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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…

By Raphael Alecto September 26, 2023Review

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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.

By Raphael Alecto August 8, 2023Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 31, 2023Analysis

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 30, 2023Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 18, 2023Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 11, 2023Analysis, Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto July 11, 2023Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto June 16, 2023Review

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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…

By Raphael Alecto June 13, 2023Review

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Ysyry Mollvün – Ysyry Mollvün (2022)

True to black metal’s interest in the archaic and what it can reveal to the onlookers of the present, Ysyry Mollvün turn to the distant past (and the remnants that…

By Raphael Alecto January 17, 2023Review