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Chat Pile @ The Dome, London, 14th August 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Through The Lens: Chat Pile / Petbrick / Dawn Ray’d @ The Dome, London, 14th August 2023

13th September 202313th September 2023 Nessie Spencer Black Metal, Chat Pile, Dawn Ray'd, Effigy Presents, Electronic, London, Noise-Rock, Petbrick, Through The Lens

When Chat Pile announced their dates for a UK tour this August, everybody and their mothers went to grab a

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La Bestia de Gevaudan @ The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 13th August 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Through The Lens: La Bestia de Gevaudan / Mindframe / Milk White Throat / @ The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, 13th August 2023

6th September 20236th September 2023 Nessie Spencer Brighton, La Bestia de Gevaudan, Milk White Throat, Noise Rock, Post-Metal, Post-Rock, The Hope & Ruin, Through The Lens

Post-metallers La Bestia de Gevaudan embarked on a European tour last August, which started at The Hope & Ruin, in

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Hey Colossus 'In Blood' Artwork
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Review: Hey Colossus ‘In Blood’

1st September 20231st September 2023 Nessie Spencer Alternative, Hey Colossus, Noise Rock, Post-Punk, Wrong Speed Records

After the release and subsequent success of their album Dances/Curses in November 2020, the London-based band Hey Colossus are now

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Divide And Dissolve 'Systemic' Artwork
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Review: Divide And Dissolve ‘Systemic’

20th July 202320th July 2023 Nessie Spencer Divide And Dissolve, Doom, Drone, Invada Records

Being part of an ethnic minority within the metal scene can be rewarding at times and exhausting at others, trust

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.Gif From God 'Digital Red' EP
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Review: .Gif From God ‘Digital Red’ EP

6th June 20236th June 2023 Nessie Spencer Gif From God, Hardcore, Prosthetic Records

This review has been a long time coming as I’ve been regularly listening to it since its release back in

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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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Pigs x7 @ Entombed Festival 2023 – Photo by Gemma Shaw
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Entombed Festival 2023 – Day Two

13th April 202313th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Circle None, Doomsday Clock, Entombed Festival, Fatalist, Hastings, In Evil Hour, Inhuman Nature, Kulk, Monakis, Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, The Crypt, Torpor, Trippy Wicked, Tuskar

I’m back to The Crypt in Hastings for Day Two of Entombed Festival, accompanied once again by the lovely Gemma

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Knuckledust @ Entombed Festival 2023 – Photo by Gemma Shaw
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Entombed Festival 2023 – Day One

12th April 202313th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Beige, Entombed Festival, Hastings, Helpless, Knuckledust, No Relief, Telos, The Crypt

It feels really good being back in Hastings for the Entombed Festival at The Crypt venue, where punk and metal

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Dawn Ray'd ‘To Know The Light’
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Review: Dawn Ray’d ‘To Know The Light’

24th March 202324th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Folk, Prosthetic Records

When you think about Liverpool, there are usually three things that come to mind: the football, the accent and the

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Cerbère 'Cendre'
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Review: Cerbère ‘Cendre’

23rd March 202323rd March 2023 Nessie Spencer Cerb​è​re, Chien Noir, Doom, Sludge

These past few months have been quite the hassle, to say the least. I won’t go into personal details here

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Obituary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023 – Photo by Nessie Spencer
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Obituary / Conjurer / Celestial Sanctuary @ Electric Ballroom, London, 23rd February 2023

14th March 202317th April 2023 Nessie Spencer Celestial Sanctuary, Conjurer, Death Metal, Electric Ballroom, London, Obituary

When I was a teenage dirtbag back in the naughties, I had three passions in life: reading metal magazines, going

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Video Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Salvation’ – New Album ‘Conditions Of Worth’ Drops 13th Oct
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Video Premiere: Modern Technology ‘Salvation’ – New Album ‘Conditions Of Worth’ Drops 13th Oct

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Drum, bass, and with added synth, sludgy noise-rock powerhouse duo Modern Technology will be releasing their long-awaited new album, Conditions

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Premiere: Dead Feathers ‘Full Circle’ – New Album Releases Tomorrow via Ripple Music

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