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Primordial – How It Ends (2023)
Irish outfit Primordial can be counted among those bands who have settled on a unique formula of their own devising that has proven successful over a considerable row of releases.…
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Gridlink – Coronet Juniper (2023)
For their latest release, US-Japanese grindcore legends Gridlink double down on the formula of their very (rightfully) well-received predecessor Longhena, blending surprisingly technical and ambitious guitar work and rhythmic nuance…
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Article on the Cave Dweller Music blog: Introductory Guide to Danish Death Metal
Nick has written a guest blog post for the Cave Dweller Music blog, highlighting the core albums of the Danish death metal scene; you can check it out here.
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Some notes on the art of H. R. Giger
It might be said that the choice of H. R. Giger for a brief overview on a site mainly devoted to heavy metal is a predictable one; the only response…
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Mercyful Fate – A Brief Retrospective/Introduction
Mercyful Fate are rightly regarded as one of heavy metal’s most influential and beloved icons. A recognized influence on bands like Metallica and Slayer, the danish group picked up on…
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Laibach – Sketches from the Red Districts (2023)
Armed with transgressive audacity that got them into actual trouble in the final days of the former Yugoslavia and a seemingly boundless capacity for provocative irony unfolding on many different…
The Music of “Tetsuo: The Iron Man”
With the Japanese cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man, director Shinya Tsukamoto created not only a noteworthy film work on its own but also inaugurated a world of his devising…
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Mortify – Fragments at the Edge of Sorrow (2022)
Chilean band Mortify presents an effort of notable poise and maturity on just their second full-length album. The main strength on full display in this release lies in the confident…
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Thantifaxath – Hive Mind Narcosis (2023)
The stylistic lineage that Canadian band Thantifaxath seems to adhere to for this album is one that attempts to use dissonance not as a tool but as a starting point…
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Godflesh – Purge (2023)
The latest offering by iconic and adventurous band Godflesh sees the english duo step back from the experiments of “Post Self” in order to deliver what can be uncontroversially labeled…