Review: Wolfbrigade ‘Life Knife Death’
Wolfbrigade, the long-time, Swedish flag-bearers for pummeling buzzsaw, d-beat and hardcore for almost three decades return with Life Knife Death,
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Review: Habak ‘Insania’ [Reissue]
When the Shaman-In-Chief tasked me to review the re-edition of Habak’s debut effort Insania, I thought it would be an
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Review: Berenice ‘Berenice’ EP
Freshly minted and with the musical equivalent of that new car smell, Berenice, the UK five-piece hailing from East Anglia
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Review: Slugcrust ‘Discharge(d)’ EP
As is often the way with these things, Discharge(d) by Slugcrust appeared in The Shaman’s list of delectables for review
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Review: Agonista ‘Grey And Dry’
Next up through the review portal we have Grey And Dry, the debut album from Agonista, a blazing, d-beat, crust,
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Premiere: Johnny The Boy ‘Black Aspirin’ – A Tribute To The Gone But Never Forgotten Iron Monkey
What more can be said about Iron Monkey? The purveyors of UK sludge and a band I’ve had a long
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Review: Johnny The Boy ‘You’
Sometimes, something that has transpired organically can become one of the most wondrous things indeed. Whether it be music, art,
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Review: Forcefed Horsehead ‘Monoceros’
Forcefed Horsehead (no, not a reference to the 2013 horsemeat scandal) described in the promo notes as ‘the sound of
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Through The Lens: Napalm Death / Dropdead / Siberian Meat Grinder / Escuela Grind @ Club Academy, Manchester, 18th March 2023
A night of politically charged grindcore, hardcore, crust and punk was in order for a cold and wet, with threats
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Review: Zanjeer ‘Parcham Buland Ast’ EP
Zanjeer (Chain) from Bremen, Germany’s debut EP Parcham Buland Ast (The Flag is Raised) caught my attention for a couple
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Premiere: Wolfbrigade ‘Anti-Tank Dogs’ – New EP Of Raging Hardcore Crust That Releases Friday
Although you could possibly class Wolfbrigade as being part of the second wave of crust fuelled hardcore from the fertile
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