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ORANGE GOBLIN To Return To North America With Down; Euro Tour With Saint Vitus Incoming

17th September 2014 Lee Edwards Back From The Abyss, Bl'ast!, Candlelight Records, Damnation Festival, Down, Dutch Doom Days, Euro Tour 2014, Hammer Of Doom, King Parrot, News, North American Tour 2014, Orange Goblin, Saint Vitus

With ORANGE GOBLIN’s Back From The Abyss full-length now three weeks away from release, the band has confirmed the first

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Witch Mountain @ Hellfest 2014
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Hellfest 2014 – Review By Alex Varley

17th July 201413th September 2019 Alex Varley Alex Varley, Bl'ast!, Black Sabbath, Blues Pills, Clisson, Clutch, Death To All, Deep Purple, Electric Wizard, HellFest, HellFest 2014, Impiety, Iron Maiden, Kadavar, Live Review, Nocturnus AD, Repulsion, Satan, Satan’s Satyrs, Spirit Caravan, Vivien Varga, Witch Mountain

Day One Surely by now the most talked about metal festival is France’s Hellfest which has built up a fierce

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Bl'ast! Euro Tour 2014
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Bl’ast! / Denim & Leather @ The Star & Garter, Manchester 25/06/2014

3rd July 201413th September 2019 Adam Stone Adam Stone, Bl'ast!, Denim & Leather, Live Review, Manchester, The Star & Garter

Leaving a little late because of various adult responsibilities related to relationships, jobs and parentage, I got my hand scrawled

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BL’AST!: First East Coast US Shows In Over Two Decades Confirmed + Euro Tour In June

31st May 2014 Lee Edwards Bl'ast!, Euro Tour 2014, HellFest 2014, News, Roskilde Festiva, Southern Lord, The Expression Of Power, This Is Hardcore Fest, US Tour 2014

In addition to their upcoming European tour and stateside performance at This Is Hardcore Fest, reformed Santa Cruz hardcore act

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BL’AST! Announces North American & Euro Tour + Festival Dates

7th May 2014 Lee Edwards Bl'ast!, Euro Tour 2014, News, Southern Lord, The Expression Of Power, US Tour 2014

Iconic Santa Cruz heavy fusion act, BL’AST!, has confirmed a string of European tour dates this June, surrounded by widespread

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Bl’ast! ‘The Expression Of Power’ CD/LP/DD 2014

19th April 20143rd September 2019 Ollie Stygall 2014, Bl'ast!, CD, Digital, Hardcore, LP, Ollie Stygall, Punk, Reissue, Review, Southern Lord, The Expression Of Power

Way back in the mid 80’s, American hardcore was having something of a golden period. Black Flag and The Dead

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BL’AST!: Unreleased Recording Session Brought To Life By Dave Grohl For Release Via Southern Lord

4th July 2013 Lee Edwards Bl'ast!, Blood, Dave Grohl, New Album Details, News, Southern Lord

As far as stories of lost and found recorded material go, few tales can be told like this – where

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

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Step into a kaleidoscopic fever dream with the premiere of Up On A Hill, the latest mind-warping transmission from London’s

Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July
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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June
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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May
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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May

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