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Switchblade – [2012] (Trust No One)

Sludge/ drone experiments anyone? Well I’m always up for a bit of that. You know, hitting one note every fifteen seconds is hard to do well and some use it to hide shortcomings. Thankfully Swedish lot Switchblade, a core of… Continue Reading →

Hell:On – Age of Oblivion (Total Metal Records)

Hailing from the Ukraine, this is a thrash/groove band that has a notable guest musician (Jeff Waters – Annihilator) playing on one of the tracks, so does that spell a good thrash album? In the early part of the release,… Continue Reading →

Milestones – Entropy (Savour Your Scene Records)

SYS records has been holding the banner very high in Northern Ireland with a roster of acts mainly in the hardcore genre. Also the label likes to delve back into the days of old when CDs were non existent as… Continue Reading →

Midnight – Complete And Total Hell (Hell’s Headbangers)

If like me you were bowled over by the hook laden gnarly down to earth abrasive harmonies of last Midnight album Satanic Royalty and wanted to see where the band started out this is the place to come. There were… Continue Reading →

This Or The Apocalypse – Dead Years (Lifeforce Records)

“We like our rhythms complicated and our messages loud”. This statement can be found on the site of This Or The Apocalypse from Pennsylvania,USA, who after a two year gap are releasing their third album. By the second track of… Continue Reading →

Radiation Sickness – Reflections Of A Psychotic Past (Abyss Records)

Abyss records seem to be churning out countless top quality albums with a veritable feast of talent amongst them. One of the more discerning releases amongst them is this from Radiation Sickness originally formed in 1987 during the crossover scene… Continue Reading →

Full Moon Dog Festival Preview – Part I

The Full Moon Dog Festival will grace The Cockpit in Leeds on Saturday October 13th. Bands so far announced include Mercenary, Stiletto Farm, Eliminator, Stuka Squadron, Dark Forest, Asomvel, Solstice and Orange Goblin plus one headliner. But this is more… Continue Reading →

Partly Faithful – The Beehive (SR)

Rising from the ashes (pun intended due to musical orientation) from such acts as Screaming Banshee Aircrew, Rubella, Dr Vampire, Lily Gun and Nosferatu amongst others Partly Faithful have been getting a fair bit of notice in the very gloomiest… Continue Reading →

Eviscerated Panda ‘A Metal Tale’ – Sarah Tipper

Do not worry, no need to alert PETA, there is absolutely no harm done to any defenceless animals here. Not that pandas are exactly defenceless; would you want to piss one off? This is probably why Eviscerated Panda is a… Continue Reading →

Eviscerate Carnage – The Art Of Pathology (Abyssus Records)

This is a new act, as the band has no listing even on Metal Archives which surprises me. This is their  debut offering, an EP soaked in offal drenched steaming death metal that wears its influences clearly on its mangled… Continue Reading →

Three Hour Ceasefire – Cry Havoc (Savour Your Scene)

If a debut EP achieves anything it should at least be a determined effort to give the world a kick up its backside.Ireland’s Three Hour Ceasefire sound like they have strapped on their hobnail boots for the attempt and taken… Continue Reading →

The Damned – Tiki Nightmare – Live In London 2002 (Wienerworld)

Ever since I heard The Damned for the very first time a long standing romance developed. The Love Song may not have been directed at me but the way the band fused punk and later Gothic sensibilities together just made… Continue Reading →

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