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Butcher In The Fog ‘Exonerate Me, Baby’
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Review: Butcher In The Fog ‘Exonerate Me, Baby’

24th June 20216th August 2021 Martin Williams Butcher In The Fog, Doom, Metal, Punk, Sleight Of Hand Music

Sometimes when reviewing a new record, or just listening for my own audio fix, I can tell within a few

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Lincoln Durham - Photo by Jay Trevino
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In Search Of Tone: Lincoln Durham

31st May 20217th July 2021 Josh Schneider Blues, Droog Records, In Search Of Tone, Lincoln Durham, Punk

I’m one of those annoying fans that likes to meet the artists and get my albums signed. I’ve been a

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T.Gondii
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Premiere: T.Gondii & Sex Howitzers – Split 7″ Of Dutch Hardcore Punk Drops 1st June

27th May 202130th June 2021 Lee Edwards Darcy Trash Records, God Unknown Records, Hardcore, Loner Cult, Punk, Sex Howitzers, T.Gondii, Way Back When Records

Have we got a treat for you with some fast and furious old school Dutch hardcore, and no, before you

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Zouo ‘Agony憎悪Remains’
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Review: Zouo ‘Agony憎悪Remains’

5th May 20217th June 2021 Jamie Grimes Agony Remains, Crust, Punk, Relapse Records, Zouo

Surprising as it was to see Relapse Records reissue GISM’s Detestation recently – perhaps the most infamous and legendary of

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Black TarPoon 'Ten Thousand Throats'
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Video Premiere: Black TarPoon ‘Ten Thousand Throats’ – New Album ‘Probable Caws’ Drops Soon

30th April 20214th June 2021 Lee Edwards Black TarPoon, Country, Probable Caws, Punk, Ten Thousand Throats

We discovered the hillbilly country punk of Black TarPoon when Reza reviewed their The Thade EP back in February where

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Walking Bombs 'Tears We Should Have Shed'
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Review: Walking Bombs ‘Tears We Should Have Shed’

12th April 202124th May 2021 Reza Mills Alternative, Independent, Punk, Tears We Should Have Shed, Walking Bombs

Kingston, New York based music journalist/musician Morgan Y Evans has been playing in bands (including Divest and Antidote 8) since

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Wasted Death 'Ugly As Hell'
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Review: Wasted Death ‘Ugly As Hell’ EP

6th April 20215th August 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Hardcore, Metal, Punk, Wasted Death

APF Records latest assault on our ears, and wallets, comes on the form of Wasted Death’s debut Ugly As Hell

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Monoshock ‘Runnin Ape Like From The Backwards Superman’
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Review: Monoshock ‘Runnin’ Ape Like From The Backwards Superman’

16th March 202118th April 2021 Randolph Whateley Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Monoshock, Psych, Punk, Runnin’ Ape Like From The Backwards Superman

Crime, Chrome, The Shaggs, The Wipers, Dr Mix and the Remix, Mission of Burma, Flipper, Sonic’s Rendezvous Band – names

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Black TarPoon 'The Thad' EP
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Review: Black TarPoon ‘The Thad’ EP

3rd February 20213rd March 2021 Reza Mills Black TarPoon, Country, Independent, Punk, The Thad

Sly and the Family Stone once wrote a track called Family Affair and Texan (Corpus Christi to be exact) outfit

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Zeahorse 'Let’s Not (And Say We Did)'
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Review: Zeahorse ‘Let’s Not (And Say We Did)’

18th January 202117th February 2021 Harry Holmes Copper Feast Records, Let’s Not (And Say We Did), Noise-Rock, Punk, Zeahorse

A return after a time away from the Sydney four-piece. I have to admit to knowing nothing about them prior

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Banshee ‘Livin' In The Jungle’
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Review: Banshee ‘Livin’ In The Jungle’

15th May 202017th June 2020 Rob Bryant Banshee, Cardinal Fuzz Records, Feeding Tube Records, Psych, Punk

Livin’ In The Jungle is album number two for Boston six-piece Banshee. As a starting point, I could say garage

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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 – Excerpt From ‘TESA MAN’ Ahead Of This Friday’s Release Of ‘INTERVAL’
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