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Lumbar - The First and Last Days of Unwelcome
Written by Aaron Sullivan. First a bit of history. The band is made up of three members. The always amazing Mike Scheidt of Yob. The, dare I say, American treasure Tad Doyle of Tad and Brothers of the...
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Pristina - Hopeless•Godless
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. There's a line in Gaston Leroux's original romantic horror novel, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, wherein Christine, upon hearing one of...
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Focus on Fallen Empire Records
Written by Dave Schalek. Fallen Empire Records plays a very smart marketing game. Besides capturing a portion of the cassette and vinyl release market, the New Jersey-based label has established a...
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Pyrrhon - The Mother of Virtues
Written by Justin C. Cover art by Caroline Harrison.All musical taste is inherently subjective, but sometimes I wonder why I pass over some particularly bizarre pieces of metal and not others. I'll be...
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From Europe with Love (and Death)
Written by Kevin Page. Our journey begins in Mother Russia. Are you tired of all the pagan and folk drivel that she spits forth? Yeah, me too. So it's my pleasure to introduce you to Pyre. It's filthy,...
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Giveaway - Extremity Retained: Notes from the Death Metal Underground
Metal Bandcamp has reached 1.000.000 pageviews. Not the most important thing about the blog, but damn, that is a nice big number isn't it? And I'll admit that I probably stare more at these pageview...
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Hiidenhauta - Noitia on minun sukuni
Written by Andy Osborn. Don’t get me wrong, I love melodic death metal. Its intense-yet-accessible nature was what whet my appetite for all things extreme so many years ago. But I’ve always been a bit...
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Orchid's Curse - Words
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. Album art by Keith MacLeodBased in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Orchid's Curse have been making a name for themselves in the...
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Colosso - Foregone Semblances
Written by Justin C. It hasn't been too long since Colosso released Thallium, which was a tasty mix of modern death metal both with and without vocals. True to form, their new 7", Forgone Semblances,...
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Cult of Occult - Hic Est Domus Diaboli
Written by Ulla Roschat. “Hic Est Domus Diaboli” – This is the devil’s house and Cult of Occult cordially invite you to enter. It is the first full length album of the French four piece Sludge/Doom...
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Dweller in the Valley - Younger Dryas
Written by Matt Hinch. Cover art by Hal Rotter / Rotting GraphicsFrederick, MD's Dweller in the Valley have conjured up a pretty fancy name. It's got a mysterious angle to it and lends itself to images...
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Sunwølf - Beholden To Nothing And No One
Written by Majbritt Levinsen. Sunwølf is a new favourite band of mine and I would probably have missed out of their brilliant and versatile Beholden To Nothing And No One if Matt from Sunwølf hadn't...
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Gotta love the Greeks
Written by Kevin Page. We start in Thessaloniki, home to Kult of Taurus, a black metal band with one full length album under their belt (Divination Labyrinths, released in 2013 by Forever Plagued...
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Secret Cutter - Self Titled
Written by Matt Hinch. Trying to put a label on Secret Cutter is an exercise in futility, and also a bit unnecessary. All I know is, I have a split in my forehead and a concussion (permanent brain...
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Wolvhammer - Clawing into Black Sun
Written by Justin C. For whatever reason, it always takes me a little while to get into Wolvhammer albums. When I first heard 2012's The Obsidian Plains, I thought it was fine, but it didn't stick with...
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Watchtower - Control and Resistance
An Autothrall classic. Originally published here. Control and Resistance is not only one of the very best progressive thrash metal albums ever created, but it's yet another example of how Noise Records...
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Fange - Poisse
Written by Ulla Roschat. Artwork by Ben from FangeOnce in a while it occurs that an album sweeps me off my feet upon first listen. And that’s what Fange’s EP Poisse did. The three piece band from...
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Finntroll - Blodsvept
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. Artwork by SkrymerFinntroll 2012. Photo by Florian Stangl.Helsinki, Finland blackened folk metal project Finntroll return with a...
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Wrought Iron - Rejoice and Transcend
Written by Matt Hinch. I've come to rely on a certain level of quality from Grimoire Records releases. Rejoice and Transcend, the debut full-length from Wrought Iron doesn't disappoint in that regard....
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Profetus - As All Seasons Die
Written by Steven LeslieProfetus is a Finnish band that has been peddling their brand of stately, melancholic, nature inspired funeral doom metal since about 2007. They've built a solid name for...
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