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Review: Horndal ‘Head Hammer Man’

25th April 202426th April 2024 Mark Hunt-Bryden Horndal, Prosthetic Records

In 2021 I reviewed Swedish metal band Horndal’s second album Lake Drinker. Having found a home on Prosthetic Records they

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Review: BRAT ‘Social Grace’

19th March 202419th March 2024 Matthew Williams BRAT, Grind, Power Violence, Prosthetic Records

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: Body Void ‘Atrocity Machine’

17th October 202317th October 2023 Matthew Williams Body Void, Doom, Prosthetic Records, Sludge

If you are looking for something cheerful and upbeat to listen to then please stop reading this now, as the

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Pupil Slicer 'Blossom' Artwork
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Review: Pupil Slicer ‘Blossom’

13th June 202313th June 2023 Lee Beamish Hardcore, Prosthetic Records, Pupil Slicer

For many of you, just as I, Pupil Slicer will be a name that you have, up until now, been

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Review: Sunrot ‘The Unfailing Rope’

7th June 20237th June 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Prosthetic Records, Sludge, Sunrot

New Jersey sludge/noise-rock four-piece Sunrot have been around for roughly a decade now, spitting out a number of EPs and

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.Gif From God 'Digital Red' EP
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Review: .Gif From God ‘Digital Red’ EP

6th June 20236th June 2023 Nessie Spencer Gif From God, Hardcore, Prosthetic Records

This review has been a long time coming as I’ve been regularly listening to it since its release back in

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Fires In The Distance 'Air Not Meant For Us'
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Review: Fires In The Distance ‘Air Not Meant For Us’

2nd May 202317th December 2023 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Doom, Death Metal, Fires In The Distance, Prosthetic Records

Two years ago I picked up the debut album from Connecticut melodic death metal band Fires In The Distance on

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Dawn Ray'd ‘To Know The Light’
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Review: Dawn Ray’d ‘To Know The Light’

24th March 202324th March 2023 Nessie Spencer Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Folk, Prosthetic Records

When you think about Liverpool, there are usually three things that come to mind: the football, the accent and the

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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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Funeral Chic 'Roman Candle'
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Review: Funeral Chic ‘Roman Candle’

29th July 20222nd September 2022 El Jefe Funeral Chic, Prosthetic Records, Punk, Rock 'n' Roll

Charlotte NC’s Funeral Chic may have begun life as a crusty hardcore outfit, but their new release Roman Candle has

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Werewolves 'From The Cave To The Grave'
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Review: Werewolves ‘From The Cave To The Grave’

20th July 202228th August 2022 Mark Hunt-Bryden Death Metal, Prosthetic Records, Werewolves

There is a lot to be said about momentum in music, and Australian old school loving throwback death metal band

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