The self-titled album from Danish dark hardcore annihilators Kollapse is a release which thrills and ignites the passions just as much as it disappoints. Forging a raw and abrasive tsunami of sonic violence and heavily intense provocation, band and album sear and scar the senses...

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Kowloon Walled City; A caged world all its own in Kowloon, Hong Kong that once housed 33,000 people in a 6.5-acre of space;  high rates of prostitution, gambling and drug use, not to mention unsanitary working conditions, filled by 12h days of passed down trade...

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Every new release by sludge meisters Down is something to look forward to. The band’s latest release is so-called “The Purple EP”, which is the first in a sequence of four different EP’s which will all showcase a different side of the band. Drummer Jimmy...

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Down is a metal supergroup consisting of (former) members of Crowbar, Eyehategod, Pantera and Corrosion Of Conformity. Their “Nola” and “Over The Under” albums are key albums within the whole sludge/doom metal genre. Now Phil Anselmo and his musical partners in crime are back with...

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Looking for a quiet night of existential introspection? Sydney’s psychedelic journeyers Adrift for Days are launching their acclaimed, droning epic “Come Midnight…” at a free showcase on Friday 10 August at the Lansdowne Hotel. They are joined by Australia’s foremost doom band Space Bong. Over...

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When the word came out that EyeHateGod was available for interviews, ThisIsNotAScene writer, Christine, moved heaven and earth, well maybe not heaven and earth but she did shift her work schedule for the interview. They talked about the new album, touring, side projects and much more…...

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They must put something in the water in the US state of Georgia. Atlanta three-piece Sons of Tonatiuh are the latest primal sludge metal act to emerge from the southern swamps that have produced Kylesa, Black Tusk, Baroness and even the mighty Mastodon in recent...

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OK, I admit that I requested this due to the name, and upon hearing this five track EP I have to say I wasn’t disappointed.  Filth encrusted, primitive blackened sludge from “the backwoods of deepest Georgia”, Dead Southern Bishop have served up a treat that references...

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Have you ever had a really sticky candy? Like a cheap-but-tasty, too-dense jellybean? Or a molar-ripping caramel-filled chocolate bar? Something that is gummy and irresistible and so tasty—and possibly just a bit poisonous… That is what Nachtvorst’s “Silence” is, in sonic form. This is chewy,...

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Formed in California in 1992 and disbanding in 2004 and reforming in 2007 is quite a history already. Through time before and after disbanding line up shuffles occurred but were able to land a deal with Relapse Records and release their “debut”  in 2009 and...

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French quartet Hypno5e plays sample-infused, slightly “progressive” metal. The scare quotes are unfortunately necessary; the prog element takes the form of complex arrangements and the mixture of the light and the heavy, rather than real innovation. These guys can play and have some good ideas,...

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Hazzard’s Cure are a San Francisco based outfit comprised of Chris Baechle on drums, Shane Bergman on bass and Chris Corona and Leo Buckley on guitar. On their Facebook page they describe their influences as Weed, Beer and Metal, which are three words that come...

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New Orleans' hardcore, blues-based, post-amplification, dirge-doers EYEHATEGOD are set to head East this December to further their audio decimation.

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Oozing from the gritty North West of England, the whiskey soaked, sludge metallers Iron Witch are about to unleash their debut EP on an unsuspecting public, through Witch Hunter Records. Taking influence from such luminaries as Black Sabbath, Sleep and St.Vitus, mixed in with a...

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“Hierophant” is the debut release by Italian 5-piece Hierophant. The band, consisting of Karl (vocals), Lollo (Guitar), Rob (Guitar), Ben (Drums) and Matt (Bass) formed in late 2009 and quickly recorded their first promo, which has helped them play over 100 gigs to date supporting...

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MISERY INDEX has been confirmed for a number of European summer festivals including Neurotic Death Fest (Netherlands), Death Feast (Germany), Will Full Force Festival (Germany), and Tuska Metal Fest (Finland).

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