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Oxygen Destroyer 'Guardian Of The Universe' Artwork
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Review: Oxygen Destroyer ‘Guardian Of The Universe’

20th August 202420th August 2024 Matt Alexander Death Metal, Oxygen Destroyer, Redefining Darkness Records, Thrash Metal

‘A living nuclear weapon destined to walk the Earth forever. Indestructible. A victim of the modern nuclear age.’ – Makoto Hayashida

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Detherous 'Unrelenting Malevolence'
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Review: Detherous ‘Unrelenting Malevolence’

17th November 202226th December 2022 Martin Williams Detherous, Redefining Darkness Records

Some thoughts ran through my mind as I sat down to review Unrelenting Malevolence, the third full-length from Canadian death

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Escarnium 'Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate'
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Review: Escarnium ‘Through The Depths Of The 12th Gate’ EP

31st January 202228th March 2022 Tom Hanno Death Metal, Escarnium, Redefining Darkness Records

Do you like death metal as much as we do? That’s probably a resounding yes, and even if it’s not,

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Vaticinal Rites 'Vaticinal Rites' EP
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Review: Vaticinal Rites ‘Vaticinal Rites’ EP

16th November 202124th December 2021 Matt Alexander Caligari Records, Death Metal, Dry Cough Records, Redefining Darkness Records, Vaticinal Rites

Man, the UK death metal scene is crazy exciting right now with 2021 being a year of back-to-back fantastic releases

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Alchemy Of Flesh ‘Ageless Abominations’
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Review: Alchemy Of Flesh ‘Ageless Abominations’

2nd August 20219th September 2021 Sandy Williamson Alchemy Of Flesh, Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records

Alchemy Of Flesh is the brainchild of Tim Rowland, who has put out some excellent on-off projects in the past

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Coffin Mulch 'Septic Funeral'
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Review: Coffin Mulch ‘Septic Funeral’ EP

19th February 202122nd March 2021 Matt Alexander At War With False Noise, Caligari Records, Coffin Mulch, Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records, Septic Funeral

Glasgow, Scotland home of the Glasgow Kiss and also home to old school death metal wraiths Coffin Mulch, who are

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Corrupted Saint 'Mutilated Before The Masses'
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Review: Corrupted Saint ‘Mutilated Before The Masses’ EP

17th December 202027th January 2021 Randolph Whateley Corrupted Saint, Death Metal, Mutilated Before The Masses, Raw Skull Recordz, Redefining Darkness Records, Thrash Metal

Idolatry by Devastation, Tortured Existence by Demolition Hammer, Solstice by Solistice and Ritually Abused by Num Skull – brings bone

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Heretical Sect ‘Rapturous Flesh Consumed’
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Review: Heretical Sect ‘Rapturous Flesh Consumed’

14th December 202022nd January 2021 Matt Alexander Black Metal, Death Doom, Gilead Media, Heretical Sect, Rapturous Flesh Consumed, Redefining Darkness Records

It’s that time of the year when the nights last forever and the days flash by within the blink of

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Hanging Fortress 'Darkness Devours'
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Review: Hanging Fortress ‘Darkness Devours’

4th November 20203rd December 2020 Matt Alexander Darkness Devours, Death Doom, Hanging Fortress, Redefining Darkness Records

With the myriad of incredible music coming out this year, you’d be forgiven for struggling to keep up with it

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Sarcator 'Sarcator'
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Review: Sarcator ‘Sarcator’

26th October 202026th November 2020 Randolph Whateley Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records, Sarcator, Self Titled, Thrash Metal

Sarcator, are a young band from Sweden. Even if they’re all still teenagers, they strike with quality old-school death metal

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Carnal Ruin ‘The Damned Lie Rotting’ EP
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Review: Carnal Ruin ‘The Damned Lie Rotting’ EP

20th October 202023rd November 2020 Matt Alexander Carnal Ruin, Death Metal, Redefining Darkness Records, The Damned Lie Rotting

The Damned Lie Rotting – the being has barely breached the surface of the world and struck a thin glimmer

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