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Baptists ‘Bloodmines’ CD/LP/DD 2014

4th November 20143rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2014, Baptists, Bloodmines, CD, Crust, Digital, Hardcore, LP, Punk, Review, Sandy Williamson, Southern Lord

Canadian crust punk/hardcore bludgeoners Baptists are releasing their newest record, Bloodmines, on Southern Lord and it’s being produced by Kurt

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White Dynomite – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014

31st October 20143rd September 2019 Drew Fulton 2014, CD, Digital, Drew Fulton, Heavy Rock, LP, Punk, Review, Ripple Music, Rock 'n' Roll, Self Titled, White Dynomite

A story. When I was eighteen, some friends and I road tripped from snowy-ass Pennsylvania to even snowier-ass Boston, Massachusetts.

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The Body / Sandworm – Split LP/DD 2014

27th October 20143rd September 2019 Angela Davey 2014, Angela Davey, Crust, Digital, Doom, Heavy, LP, Punk, Review, Sandworm, Sludge, The Body, Thrill Jockey Records

Despite being around since 1999 and releasing their first demo in 2004, The Body only seem to have gained real

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Take Over And Destroy ‘Vacant Face’ CD/DD 2014

19th September 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, Black Metal, CD, Death Metal, Digital, Doom, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Psychedelic, Punk, Review, Self Released, T.O.A.D., Take Over And Destroy, Theatrical, Vacant Face

Under the initialism of T.O.A.D. several demented folks from Tempe, Arizona unleashed an EP called Rotten Tide in 2011, where

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Album & EP Reviews P 

Pord ‘Wild’ LP/CD/DD 2014

15th September 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, CD, Digital, Heavy, LP, Noise-Rock, Paul Robertson, PORD, Punk, Review, Solar Flare Records, Wild

It seems that there’s an even greater proliferation of quality noise rock bands around right now than even during the

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Album & EP Reviews R 

RABBITS ‘Untoward’ LP/DD 2014

11th September 20142nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2014, Digital, Guido Segers, Lamb Unlimited, LP, Noise-Rock, Punk, Rabbits, Review, Sludge, Untoward

Apparently they are so intense, the name needs to be written in capitals, which seems quite fitting if you listen

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Album & EP Reviews M 

Martyrdöd ‘Elddop’ CD/LP/DD 2014

2nd September 20143rd September 2019 Ross Horton 2014, CD, Crust, Digital, Elddop, LP, Martyrdöd, Metal, Punk, Review, Ross Horton, Southern Lord

Martyrdöd caught my interest purely because of the bands they listed as their influences. It’s shameful to admit that but

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Pissed Jeans ‘Shallow’ CD/LP/DD Reissue 2014

26th August 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, CD, Digital, Grunge, Hardcore, LP, Pissed Jeans, Punk, Reissue, Review, Shallow, Sludge, Sub Pop Records, Tom McKibbin

Pissed Jeans, Pennsylvania’s finest purveyors of sludgey man-child hardcore punk, have enjoyed a slow and steady ride into the hearts

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Album & EP Reviews E 

Electric Funeral ‘Total Funeral’ LP/DD 2014

23rd August 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2014, Crust, D-Beat, Electric Funeral, Jocke D-takt, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Punk, Review, Southern Lord, Total Funeral

Punk, like most musical genres has taken many twists and turns over the years and has thrown up bands that

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Okkultokrati ‘Night Jerks’ CD/LP/DL 2014

12th August 20143rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2014, CD, Digital, Experimental, Fysisk Format, Hardcore, LP, Night Jerks, Noise-Rock, Okkultokrati, Paul Robertson, Punk, Review

Look, I know I sometimes sound like a broken record but I swear that the first thing I thought of

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Album & EP Reviews F 

Funeral Horse ‘Sinister Rites Of The Master’ 12″/DD 2014

22nd July 20142nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 12", 2014, Artificial Head Records, Digital, Doom, Funeral Horse, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Punk, Review, Sinister Rites Of The Master

I first heard of Funeral Horse last year through an intriguing biography and the novelty of a retro tape format.

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