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Lord Dying ‘Poisoned Altars’ CD/LP/DL 2015

24th May 20153rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2015, CD, Digital, Heavy, Lord Dying, LP, Metal, Paul Robertson, Poisoned Altars, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

I was very taken with Lord Dying‘s 2013 debut album, Summon The Faithless, a scathing, seething mix of High On

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Primitive Man ‘Home Is Where The Hatred Is’ LP/DD 2015

5th April 20152nd September 2019 Guido Segers 2015, Digital, Doom, Guido Segers, Heavy, Home Is Where The Hatred Is, LP, Primitive Man, Relapse Records, Review, Sludge

So the gnarly trio from Denver, Colorado have returned with a new EP full of hatred and disgust at the

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Rwake ‘Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage Of Awareness’ CD/LP/DD Reissue 2015

22nd February 20153rd September 2019 Sandy Williamson 2015, CD, Digital, Doom, Experimental, LP, Reissue, Relapse Records, Review, Rwake, Sandy Williamson, Sludge, Xenoglossalgia: The Last Stage of Awareness

Rwake, Little Rock Arkansas’s sludgeyest sons, have got the good folks over at Relapse to re-release their original demo, Xenoglossalgia:

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PRIMITIVE MAN: Debut New Track Via Cvlt Nation; New EP Out 17 February

15th February 2015 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Cvlt Nation, Home Is Where The Hatred Is, New EP Details, News, Primitive Man, Relapse Records

Home Is Where The Hatred Is is the imminent new EP from Denver blackened doom unit, PRIMITIVE MAN. Spewing forth

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CALL OF THE VOID: Unveil Full Stream Of ‘Ageless’ Via Decibel Magazine; Album Out Now

15th February 2015 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Call Of The Void, Decibel Magazine, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records

Denver metallic hardcore five piece CALL OF THE VOID unleash another ferocious blast of sonic destruction with their latest effort

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ROYAL THUNDER: Reveal ‘Crooked Doors’ Details + Pre-Orders Now Available

15th February 2015 Lee Edwards Crooked Doors, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records, Royal Thunder, Video Trailer

Atlanta, GA’s ROYAL THUNDER are set to release their sophomore album Crooked Doors, due out on April 7th via Relapse

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TOMBS & BLACK ANVIL Announce Co-Headlining Tour Of Europe

8th February 2015 Lee Edwards Black Anvil, Euro Tour 2015, Hail Death, News, Relapse Records, Roadburn, Savage Gold, Tombs

Relapse Records label-mates TOMBS and BLACK ANVIL have confirmed a co-headlining European tour this April. Kicking off on April 9th in

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LYCUS Sign To Relapse Records And Set To Enter Studio For Sophomore Full Length

8th February 2015 Lee Edwards California Deathfest, Lycus, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records

Relapse Records is proud to announce the signing of Oakland, CA funeral death/doom quartet LYCUS. Originally formed in 2008, the

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LORD DYING Premiere Video For ‘Poisoned Altars’ Via Noisey

8th February 2015 Lee Edwards Lord Dying, New Album Details, New Video, News, Noisey, Poisoned Altars, Relapse Records

Portland, Oregon’s LORD DYING recenyl released their new LP Poisoned Altars via Relapse Records, and the band have also completed

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TORCHE: Share ‘Loose Men’ Via Rolling Stone; US & Euro Tours Incoming

8th February 2015 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Euro Tour 2015, Loose Men, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records, Restarter, Temples Festival, Torche, US Tour 2015

TORCHE have premiered Loose Men, the third song to be heard from the outfit’s forthcoming Relapse Records album, Restarter via

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MINSK: Set To Release First Full-Length In Six Years This Spring Via Relapse Records

4th February 2015 Lee Edwards Minsk, New Album Details, News, Relapse Records, The Crash & The Draw

Following a six-year slumber, Illinois enigmatic sound conjurors, MINSK, are readying to unveil the otherworldly fruit of their long-anticipated new

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