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Corrupt Moral Altar 'Patiently Waiting For Wonderful Things'
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Review: Corrupt Moral Altar ‘Patiently Waiting For Wonderful Things’

27th November 202031st December 2020 Mark Hunt-Bryden APF Records, Corrupt Moral Altar, Hardcore, Patiently Waiting For Wonderful Things, Sludge

It seems like it’s only been five minutes since the last APF Records release and here we are again, this

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Eyes - Photo by Rasmus Sejersen
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Eyes – Interview With Vocalist Victor Kass

22nd October 202025th November 2020 Reza Mills Eyes, Hardcore, Indisciplinarian Records, Underperformer

Eyes are a Danish metalllic hardcore quintet who recently released their full-length debut Underperformer that I had the good fortune

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Horsewhip ‘Laid To Waste’
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Review: Horsewhip ‘Laid To Waste’

8th October 20209th November 2020 Jamie Grimes Financial Ruin, Hardcore, Horsewhip, Laid To Waste, Roman Numeral Records

It’s always interesting to see what people who spent their formative years in the hardcore scene return to their musical

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Eyes ‘Underperformer'
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Review: Eyes ‘Underperformer’

23rd September 202026th October 2020 Reza Mills Eyes, Hardcore, Indisciplinarian Records, Underperformer

Underperformer is Danish metallic hardcore quintet Eyes debut full-length album and follows on from their 2018 Self-Titled EP. Jon Gotlev/No

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Svalbard 'When I Die, Will I Get Better?'
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Review: Svalbard ‘When I Die, Will I Get Better?’

22nd September 202026th October 2020 Lee Beamish Church Road Records, Hardcore, Shoegaze, Svalbard, Tokyo Jupiter Records, Translation Loss Records

Picture the scene, its two thousand and eleven, and the music gods breathe their first breaths into Bristol quartet Svalbard.

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Various Artists ‘Dirt [Redux]’
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Review: Various Artists ‘Dirt [Redux]’

22nd September 202026th October 2020 David J McLaren Alice In Chains, Dirt [Redux], Doom Metal, Grunge, Hardcore, Magnetic Eye Records, Stoner

Just a couple of weeks ago I had one of those ‘how the hell am I that old?!’ moments when

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Dropdead ‘Dropdead’
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Review: Dropdead ‘Dropdead’ 2020

17th September 202026th October 2020 Jamie Grimes Armageddon Label, Crust, Dropdead, Hardcore

It’s almost a whole 25 years since a teenage me stumbled up a rickety stairs in Dublin to have my

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Andrew - APF Records
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APF Records – Interview With Andrew Paul Field

3rd August 202014th September 2020 Tom McKibbin Andrew Paul Field, APF Records, Doom Metal, Hardcore, Metal, Sludge, Stoner

In the UK we’re blessed with a huge variety of excellent underground bands, particularly on the heavier end of the

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Entry 'Detriment'
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Review: Entry ‘Detriment’

10th July 202028th August 2020 Reza Mills Crust, Detriment, Entry, Hardcore, Southern Lord

Entry are an LA quartet consisting of vocalist Sara G, guitarist Clayton Stevens, bass player Sean Sakamoto and drummer Chris

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Xibalba ‘Años En Infierno’
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Review: Xibalba ‘Años En Infierno’

4th June 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Años En Infierno, Death Doom, Hardcore, Southern Lord, Xibalba

Xibalba, or The Place Of Fear, is the underworld from Maya mythology, home to the Maya death gods who have

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Obnoxious Youth ‘Mouths Sewn Shut’
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Review: Obnoxious Youth ‘Mouths Sewn Shut’

22nd May 202023rd June 2020 Matt Alexander Grindcore, Hardcore, Metal, Mouths Sewn Shut, Obnoxious Youth, Svart Records

Would you look at that record cover….I hadn’t even heard a note and I already knew what I was in

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Premiere: The Bottle Doom Lazy Band ‘Blood For The Bloodking’ – Live Album Drops 19th March
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Premiere: The Bottle Doom Lazy Band ‘Blood For The Bloodking’ – Live Album Drops 19th March

2nd March 20212nd March 2021 Lee Edwards

Considering The Shaman started from a doom, stoner and sludge landscape, and although France’s The Bottle Doom Lazy Band have

Premiere: Betty Benedeadly ‘Mescaline Prayer Song’ – Debut EP Releases 12th March
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Premiere: Betty Benedeadly ‘Mescaline Prayer Song’ – Debut EP Releases 12th March

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