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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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High Command 'Eclipse Of The Dual Moons'
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Review: High Command ‘Eclipse Of The Dual Moons’

30th November 20223rd January 2023 James Bullock Crossover, High Command, Southern Lord, Thrash Metal

This is what Boudicca would have had on her mixtape. Of the many permutations of metal, thrash (and it’s all sub-variants

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Bones 'Vomit'
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Review: Bones ‘Vomit’

22nd November 202226th December 2022 Reza Mills Bones, Death Metal, Disorder Recordings, Thrash Metal

A band calling itself Bones and their album Vomit couldn’t be anything other than death metal could it? This isn’t

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Buzzherd/Pale Horseman - Split
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Review: Buzzherd/Pale Horseman – Split

21st November 202226th December 2022 Goro Riffs Buzzherd, Death Metal, Doom, Pale Horseman, Sludge, Thrash Metal

The art of the split release is a beast all its own. Putting together two, or more, bands on a

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Dead Cross 'II'
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Review: Dead Cross ‘II’

1st November 202212th December 2022 Reza Mills Dead Cross, Ipecac Recordings, Thrash Metal

Dead Cross is a ‘supergroup’ composed of legendary members Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Mr. Bungle) on drums and Mike

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Manic Abraxas 'Foreign Winds'
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Review: Manic Abraxas ‘Foreign Winds’

23rd September 20229th December 2022 Josh Schneider Doom, Independent, Manic Abraxas, Punk, Thrash Metal

I’ve found my musical niche this last year as it turns out I’m a big fan of post-rock/post-metal. I love

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Premiere: Manic Abraxas ‘Red Camo Rock’ – New Album ‘Foreign Winds’ Releases 30th September

11th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Edwards Doom, Independent, Manic Abraxas, Punk, Thrash Metal

Although Manic Abraxas and their brand of punk, doom, and To Mega Therion era Celtic Frost thrash are a new

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Healing Magic 'Volume I: Fire'
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Review: Healing Magic ‘Volume I: Fire’

24th June 202227th July 2022 Goro Riffs Blood Blast, Healing Magic, Sludge, Thrash Metal

There’s angst and anger, and some kind of sickness in this healing. High gain is king here, accompanied by the

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The Troops Of Doom 'Antichrist Reborn'
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Review: The Troops Of Doom ‘Antichrist Reborn’

13th April 202226th May 2022 Reza Mills Alma Mater Records, Blood Blast, Death Metal, The Troops Of Doom, Thrash Metal

Following on from the 2020 The Rise Of Heresy and 2021 The Absence Of Light EPs comes this long-awaited debut

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Schizophrenia 'Recollections Of The Insane'
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Review: Schizophrenia ‘Recollections Of The Insane’

28th February 202228th March 2022 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Independent, Schizophrenia, Thrash Metal

The amalgamation of genres can be a tricky place, we’ve all been suckered in by the lure of a black

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Possessor 'The Speed Of Death' EP
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Review: Possessor ‘The Speed Of Death’ EP

28th January 20222nd March 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Metal, Possessor, Thrash Metal

The French have a saying which roughly translates as ‘back stairs wit’ which is essentially the moment you think of

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