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Rotten Sound 'Apocalypse'
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Review: Rotten Sound ‘Apocalypse’

28th March 202328th March 2023 Simon Brotherton Grindcore, Rotten Sound, Season Of Mist

By their own admission, Finland’s biggest grindcore exports have been a tad tardy getting album number eight out of the

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Napalm Death @ Club Academy, Manchester, 18th March 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Napalm Death / Dropdead / Siberian Meat Grinder / Escuela Grind @ Club Academy, Manchester, 18th March 2023

21st March 202321st March 2023 Lee Edwards Club Academy, Crust, Dropdead, Escuela Grind, Grindcore, Hardcore, Manchester, Napalm Death, Siberian Meat Grinder, Through The Lens

A night of politically charged grindcore, hardcore, crust and punk was in order for a cold and wet, with threats

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Tithe 'Inverse Rapture'
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Review: Tithe ‘Inverse Rapture’

16th February 202324th March 2023 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Metal, Grindcore, Profound Lore Records, Tithe

Portland, Oregon needs to get someone out to check the water, it seems like the ‘City Of Roses’ should be

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Slugcrust 'Ecocide'
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Review: Slugcrust ‘Ecocide’

1st December 20226th January 2023 Goro Riffs Grindcore, Prosthetic Records, Slugcrust

Grindcore is an amazing artform. Schizophrenic drumming aimed at constant impact at a breakneck pace, interacting with atonal riffs under

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Escuela Grind 'Memory Theater'
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Review: Escuela Grind ‘Memory Theater’

21st September 20229th December 2022 Goro Riffs Escuela Grind, Grindcore, MNRK Heavy

In my mind, once you hear or see their name it becomes instantly familiar. It’s very attention grabbing for someone

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Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’
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Review: Bloodbox ‘Post Human Disorder’

23rd August 202223rd September 2022 Jamie Grimes Bloodbox, Death Metal, Electronic, Grindcore, Headwound Recordingz

It’s feeling increasingly usual at this point for bands to emerge from decade-plus long hiatus, more obscure ones particularly. New

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Cryptopsy ‘None So Vile’
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Retro Review: Cryptopsy ‘None So Vile’

8th August 202223rd September 2022 Simon Brotherton Century Media, Death Metal, Displeased Records, Grindcore, Wrong Again Records

I’m the first one to hark back to those glory days of the early 90s, where Morbid Angel, Obituary, and

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Bodyrot 'Fleshworks'
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Review: Bodyrot ‘Fleshworks’ EP

12th July 202215th August 2022 Jamie Grimes Bodyrot, Carbonized Records, Grindcore, Grindfather Productions

Fancy a smack in the mouth? Well metaphorically, Bodyrot are here to provide that to you with the kind of

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Burner 'A Vision Of The End'
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Review: Burner ‘A Vision Of The End’ EP

16th June 202227th July 2022 Tom Hanno Burner, Church Road Records, Death Metal, Grindcore, Hardcore

Is blackened-death-thrashy-grindcore even a sub-genre yet? If so, London’s Burner fits into that description quite nicely, and if not, then

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Full Of Hell
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Full Of Hell: Interview With Spencer & Dylan

4th October 20218th November 2021 Jamie Grimes Full Of Hell, Grindcore, Relapse Records

Even for a band continuously willing to push themselves, Full Of Hell’s new album Garden Of Burning Apparitions is the

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Razoreater ‘Purgatory’
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Review: Razoreater ‘Purgatory’

1st October 20218th November 2021 Simon Brotherton FHED Records, Grindcore, Razoreater

There are many things I love about grindcore, not least the fact that it’s often at its best when it

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Premiere: Allfather ‘A Violent Truth’ – New Album Of Sludgy Blackened Hardcore Drops This Friday
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Premiere: Allfather ‘A Violent Truth’ – New Album Of Sludgy Blackened Hardcore Drops This Friday

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It’s that midpoint of yet another mundane working week, so what better way to break up the monotony than pulverising

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Premiere: TankZilla ‘Wrong Place’ – From Their Self-Titled Debut Album That Drops 19th May

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Video Premiere: Sandrider ‘Enveletration’ – New Album Of Abrasive Noise-Rock Is Out Now

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