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Dry Cough Records

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Review: Mutagenic Host ‘The Diseased Machine’

13th January 202513th January 2025 Matthew Williams Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Gurgling Gore, Memento Mori

I used to salivate at the thought of listening to any new death metal album but as I’ve aged and

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Review: Blind Monarch ‘The Dead Replenish The Earth’

23rd September 202423rd September 2024 Harry Holmes Blind Monarch, Dry Cough Records, Funeral Doom, Heavenly Vault, minoRobscuR

After the great legend of recording hardship that lay behind Blind Monarch’s debut record, What Is Imposed Must Be Endured,

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Coffin Mulch 'Spectral Intercession' Artwork
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Review: Coffin Mulch ‘Spectral Intercession’

29th June 202329th June 2023 Matt Alexander At War With False Noise, Coffin Mulch, Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Gurgling Gore, Memento Mori

In an ever-burgeoning UK extreme metal scene, one of the stand-out acts and one of the records I have been

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Liquid Shit 'Untold Horrors'
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Review: Liquid Shit ‘Untold Horrors’ EP

1st June 20226th July 2022 Harry Holmes Dry Cough Records, Liquid Shit, Sludge

Grebe… was squatting in his armchair, the dun decanter already aloft. ‘Shit “huuu”?’ The philosopher enquired. ‘I won’t, thanks,’ Busner

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Penny Coffin 'ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ'
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Review: Penny Coffin ‘ΤΕΦΡΑ / ΣΚΕΛΕΤΙΚΟ ΣΚΟΤΑΔΙ’

15th February 202228th March 2022 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Dry Cough Records, Penny Coffin

Scottish/Greek death metal four-piece Penny Coffin have been given the honour of Dry Cough Records‘ first release of 2022; a

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Vaticinal Rites 'Vaticinal Rites' EP
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Review: Vaticinal Rites ‘Vaticinal Rites’ EP

16th November 202124th December 2021 Matt Alexander Caligari Records, Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Redefining Darkness Records, Vaticinal Rites

Man, the UK death metal scene is crazy exciting right now with 2021 being a year of back-to-back fantastic releases

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Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’
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Review: Black Wound ‘To The Endless Depths’ EP

13th September 202118th October 2021 Sandy Williamson Black Wound, Death Doom, Dry Cough Records

The debut physical release from Swedish death/doom newcomers Black Wound (who are depressingly young to be this talented by the

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Blind Monarch 'What Is Imposed Must Be Endured'
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Review: Blind Monarch ‘What Is Imposed Must Be Endured’

24th March 202128th April 2021 Harry Holmes Blind Monarch, Dry Cough Records, Funeral Doom, Heavenly Vault, Sludge, What Is Imposed Must Be Endured

The funereal gloom of a downtuned bass and desolate drum beats welcome us to What Is Imposed Must Be Endured.

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Slimelord 'The'Delta'Death'Sirens'
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Review: Slimelord ‘The Delta Death Sirens’ EP

18th March 202120th April 2021 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Dry Cough Records, Slimelord, The Delta Death Sirens

Originally released back in June of 2019, (ah those good old pre death-virus days), the debut EP from UK death/doom

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Slave Hands ‘No More Feelings’
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Review: Slave Hands ‘No More Feelings’

5th June 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Doom, Dry Cough Records, No More Feelings, Slave Hands, Sludge

I have only just recovered from the last time the shaman asked me to review something from Dry Cough Records.

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Resent 'Crosshairs'
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Review: Resent ‘Crosshairs’

30th April 202022nd May 2020 Matt Alexander Crosshairs, Doom, Dry Cough Records, Nerve Altar, Resent, Rope Or Guillotine, Sludge

Right before I get to the review for this record you’ll need to grab a few things. You’ll need some

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