank or Art Of Burning Water, it’s that

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Beg – S/T – LP/DD 2014

2nd August 20143rd September 2019 Dave Bowes 2014, Beg, Dave Bowes, Digital, Grindcore, Hardcore, LP, Power Violence, Review, Self Titled, SuperFi Records

Featuring Grief from London-based filth-mongerers Art Of Burning Water on guitar and Elliot Smith from like-minded grinders The Afternoon Gentlemen

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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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