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Rotting Christ - Pro Xristou
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Rotting Christ return with at least one (and only one) new riff, one less number of new ideas than riffs, and, shit, we're already in the negative numbers. Does a recycled riff or lyric count as -1 new one? In that case, the number of news on Pro Xristou quickly leads us below the set of natural numbers. Read more ›› |
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Autolith - Artificial Heaven
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When reviewing debuts of bands previously covered in Clandestine Cuts, I may have voiced my impatience once or twice (or thrice) for one particular Clandestine Cuts bands to make the same leap; finally, after 4 years, Autolith have released a full-length debut. Read more ›› |
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Abrams - Blue City
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Between the likes of Wayfarer, Allegaeon, Blood Incantation and Dreadnought, Denver is arguably one of the most exciting metal cities around right now. Abrams are another band from the city that show some adventure in their songwriting, but unlike the names mentioned above, their output is of a decidedly less extreme persuasion, and this is becoming increasingly the case over time. Read more ›› |
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Hemotoxin - When Time Becomes Loss
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A prog thrash band with influences of Death and Vektor. Sounds like a match made in heaven, right? Read more ›› |
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Pallbearer - Mind Burns Alive
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It's not a big surprise that out of all the metal genres, it is the slow, somber, and mournful one that has the biggest penchant for emotion. Here's Pallbearer going heavy on the emotion and light on the metal. Read more ›› |
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Holycide - Towards Idiocracy
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World peace and political accountability would be a terrible thing for thrash metal, leaving bands scrambling around for inspiration and imagery on which to base their output. Thankfully for bands like Holycide, they aren't likely to being made redundant anytime soon; a good thing for them, too, as otherwise Towards Idiocracy would be pretty devoid of content. Read more ›› |
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Bring Me The Horizon - Post Human: Nex Gen
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This is going to end in tears? Maybe not. Read more ›› |
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Göden - Vale Of The Fallen
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This isn't Winter anymore; this is Göden bringing you doom from in the Vale Of The Fallen. Read more ›› |
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Knocked Loose - You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
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...after breakdown after breakdown after breakdown... Read more ›› |
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Hässlig - Apex Predator
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Do you remember Negativa? What about Délirant? Do you wish there was a noisier and punkier version of that? Read more ›› |
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Depressive Witches - Lost, Forgotten And heartbroken
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These witches don't sound very Lost, Forgotten And Heartbroken to me, let alone depressed, certainly not by going on how much groovy fun they're having on this record. Read more ›› |
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Antichrist Siege Machine - Vengeance Of Eternal Fire
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War metal bands do not care for finesse and innovation. The only thing that truly matters is who screams and plays the loudest. This year, Antichrist Siege Machine attempts to rise to the top like a chimp on a mountain of skulls. Read more ›› |
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Brat - Social Grace
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In an increasingly over saturated and largely uninspired world of grindcore, striking out as distinct isn’t always a matter of how original your sound is. Sometimes it comes down to just how hard you can hit. Read more ›› |
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Kerry King - From Hell I Rise
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Hell awaits. Read more ›› |
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Teramaze - Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace
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After 5 albums in a bit over 3 years, Teramaze waited 18 months before releasing their next effort; it’s hardly a long wait, but it might have been just long enough to recalibrate and get back on form. Read more ›› |
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Unaussprechlichen Kulten - Häxan Sabaoth
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As the hellish artwork (inspired by the 1922 movie Häxan) suggests, Unaussprechlichen Kulten perform witchcraft, for that is the only way they could have released one of the densest death metal albums of this year, with a bazillion riffs and solos per minute. Read more ›› |