Review: Kiova ‘Empty Fields And Smoke-Filled Skies’
It’s become an increasing phenomena to see the lines between post-hardcore and post-black metal blurred. It’s not a surprising development
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Post-Hardcore
Review: KITE ‘Irradiance’
Norway really does seem to be fertile soil for unusual takes on heavy music of all forms. Norwegian trio KITE‘s
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Premiere: Stream ‘Irradiance’ – The New Album From Norway’s KITE
With being out of the loop before getting The Shaman back up and running last year, to my ignorance Norway’s
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Review: Bushpilot ‘Already!’
I’ve been on a God Unknown Records trip recently, having reviewed Twin Sister’s debut record, (due out in the next
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Old Man Gloom ‘Mickey Rookey Live At London’ CD/LP 2016
Live albums are a curious beast. Stick too closely to the hits and you risk giving the audience a not-quite-as-good
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Hang The Bastard ‘Sex In The Seventh Circle’ CD/LP/DD 2014
“We are called Hang The Bastard I have no delusions of grandeur.” That’s what vocalist Tomas Hubbard told me in
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Comply Or Die ‘Northless’ DD 2014
Belfast’s Comply Or Die unfortunately announced their decision to split shortly before they released Northless, their sixth release in as
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Nux Vomica – S/T – CD/LP/DD 2014
When I read the promo stuff that the Shaman sent me with this record, I was definitely intrigued. How do
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Iron Walrus ‘Insidious Black Sea’ CD/LP 2014
The birth of post-hardcore and grunge marked an era where musical artistic integrity and the sensibilities of the mainstream were
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The Icarus Line ‘Slave Vows’ CD/LP 2013
‘Raw Power‘ was released in 1973. Joe Cardamone, singer, songwriter and leader of The Icarus Line, wasn’t even born. His
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Carne ‘Ville Morgue’ LP/DD 2013
French duo Carne describes their music as sludge/hardcore/noise. Being a lover of all things sludge, they caught my interest, so
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