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October 29, 2025

DISSENTIENCE – Kaiju [EP REVIEW]

It isn’t often I find myself surprised by what I hear and, when that does happen, I’m surprised by the fact I’m surprised at all. Face it, things have been a bit stressful and its hard to enjoy any piece of music in 2025. No matter how hard we all try, something is ready to… Continue reading

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January 11, 2018

REVIEW: Whipstriker – Merciless Artillery

WHIPSTRIKER MERCILESS ARTILLERY HELLS HEADBANGERS Really, I can\’t find a delicate way around this, nor do I see why I really should dwell on it as I write this – Whipstriker fancies Celtic Frost to the umpth degree, or at least have shared a decent amount of influences. Sure, you got a bit of Venom… Continue reading

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June 13, 2016

REVIEW: Gjendød – Gjendød

GJENDØDGJENDØDHELLTHRASHER PRODUCTIONS It seems \’traditional\’ black-metal is making a comeback of sorts, with bands like WODE clearly looking to seep through the mass of progressive and atmospheric additions that have practically drowned out the basic constructs of the genre – a process that has been underway since Dimmu Borgir decided to be more friendly to… Continue reading

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September 17, 2015

REVIEW: VAMPIRE – Cimmerian Shade

VAMPIRE CIMMERIAN SHADE CENTURY MEDIA SWEDEN There was a time where I\’d thought VAMPIRE\’s debut album was the next best thing and, though a lot of other stuff has come along since, I still sort of feel it\’s a stand-out album. I even purchased it digitally and I hate owning digital copies of anything, that\’s… Continue reading

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January 20, 2015

REVIEW: Nailgun Massacre – Boned, Boxed and Buried

Nailgun Massacre – Boned, Boxed and BuriedXtreem Music You know, Gore-grind has really stole the aesthetic of Death Metal for me. Yes, I\’m aware most refer to it as \’Death\’ because its speculated that the band Death is where the genre originated but I\’m talking about the downtrodden angry and depraved bands that followed – stuff… Continue reading

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December 18, 2014

REVIEW: ENTRENCH – Violent Procreation

Holy crap, ENTRENCHED really is pissed! \’Violent Procreation\’ carries with it the subtlety of a thrashing and clawing animal caught in a trap. Violating listeners years with insane levels of thrash akin to none I\’ve really heard before. Its not Power Violence or anything like that, ENTRENCH simply encapsulates the power and forward intensity that Thrash… Continue reading

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