Posted on July 28, 2012 |
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Abnormality is an intense and brutal death metal band from the U.S. Their debut album “Contaminating The Hive Mind” was recently released and has been getting favourable reviews in the metal underground. Rhythm guitarist Jeremy Henry took the time to talk about the album and...
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Posted on June 13, 2012 |
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Antigama have been around for a good while, transmitting grindcore from their native Poland since around the turn of the 21st century. I had come across them a few times over the years and never really stopped to check them out. (I tried once, misremembered...
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Posted on June 11, 2012 |
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I had once said to a friend, as we sat on opposite sides of the city, passing our latest music videos addictions back and forth over the net, “Anal Cunt has a song for every moment in my life.” Be it the time a boyfriend...
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Posted on June 6, 2012 |
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ThisIsNotAScene‘s Curt put a few questions to Sebastian Rokicki of Polish grindcore band Antigama. They talked about the band’s latest release “Stop The Chaos,” record labels, genres, illegal downloading and much, much more… I thought your album “Stop the Chaos” was one of the best...
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Posted on June 1, 2012 |
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A389 Recordings has a reputation for noisy, harsh punk and hardcore releases. Looking at the song titles on “Every Tongue Shall Caress” by The Love Below—which include “Nazi Uniform”, “Rotten Fruit from A Shitty Tree”, “Social Fuck Disease” and “Xanax Piñata”—you’d get the idea that...
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Posted on May 29, 2012 |
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Swedish crust punk stalwarts Martyrdöd return with their fourth album, recorded at the infamous Studio Fredman (favoured by At The Gates, Opeth and Amon Amarth) and with a production that is a little fatter and cleaner than previous outings. Fortunately the slightly beefier sound does...
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Posted on April 27, 2012 |
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If you’re not familiar with San Diego’s Cattle Decapitation then the band’s name and a look at the title of their latest album should be enough to tell you if you’re going to like it or not. Brutal deathgrind with a message is the order...
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Posted on April 3, 2012 |
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Unleashed on the Philadelphia hardcore scene less than 2 years ago, Cop Problem have just released their debut self-titled EP and the underground buzz that has surrounded them for a little while now seems to be very much justified. This three song release showcases the...
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Posted on March 30, 2012 |
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Steve Dinsmore was pretty impressed by “Hordes Of Zombies”, the latest album by legendary Grindcore outfit Terrorizer. Vocalist Anthony Rezhawk was more than happy to provide his insights on the new album, working with David Vincent, the state of grindcore and zombies, lots of zombies.....
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Posted on March 24, 2012 |
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Forming in 2007, Nova Scotians Pith had to put their musical desires on the backburner due to that little thing called “life” getting in the way of aspirations. Fast forward to 2011 and Pith have finally put their stamp on the heavy metal world with “Fore”, a four track EP...
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Posted on March 24, 2012 |
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Denver, Colorado band Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire play a dissonant, difficult kind of music that sits at a crossroads between grindcore and funereal doom. They refer to themselves as “funeralgrind” to communicate the aggressive nature of the sound and texture along...
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Posted on March 1, 2012 |
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Ray Westland recently put a few questions to Napalm Death bass player Shane Embury. They talked about the new Napalm Death album “Utilitarian,” the ‘Occupy Wall St.’ movement, working with Russ Russell again, illegal downloading and the League of Gentlemen… Utilitarian, the latest Napalm Death...
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Posted on February 20, 2012 |
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A band that was inspired to form after a drinking game at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany, four men put their minds together and the band AGAHST! was formed. Skip forward a couple of years and they have produced an EP, which is...
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Posted on February 12, 2012 |
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We live in interesting times, Europe and the United States are facing massive economic, political and social issues, many dictatorial regimes in the Middle East have fallen and countries like India and Brazil are vast becoming economic powerhouses in their own right. These are the...
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Posted on January 14, 2012 |
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As the debut album from German grindcore band Vaulting ‘self destructs’ within the ear you just know there is going to be strong opinions either way about the release. For a great many “Nucleus” is going to deeply stimulate and exhilarate with its deconstructions of...
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Posted on January 12, 2012 |
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You see the band name, album title and have a pretty good idea what you’re going to get, and Vicious Bastard do not let you down. Furious grindcore from the outset is the name of the game here and with song titles like ‘Crushed Under Foot’,...
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Posted on January 8, 2012 |
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“Global Flatline” is the seventh album from death metal veterans Aborted. Since their previous release, 2008’s “Strychnine.213,” it is almost a completely different band, with only vocalist and sole founder member Sven de Caluwe being the consistent force in the band, as they have constantly...
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Posted on December 15, 2011 |
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Despite having only released two albums, the history of The Rotted goes back to the late nineties. Originally one of the heavy-hitters of UK death metal under the guise of Gorerotted, The Rotted formed from the ashes of the fallen heroes in 2008 as a...
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Posted on November 6, 2011 |
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The outlook for the British extreme metal scene has rarely been better, with promoters and scenes cropping up all over the country. There are a lot more opportunities than in recent years and Evisorax one of the bands that are at the forefront of that...
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Posted on October 26, 2011 |
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Not to be confused with the Swedish band of the same name, the Norwegian Shining on “Blackjazz” miraculously managed to fuse the ethic of punk, free form jazz, progressive rock and industrial into an extraordinary combination of violence and aggression within the context of multifaceted...
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