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Green Lung 'This Heathen Land' Artwork
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Review: Green Lung ‘This Heathen Land’

31st October 202331st October 2023 Matthew Williams Doom, Green Lung, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records

After releasing one of the best albums of 2021, with the immense Black Harvest London based doomsters Green Lung have

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Review: Brujeria ‘Esto Es Brujeria’

3rd October 20233rd October 2023 Sandy Williamson Brujeria, Death Metal, Grindcore, Nuclear Blast Records

Mexican death/grind/groove institution Brujeria are back with their fifth full-length record in a thirty-year career that has stop-started plenty of

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Graveyard '6' Artwork
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Review: Graveyard ‘6’

28th September 202328th September 2023 Martin Williams Graveyard, Heavy Rock, Nuclear Blast Records, Retro Rock

I’m going to begin by offering a full disclosure; I’m a pretty big Graveyard fan. I was into the Swedish

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The Hellacopters 'Eyes Of Oblivion'
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Review: The Hellacopters ‘Eyes Of Oblivion’

31st March 202226th May 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Nuclear Blast Records, Rock 'n' Roll, The Hellacopters

For those of a certain age, it came as a surprise when Nicke Andersson, drummer for Swedish death and roll

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Earthless 'Night Parade Of One Hundred Demon'
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Review: Earthless ‘Night Parade Of One Hundred Demons’

3rd February 202228th March 2022 Josh Schneider Earthless, Instrumental, Nuclear Blast Records, Psych

Mike Eginton, Mario Rubalcaba, and Isaiah Mitchell. Three flawless musicians on their own, but together tap into this otherworldly energy

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Carcass 'Torn Arteries'
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Review: Carcass ‘Torn Arteries’

20th September 202128th October 2021 Mark Hunt-Bryden Carcass, Death Metal, Grindcore, Nuclear Blast Records

When I bought Carcass’ Swansong back in 1996 it was a strange period for the band and its fans. Major

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Paradise Lost ‘At The Mill’
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Review: Paradise Lost ‘At The Mill’

4th August 20219th September 2021 David J McLaren Death Doom, Gothic, Nuclear Blast Records, Paradise Lost

Dear readers: my best guess is that I’ve seen Paradise Lost live somewhere in the region of a dozen times.

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Paradise Lost ‘Obsidian’
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Review: Paradise Lost ‘Obsidian’

26th May 202023rd June 2020 Sandy Williamson Death Doom, Nuclear Blast Records, Obsidian, Paradise Lost

Where do you even begin with a band as legendary as Paradise Lost? Pioneers of death/doom and gothic doom, creators

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Witchcraft 'Black Metal'
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Review: Witchcraft ‘Black Metal’

30th April 202022nd May 2020 Seán O’Connor Acoustic, Black Metal, Magnus Pelander, Nuclear Blast Records, Witchcraft

When I think about Witchcraft, my mind always casts back to a Metal Hammer article I read around ’05 or

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Kadavar ‘Berlin’ CD/LP/DD 2015

21st September 20153rd September 2019 Jeremy Moore 2015, Berlin, CD, Classic Rock, Digital, Heavy Rock, Jeremy Moore, Kadavar, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Proto-Metal, Review

German stoner/prog proto-metallers Kadavar have been running an unofficial campaign for world ‘flower-power’ domination since they arrived on the scene

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Graveyard ‘Innocence & Decadence’ CD/LP/DD 2015

15th September 20153rd September 2019 Alex Varley 2015, Alex Varley, Blues Rock, CD, Digital, Graveyard, Heavy Rock, Innocence & Decadence, LP, Nuclear Blast Records, Retro Rock, Review

Starting from very humble beginnings, Sweden’s bluesy rock quartet Graveyard have grown significantly in stature over the past few years,

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