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Death ‘Vivus!’ CD 2012

21st January 20123rd September 2019 James Parker 2012, CD, Chuck Schuldiner, Death, Death Metal, James Parker, Live, Relapse Records, Review, Tech Death, Vivus!

I sometimes wonder regarding bands that are sadly no more, but clearly were at the absolute pinnacle of their particular

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Red Fang ‘Murder The Mountains’ CD/LP/DD 2011

16th January 20123rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Heavy Rock, LP, Murder The Mountains, Ollie Stygall, Red Fang, Relapse Records, Review, Stoner Doom

Some bands just need that one song to kick start their career. Unfortunately for a lot of those bands that

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Brutal Truth ‘Walking Corpse 2112’ Digital EP 2011

13th January 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2011, Brutal Truth, Digital Download, EP, Grindcore, Paul Robertson, Relapse Records, Review, Walking Corpse 2112

Two tracks, three minutes and four seconds of total lunatic grind, what the hell else did you expect from Brutal

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HOODED MENACE: Enter The Studio To Record New Album

12th January 2012 Lee Edwards Effigies Of Evil, Hooded Menace, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records

Finnish death / doom bringers HOODED MENACE have entered the studio to record their highly anticipated new album and first

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BRUTAL TRUTH Premiere “Lottery” Video Via Metal Injection…. Everybody Wins!

10th January 2012 Lee Edwards Brutal Truth, End Time, Handshake Inc, Lottery, Metal Injection, New Video, News, Relapse Records

The devout militia in-house at Metal Injection premieres the brand new video from New York grindcore mercenaries BRUTAL TRUTH. The

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Black Tusk ‘Set The Dial’ CD/LP/DD 2011

10th January 20122nd September 2019 Mark Hunt-Bryden 2011, Black Tusk, CD, DD, Digital Download, LP, Mark Hunt-Bryden, Metal, Punk, Relapse Records, Review, Set The Dial, Sludge

It is always a good sign for a reviewer when you start making notes on an album and you can’t

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Rwake ‘Rest’ CD/LP/DD 2011

9th January 20123rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2011, CD, DD, Digital Download, Doom, Heavy, LP, Metal, Relapse Records, Rest, Review, Rwake, Sludge, Tom McKibbin

Little Rock, Arkansas’s Rwake rock more than a little; their songs are propelled by a primal force that may well

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RED FANG Announces European Headline Dates

31st December 2011 Lee Edwards Euro Tour 2012, Headlines Dates, Mastodon, Murder The Mountains, News, Red Fang, Relapse Records

RED FANG have confirmed a string of European headlining dates to conincide with their tour of Europe with Mastodon. A

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Brutal Truth ‘End Time’ CD/LP 2011

21st December 20113rd September 2019 James Parker 2011, Brutal, Brutal Truth, CD, End Time, Grindcore, Hardcore, James Parker, LP, Relapse Records, Review

The first thing that strikes you about US grindcore veterans Brutal Truth’s scorching new album End Time is the departure

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RED FANG Announces European Tour With Mastodon

19th December 2011 Lee Edwards Album Stream, Euro Tour 2012, Hank Is Dead, Mastodon, Murder The Mountains, News, Red Fang, Relapse Records

Having just wrapped up their highly successful North American run with Mastodon, RED FANG has confirmed that they will be

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-16- Completes Recording New Album

16th December 2011 Lee Edwards -(16)-, Deep Cuts From Dark Clouds, Drop Out, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records

Los Angeles, California misanthropic sludge-rockers -16- have completed recording their new album for a spring release via Relapse Records. Entitled

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