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

27th January 202327th January 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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Sconsacrata ‘Paroxysms’
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Review: Sconsacrata ‘Paroxysms’

5th December 202212th January 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Industrial, Sconsacrata, Trepanation Recordings

This is my third consecutive review done on a band consisting of a single member. I’m still blown away by

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Throwing Bricks 'The Burden'
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Review: Throwing Bricks ‘The Burden’

29th November 20223rd January 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Black Metal, Post-Hardcore, Tartarus Records, Throwing Bricks

I have talked about genre definitions and pigeonholes before, the invention of which seems mainly to aid music journalists to

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Darkthrone 'Astral Fortress'
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Review: Darkthrone ‘Astral Fortress’

31st October 202212th December 2022 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, Darkthrone, Peaceville Records

There is often much debate about modern Darkthrone vs classic Darkthrone, and whether one of the most important black metal,

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Crippled Black Phoenix @ Rebellion, Manchester, 9th Sept 2022 - Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Crippled Black Phoenix / MØL / Impure Wilhelmina @ Rebellion, Manchester, 9th September 2022

16th September 20229th December 2022 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Crippled Black Phoenix, Impure Wilhelmina, MØL, Post-Metal, Prog, Rebellion, Through The Lens

I took a trip to the Rebellion venue in Manchester last Friday to photograph the triple header of prog overlords

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Glassing 'Dire And Sulk' EP
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Review: Glassing ‘Dire And Sulk’ EP

25th August 202230th September 2022 Reza Mills Black Metal, Brutal Panda Records, Glassing, Hardcore, Medication Time Records

A glassing is a rather nasty way of being attacked and is done by somebody armed with broken glass or

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Sacred Son 'The Foul Deth Of Engelond'
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Review: Sacred Son ‘The Foul Deth Of Engelond’

17th June 202227th July 2022 Fossil Black Metal, Sacred Son, True Cult Records

Flames lick the walls of the Tower beneath a dishwater sky, as fork-wielding peasants disembowel a bishop. Heads flail on

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I Am The Night 'While The Gods Are Sleeping'
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Review: I Am The Night ‘While The Gods Are Sleeping’

11th May 202215th June 2022 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, I Am The Night, Svart Records

I Am the Night may be a brand new entity but their music is conjured into being by four long

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postcards from new zealand 'burn, witch, burn'
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Review: postcards from new zealand ‘burn, witch, burn’

8th April 202226th May 2022 Josh Schneider Black Metal, Independent, postcards from new zealand

I chose to review postcards of new zealand’s burn, witch, burn to step outside of my comfort zone. The promo

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Wiegedood 'There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road'
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Review: Wiegedood ‘There’s Always Blood At The End Of The Road’

18th January 20222nd March 2022 Will J Black Metal, Century Media, Wiegedood

If there’s one thing that has defined Wiegedood‘s music up to this point it is a simple word: intensity. Few

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Mother ‘Interlude I’ EP
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Review: Mother ‘Interlude I’ EP

16th December 20218th February 2022 Richard Murray Black Metal, Consouling Sounds, Mother, Post-Metal

Mother are a post-black metal band from Oostende, Belgium who started in 2017. Aside from that nugget of information, they’re

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Video Premiere: Sarattma ‘Sciatic Haze’ – Taken From ‘Escape Velocity’ That’s Out Now
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Video Premiere: Sarattma ‘Sciatic Haze’ – Taken From ‘Escape Velocity’ That’s Out Now

7th February 20237th February 2023 Lee Edwards

I think we could call this day of our dark lord Traumatic Tuesday. Why you ask? Well after watching the

Premiere: Fatso Jetson ‘Angels Flight’ – Taken From ‘Legends Of The Desert’ Split With Dali’s Llama
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Premiere: Fatso Jetson ‘Angels Flight’ – Taken From ‘Legends Of The Desert’ Split With Dali’s Llama

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Video Premiere: Isaak ‘OBG’ – Taken From The New Album ‘Hey’ That Releases 31st March

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Video Premiere: Dirge ‘Hollow’ – Taken From Their Self-Titled Album That Drops 10th March
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