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Blacklist 'Afterworld'
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Review: Blacklist ‘Afterworld’

27th October 202213th December 2022 Tim Keppie Blacklist, Post-Punk, Profound Lore Records

It’s so wonderful to come and review a band that ticks all the boxes for you and this sure is

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Battalions 'King Of A Dead World'
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Review: Battalions ‘King Of A Dead World’

20th October 202211th December 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Battalions, Sludge

Kingston upon Hull veterans Battalions have been making a sizeable noise in the UK metal scene for the last 12

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Benjamin Tod 'Songs I Swore I'd Never Sing'
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Review: Benjamin Tod ‘Songs I Swore I’d Never Sing’

27th September 20229th December 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Anti-Corporate Music, Benjamin Tod, Country, Folk

Benjamin Tod, frontman of the acclaimed country outfit Lost Dog Street Band has lived more in his 32 years on

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Bastard Noise & Merzbow 'Retribution By All Other Creatures'
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Review: Bastard Noise & Merzbow ‘Retribution By All Other Creatures’

14th September 20229th December 2022 Jamie Grimes Bastard Noise, Merzbow, Noise, Power Electronics, Relapse Records

Two absolute fucking titans of the underground meet to create an album together. Neither Bastard Noise nor Merzbow should need

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Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’
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Review: Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’

23rd August 202223rd September 2022 Jamie Grimes Bloodbox, Death Metal, Electronic, Grindcore, Headwound Recordingz

It’s feeling increasingly usual at this point for bands to emerge from decade-plus long hiatus, more obscure ones particularly. New

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Boris 'Heavy Rocks 2022'
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Review: Boris ‘Heavy Rocks 2022’

15th August 202223rd September 2022 Sandy Williamson Boris, Heavy Rock, Relapse Records

The simple idea that Heavy Rocks is so true and so potent that Japanese legends BORIS (and this is the

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Bong-Ra 'Meditations'
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Review: Bong-Ra ‘Meditations’

11th August 202223rd September 2022 Goro Riffs Bong-Ra, Drone, Jason Köhnen, Tartarus Records

Bong-Ra is a special kind of artist: A force for musical experimentation, and an unstoppable creative entity, he became established

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BlackLab 'In A Bizarre Dream'
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Review: BlackLab ‘In A Bizarre Dream’

8th August 202223rd September 2022 Lee Beamish BlackLab, Doom, New Heavy Sounds, Sludge

Every once in a while a band comes along, with such intensity, and with an ‘all guns blazing’ ferociousness about

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Birth 'Born'
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Review: Birth ‘Born’

18th July 202219th August 2022 Martin Williams Bad Omen Records, Birth, Prog

San Diego, California has long been a hot bed for all sorts of rock & roll. While never getting the

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Brujas Del Sol 'Deculter'
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Review: Brujas Del Sol ‘Deculter’

15th July 202215th August 2022 Josh Schneider Brujas del Sol, Kozmik ArtIfactz, Prog

Let’s take a look at some of my favorite bands over the years. I know, I know you’re thinking ‘Yay!

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Behold! The Monolith 'From The Fathomless Deep'
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Review: Behold! The Monolith ‘From The Fathomless Deep’

14th July 202215th August 2022 Martin Williams Behold! The Monolith, Metal, Ripple Music, Sludge

Sometimes, a band’s name winds up perfectly describing their sound. Los Angeles’s Behold! The Monolith, literally sound exactly like their

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