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Review: Exhorder ‘Defectum Omnium’

12th March 202412th March 2024 Matthew Williams Exhorder, Nuclear Blast Records, Thrash Metal

Let’s be brutally honest, when most people think of the band Exhorder, they will immediately cast their mind back to

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Review: Ghoul ‘Noxious Concoctions’ EP

5th February 20245th February 2024 Martin Williams Crossover, Ghoul, Tankcrimes, Thrash Metal

I’m always down for some good, old-fashioned thrash, and when there’s some death metal sprinkled in for good measure, all

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Video Premiere: Wasted Death ‘Stratofortress’ – New Album ‘Season Of Evil’ Drops 15th March

31st January 202431st January 2024 Lee Edwards APF Records, Hardcore, Metal, Thrash Metal, Wasted Death

After three successful EPs, the UK’s thrash, hardcore and metal maniacs Wasted Death are gearing up to release their debut

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Cancer Christ 'God Is Violence' Artwork
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Review: Cancer Christ ‘God Is Violence’

3rd January 20243rd January 2024 Reza Mills Cancer Christ, Seeing Red Records, Thrash Metal

First out the gate in 2024 are oddball LA outfit Cancer Christ, who aesthetically appear to have borrowed GWAR’s sense

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Obituary @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Obituary / Pest Control @ Club Academy, Manchester 10th September 2023

14th November 202314th November 2023 Lee Edwards Club Academy, Death Metal, Manchester, Obituary, Pest Control, Thrash Metal, Through The Lens

September saw quite a run of gigs as a day after Mutoid Man at The Bread Shed, it was time

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Review: Voivod ‘Morgöth Tales’

27th July 202327th July 2023 Martin Williams Century Media, Thrash Metal, Voivod

As a teenage metal fan in the ‘80s, I was always weirdly fascinated with Canadian, sci-fi, prog-thrash, originators Voivod. I

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Review: Power Trip ‘Live In Seattle’

29th June 202329th June 2023 Martin Williams Crossover, Power Trip, Southern Lord, Thrash Metal

Of all the horrible things that happened in 2020, right near the top if you’re a metal fan, was the

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Hirax 'Raging Violence'
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Review: Hirax ‘Raging Violence’ Reissue

28th April 202328th April 2023 Martin Williams Armageddon Label, Hirax, Thrash Metal

To any thrasher of a certain age, Hirax needs no introduction. The southern California pioneers were at the vanguard of

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Wormrot @ New Cross Inn, London 1st April 2023 - Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Wormrot / Charred Atlas / Wasted Death / Vacuous @ New Cross Inn, London 1st April 2023

17th April 202317th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Charred Atlas, Death Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore, London, New Cross Inn, Thrash Metal, Vacuous, Wasted Death, Wormrot

Last year, the Singaporean band Wormrot released what was considered to be one of the best albums of the year,

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Premiere: Allfather ‘A Violent Truth’ – New Album Of Sludgy Blackened Hardcore Drops This Friday

29th March 202317th January 2026 Lee Edwards Allfather, Hardcore, Thrash Metal, Trepanation Recordings

It’s that midpoint of yet another mundane working week, so what better way to break up the monotony than pulverising

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Malleus 'The Fires Of Heaven'
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Review: Malleus ‘The Fires Of Heaven’

27th January 20238th March 2023 Martin Williams Armageddon Label, Black Metal, Malleus, Thrash Metal

I’m a sucker for some vicious, old-school, thrash and death metal. As an older dude, I was at ground zero

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