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Trucker Diablo – Songs of Iron
Trucker Diablo are four friends in love with the rock n’ roll dream. They love the shows, they wear the clothes, they have tattoos and, no doubt, the bad livers to boot. Hard rocking is their game, and they play... -
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Utopium – Vicious Consolation/Virtuous Totality
Think of Portugal, what comes to mind? Well, with my black metal background I immediately think Corpus Christii, but my mood is immediately dampened by garbage such as Moonspell. In light of all this, what is an angry bunch of... -
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Demon Lung – The Hundredth Name
Las Vegas’ Demon Lung released their debut EP “Pareidolia” last year to pretty positive reviews, with the abounding Black Sabbath and Candlemass influences in complete contrast to the glitzy surroundings of their hometown but maybe that’s why they sounded like... -
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Master Musicians of Bukkake – Far West
The Master Musicians of Bukkake are a sort of supergroup of various underground Pacific northwest bands so hip my trousers are not fashionable enough to allow me to mention them. Oh, alright, there are probably members of Sun City Girls, Earth and...
Interviews
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Steve Rathbone Of Lair Of The Minotaur Talks With ThisIsNotAScene
Having just unleashed their magnificent “Godslayer” EP, especially for Record Store Day 2013, Lair Of The Minotaur’s mainman Steve Rathbone took time out to chat with ThisIsNotAScene’s Dewie about all things metal… The new EP is a fantastic beast –... -
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Dan Reed Talks To ThisIsNotAScene
On the eve of Dan Reed‘s US tour to coincide with the Stateside launch of his “Signal Fire” album, Dewie from ThisIsNotAScene looks back at the interview he did with Dan whilst he was over in England for the UK... -
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Abraxas & Baphomet Of Magister Templi Talk To ThisIsNotAScene
The new release from Magister Templi, “Lucifer Leviathan Logos“, captured a real classic doom and occult style metal that I was curious about how the release came together. It is a high quality release displaying all that is great about this...
Live Reviews
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Ill Niño, Sacred Mother Tongue & FHOBI @ NQ Live, Manchester – April 7, 2013
Although the billing on tonight’s poster reads Magnacult as first band on, news travels fast that this is the second time they have failed to show up to a gig at NQ Live and the crowd exchange a few apprehensive... -
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The Wildhearts – Earth vs Manchester @ O2 Academy, Manchester – April 5, 2013
Celebrating 20 years of the release of The Wildhearts’ debut album, the classic “Earth vs The Wildhearts”, the band announced a series of dates, and as with almost everything Ginger is involved with these days, the news spread and dates... -
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Coilguns @ The Shed, Leicester – April 5, 2013
Ah Friday, the end of the week, the beginning of the weekend, and what better than to welcome the weekend in with than an evening of high octane music from the Swiss noise merchants Coilguns. Comprising of 3/5 of The... -
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Jägermeister Tour 2013: Ghost, Gojira & The Defiled @ Brixton Academy, London – March 24, 2013
Due to engineering works I almost missed the end of the world. Ghost had promised that Europe was doomed, so thousands were gathering to see the end of days, the Jägermeister Tour 2013. Having taken an unwelcome detour through Tilbury...
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In Search of Fire – Serotonin Storm
A storm of happiness? That’s quite a claim from In Search of Fire. I wouldn’t say these six songs completed my life in a dramatic way. There was no overwhelming feeling of peace and Buddha-like enlightenment. I did quite like the... -
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Occoeur – Taking Over
Occoeur may not a be a name that you’re too familiar with but if you get yourself to the Glastonbudget Festival in Leicestershire this May than you may find their name becoming part of your vocabulary. Hailing from Birmingham, Occoeur... -
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Ashley Reaks – Power Failure
Context is everything. According to his biography Ashley Reaks abandoned academia at an all boys public school after hearing the Ramones “Rocket to Russia” album and seeing Gee Vaucher’s artwork for Crass. After failing his art exam by tracing the...
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Earsplit PR and ThisIsNotAScene Team Up to Offer The Latest Release From Thinning The Herd, “Freedom From The Known”
Following a tumultuous several months of hardships and hard work, once again restructuring the band for the second time in a year, NYC’s Thinning The Herd this week confirms the details of the band’s pending second full-length, “Freedom From The Known”. Founding... -
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Sound Of Contact Offer Video Teaser For Upcoming Album “Dimensionaut” & First Single ‘Not Coming down’
Sound of Contact are set to release their debut concept album “Dimensionaut” on the 20th May 2013, and to celebrate the band have revealed a sampler of the album as the first taste of this fantastic new band. The band... -
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Journey, Whitesnake and Thunder UK Tour
It’s on! One of the most highly anticipated tours of the year kicks off on Saturday 18th May. Journey, Whitesnake, and special guests Thunder, will appear onstage together for the first time ever. It’s 8 dates across the UK and... -
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Earsplit PR Teams With ThisIsNotAScene To Stream The Debut Album From In The Silence, A Fair Dream Gone Mad
“A Fair Dream Gone Mad”, the debut album from Sacramento, California-based dark/progressive quartet, IN THE SILENCE has been released today on Sensory Records. In support of that release Earsplit PR has teamed with ThisIsNotAScene to offer an exclusive stream of... -
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Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Passes Away
Sad news has reached us at TINAS Towers this morning that Slayer guitarist and co-founding member Jeff Hanneman has passed away, aged just 49, in South Carolina. Hanneman is believed to have died from liver failure after receiving a spider...

