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Review: Oranssi Pazuzu ‘Muuntautuja’

8th November 20248th November 2024 Martin Williams Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Oranssi Pazuzu, Psych

Allow me to begin proceedings by offering a full disclosure; I am in no way a black metal aficionado. There

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Review: Lammoth ‘Tales Of Treachery’

29th July 202429th July 2024 Ben Brackin Black Metal, Fiadh Productions, Lammoth

A self-described one-hobbit black metal project, Lammoth resides in the beautiful Appalachian range of Western North Carolina. While there is

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Review: Botanist ‘Paleobotany’

11th June 202411th June 2024 Will J Black Metal, Blackgaze, Botanist, Prophecy Productions

Of all the words used to describe Botanist, the one that might do it best is ‘unconventional’. Their early offerings

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Review: Inter Arma ‘New Heaven’

17th May 202417th May 2024 Ben Brackin Black Metal, Doom, Inter Arma, Prog Metal, Relapse Records, Sludge

After a long five years, the five-piece out of Richmond, Virginia known as Inter Arma has returned. This is one

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Featured Streams 

Premiere: T-800 ‘Sin Of Existence // Dermanecrotic’ – Ferocious Death & Blackened Sludge Drops Today

1st February 20241st February 2024 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Death Metal, Sludge, T-800

After yesterday’s Wasted Death premiere, if you didn’t check out, why the hell not, so head over there now as

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Review: Ragana ‘Desolation’s Flower’

12th December 202312th December 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Ragana, The Flenser

I saw Ragana several months ago. The music festival was Oblivion Access. The season was summer. The city was Austin,

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Review: Litha ‘Litha’

6th December 20236th December 2023 Sandy Williamson Black Metal, Litha, Tartarus Records

Litha is the solo project of Andrew Black of Oregon’s, now sadly defunct, Sorceress and their self-titled record is out

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Review: Svalbard ‘The Weight Of The Mask’

8th November 20238th November 2023 Richard Murray Black Metal, Nuclear Blast Records, Post-Hardcore, Svalbard

If you’ve ever felt strangled by manipulative, toxic people in your life, Svalbard might just be the band for you.

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Featured Live Reviews 

Through The Lens: Full Of Hell / Jarhead Fertilizer / Antichrist Siege Machine / Unyielding Love @ Rebellion, Manchester, 6th September 2023

31st October 202331st October 2023 Lee Edwards Antichrist Siege Machine, Black Metal, Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Jarhead Fertilizer, Manchester, Rebellion, The Beauty Witch, Through The Lens, Unyielding Love

Another better late than never Through The Lens feature for a blistering night in a very hot, very sweaty and

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Through The Lens: Divide And Dissolve / Dawn Ray’d / Ragana @ The White Hotel, Salford, 5th September 2023

11th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Divide And Dissolve, Doom, Drone, Grey Lantern, Ragana, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Yes, I’m still running massively behind sorting through my recent gig photos, and here’s another better late than never post

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Review: Tides Of Sulfur ‘Apathy Chasm’

27th September 202327th September 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Black Metal, Death Metal, Sludge, Tides Of Sulfur

The opening bars of Anxiety Veteran do very little to prepare you for the brutal, unrelenting assault that is about

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