Review: Järnbörd ‘Filmer För Blinda’
Although death metal is often the heavy genre people most associate with Sweden, the nation’s contribution to grindcore should never
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Grind
Review: Escuela Grind ‘Dreams On Algorithms’
I had been on a Cattle Decapitation bender, when the YouTube algorithm brought up a video of a live show
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Melt-Banana / Bleach Brain / The Sewer Cats @ Rebellion, Manchester, 5th September 2024
It was another visit to Rebellion in Manchester which is rapidly becoming like my second home, albeit an hour away
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Review: Nails ‘Every Bridge Burning’
It’s been eight years since Nails’ last full-length album, so you’d be forgiven for thinking that a lot will have
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Review: Melt-Banana ‘3+5’
I genuinely don’t know where to start with this review, as I’ve listened to the album twice now, and my
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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: Full Of Hell ‘Coagulated Bliss’
Around two-thirds of the way through Full Of Hell’s headline set at Plan B in Malmö last September, vocalist Dylan
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Review: BRAT ‘Social Grace’
As we all know, putting bands into pigeon holes can sometimes be a problem as they get labelled all too
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Review: Escuela Grind ‘DDEEAATTHHMMEETTAALL’
The third and final piece in the Escuela Grind tribute EPs, following 2020’s PPOOWWEERRVVIIOOLLEENNCCEE and GGRRIINNDDCCOORREE (I absolutely love this,
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Review: Various Artists ‘Blast No.1 – Blastbeat Tribute To Type O Negative’
Type O Negative were an important band during my formative mid-to-late teen years. They weren’t a top tier band in
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