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Nightslug - Loathe
Written by Ulla Roschat. It’s no secret that I am “fan extreme” of Nightslug from Düsseldorf/Germany. I’m addicted to their special brand of sludge since their first demo from 2011. I called it "the...
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Nocturnus - The Key
Cover art by Dan SeagraveBeing a latecomer to metal means there's so many classic albums I haven't yet heard. Now another one, Nocturnus - The Key from 1990, has just been released on the Earache...
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False - Untitled (2015)
Written by Matt Hinch. Album art by Nicole Sara SimpkinsI like to think that False named their band thusly as a big middle finger to all the agoraphobic pimple-farmers who actually give a shit about...
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Sunset in the 12th House - Mozaic
Written by Kevin Page. Upon hearing that famed guitar duo, Sol Faur and Hupogrammos, formed Sunset in the 12th House, I was all in. How can the original masterminds behind Negura Bunget and (currently)...
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Hey, Check This Out! #1
Hey, Check This Out is meant to be an irregular column of DIY reviews, presenting just the basic facts about albums that we wanted to give a full review but for some reason it never happened. First up...
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Crawl - Old Wood & Broken Dreams
Written by Ulla Roschat. With their first full length album Old Wood & Broken Dreams (2014) Atlanta based sludge trio Crawl delivers a chunk of sludge metal that is deeply rooted in southern...
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Bell Witch - Four Phantoms
Written by Justin C. Cover art by Paolo Girardi I should have hated this album the first time I listened to it. It was a Monday morning, I'd slept poorly, and on top of being on my way to work late on...
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Weapons of Thrash Destruction
Written by Andy Osborn. Dammit. Just when I thought the wave of new, interesting bands from Greece was dying down, this deadly duo had to appear. Both with new albums this year. Both bio-inclined, as...
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Label Spotlight: Apathia Records
Written by Kevin Page. French label, three French bands, each one different and odder than the next. Let's find out... Sculpture by Robert Le LagadeExisting since 1994, this is Orakle's third full...
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Label Spotlight: Dark Horizon Records
Written by Steven Leslie. Founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1996 by Andy Newton a.k.a. Lord Typhus of US black metal crew Typhus, Dark Horizon Records specializes primarily in underground black and...
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Vorum - Poisoned Void
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. Back in May Vorum released a great new EP, Current Mouth, on Bandcamp. And now that Finnish label Woodcut Records is on Bandcamp...
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Immortal Bird - Empress/Abscess
Written by Justin C. Cover art by Kikyz 1313 It's easy to get fixated on subgenres in metal, although I'd argue that there's nothing inherently wrong with that impulse. Humans like to categorize...
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Metal Blade is now on Bandcamp!
Written by Andy Osborn. Artwork by Necrolord Metal Blade is now on Bandcamp. I was wondering when, if ever, I would get the chance to type those words as that little sentence is about the most exciting...
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Moonknight - Valinor
Written by Aaron Sullivan. Artwork by William David Pollard Moonknight returns with a new album entitled Valinor. As was mentioned in my label profile of Rising Beast Recordings. Moonknight is the...
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A Dirty Dozen From New Zealand
Written by Craig Hayes. The international profile of New Zealand metal and punk is at an all time high. Homegrown bands such as Vassafor, Diocletian, Jakob, Keretta, Heresiarch, Witchrist, Open Tomb,...
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Indesinence - III
Written by Matt Hinch. Indesinence have been plying their death doom trade for almost 15 years but the aptly titled III is but their third full-length and first since 2012's Vessels of Light and Decay....
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Festival Spotlight: Dissociative Visions
Written by Kaptain Carbon. Dissociative Visions is a two day black metal festival in New York City. It is an inaugural event, bringing together artists from a variety of underground labels to celebrate...
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Hope Drone - Cloak of Ash
Written by Justin Collins. It takes a lot of guts for a band to start their album with a 20-minute-long song called "Unending Grey". It's a steep admission price to ask of a listener, and the jokes...
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Dave’s Demo Roundup Vol. VII - Runemagick Special
Written by Dave Schalek. Long running Gothenburg doom/ death trio Runemagick are currently on hold, but are still a presence given their recent activity on Bandcamp. Runemagick have uploaded a lot of...
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Mouth of the Architect - Dawning
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. For all ten years of their venerable career, Dayton, OH post-metal band Mouth of the Architect have been seeking a balance...
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